Seminars - Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Below seminars are held in the Doherty Auditorium, Ground Floor.
Research Seminars - Held on Thursdays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm.
Special Research Seminars - In addition to the usual Thursday Research Seminars, there may be occasional Special Research Seminars which could be held at different times/venues.
Seminar attendees are welcome to refreshments after every each seminar.
PhD Completion Orations - Held on Wednesdays from 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Celebrations will occur on the same day in the Doherty tearoom, Level 5 at 4:30pm.
Enquiries: dmi-admin@unimelb.edu.au
2026 DEPARTMENT RESEARCH SEMINAR SCHEDULE
| DATE | SPEAKER | INFORMATION | HOST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 10 February, 12pm |
Dr Markus Geuking (University of Calgary) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/51030-dr-markus-geuking-university-of-calgary-harnessing | Dr Glen Carter |
| 5 March | Prof Mark Walker (University of Queensland) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/51306-prof-mark-walker-university-of-queensland | A/Prof Mark Davies |
| 26 March | Prof Matthew Krummel (University of California San Francisco) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/51680-prof-matthew-krummel-ucsf-immune-archetypes-and | Prof Laura Mackay |
| 30 April, 2pm | Stephane Guillaume, PhD (University of Manchester) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/52094-stephane-guillaume-university-of-manchester | Dr Yannick Alexandre |
| 14 May | A/Prof Ashraful Haque (DMI, University of Melbourne) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/52370-aprof-ashraful-haque-university-of-melbourne | Dr Alexander Barrow |
| 28 May | Prof Tim Stinear (DMI, University of Melbourne) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/52411-prof-tim-stinear-university-of-melbourne-towards | Dr Lukasz Kedzierski |
| 4 June | Dr Benjamin Gully (ONJC) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/52935-dr-benjamin-gully-olivia-newton-john-cancer | Dr Alexander Barrow |
| Friday 12 June, 2pm | Criselle D'Souza, PhD (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/52948-criselle-dsouza-phd-peter-maccallum-cancer-centre | Dr Alexander Barrow |
| 18 June | A/Prof John Barton (University of Pittsburgh) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/52536-associate-professor-john-barton-university-of | Prof Matthew McKay |
| 2 July | Dr Ryan Wick (DMI, University of Melbourne) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/52436-dr-ryan-wick-university-of-melbourne-good-and-bad | Dr Alexander Barrow |
| Wednesday 15 July. 10:30am | Prof Daniel Gray (WEHI) | Novel strategies for augmenting T cell immunity | Prof Laura Mackay |
| Friday 17 July, 12pm | Prof Katherine Kedzierska (DMI, University of Melbourne) | Defining immune and host factors in life-threatening respiratory viral infections | Prof Laura Mackay |
| 23 July | Prof Sandra Nicholson (WEHI) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/53189-prof-sandra-nicholson-wehi-new-insights-into-socs1 | Dr Lukasz Kedzierski |
| 30 July | Dr Blair Johnson (Fiona Wood Foundation) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/53283-dr-blair-johnson-fiona-wood-foundation-unmasking | Dr Alexander Barrow |
| 6 August | Prof Benjamin Marsland (Monash University) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/54790-prof-benjamin-marsland-monash-university-defining | Dr Lukasz Kedzierski |
| 13 August | Prof Sammy Bedoui (DMI, University of Melbourne) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/55060-prof-sammy-bedoui-department-of-microbiology-and | Dr Alexander Barrow |
| Wednesday 26 August, 1:15pm | Yi Shi, PhD (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/55052-prof-yi-shi-icahn-school-of-medicine-at-mount | Prof Andrew Brooks |
| 24 September | Dr Danielle Ingle (DMI, University of Melbourne) | tba | Dr Lukasz Kedzierski |
| Tuesday 29 September | A/Prof Lisa Wagar (University of California) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/55428-aprof-lisa-wagar-phd-university-of-california | Prof Tim Stinear |
| 1 October | Dr Leon Smyth (Monash University) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/52977-dr-leon-smyth-monash-university-cranial-windows | Dr Alexander Barrow |
| 8 October | Dr Fern Koay (DMI, University of Melbourne) | tba | Dr Lukasz Kedzierski |
| 15 October | A/Prof Theo Mantamadiotis (DMI, University of Melbourne) | tba | Dr Alexander Barrow |
| 26 November | Dr Glen Carter (DMI, University of Melbourne) | tba | Dr Lukasz Kedzierski |
| 10 December | Prof Tony Purcell (Monash University) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/53358-prof-tony-purcell-monash-university-the-good-the | Dr Lukasz Kedzierski |
2026 ORATION SCHEDULE
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