This month, please welcome our guest speaker Raymond J. St. Leger of the University of Maryland.

Dr. St. Leger is an American mycologist, entomologist and molecular biologist who currently holds the rank of Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Maryland, College Park.  His presentation will discuss entomopathogenic fungi as parasites to insects, using them as models for understanding how pathogens in general respond to changing environments, initiate host invasion, colonize tissues, and counter host immune responses.