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SEP 7 - 8 2016

Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2016

The 2nd Annual Event in the Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series is now On Demand!  This premier venue discusses the latest research on microscopic organisms and their interaction with the human body. View this conferenceat at no charge, any time.

Watch this video to learn about this exciting conference!

Microbiology & Immunology 2016 features informative presentations from keynote speakers and experts including; Dr. Peter Palese, Dr. Amy Leber, Dr. Marilyn Roossinck, Dr. Dan Diekema, Dr. Matthew Fields, and Dr. Jack Gilbert.  Check out the virtual conference to view these and other great speakers at your convenience.

Microbes have been around longer than anything else and are one of the most abundant organisms on Earth. In fact, there are more microbes on one person’s hand than there are people on the planet. Studies of the microbiome have been successful in teaching us more about the roles microbes play in human health and disease. Microbiology & Immunology 2016 highlights new research in this area as well as updates on emerging infection investigations and new technologies used for microbe testing.

Our virtual conference allows you to participate in a global setting with no travel or cost to you. You can participate in exactly those parts which you are interested in and be back at your desk or bench in an instant. Virtual events remove time and place restrictions and ensure that everyone who wants to participate can do so. This virtual conference also offers increased reach for the global microbiology community with a high degree of interaction through live-streaming video and chat sessions.

Continuing Education
By participating in this virtual event and watching webcast presentations, you can earn Free Continuing Education (CE) and/or Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. To earn educational credits, you must view an entire presentation. Following the presentation you must click on the educational credit link provided for that particular speaker and follow the required process. Once you have completed the process, you will receive a certificate for the educational credit.

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Speakers
  • Peter Palese, PhD

    Professor and Chair Department of Microbiology, Professor in Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Amy Leber, PhD

    Director, Clinical Microbiology/ Immunoserology Laboratory, Nationwide Children's Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Marilyn Roossinck, PhD

    Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology and Biology, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, W229A Millennium Science Complex, Pennsylvania State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Daniel J Diekema, PhD

    Professor of Internal Medicine and Pathology, University of Iowa
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Matthew Fields, CBE

    Professor, Director, Center for Biofilm Engineering Montana State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jack Gilbert, PhD

    Faculty Director, The Microbiome Center, Professor, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Maureen Hanson

    Professor, Cornell University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Roxana Hickey, PhD

    Microbial Ecologist and Postdoctoral Scholar, Univeristy of Oregon
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Scott Kelley, PhD

    Professor of Biology, San Diego State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Paula Revell, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology, and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Glenn Tillotson, PhD, FIDSA, FCCP

    Consultant Medical Microbiologist
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Daniel Turner, PhD

    Applications Director, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Krishnan Allampallam, PhD

    Global Marketing Director, Chembio Diagnostic Systems
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Amy Denison, PhD

    Microbiologist, Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Clotilde Teiling

    Marketing Manager - Microbial Genomics and Infectious Disease Illumina, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Wenjie Xu, PhD

    Technical Services Scientist, NanoString
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Steven Cagas, PhD

    Scientific Affairs Manage, Roche
    BIOGRAPHY

Agenda

  • SEP 08, 2016 1:30 PM PDT

    The Paradigm Shift in Clinical Microbiology

    Steven Cagas, PhD
    Scientific Affairs Manage, Roche
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 08, 2016 12:00 PM PDT

    Metagenomics: Influencing Agriculture, Environment and More

    Clotilde Teiling
    Marketing Manager - Microbial Genomics and Infectious Disease Illumina, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 08, 2016 12:00 PM PDT

    Plant Viruses: Everywhere and Often Mutualistic

    Marilyn Roossinck, PhD
    Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology and Biology, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, W229A Millennium Science Complex, Pennsylvania State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 08, 2016 10:30 AM PDT

    The Serious Science of Schmutz: Deep-sequencing the built environment

    Scott Kelley, PhD
    Professor of Biology, San Diego State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 08, 2016 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Speaker: The Gut Microbiome in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, A Neuroimmune Disease

    Maureen Hanson
    Professor, Cornell University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 08, 2016 7:30 AM PDT

    Gene Expression Profiling During Infection NanoString® nCounter accurately quantifies pathogen and host transcripts from tiny amount of infection tissue

    Wenjie Xu, PhD
    Technical Services Scientist, NanoString
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 08, 2016 7:30 AM PDT

    The Molecular Pathology Perspective of the CDC's Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch

    Amy Denison, PhD
    Microbiologist, Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 08, 2016 6:00 AM PDT

    Microbial pathogenesis and host immune response

    Krishnan Allampallam, PhD
    Global Marketing Director, Chembio Diagnostic Systems
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 07, 2016 1:30 PM PDT

    Biofilm Diversity and Ecology

    Matthew Fields, CBE
    Professor, Director, Center for Biofilm Engineering Montana State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 07, 2016 1:30 PM PDT

