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SEP 5 - 7 2023

Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

Labroots is excited to bring academia and industry, research experts, virologists, microbiologists, healthcare professionals, and leading biomedical scientists under one roof at our 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series, held on September 5-7, 2023!

Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023 will offer a 3-day content-rich program offering invited lectures, thought-provoking discussions and posters to explore global developments for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Infectious Diseases, discoveries in Microbiology & Immunology research to improve human, animal, and plant health, including virology, pathogenesis, genomics and epidemiology, microbial communities and biofilms, and research to find improved vaccines, diagnostics, and antiviral drugs for Influenza.

The topics and tracks for this year's event include:

Day 1- Immunology:

  • Plant Defenses to Infections
  • Innate Immunity to Virus Infection
  • Host response to Bacterial infection

Day 2- Emerging and Re-emerging Viruses:

  • Respiratory Viruses
  • Virus Replication
  • Viral Vaccines

Microbes and Their Communities:

  • Precision Microbiome Therapy in Cancer
  • The Microbiome in Women's Health
  • Biofilms
  • Viromes and Bacteriophages
    • Metagenomics 

Day 3- Infectious Disease:

  • Parasites and Host Responses 
  • Antimicrobial Resistance, New Therapeutic Strategies, and AI-Enabled Drug Discovery
  • Emerging Fungal Infections
  • Vector-borne Infectious Diseases
    • Arboviruses

Call for Posters — Virtual poster sessions offer the opportunity to present data to a global audience via a PDF poster and video summary and discuss results with interested colleagues through email. Plan now to have your poster included in the 2023 Microbiology Virtual Week. Submit your abstract here.

Our virtual conference allows you to participate in a global setting with no travel or cost to you. The event will remain open for 2 years from the date of the live event, and the webinars will be available for unlimited on-demand viewing. 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 - Labroots is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program. By attending this event, you can earn 1 Continuing Education credit per presentation for a maximum of 50 credits.

Labroots is a proud partner of Chati, a virtual event platform that allows for the hosting of engaging and interactive virtual and hybrid events, catering to businesses of any vertical or size.

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When you attend the event remember to use the hashtag #LRmicro to follow the conversation and connect with other members of the global Microbiology community!

Follow @Microbiology_LR on Twitter and @Microbiology.LR on Facebook to connect with our specialist Microbiology Writers and stay up to date with the latest Trending News in Microbiology. And now, you can also join our Microbiology Interest Group on LinkedIn to connect with us, and the wider professional Microbiology community!


Speakers
  • Gladys Alexandre, PhD

    Professor, Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology,The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Gaya K. Amarasinghe, PhD

    Alumni Endowed Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Steeve Boulant, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida, College of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Melissa J. Caimano, PhD

    Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, UConn Health
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sean Conlan, PhD

    Associate Investigator, Microbial Genomics Section, National Human Genome Research Institute
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Scott E. Brady

    CEO and Founder, Wise Diagnostic Systems
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Markus Ganter, PhD

    Research Group Leader, Center for Infectious Disease, Heidelberg University Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mimi Ghosh, PhD, MS

    Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Allison Groseth, PhD

    Laboratory Head, Laboratory for Arenavirus Biology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Yasmin Heynen

    Molecular Development, Labor LS
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Christopher Kearney

    Associate Professor, Biology, Baylor University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ross Kedl, PhD

    Professor of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Pierre-Yves Lozach, PhD

    Research Director, INRAE-University Lyon
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Luis R. Martinez, PhD

    Associate Professor, University of Florida
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nischay Mishra, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Alexandra Mueller-Scholz

    Lead PCR & Microbiology Application Development Team, Sartorius
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sangita Parikh

    Sr. Manager, Product Management
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Michael Perry

    Deputy Lead Scientist, UK Anaerobe Reference Unit, Public Health Wales Microbiology Cardiff, University Hospital of Wales
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mohammad S. Safiarian, PhD

    Associate Product Manager, Sino Biological
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Bina Shanbhag

    Senior Product Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, M.P.H.

    Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB); Director of the UAB STD Diagnostics Laboratory; President of the International Society for STD Research
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jason H. Yang, PhD

    Assistant Professor and Chancellor Scholar, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ruy V. Lourenço Center for Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ivan Zanoni, PhD

    Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital Chair in the Field of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Research Faculty, Division of Immunology, Division of Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Martha Zepeda Rivera, PhD

    Staff Scientist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    BIOGRAPHY

Agenda

  • Utilizing Molecular Technologies to Drive Productivity in the Microbiology Lab with Live Q&A
    SEP 07, 2023 12:00 PM PDT

    Utilizing Molecular Technologies to Drive Productivity in the Microbiology Lab with Live Q&A

    Scott E. Brady
    CEO and Founder, Wise Diagnostic Systems
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Talking Diagnostics: A "Culture" Moving to PCR
    SEP 07, 2023 10:30 AM PDT

    Talking Diagnostics: A "Culture" Moving to PCR

    Dr. Michael Perry
    Deputy Lead Scientist, UK Anaerobe Reference Unit, Public Health Wales Microbiology Cardiff, University Hospital of Wales
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Keynote Presentation: Role of LDL Related Receptor Proteins in Viral Infection with Live Q&A
    SEP 07, 2023 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Role of LDL Related Receptor Proteins in Viral Infection with Live Q&A

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe, PhD
    Alumni Endowed Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Keynote Presentation: c-di-GMP Signaling in Borrelia Burgdorferi: A Guiding Compass for Navigating the Enzootic Cycle with Live Q&A
    SEP 07, 2023 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: c-di-GMP Signaling in Borrelia Burgdorferi: A Guiding Compass for Navigating the Enzootic Cycle with Live Q&A

    Melissa J. Caimano, PhD
    Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, UConn Health
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 07, 2023 6:00 AM PDT

    Panel Presentation: Molecular Diagnostic Approaches to Accelerate and Improve STI Diagnosis & Research

    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, M.P.H.
    Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the Universi...
    Bina Shanbhag
    Senior Product Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Sangita Parikh
    Sr. Manager, Product Management
  • Control of Helicobacter Pylori with Engineered Probiotics Secreting Selective Guided Antimicrobial Peptides
    On-Demand

    Control of Helicobacter Pylori with Engineered Probiotics Secreting Selective Guided Antimicrobial Peptides

    Christopher Kearney
    Associate Professor, Biology, Baylor University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Machine Learning Insights into Antimicrobial Efficacy and Resistance
    On-Demand

    Machine Learning Insights into Antimicrobial Efficacy and Resistance

    Jason H. Yang, PhD
    Assistant Professor and Chancellor Scholar, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ruy V. Lourenço Center for Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Innate Immunity and Microbiome of the Human Female Reproductive Tract
    SEP 06, 2023 12:00 PM PDT

    Innate Immunity and Microbiome of the Human Female Reproductive Tract

    Mimi Ghosh, PhD, MS
    Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Advancing RSV Research: Expanding Therapeutic Options with Recombinant Antibodies and Antigens with Live Q&A
    SEP 06, 2023 10:30 AM PDT

    Advancing RSV Research: Expanding Therapeutic Options with Recombinant Antibodies and Antigens with Live Q&A

    Mohammad S. Safiarian, PhD
    Associate Product Manager, Sino Biological
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: Sino Biological
  • Keynote Presentation: Comparative Genomics of Two Common Skin Microbiome Members: CoNS Staphylococcus and Corynebacterium Tuberculostearicum with Live Q&A
    SEP 06, 2023 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Comparative Genomics of Two Common Skin Microbiome Members: CoNS Staphylococcus and Corynebacterium Tuberculostearicum with Live Q&A

    Sean Conlan, PhD
    Associate Investigator, Microbial Genomics Section, National Human Genome Research Institute
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Keynote Presentation: Pathogen Discovery and Diagnostic Tools for Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention with Live Q&A
    SEP 06, 2023 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Pathogen Discovery and Diagnostic Tools for Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention with Live Q&A

    Nischay Mishra, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 06, 2023 6:00 AM PDT

    Panel Presentation: Implementing a Real-Time PCR-Based Method for Sterility Release Testing of ATMPs with Live Q&A

    Sponsored By: Sartorius
    Dr. Alexandra Mueller-Scholz
    Lead PCR & Microbiology Application Development Team, S...
    Yasmin Heynen
    Molecular Development, Labor LS
  • Multifaceted Community Analyses Uncover Novel Bacterial Species in the Colorectal Tumor Niche
    On-Demand

