Microbiology Symposium 2026
We are excited to announce the annual Rutgers-wide Microbiology Symposium. This event brings together microbiologists from across the Rutgers campuses for a day of invited speakers and student poster sessions.
If you are interested in participating in the poster session, please use the registration link bel
ow to sign up and submit your poster title.
Program Chairs: Jeff Boyd, and Max Haggblom
Sponsor: Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Event Details
Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Trayes Hall, Douglass Student Center 100 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Registration
If you would like to register for the symposium and participate in the poster session, please use the link below to sign up:
Register for the Microbiology Symposium
Deadline to register and sign up for posters: April 27, 2026
Parking
Visitors may park in Lots 70 & Douglass Deck. Guests must use the below link to register for the event. Until this process is completed their vehicles are not registered and your guests may receive a citation. Special event parking and special event permits are only for visitors to the University which does not include free metered parking. Faculty, Staff, and Students must park only in lots they are authorized to park in.
Reserve Parking at Lots 70 or Douglass Deck
Speakers
| 2026 Microbiology Symposium |
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| Dr. Meli'sa Crawford - Examining the Effects of Agricultural Pollution on Gut Barrier Function |
| Dr. Alexandra Deaconescu - Structural Basis for Bidirectional Regulation of the RpoS General Stress Response |
| Dr. Sara Di Rienzi - Microbe-Hormone Interactions in Gut-Brain Function |
| Dr. Jessica Hargarten - Cryptococcosis from Bedside-to-Bench and Back Again: Probing the breadth of the Clinical Parabola |
| Dr. Jason Kaelber - Pathogen discovery by nanoimaging: the case of Zophobas morio black wasting disease |
| Dr. Donald Nyangahu - Gut Microbiome and Development in HIV Exposed Uninfected Infants |
| Dr. Vasileios Petrou - Structural Studies of Bacterial Membrane Enzymes Linked to Polymyxin Resistance |
| Dr. Tania Wong - Ketogenic diet-mediated immunometabolic regulation promotes Klebsiella pneumoniae airway clearance |
| Dr. Tianming Yao - Complex dietary fibers: molecular structure and gut microbiome interactions |