Session 1: New Directions in Clinical Microbiology
What are the needs of the non-doctoral Clinical Microbiologist: Susan Munro, MT
A Tale of Two Fungi: Cryptococcus gattii & Coccidioides immitis: George Thompson, MD
Session 2: Molecular Tools in Action
Response of Indigenous Microorganisms to Deepwater Oil Spill: Eric Dubinsky, PhD
More to come.
Session 3: Clinical Diagnostic Destinations
Nucleic Acid Testing for BK Polyoma Virus-Associated Nephropathy: Benjamin Pinsky ,MD/PhD
Influenza Diagnostics After All the EUAs: Lou Lee, PhD
Rapid Detection & ID of Mycobacteria with Real Time PCR: Naiz Banaei, MD
Session 4: Environmental Microbiology
Biodegradable Plastic from Agricultural Waste: Larry Hanne, PhD
Life on the Young Earth- An Extremophile's Tale: Kenneth Noll, PhD
Life on a Leaf: Steven Lindow, PhD
More to come.
Session 5: Global Events: Epidemics Horizon to Horizon
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae - Global to Local: Susan Sharp,
Pertussis: What's the Status? Kathleen Harriman, PhD/MPH
Chronic Hepatitis B: Addressing an Epidemic: Janet Zola, MPH
Session 6: Career Forum: What's Next After Graduation?
Agenda and speaker contact emails
Clinical Laboratory Science Internship: Hamida Nusrat, PhD
Clinical Laboratory Science: John Davis, ASCP
Public Health Lab Director: Linda Whent, PhD
Public Health Microbiology: Kathryn Klebba, CLS, MPH
Teaching at a Private University: Terry Else, PhD, MT
Research in a Federal Government Lab: Lisa Gorski, PhD
Research and Development: Jamie Ryan & Medha Kulkarni
Graduate School: Suzanne Lindgren, PhD
Life of a Graduate Student: Nicholas Justice, PhD Student
Session 7: 21st Century Outbreak Issues
Medical Detectives: Foodborne Disease Surveillance & Outbreak Detection: Karen Neil, MD
Law & Order: How Epidemiological and Lab Data Are Used in Food Poisoning Cases: William Marler, Esq
