The officers of Division J invite your help in developing symposia for incorporation in the annual program of the General Meeting. Program development takes place well in advance of the meeting and is completed by the end of August the year before the actual meeting.
You may suggest a session idea to your officers at any time.
Planning for this meeing is currently underway. Session information will be placed on this website as it becomes available.
109th General Meeting, May 17 - 21, 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Division J's program at this meeting comprised two symposia and seven poster sessions that included 30 posters. The Division Lecture was given by Dr. Alexander Tomasz, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York. |
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Structure and Function of the Bacterial Cytoskeleton |
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| Convener: | |
| | G. Jensen;
California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena, CA. |
| Presentations: | |
| | Novel Cytoskeletal Proteins and Cytoskeletal Regulators in Caulobacter
Z. Gitai; Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ
Bacterial Tubulins: New Elements of the Bacterial Cytoskeleton
M. Pilhofer; California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Z-ring Reconstitution in Liposomes
H. Erickson; Duke Univ., Durham, NC
Tomography of Cytoskeletal Structures
Z. Li; California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA
Cytoskeleton and Polarity
C. Jacobs-Wagner; Yale Univ., New Haven, CT
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| Peptiglycan: From Genes to Structures |
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| Convener: | |
| | V. R. F. Matias; Max Plank Inst. of Biochem., Martinsried, GERMANY |
| Presentations: | |
| | Division J Lecture: Recruitment of Foreign and Domestic Genes for Cell Wall Synthesis in Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococci
A. Tomasz; The Rockefeller Univ., New York, NY
Assembly of Protein Complexes Spanning the Cell Envelope
L. Burrows; McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, CANADA
The Transpeptidation/Glycosyltransfer Steps in Peptidoglycan Synthesis at the Bacterial Membrane
N. Strynadka; Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Peptidoglycan Structure and Its Enlargement During Growth and Cell Division
W. Vollmer; Newcastle Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne, UNITED KINGDOM
Atomic Force Microscopy Measurements of High Resolution Structure of Bacterial Cell Sacculi
J. Dutcher; Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, ON, CANADA
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Poster Sessions: |
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Biofilm Structure and Function |
Differentiation, Polarity and Cell Division |
Cell Walls, Membranes, Compartments and Organelles |
Supermolecular and Surface Structures: Chemoreceptor Arrays, Motility Engines, Attachment Devices, etc. |
Bacterial Cytoskeleton |
Secretion Systems |
Development and Application of Novel Imaging Technology |
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108th General Meeting, June 1-5, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts
Division J's program at this meeting comprised two symposia and four poster sessions that included 42 posters. The Division Lecture was given by Dr. Kelly T. Hughes, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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Flagella and Gliding Motility |
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| Convener: | |
| | J. R. Kirby;
Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. |
| Presentations: | |
| | Division J Lecture: Regulation of Flagellar Assembly.
K. T. Hughes; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Structure of the Motor and Flagella.
K. Namba; Osaka Univ., Kyoto, Osaka, JAPAN.
Function of the Rotory Motor.
D. F. Blair; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Motility & the Cytoskeleton in Spirochetes.
N. W. Charon; West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV.
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| The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility |
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| Convener: | |
| | S. Trachtenberg; Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem, ISRAEL. |
| Presentations: | |
| | The Cyoskeletal Structures for Mycoplasma Gliding.
M. Miyata; Osaka City Univ., Osaka, JAPAN.
Tomography of Mycoplasma.
G. Jensen; California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena, CA.
Cellular and Molecular Structure of Spiroplasma Linear Motors and Their Motility.
S. Trachtenberg; Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem, ISRAEL.
Molecular Mechanism of Gliding Motility in Myxococcus xanthus.
T. Mignot; Inst. Pasteur, Paris, FRANCE.
Terminal Organelle Form and Function in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Gliding Motility.
D. Krause; Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA.
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Poster Sessions: |
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Biofilm Structure and Function |
Microbial Cell Walls, Membranes, and Surfaces |
Intracellular Organization, Cell Growth, and Differentiation |
Analysis of Microbial Structures |
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107th General Meeting, May 21-25, 2007, Toronto, ON, Canada
Division J's program at this meeting comprised three symposia and four poster sessions that included 29 posters. The Division Lecture was given by Dr. John D. Helmann, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, New York. |
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The Prokaryotic Cytoskeleton: Structure, Function, and Regulation |
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| Conveners: | |
| | JP. Levin; Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO.
