Microbiology seminar this weekend at UT Tyler

The American Society of Microbiology is holding a two-day seminar at the University to examine trends and research in microbiology.

The event, featuring University experts, starts Thursday afternoon and ends Saturday. Scheduled presentations include:

Thursday, Nov. 5

Location: UC Ballroom

4:00 - 7:00 pm Registration (Azghani Lab & TriBeta Club students)

6:30 - 7:00 pm Welcome (Whiteley/Azghani)

7:00 - 9:00 pm Session I:  Virology, Chair:  Mimi Goldschmidt, UTHSC, Houston; Speakers: Millicent Goldschmidt, Ph.D., Alan D.T. Barrett, Alexander Freiberg, Paessler Slobodan

Friday, Nov. 6

Location:  UCN Ballroom

7:00 - 8:00 am Breakfast

8:00 - noon Registration

8:00- 5:00 Vendors

8:00 - 10:00 am    Student presentations

Location: BRB

BRB 1025                   Session II: Basic Science/Molecular microbiology, Chair: Todd Primm, SHSU; Murty Madiraju, UTHSCT.

BRB 1030 Session III:  Medical Microbiology/Immunology. Chair: Cliff Boucher, UTT, Randy Olsen, Methodist H., Houston; Speakers: Curtis A. Clark, Nicole A. Dobbs, Thomas Erwin, Matt Kay, Taylor Schoberle, Preidis G, Stephen A. Rodriguez, Todd C. Spigener, Amy Miller-Davis, Alicia Taylor

10:00 AM Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:30 Student Presentations

BRB 1025 Session IV: Fungal Diseases, Chair: Gregory May, MDACC

BRB 1030 Session V: Eco-Microbes/Plant pathogens, Chair: Blake Bextine, UT-Tyler; Michael Allen UNT, Denton; Speakers: Daymon Hail, Brittany Pierce, Audrey Gonzalez, Henry Schrieber, WS Hambright, Todd Spigenor,  Konrad E Mueller, Elizabeth S. McGinty, Anita Pokharel, James P. Gaertner

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 - 3:00       Poster presentations,

Location:        Chair: Greg Frederick, UMHB

UC Ballroom

Coffee Break

3:00 - 5:00 pm           Invited Speakers

Location: BRB

BRB 1025             Session VI: Host/microbe interactions and Biofilms, QS, Host signal transduction, Chair: Heidi Kaplan, UTHSCH, Marvin Whiteley, UT; Speakers: Tom Wood, Ph.D., Bob McLean, Ph.D., Heidi Kaplan, Ph.D.

BRB 1030                          Session VII: Microbial Immunity, Chair: Peter Barnes, UTHSCT; Speakers: (3:30-3:45pm) Peter Barnes, (3:45-4:10pm) Homayoun Shams, (4:10-4:35pm) Jerry Simecka, (4:35-5:00pm) Ramakrishna Vankayalapati, (5:00-5:25pm) Felix Yarovinsky

5:30 - 6:30 pm

UC Ballroom Keynote Speaker Stan Maloy, Ph.D., Professor and Dean, College of Sciences, Associate Director, Center for Microbial Sciences

7:00 - 9:00 Reception, Hilton Garden inn

Saturday, Nov 7, 2009

Location:  UCN-UTT

8:00 - 11:00 AM Continental Breakfast/Coffee

8:00 - 12:00 Invited Speakers:

Session VIII: Clinical Infectious Disease and Current Treatments, Chair: Barbara Brown-Elliott, UTHSCT, Ali Azghani, UTT; Speakers: (8:00-8:40am) Clayton Whitney M.D., (8:40-9:20am) Glenn Roberts, PhD, (9:20-10:00am) Richard Wallace M.D., (10:15-10:55am) Michael Borucki M.D., (10:55-11:35am) Rodolfo Amaro M.D., (11:35-12:15pm) Barbara A. Brown-Elliott MS

12:00 - 12:30 Conclusion

Azghani, Whiteley (Spring & Fall 2010 meetings)