Seminar Series
Seminars as part of five series,
- the Microbiology Seminars Series (MBS, invited speakers),
- the Work in Progress Series (WIP, graduate students and postdocs), or
- the Student Literature Seminar Series (SLS/MICR830, graduate students),
- the Faculty Seminar Series (FSS, Department Faculty).
- the Noble P. Sherwood Seminar Series (NSS, invited speakers)
are presented at 11:00 a.m. in Cates West Auditorium (1006) on Thursdays, unless otherwise noted.
If you would like to be added to our seminar mailing list, please contact Kathy Mackay.
Noble P. Sherwood Seminar Series
Dr. Noble P. Sherwood taught Botany and Bacteriology at the University of Kansas from 1910 to 1952 and served as the first Chairman of the Department of Bacteriology from 1917 to 1949. He worked on bacterial pathogenesis including anaphylactic shock and streptococcal virulence.
Noble P. Sherwood grew up in Kansas City and attended KU, where he received a B.S. in Engineering in 1905, an M.S. in Bacteriology in 1911 and a Ph.D. in 1921. In 1924, he received an M.D. from the Minnesota University Medical School.