This looks like it should be good. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Symposium on the Chemistry in Indoor Environments Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation #aaascie #indoorchem September 19, 2019 AAAS Headquarters 1200 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 Chemistry in Indoor Environments Symposium | American Association for the …
Assistant Professor – Microbial Ecology and Evolution – 1902892 The Department of Biology at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment in Microbial Ecology and Evolution, at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, 2020, or shortly thereafter. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Biology or closely related …
Register Here Please join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on August 14th from 11:00am-12:30pm EDT for the release of the report, Management of Legionella in Water Systems. The report examines what is known about Legionella occurrence in water systems, and makes recommendations for managing bacterial growth in these environments in order …
By Pudelek (Marcin Szala) – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link The International Societies for Exposure Science and Indoor Air Quality are having a joint meeting August 18-22, 2019 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Grantees from both the Microbiology of the Built Environment and Chemistry of Indoor Environments programs will feature in several sessions. In addition, there …
Compiling a list of Microbiome Centers from the US and elsewhere. I had previously done this and have no made a new effort in part in association with a meeting of Microbiome Centers organized by Jen Hughes Martiny and others of the UC Irvine Microbiome Initiative. I would love suggestions for other centers to add …
The bug, called Candida auris, is highly resistant to many existing antifungal drugs. It’s also resistant to regular cleaning methods. Source: Patients with feared superbug shed large amounts of it from their skin Well – this is not fun. An article in STAT reports on a presentation at the ASM 2019 meeting regarding Candida auris …
Health officials are asking Americans to take precautions over reports that “crypto,” a fecal parasite that can be transmitted via swimming pools, is on the rise. Source: ‘Crypto’ warning: CDC says fecal parasite can live for days in swimming pools – CNN From the article The parasite is a problem in pools is because an …
Just a quick note here. This is an interesting take on Biology (and Microbiology) and the Built Environment: Source: In a ‘Recycled’ House, Details That Will Grow on You – The New York Times Few homeowners would want the shapes of fungus, germs or mold to freckle their walls or ceilings. But when Stephen Pallrand, …
Got this note to post from Dr Darren L. Smith from the HBBE to post here. ———————— The Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE) (www.bbe.ac.uk) is a £8M initiative between Northumbria and Newcastle Universities funded by Research England’s Extending Excellence in England (E3) scheme. HBBE will develop biotechnologies to create a new generation …
I co-convened a session (with Holly Ganz) at the ASM Meeting last week on Participatory Science in Microbiology. And I captured some of the Tweets about the session in this Twitter moment. See below: Participatory Science Session at #ASMicrobe