L. Romberg; Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. |
| Presentations: | |
| | A New Model for Cooperative Polymerization of Cytoskeletal Polymers.
L. Romberg; Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH.
Cytoskeletal Proteins and Bacterial Cell Division.
W. Margolin; Univ. of Texas-Houston, Houston, TX.
The MreB Actin-Like Cytoskeleton of Caulobacter crescentus.
Z. Gitai; Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ.
Reconstitution of DNA Segregation Driven by a Prokaryotic
Actin Homolog.
D. Mullins; Univ. of California, San Francisco, CA.
How Electron Cryotomography is Opening New Windows into Bacterial Ultrastructure.
G. Jensen; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.
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| The Gram-Positive Cell Envelope |
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| Conveners: | |
| | J. R. Kirby; Univ. of Iowa, Iowas City, IA.
C. J. Kristich; Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. |
| Presentations: | |
| | Division J Lecture: Sensing Envelope Stress: a Gram Positive Perspective.
J. D. Helmann; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY.
Microscopy of the Bacterial Cell Envelope During Growth and Division.
T. J. Beveridge; Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, ON, CANADA.
Wall Teichoic Acids in Gram-positive Bacteria; Polymers that Matter.
E. D. Brown; McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, CANADA.
MreB and the Spatial Organization of the Cell Wall in B. subtilis.
J. Errington; Univ. of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, UNITED KINGDOM.
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| Structure and Function in Microbial Communities |
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| Conveners: | |
| | J. W. Costerton; Univ. of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA.
S. Kjelleberg; The Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, AUSTRALIA. |
| Presentations: | |
| | The Role of Bridging Structures and Viral-Induced Apoptosis in the Architecture of Microbial Communities.
S. Kjelleberg; The Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, AUSTRALIA.
Regulation and Development in the Multicellular Soil Bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor.
M. Elliot; McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, CANADA.
Unique Intercellular Structures Formed During Social Behavior by Myxococcus xanthus.
W. Shi; Univ. of California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA.
Extracellular Electron Transport by Bacterial Nanowires.
Y. Gorby; J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA.
Structure and Function of Honeycomb Structures Formed by Bacteria in Natural and Pathogenic Ecosystems.
J. W. Costerton; Univ. of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA.
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Poster Sessions: |
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Analyses of Microbial Structures |
Microbial Cell Walls, Membranes, and Surfaces |
Biofilm Structure and Function |
Cell Growth, Ultrastructure and Differentiation |
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106th General Meeting, May 21-25, 2006, Orlando, Florida
Division J's program at this meeting comprised three symposia and two poster sessions that included 29 posters. The Division Lecture was given by Dr. Sren Mlin, Technical Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark. |
Symposia: |
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Forces Generated by Bacteria |
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| Convener: | |
| | D. L. Popham; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ., Blacksburg, VA. |
| Presentations: | |
| | Surface Adhesion of Single Caulobacter Cells in the microNewton Range.
Y. V. Brun; Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN.
Nanoscale Forces at the Heart of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms on Cardiac Implants.
S. Lower; The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH.
Forces of Pilus Retraction.
M. P. Sheetz; Columbia Univ., New York, NY.
Forces and Pressures Associated with Bacterial Viruses
W. M. Gelbart; Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
RNA Polymerase as a Molecular Motor.
R. Landick; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
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| Biofilm Architecture and Community Structure |
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| Convener: | |
| | J. R. Kirby; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. |
| Presentations: | |
| | Division J Lecture: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Community Organization.
S. Mlin; Technical Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, DENMARK.
Bacillus subtilis Colony Anatomy.
R. G. Kolter; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Streptomyces coelicolor Community Structure.
K. Chater; John Innes Centre, Norwich, UNITED KINGDOM.
Myxococcus xanthus Fruiting Body Structure.
W. Shi; Univ. of California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA.
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| Filamentous Structures on the Cell Surface |
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| Conveners: | |
| | S-I. Aizawa; Prefectural Univ. of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, JAPAN. |
| Presentations: | |
| | Overview of the Filamentous Structures.
S-I. Aizawa; Prefectural Univ. of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, JAPAN
Structural Analysis of TTSS Needle from EPEC.
E. H. Egelman; Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Structure of Class I Adhesion Pili.
E. Bullitt; Boston Univ. School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
Structure of Archaeal Flagella.
S. Trachtenberg; The Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem, ISRAEL.
Assembly and Structure of False pili.
