ASM WASHINGTON, D.C. BRANCH
SPRING 2021 MEETING
Diseases in the World We Live In
April 16-17, 2021
VIRTUAL
Join DC area microbial scientists (professionals and students) for an exciting virtual meeting of science and networking!!
The Spring Meeting is a 2-day symposium with day 1 being student-focused and day 2 covering “Diseases in the World We Live In.” Our goal with the 2-day format is to provide different platforms for DC area students and professionals to communicate and learn about important topics in the microbial sciences. To learn more about each section of the meeting use the buttons below.
Full Meeting
April 17, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
ASM Distinguished Lecturer
When a Clone is Not a Clone: Phenotypic Heterogeneity in C. difficile
Dr. Rita Tamayo
School of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
University of North Carolina
Website: https://www.med.unc.edu/microimm/directory/rita-tamayo-phd/
Invited Speakers
Reverse Genetic Systems for Viruses Using Synthetic Genomics
Dr. Lauren M. Oldfield
Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy
J. Craig Venter Institute
Health Security: Where We’ve Come From & Where We’re Headed
Mr. Matthew Watson
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Website: https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-people/watson/
Early Career Speakers
Characterization of the Role of pstB1 in Enterococcus faecalis Membrane Stress, Biofilm Formation, and Inorganic Phosphate Uptake
Christopher M. Healy
Graduate Student
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
This Way Out: Regulation of Vibrio cholerae Biofilm Dispersal
Andrew A. Bridges, Ph.D.
Postdoc, HHMI Fellow
Princeton University
Poster Session
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Poster presentations will be via Zoom breakout rooms (more details to follow).
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The poster session will be held from 2:45 - 3:45 pm.
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Abstracts for posters presentations are included in the agenda file available for download from the link above.
Early Career Meeting
April 16, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Invited Speakers
In Spite of Barriers and Struggles, Early and Later African Americans Microbiologists Have Contributed
Dr. Marian Johnson-Thompson
Professor Emerita of Biology and Environmental Sciences
University of the District of Columbia
Adjunct Professor, Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Retired from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Mining for Gold: An Exploration for Antibiotic Discovery
Dr. Danielle Graham
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Assistant Chair
Department of Biological and Forensic Sciences
Fayetteville State University
Early Career Speakers
Identification of Multiple
Staphylococcus aureus Excreted Factors Sensed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Tiffany M. Zarrella, Ph.D
Postdoc
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Characterizing Novel Mutations Leading to Antibiotic Resistance in
Staphylococcus aureus
Kalinga Pavan Thushara Silva, Ph.D.
Postdoc
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Career Panel
Brandon R. Anjuwon-Foster, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
PPD
Bioanalytical Labs - Vaccine Sciences Division
Danielle Graham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Department of Biological and Forensic Sciences
Fayetteville State University
Sarah L. Hansen
STEM Communications Manager
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Dominique M. Carter, PhD
Agricultural Science Advisor
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Jocelyn R. Hauser, Ph.D., D(ABMM)
Chief, Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics
DC Public Health Laboratory
DC Department of Forensic Sciences
Rita Tamayo, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
University of North Carolina
Sponsors
Interested in sponsoring the meeting and advertising your organization?
Email: asm.dcbranch@gmail.com