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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.

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Registration:

This event is open to all and is free.

The meeting is virtual and by Zoom.  Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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.

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Telling Microbial Stories

Roberto Kolter, Ph.D.

Professor, Emeritus

Microbiology

Harvard University

https://gasp.med.harvard.edu/default.htm

Invited Speakers:

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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/

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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/

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