    Multifaceted Community Analyses Uncover Novel Bacterial Species in the Colorectal Tumor Niche

    Martha Zepeda Rivera, PhD
    Staff Scientist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • The Arenavirus-Host Cell Interface: At the Crossroads of Virus Replication, Host Cell Response and Pathogenesis
    On-Demand

    The Arenavirus-Host Cell Interface: At the Crossroads of Virus Replication, Host Cell Response and Pathogenesis

    Allison Groseth, PhD
    Laboratory Head, Laboratory for Arenavirus Biology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Adjuvant Elicited T Cell Responses for Therapeutic Intervention
    SEP 05, 2023 12:00 PM PDT

    Adjuvant Elicited T Cell Responses for Therapeutic Intervention

    Ross Kedl, PhD
    Professor of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Impact of the Hypoxic Gut Microenvironment on Host Enteric Pathogen Interactions
    SEP 05, 2023 10:30 AM PDT

    Impact of the Hypoxic Gut Microenvironment on Host Enteric Pathogen Interactions

    Steeve Boulant, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida, College of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Unraveling Arbovirus Emergence: Insights into the Molecular Switch from Vector to Host
    SEP 05, 2023 9:00 AM PDT

    Unraveling Arbovirus Emergence: Insights into the Molecular Switch from Vector to Host

    Pierre-Yves Lozach, PhD
    Research Director, INRAE-University Lyon
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Keynote Presentation: Interferons: Friends or Foes in Lung Virus Infections? With Live Q&A
    SEP 05, 2023 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Interferons: Friends or Foes in Lung Virus Infections? With Live Q&A

    Ivan Zanoni, PhD
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital Chair in the Field of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Research Faculty, Division of Immunology, Division of Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Bacterial Chemotaxis in Beneficial Plant-Microbe Associations
    On-Demand

    Bacterial Chemotaxis in Beneficial Plant-Microbe Associations

    Gladys Alexandre, PhD
    Professor, Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology,The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Elucidating the Interactions of Cryptococcus Neoformans and Microglia
    On-Demand

    Elucidating the Interactions of Cryptococcus Neoformans and Microglia

    Luis R. Martinez, PhD
    Associate Professor, University of Florida
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Plasmodium Proliferation in Human Erythrocytes: How, Why, and Who?
    On-Demand

    Plasmodium Proliferation in Human Erythrocytes: How, Why, and Who?

    Markus Ganter, PhD
    Research Group Leader, Center for Infectious Disease, Heidelberg University Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Infectious Disease
    • Parasites and Host Responses
    • Plasmodium Proliferation in Human Erythrocytes: How, Why, and Who?
      On-Demand

      Plasmodium Proliferation in Human Erythrocytes: How, Why, and Who?

      Markus Ganter, PhD
      Research Group Leader, Center for Infectious Disease, Heidelberg University Hospital
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Emerging Fungal Infections
    • Elucidating the Interactions of Cryptococcus Neoformans and Microglia
      On-Demand

      Elucidating the Interactions of Cryptococcus Neoformans and Microglia

      Luis R. Martinez, PhD
      Associate Professor, University of Florida
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Vector-borne Infectious Diseases
    • Unraveling Arbovirus Emergence: Insights into the Molecular Switch from Vector to Host
      SEP 05, 2023 9:00 AM PDT

      Unraveling Arbovirus Emergence: Insights into the Molecular Switch from Vector to Host

      Pierre-Yves Lozach, PhD
      Research Director, INRAE-University Lyon
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Keynote Presentation: c-di-GMP Signaling in Borrelia Burgdorferi: A Guiding Compass for Navigating the Enzootic Cycle with Live Q&A
      SEP 07, 2023 7:30 AM PDT

      Keynote Presentation: c-di-GMP Signaling in Borrelia Burgdorferi: A Guiding Compass for Navigating the Enzootic Cycle with Live Q&A

      Melissa J. Caimano, PhD
      Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, UConn Health
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Keynote Presentation: Role of LDL Related Receptor Proteins in Viral Infection with Live Q&A
      SEP 07, 2023 9:00 AM PDT

