CAFPA-ASM D.C. Branch
FALL MEETING 2019
Current Testing Approaches & Implications for Public Health
October 30, 2019
10:30 to 5 pm
Join DC area scientists (professionals and students) for an exciting afternoon of food safety, microbiology, public health, networking, and refreshments!
The meeting is jointly hosted by the Capital Area Food Protection Association (CAFPA) (https://www.cafpa.com/) and the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Washington, D.C. Branch.
Registration closed on October 22. There will be no onsite registration.
Location:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building
5001 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20740
IAFP Keynote Speaker:
Enteric Virus Testing – Challenges and Public Health Implications
ASM DC Branch Lecturer:
Best Practices for Building an End-to-End Workflow for Microbial Genomics
Jonathan Jacobs, Ph.D.
Director of Global Product Management, Genome Analysis
QIAGEN Bioinformatics
Twitter: @bioinformer
A Public Health Approach to Outbreak Investigations with Examples From TB
Invited Speaker:
Lisa Paulos, RN MPH
Epidemiologist
Center for TB Control and Prevention
Maryland Department of Health
Career Session:
Professionals in the fields of food safety, microbiology, public health, and related careers will give 10 min lightning talks on their careers and paths to their profession. This session will be of interest for both students, early career scientists, and other professionals as it will broaden knowledge on the breadth of careers pursued by scientists.
Jenny Scott
Senior Advisor
Office of Food Safety
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Vincent Lee, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
University of Maryland at College Park
https://cbmg.umd.edu/faculty/vincentlee/
Kileen Shier, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)CM
Science Director
Microbiology & Donor Testing
Quest Diagnostics