CAFPA-ASM D.C. Branch
FALL MEETING 2021
Safety First: Microbial Monitoring
of Our Water and Food
​October 27, 2021 I 1-4 pm I virtual
Join DC area scientists (professionals and students) for an exciting afternoon of food safety, microbiology, public health, and raffle prizes!
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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.
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All are welcome to submit abstracts for lightning talks. Students and early career scientists are highly encouraged. Abstract submissions close on Oct. 8th.
Schedule
1:00-1:45 pm, Dr. Jordan Schmidt, Wastewater Based Epidemiology: Maintaining Production through Increased Worker Safety
Raffle
1:50-2:20 pm-Lightning Talks
Full Abstracts here
1:50 pm-Pragathi Kamarasu, Evaluating the risks associated with the utilization of modified washing machines in the processing of leafy greens
1:55 pm-Viktoria Van Nederveen, Investigating the role of SepA in enteroaggregative Escherichia coli biofilm and virulence in Galleria mellonella
2:00 pm-Andrea Gilbert-Eckman, Improving produce safety via the elicitation of plant stress responses with CAP
2:05 pm-Lindsey R. Hall, Near real-time genomic surveillance of multidrug-resistant organisms and associated outbreaks across an extensive network of hospitals in the United States
2:10 pm-Shivangi Rastogi, Evasion of the NLRP3 Inflammasome activation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis via the serine/threonine kinase PknF in infected macrophages
2:15 pm-Brian Wartell, Using wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) to analyze SARS-CoV-2 trends at WWTPs in Southern Maryland
Raffle & Break
2:35-3:05 pm-Dr. Roberto Kolter, Telling Microbial Stories
Raffle
3:10-3:55 pm-Dr. Michelle Danyluk, Managing Risk in a Field of Uncertainty: Foodborne Pathogens in the Produce Production Environment
Grand Prize Raffle
Abstract Submissions:
Lightning Talks will be 3-5 minutes. Abstracts (max. 250 words) are due by October 8th. Submit via email to: asm.dcbranch@gmail.com.
Abstract Submission is Closed.
Telling Microbial Stories
Roberto Kolter, Ph.D.
Professor, Emeritus
Microbiology
Harvard University
Invited Speakers:
Wastewater Based Epidemiology: Maintaining Production through Increased Worker Safety
Jordan Schmidt, Ph.D.
Director, Product Applications
LuminUltra Technologies, Ltd.
https://www.luminultra.com/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-covid-19-and-disinfection/
Managing Risk in a Field of Uncertainty: Foodborne Pathogens in the Produce Production Environment
Michelle Danyluk, Ph.D.
Professor, Food Science
UF/IFCS Citrus Research and Education Center
University of Florida
https://crec.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty/dr-michelle-danyluk-profile-page/