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Microbes in the City, New York, June 19, 2015
This conference will bring together scientists, engineers, architects, public health workers, ethicists, and policy makers at the forefront of efforts to map all of the genetic information that makes up the urban genome. This information–a living microbial fingerprint known as a metagenome–is intended to be used to create built environments that consider microbial ecology. The goal is to improve the health and productivity of these environments such that we may be able to design healthier homes and workplaces, identify potential…
Find out more »Microbiology of the Built Environment Conference (Boulder, CO)
Save the date for the 4th annual Microbiology of the Built Environment conference in Boulder. This year it will be held on July 15-18, so as to be right before Healthy Building America 2015, being held also in Boulder (July 19-22). Further details will be found on the conference website, probably sometime in early 2015.
Find out more »Healthy Buildings 2015 America
Healthy Buildings 2015 America July 19 - 22, 2015 Boulder, Colorado From Event Web Site: "Healthy Buildings is a unique forum for built environment researchers and professionals to engage with innovative projects, products, and services and to meet and collaborate with colleagues working on the pressing global challenge of making buildings healthy, energy efficient, and sustainable. Healthy Buildings attracts researchers and other professionals from the fields of indoor air quality, built environments, HVAC, health sciences, public health policy,…
Find out more »Strategies and Techniques for Analyzing Microbial Population Structures (STAMPS)
Special Topics Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory Course Schedule: August 5 - August 15, 2015 Application Deadline: April 8, 2015 Directors: Mitchell L. Sogin and David B. Mark Welch Topics to be covered include but are not limited to acquisition and organization of next generation sequence data; principles of quality control of sequence data and data management; methods of taxonomic assignment and clustering of targeted gene data; assembly, functional classification and characterization of shotgun metagenomic data; statistical models for…
Find out more »International Conference on Pseudomonas (Washington, DC)
Held every other year for the past 30 years, the International Conference on Pseudomonas returns to the U.S. in 2015, and is organized this year by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) as part of the ASM Conferences program. Pseudomonas 2015 will explore interdisciplinary approaches to study the mechanisms by which Pseudomonas causes disease and affects the environment. Platforms for manipulating these pathways will continue to provide promising strategies for modulating microbial behaviors for applications in medicine, agriculture and industry. Don’t miss your…
Find out more »ICAAC/ICC 2015 (San Diego, CA)
Attend top-notch scientific sessions at ICAAC/ICC 2015! With a focus on antibiotic resistance, new antibiotic development and antibiotic stewardship, the joint ICAAC/ICC 2015 meeting presents unmatched opportunity for discussion and cross collaboration. Through exceptional Poster and Slide Sessions, engaging Symposia, Meet-the-Expert Sessions, and more, ICAAC/ICC 2015’s scientific program showcases the most notable names and recent discoveries from all disciplines of the infectious disease community. Opening Keynote Speaker Announced! Barbara E. Murray, MD (Univ. of Texas Med. Sch. and Ctr. for…
Find out more »ICAAC 2015 (San Diego, CA)
Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) ICAAC 2015: 55th ICAAC September 18 — 21, 2015 San Diego, CA
Find out more »2015 Rapid NGS Bioinformatic Pipelines for Enhanced Molecular Epidemiologic Investigation of Pathogens (Washington, DC)
Next generation sequencing (NGS) of pathogens whole genomes is revolutionizing the science behind clinical diagnostics, epidemiology, and the field of microbiology in general. Never before have scientists had access to, and been able to analyze and compare thousands of complete genomic sequences of bacteria, parasites and viruses. This vast amount of genomic data permits a better understanding of virulence traits, adaptability to food manufacturing environments, geographical traceability and transmission to humans, along with a host of other valuable information. Conference…
Find out more »Meeting: Antibiotic Use in Food-producing Animals (Washington, DC)
Meeting: Antibiotic Use in Food-producing Animals September 30, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jefferson Auditorium 14th and Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201. From Web Site: August 21, 2015 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today its third progress report highlighting its recent actions to promote the judicious use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals. The agency is also announcing open registration for its public meeting to obtain stakeholder input on approaches for collecting on-farm antimicrobial drug…
Find out more »White House hosting: live-webcast forum on citizen science and crowdsourcing
Summary: On September 30, the White House will host a live-webcast forum on citizen science and crowdsourcing. Only a small fraction of Americans are formally trained as “scientists.” But that doesn’t mean that only a small fraction of Americans can participate in scientific discovery and innovation. Citizen science and crowdsourcing are approaches that educate, engage, and empower the public to apply their curiosity and talents to a wide range of real-world problems. To raise awareness of these tools and encourage…
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