    Manipulating the Microbiome to Prevent and Treat Infection

    Daniel J Diekema, PhD
    Professor of Internal Medicine and Pathology, University of Iowa
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 07, 2016 12:00 PM PDT

    Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia- a 2016 perspective

    Glenn Tillotson, PhD, FIDSA, FCCP
    Consultant Medical Microbiologist
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 07, 2016 10:30 AM PDT

    Diagnostic Development and Laboratory Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks

    Paula Revell, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology, and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 07, 2016 10:30 AM PDT

    Exploring the Great Indoors: Relevance of the Built Environment to Human Health

    Roxana Hickey, PhD
    Microbial Ecologist and Postdoctoral Scholar, Univeristy of Oregon
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 07, 2016 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Speaker: You Want Me to Culture What? : Challenging Requests for Culture in the Clinical Microbiology Lab

    Amy Leber, PhD
    Director, Clinical Microbiology/ Immunoserology Laboratory, Nationwide Children's Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 07, 2016 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Speaker: Challenges towards a Universal Influenza Virus Vaccine

    Peter Palese, PhD
    Professor and Chair Department of Microbiology, Professor in Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 07, 2016 6:00 AM PDT

    Invisible Influence: How the indoor microbiome influences health

    Jack Gilbert, PhD
    Faculty Director, The Microbiome Center, Professor, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 07, 2016 6:00 AM PDT

    MinION™ Applications: Microbial genomics and direct RNA sequencing

    Daniel Turner, PhD
    Applications Director, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
    BIOGRAPHY

Speakers


  • Peter Palese, PhD

    Peter Palese, PhD

    Professor and Chair Department of Microbiology, Professor in Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Amy Leber, PhD

    Amy Leber, PhD

    Director, Clinical Microbiology/ Immunoserology Laboratory, Nationwide Children's Hospital

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Marilyn Roossinck, PhD

    Marilyn Roossinck, PhD

    Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology and Biology, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, W229A Millennium Science Complex, Pennsylvania State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Daniel J Diekema, PhD

    Daniel J Diekema, PhD

    Professor of Internal Medicine and Pathology, University of Iowa

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Matthew Fields, CBE

    Matthew Fields, CBE

    Professor, Director, Center for Biofilm Engineering Montana State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jack Gilbert, PhD

    Jack Gilbert, PhD

    Faculty Director, The Microbiome Center, Professor, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Maureen Hanson

    Maureen Hanson

    Professor, Cornell University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Roxana Hickey, PhD

    Roxana Hickey, PhD

    Microbial Ecologist and Postdoctoral Scholar, Univeristy of Oregon

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Scott Kelley, PhD

    Scott Kelley, PhD

    Professor of Biology, San Diego State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Paula Revell, PhD

    Paula Revell, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology, and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Glenn Tillotson, PhD, FIDSA, FCCP

    Glenn Tillotson, PhD, FIDSA, FCCP

    Consultant Medical Microbiologist

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Daniel Turner, PhD

    Daniel Turner, PhD

    Applications Director, Oxford Nanopore Technologies

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Krishnan Allampallam, PhD

    Krishnan Allampallam, PhD

    Global Marketing Director, Chembio Diagnostic Systems

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Amy Denison, PhD

    Amy Denison, PhD

    Microbiologist, Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Clotilde Teiling

    Clotilde Teiling

    Marketing Manager - Microbial Genomics and Infectious Disease Illumina, Inc.

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Wenjie Xu, PhD

    Wenjie Xu, PhD

    Technical Services Scientist, NanoString

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Steven Cagas, PhD

    Steven Cagas, PhD

    Scientific Affairs Manage, Roche

    BIOGRAPHY

Sponsors & Partners

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Program Committee

To download the Program Committee brochure here.


  • Tony Rook

    Tony A. Rook leads the Microbiology Resource Center at The Sherwin-Williams Company in Cleveland, OH, USA, where he has built a world-class Microbiology Center of Excellence to focus on global preservation strategies, continuous improvement of industrial hygiene practices, and ...

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  • Philip Geis

    Philip A. Geis is a native Texan who earned bachelor and doctor of philosophy degrees in microbiology and mycology from The University of Texas. Between these efforts, he served in the US Army with final duty as clinical microbiologist for the Army's 45th field hospital APO ...

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  • Fred Russell Kramer, PhD

    Fred Russell Kramer is Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the New Jersey Medical School, and has been a Principal Investigator at the Public Health Research Institute for the past 25 years. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1964 and received his ...

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  • Emily Hollister

    Emily Hollister is the Director, R&D, Computational Biology for Diversigen. An accomplished microbial ecologist, her microbiome experience ranges from soils and biofuel production systems to the human microbiome and pre-clinical disease models. She leads a team of ...

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