A. Pugsley; Institut Pasteur, Paris, FRANCE.
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Poster Sessions: |
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Biofilm Structure and Function |
Cell Growth, Ultrastructure and Differentiation |
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105th General Meeting, June 5 - 9, 2005, Atlanta, Georgia
Division J's program at this meeting comprised two symposia and one poster session that included 25 posters. The Division Lecture was given by Dr. Nyles W. Charon, West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, West Virginia. |
Symposia: |
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Supramolecular Assembly on the Cell Surface: From Genes to Ultrastructure |
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| Convener: | |
| | S-I. Aizawa; Prefectural Univ. of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, JAPAN. |
| Presentations: | |
| | Flagellar Gene Regulation of Helicobacter pylori.
C. Josenhans; Univ. of Hannover, Hannover, GERMANY.
Glycosylated Flagellin and Flagellar Assembly in P. syringae pv. tabaci.
Y. Ichinose; Okayama Univ., Okayama, JAPAN.
Assembly of Proteins in the Envelope of Gram-Positive Bacteria.
O. Schneewind; Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
The Molecular Architecture of the Type IV Pilus.
L. Craig; Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, CANADA.
Division J Lecture: Periplasmic Flagellar Assembly of Spirochetes.
N. W. Charon; West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV.
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| Morphogenesis in Sporulating Bacteria |
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| Convener: | |
| | A. Driks; Loyola Univ. Medical Center, Maywood, IL. |
| Presentations: | |
| | Developmental Commitment in a Sporulating Bacterium.
J. Dworkin; Columbia Univ., New York, NY.
Genomics of Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis and Related Bacteria.
P. Eichenberger; New York Univ., New York, NY.
Aerial Morphogenesis in Streptomyces coelicolor.
J. R. Nodwell; McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, CANADA.
Assembly of Spore Protective Structures in B. anthracis and B. subtilis.
A. Driks; Loyola Univ. Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
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Poster Session: |
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Proteomic Analysis of Microbial Structures |
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104th General Meeting, May 23-27, 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana
Division J's program at this meeting comprised three symposia and three poster sessions that included 40 posters. The Division Lecture was given by Dr. Lawrence Rothfield, Univ. of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT. |
Symposia: |
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Dynamic Macromolecular Complexes of the Bacterial Cell |
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| Conveners: | |
| | J. L. S. Milne; NCI/NIH, Bethesda, MD;
M. Kessel; NCI/NIH, Bethesda, MD |
| Presentations: | |
| | Dynamics in DNA Replication and Repair
W. Yang; NIDDK/NIH, Bethesda, MD.
DNA Repair within DNA Toroids in Deinococcus radiodurans and other Resistant Bacteria
A. Minsky; Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, ISRAEL
The Functional Dynamics of the Ribosome as Explored by Cryo-EM
J. Frank; Wadsworth Ctr., Albany, NY
Chaperonin-Mediated Protein Folding
A. L. Horwich; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New Haven, CT
Architecture and Functional Mechanism of an Icosahedral Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
J. L. S. Milne; NCI/NIH, Bethesda, MD
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| Motility without Flagella |
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| Convener: | |
| | S. Aizawa; CREST, Tochigi, JAPAN |
| Presentations: | |
| | Non-Flagellar Swimming in a Marine Cyanobacterium
B. Brahamsha; Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and the Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA
Motility Organ of Mycoplasma
M. Miyata; Osaka City Univ., Osaka, JAPAN
Motility By Type IV Pili
M. P. Sheetz; Columbia Univ., New York, NY
Motility Organ of Spiroplasma Melliferum
S. Trachtenberg; The Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem, ISRAEL
Motility Organ of the Gliding Marine Bacteria S. grandis
S. Aizawa; CREST, Tochigi, JAPAN
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| Strategies for Bacterial Cell Division |
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| Convener: | |
| | A. Driks; Loyola Univ. Medical Ctr., Maywood, IL |
| Presentations: | |
| | Division J Lecture: How Does E. coli Decide Where to Divide?
L. Rothfield; Univ. of Conneticut Health Ctr., Farmington, CT
Cell Differentiation, Shape and Function in Caulobacter and Stalked Bacteria
Y. V. Brun; Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN
Alternatives to Binary Fission
E. Angert; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Bacterial Plasmid and Chromosome Segregation Mechanisms
K. Gerdes; Univ. of Southern Denmark, Odense, DENMARK
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Poster Sessions: |
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Microbial Cell Walls, Membranes and Surfaces |
Biofilm Structure and Function |
Proteomic Analysis of Microbial Structures |
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