Detailed Conference Schedule

 


Friday October 15th, 2010

 

Time

Event

Location

5:00 pm

Registration opens

Demaray Hall Lobby
6:00 pm

Introduction

Dr. Steve Libby
President, NW Branch of the American Society for Microbiology
University of Washington

Demaray Hall 150
6:10 pm

Welcome:

Dr. Bruce Congdon
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences,
Seattle Pacific University

Demaray Hall 150
6:15-7:30 pm

Opening session I:

Dr. Ferran Garcia-Pichal
Professor, School of Life Sciences
Arizona State University

" Microbial Adaptations in Biological Soil Crusts, Earth's Most Extensive Biofilms"

Demaray Hall 150
7:30 - 8:30 pm

Opening session II:

Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis
Head, Allergy and Infectious Diseases Division Professor of Medicine
Adjunct Professor Microbiology & Global Health
University of Washington

"Calcium Dependent Protein Kinases as a drug target for Malaria, Toxoplasomosis, and Cryptosporidiosis: An Achilles Heel"

 
7:30 - 8:30 pm
Opening reception
Demaray Hall 150

 


Saturday October 16th, 2010

 

Time

Event

Location

7:30 am

Registration opens

Gwinn Commons foyer
8:30 - 12:00 pm

Gwinn Commons A

Science 112

12:00 - 1:30

Lunch

Gwinn cafeteria
1:30 - 5:00

Gwinn Commons A

Science 112

5:00 - 6:30 pm
Poster session and hor d'hoeuvres
Gwinn Commons B
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Banquet and keynote address
Gwinn Commons A
7:45 - 8:45 pm

Keynote Address:

Dr. Tom Besser

"Enough to Eat vs Safe to Eat: the Economics, Politics and Science of Escherichia coli O157:H7"

Gwinn Commons A
8:45 - 9:00 pm
Awards and closing: Dr. Derek Wood
Gwinn Commons A

 


Session A: General Microbiology
Gwinn Commons A
Convener: Dr. Derek Wood

8:30 - 9:00 am
Anna-Louise Reysenback
Portland State University

 

Gwinn Commons A
9:00 - 9:30 am

Marion Brodhagen
Western Washington University

Host-pathogen crosstalk: Aspergillus, aflatoxin, and oxylipins

Gwinn Commons A
9:30 - 10:00 am Derek Wood
Seattle Pacific University
The Genome Education National Initiative: Supporting classroom based research in genomics Gwinn Commons A
10:00 - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 - 11:00 am

Michael Konkel
Washington State University

The food-borne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni exploits mammalian host cell receptors and signaling pathways
Gwinn Commons A
11:00 - 11:30 am

Jay Mellies
Reed College

Ler of Pathogenic Escherichia coli forms toroidal protein-DNA complexes
Gwinn Commons A
11:30 - 12:00 pm Evgeni Sukorenko
University of Washington
Variome - humans want it, bacteria will get it first Gwinn Commons A
12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch

(your lunch voucher is required for cafeteria entry)

Gwinn Cafeteria
1:30 - 2:00 pm Sharon Doty
University of Washington
Endophytes for Sustainable Bioenergy Crop Growth Gwinn Commons A
2:00 - 2:30 pm David Tobin
University of Washington
From Zebrafish to Humans: Genetic Dissection of Susceptibility to Tuberculosis Gwinn Commons A
2:30- 3:00 pm

Lakshmi Rajagopal
Children's Hospital

Eukaryotic like signaling mediates S. aureus virulence and antibiotic resistance Gwinn Commons A
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 - 4:00 pm Joesph Mougous
University of Washington
Bacterial cell-targeting type VI secretion systems Gwinn Commons A
4:00 - 4:30 pm Elizabeth Kutter
Evergreen State University
Development and implementation of Phage Cocktails Targeting E. coli O:157 in Livestock Gwinn Commons A
4:30 - 5:00 pm Gita Bangera
Bellevue College
Sequencing the genome of Pseudomonas fluorescens L5.1-96: A way to engage undergraduate students in science Gwinn Commons A

 


Session B1: Clinical medicine
Science Hall 112
Conveners: Jill Clarridge III, PhD, D(ABMM) and Amanda T. Harrington, PhD, D(ABMM)

 

"Emerging Technologies for both Clinical Microbiologists and Basic Scientists: Sweet Ideas for Cool Dudes"

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8:30 - 9:00 am
Bruce E. Taillon, Ph.D
Roche Diagnostics Corporation

Applications of DNA pyrosequencing for the clinical laboratory

Science 112
9:00 - 9:30 am
Mark Priebe, MT(ASCP)SBB
River Diagnostics Inc.

Raman Spectroscopy: The science about and application for bacterial strain typing used in search and destroy initiatives for the control of community and hospital acquired infections.

Science 112
9:30 - 10:00 am Terry Raich, Ph.D, MBA
Nanosphere, Inc
Small Particles, Big MDx World—Decreasing Testing Complexity in the Clinical Laboratory Science 112
10:00 - 10:30 am

Break

10:30 - 11:00 am
Christiane Honisch, Ph.D
Sequenom, Inc.
The MassARRAY® System: A molecular multi-applications platform for the detection and identification of microbes and viruses
Science 112
11:00 - 11:30 am
Nedal Safwat, Ph.D
BioMérieux Inc.
Commercialized mass spectrometry for bacterial identification in microbiology laboratories
Science 112
11:30 - 12:00 pm   Open discussion Science 112
12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch

(your lunch voucher is required for cafeteria entry)

 

Gwinn Cafeteria

Session B2: Clinical medicine
Science Hall 112
Conveners: Jill Clarridge III, PhD, D(ABMM) and April Abbott, Ph.D

 

"Outrageous and Contagious: Amazing cases from the annals of the Northwest"

 

1:30 - 2:00 pm Amanda Harrington, PhD, D(ABMM)
Assistant Director, Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics, Puget Sound HCS, Seattle
It’s the Iguana or Me! Science 112
2:00 - 2:30 pm Jane L. Burns, MD
Division Chief and Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, Seattle
Size Matters Science 112
2:30- 3:00 pm April Abbott, PhD
Microbiology Fellow, Laboratory Medicine, Univ. of Washington, Seattle
That’s a Real Pain in the Butt! Science 112
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 - 4:00 pm Punam Verma, PhD, D(ABMM), MT(ASCP)
Director, Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle
Tiny Cause for Big Concern Science 112
4:00 - 4:30 pm Jill E. Clarridge, III, PhD, D(ABMM), F(AAM)
Professor, Laboratory Medicine, Univ. of Washington, Seattle
Forget what you have previously heard about "Flesh-eating Bacteria" Science 112
4:30 - 5:00 pm Carl Wigren, MD
Forensic Pathologist, Seattle
Decomposing: the Microbiology of Human Putrefaction Science 112