      Keynote Presentation: Role of LDL Related Receptor Proteins in Viral Infection with Live Q&A

      Gaya K. Amarasinghe, PhD
      Alumni Endowed Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Antimicrobial Resistance, New Therapeutic Strategies, and AI- Enabled Drug Discovery
    • Machine Learning Insights into Antimicrobial Efficacy and Resistance
      On-Demand

      Machine Learning Insights into Antimicrobial Efficacy and Resistance

      Jason H. Yang, PhD
      Assistant Professor and Chancellor Scholar, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ruy V. Lourenço Center for Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Antimicrobial Resistance, New Therapeutic Strategies, and AI-Enabled Drug Discovery
    • Control of Helicobacter Pylori with Engineered Probiotics Secreting Selective Guided Antimicrobial Peptides
      On-Demand

      Control of Helicobacter Pylori with Engineered Probiotics Secreting Selective Guided Antimicrobial Peptides

      Christopher Kearney
      Associate Professor, Biology, Baylor University
      BIOGRAPHY
  • SEP 07, 2023 6:00 AM PDT

    Panel Presentation: Molecular Diagnostic Approaches to Accelerate and Improve STI Diagnosis & Research

    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, M.P.H.
    Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the Universi...
    Bina Shanbhag
    Senior Product Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Sangita Parikh
    Sr. Manager, Product Management
  • Talking Diagnostics: A "Culture" Moving to PCR
    SEP 07, 2023 10:30 AM PDT

    Talking Diagnostics: A "Culture" Moving to PCR

    Dr. Michael Perry
    Deputy Lead Scientist, UK Anaerobe Reference Unit, Public Health Wales Microbiology Cardiff, University Hospital of Wales
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Utilizing Molecular Technologies to Drive Productivity in the Microbiology Lab with Live Q&A
    SEP 07, 2023 12:00 PM PDT

    Utilizing Molecular Technologies to Drive Productivity in the Microbiology Lab with Live Q&A

    Scott E. Brady
    CEO and Founder, Wise Diagnostic Systems
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Immunology
    • Plant Defenses to Infections
    • Bacterial Chemotaxis in Beneficial Plant-Microbe Associations
      On-Demand

      Bacterial Chemotaxis in Beneficial Plant-Microbe Associations

      Gladys Alexandre, PhD
      Professor, Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology,The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Innate Immunity to Virus Infection
    • Keynote Presentation: Interferons: Friends or Foes in Lung Virus Infections? With Live Q&A
      SEP 05, 2023 7:30 AM PDT

      Keynote Presentation: Interferons: Friends or Foes in Lung Virus Infections? With Live Q&A

      Ivan Zanoni, PhD
      Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital Chair in the Field of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Research Faculty, Division of Immunology, Division of Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Impact of the Hypoxic Gut Microenvironment on Host Enteric Pathogen Interactions
      SEP 05, 2023 10:30 AM PDT

      Impact of the Hypoxic Gut Microenvironment on Host Enteric Pathogen Interactions

      Steeve Boulant, PhD
      Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida, College of Medicine
      BIOGRAPHY
  • Adjuvant Elicited T Cell Responses for Therapeutic Intervention
    SEP 05, 2023 12:00 PM PDT

    Adjuvant Elicited T Cell Responses for Therapeutic Intervention

    Ross Kedl, PhD
    Professor of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Emerging and Re-Emerging Viruses
    • Virus Replication
    • The Arenavirus-Host Cell Interface: At the Crossroads of Virus Replication, Host Cell Response and Pathogenesis
      On-Demand

      The Arenavirus-Host Cell Interface: At the Crossroads of Virus Replication, Host Cell Response and Pathogenesis

      Allison Groseth, PhD
      Laboratory Head, Laboratory for Arenavirus Biology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
      BIOGRAPHY
  • Keynote Presentation: Pathogen Discovery and Diagnostic Tools for Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention with Live Q&A
    SEP 06, 2023 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Pathogen Discovery and Diagnostic Tools for Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention with Live Q&A

    Nischay Mishra, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University
    BIOGRAPHY
    • Respiratory Viruses
    • Advancing RSV Research: Expanding Therapeutic Options with Recombinant Antibodies and Antigens with Live Q&A
      SEP 06, 2023 10:30 AM PDT

