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Stay tuned for information about our 2009 meeting.
Thank you to all our members and the Southeastern Branch for a terrific joint meeting
on November 6 – 8, 2008 at Jacksonville, FL
The 2008 MICROCOMM Newsletter is now available!
Older newsletters back to 2002 are also available.
2007 FL ASM Meeting was held October 6-7, 2007 at St. Petersburg, FL
The 2006 FL ASM Meeting was a success!!!
The distinguished invited speakers were:
Waksman Foundation Speaker:
Dr. Alfred P. Dufour, US EPA Senior Scientist, Environmental Microbiologist.
Title: "Microbial Indicators of Fecal Contamination: Past, Present, and Future"
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Charles Weissmann, Scripps Florida, Chair Biomedical Research - Infectology, biomedical and molecular biologist.
Title: "Of mad cows, mice and men"
Dr. Joan B. Rose, Homer Nowlin Chair MSU, Water Pollution Microbiologist.
Title:
"Great Lakes Water Quality and Health - Studying Water In Michigan: Lessons
Learned from Florida"
Dr. Joseph Bielitzki, UCF, Associate Director of NanoScience Technology Center, Veterinarian.
Title: "Biofilm Applications"
Dr. Stanley Maloy, UCI/SDSU, Director of the Center for Microbial Sciences and National ASM President, Microbial Geneticist. (Invited Speaker)
Title: TBD
Dr. George P. Munson, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami.
Title: "Virulence regulators of enterotoxigenic E. coli and Shigella flexneri"
Thank you all !!!
Wakesman Foundation Lecturer at the 2006 Florida ASM
We are glad to announce that Dr. Alfred P. Dufour accepted our invitation to be our Wakesman Foundation Lecturer at the 2006 FL ASM. Dr. Dufour is a very distinguished microbiologist that has been with the U.S. EPA since its inception in 1970. He is looking forward to meeting us and is happy to provide this gift of time to the Society, the FL ASM and the Wakesman Foundation.
It will be an honor to hear him speak at our meeting.
The Winner of the ASM Branch Logo Contest!!!
The Florida Branch ASM would like to
congratulate Ms. Tia Vellani for being one of the two winners of the ASM Branch
Logo Contest!!! Tia's work will be displayed as the general central graphic
backdrop for the Branch Booth at the ASM General Meeting in Orlando, Florida and
will also be featured on other large scale displays and posters. Please see both
winners here:
http://www.asm.org/Membership/index.asp?bid=37132
Congratulations Tia! We are honored to represent you and your work.
FL ASM
Holiday Greetings from the Florida Branch ASM!
It's that time of year again - and we're not just talking about the holidays! It's time to renew your FL ASM membership for 2006! Or, if you're not already a member, please consider joining the Florida Branch ASM.
Here is some information about us: The Florida Branch provides a forum and annual meeting for students and scientists in the state. Our annual meeting is held in the spring and varies in location in Central/South Florida. The Branch has a diverse membership, with representation of academia, government labs, private institutions, and hospitals. The Florida Branch contains a broad spectrum of microbiological sub-specialties, with emphasis on clinical, public health, and marine microbiology. We're a growing Branch in the process of adding new features, including career seminars, laboratory internship opportunities, and topical symposiums.
Please join us! More information is available on our website: http://www.asm.org/branch/brFl/index.htm . Both National and Branch ASM membership can be submitted on-line. Please see the link for information and instructions: http://estore.asm.org/browse/index.asp?plid=5&categoryid=7 . Or if you prefer, the link to submit your membership application by US Mail is posted on our website.
We hope to hear from you soon! Best regards,
Terri Slifko FL ASM President
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