2021 Schedule
9:15am-12:00pm EST
Session 1: Environmental Microbiology
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Dr. Arpita Bose, Associate Professor at Washington University
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Talk title: Exploring the Electric Side of Photosynthesis
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Dr. Oded Beja, Professor at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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Talk title: Microbial Rhodopsins Revisited
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Dr. Melissa Duhaime, Assistant Professor at University of Michigan
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Talk title: The Virus Guide to Programming Bacteria: How to Infect a Starving Host
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12:00-1:00pm EST
Lunchtime Session: Microbiology Trivia Hour
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Family-friendly event run by Dr. Sarah McAnulty of Skype a Scientist
1:15-4:00pm EST
Session 2 - Medical Microbiology
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Dr. Shirong Liu, Instructor in Neurology, Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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Talk title: Raise commensals with specificity: a role of microRNAs found in the gut
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Dr. Christina Faherty, Assistant Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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Talk title: The Effects of Bile on Shigella: New Perspectives for an Old Pathogen
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Dr. Damian Krysan, Professor, Univerity of Iowa
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Talk title: The genetics of fungal adaptation to the host
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