      Advancing RSV Research: Expanding Therapeutic Options with Recombinant Antibodies and Antigens with Live Q&A

      Mohammad S. Safiarian, PhD
      Associate Product Manager, Sino Biological
      BIOGRAPHY
      Sponsored By: Sino Biological
  • Microbes and Their Communities
    • Precision Microbiome Therapy in Cancer
    • Multifaceted Community Analyses Uncover Novel Bacterial Species in the Colorectal Tumor Niche
      On-Demand

      Multifaceted Community Analyses Uncover Novel Bacterial Species in the Colorectal Tumor Niche

      Martha Zepeda Rivera, PhD
      Staff Scientist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Biofilm
    • SEP 06, 2023 6:00 AM PDT

      Panel Presentation: Implementing a Real-Time PCR-Based Method for Sterility Release Testing of ATMPs with Live Q&A

      Sponsored By: Sartorius
      Dr. Alexandra Mueller-Scholz
      Lead PCR & Microbiology Application Development Team, S...
      Yasmin Heynen
      Molecular Development, Labor LS
    • Viromes and Bacteriophages
    • Keynote Presentation: Comparative Genomics of Two Common Skin Microbiome Members: CoNS Staphylococcus and Corynebacterium Tuberculostearicum with Live Q&A
      SEP 06, 2023 9:00 AM PDT

      Keynote Presentation: Comparative Genomics of Two Common Skin Microbiome Members: CoNS Staphylococcus and Corynebacterium Tuberculostearicum with Live Q&A

      Sean Conlan, PhD
      Associate Investigator, Microbial Genomics Section, National Human Genome Research Institute
      BIOGRAPHY
    • The Microbiome in Women's Health
    • Innate Immunity and Microbiome of the Human Female Reproductive Tract
      SEP 06, 2023 12:00 PM PDT

      Innate Immunity and Microbiome of the Human Female Reproductive Tract

      Mimi Ghosh, PhD, MS
      Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University
      BIOGRAPHY

Speakers


  • Gladys Alexandre, PhD

    Gladys Alexandre, PhD

    Professor, Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology,The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Gaya K. Amarasinghe, PhD

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe, PhD

    Alumni Endowed Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Steeve Boulant, PhD

    Steeve Boulant, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida, College of Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Melissa J. Caimano, PhD

    Melissa J. Caimano, PhD

    Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, UConn Health

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sean Conlan, PhD

    Sean Conlan, PhD

    Associate Investigator, Microbial Genomics Section, National Human Genome Research Institute

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Scott E. Brady

    Scott E. Brady

    CEO and Founder, Wise Diagnostic Systems

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Markus Ganter, PhD

    Markus Ganter, PhD

    Research Group Leader, Center for Infectious Disease, Heidelberg University Hospital

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mimi Ghosh, PhD, MS

    Mimi Ghosh, PhD, MS

    Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Allison Groseth, PhD

    Allison Groseth, PhD

    Laboratory Head, Laboratory for Arenavirus Biology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Yasmin Heynen

    Yasmin Heynen

    Molecular Development, Labor LS

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Christopher Kearney

    Christopher Kearney

    Associate Professor, Biology, Baylor University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ross Kedl, PhD

    Ross Kedl, PhD

    Professor of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Pierre-Yves Lozach, PhD

    Pierre-Yves Lozach, PhD

    Research Director, INRAE-University Lyon

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Luis R. Martinez, PhD

    Luis R. Martinez, PhD

    Associate Professor, University of Florida

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nischay Mishra, PhD

    Nischay Mishra, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Alexandra Mueller-Scholz

    Dr. Alexandra Mueller-Scholz

    Lead PCR & Microbiology Application Development Team, Sartorius

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sangita Parikh

    Sangita Parikh

    Sr. Manager, Product Management

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Michael Perry

    Dr. Michael Perry

    Deputy Lead Scientist, UK Anaerobe Reference Unit, Public Health Wales Microbiology Cardiff, University Hospital of Wales

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mohammad S. Safiarian, PhD

    Mohammad S. Safiarian, PhD

    Associate Product Manager, Sino Biological

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Bina Shanbhag

    Bina Shanbhag

    Senior Product Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, M.P.H.

    Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, M.P.H.

    Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB); Director of the UAB STD Diagnostics Laboratory; President of the International Society for STD Research

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jason H. Yang, PhD

    Jason H. Yang, PhD

    Assistant Professor and Chancellor Scholar, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Ruy V. Lourenço Center for Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ivan Zanoni, PhD

    Ivan Zanoni, PhD

    Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital Chair in the Field of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Research Faculty, Division of Immunology, Division of Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Martha Zepeda Rivera, PhD

    Martha Zepeda Rivera, PhD

    Staff Scientist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    BIOGRAPHY

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Event Series


Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2025
September 02, 2025 6:00 am Pacific Time

Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2025

Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2024
September 03, 2024 6:00 am Pacific Time

Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2024

Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2022
September 06, 2022 6:00 am Pacific Time

Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2022

Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2021
September 07, 2021 6:00 am Pacific Time

Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2021

Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2020
September 08, 2020 5:30 am Pacific Time

Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2020

Influenza Virtual Event Series 2019
November 06, 2019 6:00 am Pacific Time

Influenza Virtual Event Series 2019

Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019
September 11, 2019 6:00 am Pacific Time

Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019

Infectious Disease Virtual Event Series 2019
April 25, 2019 6:00 am Pacific Time

Infectious Disease Virtual Event Series 2019

Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2018
September 12, 2018 6:00 am Pacific Time

Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2018

Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2017
September 13, 2017 6:00 am Pacific Time

Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2017

Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2016
September 07, 2016 6:00 am Pacific Time

Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2016

Microbiology Virtual Event Series 2015
September 02, 2015 6:00 am Pacific Time

Microbiology Virtual Event Series 2015

CE Credits

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Program Committee

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  • Matthew Flegal

    Matt entered the research field over 20 years ago as a lab animal technician at the TSI/Mason contract research facility. He has worked at both contract facilities such as TSI and OREAD Biosafety as well in industry at Pharmacia, Pfizer, and Sanofi-Aventis. During that period he ...

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  • K. Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD

    Dr. K. Leigh Greathouse is an Assistant Professor at Baylor University with appointments in Biology and Nutrition. Her background spands the fields of cancer biology, epidemiology, and nutrition. She recived her Ph.D. from the University of Texas and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center ...

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  • Jonas Korlach

    Jonas Korlach was appointed Chief Scientific Officer of Pacific Biosciences in July 2012. He was previously a Scientific Fellow, supporting commercial development of the PacBio RS II system and performing research aimed at developing new applications for SMRT technologies. He ...

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  • Stephen S. Morse, PhD, FAAM, F.A.C.E.

    Stephen S. Morse, Ph.D., is Professor of Epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, where he also serves as Director of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology certificate and as chair of the Columbia University Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) ...

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  • Dorottya Nagy-Szakal, MD PhD

    Dorottya earned her MD and PhD in clinical medicine from Semmelweis University of Medicine in Hungary. Holding postdoctoral fellowships at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital and Columbia University, she has 10+ years of experience in translational medicine ...

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  • Wendy W.K. Mok, PhD

    Wendy Mok is an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics at UConn Health. Wendy obtained her PhD in biochemistry from McMaster University and trained as a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University before starting her own group. Her lab's ...

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  • Daisy Leung, PhD

    Daisy Leung is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. She earned a BA in Biology from Amherst College (Amherst, MA) and a PhD in Molecular Biophysics from UT Southwestern ...

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  • Alexis Kaushansky, PhD

    Alexis Kaushansky, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington, Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health. Her research laboratory is part of the Center for Global Infectious Disease Research at Seattle Children's Research Institute. She ...

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  • Megan L. Stanifer, PhD

    Megan Stanifer has been working in the field of molecular virology and cell biology for the past 19 years. Throughout her career, she has handled a diverse array of BSL2 and BLS3 pathogens including both enveloped and non-enveloped viruses with DNA and RNA genomes. During this ...

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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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  • Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, PhD

    Dr. García-Sastre is Professor in the Departments of Microbiology and Medicine and in the Tisch Cancer Center at Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai (ISMMS) in New York,. He is also Director of the Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute at ISMMS, and Principal ...

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