Tumor Heterogeneity in VHL Drives Metastasis in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Lily Wu, MD. PhD Professor Departments of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Urology, and Pediatrics Member, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Molecular Biology Institute, California NanoSystems Institute University of California, Los Angeles Host: Olga Razorenova

Sensing a pattern: modulating host function via microbial glycans Matthew Griffin, PhD Assistant Professor  Department of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Host: Celia Goulding

 Short Chain Fatty Acid-Centric View of C. Difficile Pathogenesis  Andrew Hryckowian, PhD Assistant Professor Departments of Medicine & Medical Microbiology & Immunology University of Wisconsin - Madison Host: Katrine Whiteson and Travis Wiles

Fibroblastic cell/ECM Functional Units in Pancreatic Cancer Edna (Eti) Cukierman, PhD Professor Co-Leader, Cancer Signaling and Epigenetics Program Co-Director, Marvin & Concetta Greenberg Pancreatic Cancer Institute Co-Director, Immune Monitoring Facility Fox Chase Cancer Center - Temple Health Host: Chris Halbrook

HIF2-mediated Crosstalk in the Tumor Microenvironment of Pancreatic Cancer Cullen Taniguchi , MD. PhD Assistant Professor  Department of Radiation Oncology The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Host: Chris Halbrook

Accelerated Microbial Evolution by Diversity-Generating Retroelements Jeff Miller, PhD Director, California NanoSystems Institute Professor and M. Philip Davis Chair  Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics University of California, Los Angeles Host: MBB Graduate Students

Modulation of Host-Microbe Metabolism by Cholera Toxin Fabian Rivera-Chavez, PhD Assistant Professor  Department of Molecular Biology University of California, San Diego Host: Roberto Tinoco

Forward Genetic Screens for Vaccines Against Toxoplasma gondii Kirk Jensen, PhD Associate Professor  Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of California, Merced Host: Roberto Tinoco

Hangry Cancer Cells: Tumor Nutrition and Cancer Cell Biology Alexander Muir, PhD Assistant Professor Ben May Department of Cancer Research University of Chicago Host: Olga Razorenova

Proteolytic Control of Iron and Oxygen Homeostasis James Wohlschlegel, PhD Associate Professor Department of Biological Chemistry University of California, Los Angeles Host: Paul Gershon