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Annual WNY ASM Spring Meeting

The Program for the Spring Meeting:

  • Lucas Simpson, Ph.D. Candidate (video) – “High Throughput Screening Identifies EGLN Family Prolyl Hydroxylases as Important Determinants of HCMV Infections”
  • Vincent Escuyer, Ph.D. (virtual) – “The Changing Landscape of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment: New Challenges for the Laboratory”
  • John K. Crane, M.D., Ph.D. – “Case Presentation: Delayed Diagnosis of Tuberculosis”
  • Jessica L. Reynolds, Ph.D. – “Immunotherapeutics for Tuberculosis”
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WNY ASM Spring Meeting Registration Form

This is a HYBRID Event (Attendance LIVE and ONLINE via ZOOM)

Hayes Hall, Room 403
3435 Main Street, Buffalo
UB South Campus

Monday, April, 7th, 2025

Registration Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2025

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Regular Members who paid 2024 Dues*: $15.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $40.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $30.00

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Student Members who paid 2024 Dues*: $5.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

*Dues paid for Fall Symposium Oct 29th, 2024 are 2025 dues. If you are unsure of your dues status email Lynn Connors (WNY ASM secretary/treasurer) at .

Pay by Mail

Lynn Connors
23 Chisholm Trail
Orchard Park, NY  14127
H 662-7552; W 829-5184

Make check payable to: WNY/ASM

Annual WNY ASM Fall Symposium

The Program for the Fall Symposium:

  • L. Beryl Guterman, M.D. & Ph.D. Candidate -“Harnessing Microbially Derived Metabolites in the Urinary Tract to Prevent Infection Induced Catheter Encrustation”
  • Ryan Hunter, Ph.D. – “When Good Bugs Go Wild. How Commensal Microbiota Shape Chronic Airway Disease Trajectory”
  • Crista Wadsworth, Ph.D. – “A Bubbling Cauldron of Antibiotic Resistance: Commensal Neisseria, a Persistent Threat fo rDNA Donation to Important Human Pathogens”
  • Samuel P. Brown, Ph.D. – “Challenges and Opportunities in the Treatment of
    Chronic Polymicrobial Infections”
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WNY ASM Fall Symposium Registration Form

This is a HYBRID Event (Attendance LIVE and ONLINE via ZOOM)

Active Learning Center, University at Buffalo
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Downtown Buffalo Campus

Tuesday, October 29th, 2024

Registration Deadline: Monday, October 21, 2024

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Regular Members who paid 2024 Dues*: $15.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $40.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $30.00

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Student Members who paid 2024 Dues*: $5.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

*You are a CURRENT 2024 member if you paid dues AFTER Sept 1, 2024. If you are unsure of your dues status email Lynn Connors (WNY ASM secretary/treasurer) at .

Pay by Mail

Lynn Connors
23 Chisholm Trail
Orchard Park, NY  14127
H 662-7552; W 829-5184

Make check payable to: WNY/ASM

WNY ASM survey 2024

Annual WNY ASM Spring Meeting

The Program for the Spring Meeting:

  • Emily Ivey, Ph.D. Candidate – “The Host Factor 90K Restricts SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Targeting the Viral Spike Protein”
  • Peter Trabold, Ph.D., MBA – “RATS, I mean rAST! The Coming Revolution in Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing”
  • Caila Vaughn, Ph.D., MPH – “Meningococcal & More: Western Region Epidemiology Updates, Spring 2024”
  • Wun-Ju Shieh, M.D., MPH, Ph.D. Dr. PH (h.c.) (virtual) – “Solving the Puzzle of Unexplained Outbreaks with a Multidisciplinary Approach”
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WNY ASM Spring Meeting Registration Form

This will be a HYBRID Event (Attendance LIVE and ONLINE via ZOOM)

Hayes Hall, Room 403
3435 Main Street, Buffalo
UB South Campus

Wednesday, April 17th, 2024

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Paid 2024 Dues: Live attendance for Regular Members: $15.00

Paid 2024 Dues: Online attendance for Regular Members: $5.00

Delinquent 2024 Dues: Add $15.00 Regular Dues fee to LIVE or Online Meeting Fee

Online OR Live Attendance for STUDENTS:  $5.00

*Dues paid for Fall Symposium Oct 3rd, 2023 are 2024 dues. If you are unsure of your dues status email Lynn Connors (WNY ASM secretary/treasurer) at .

Pay by Mail

Lynn Connors
23 Chisholm Trail
Orchard Park, NY  14127
H 662-7552; W 829-5184

Make check payable to: WNY/ASM

Annual WNY ASM Fall Symposium

The Program for the Fall Symposium: A Taste Of Bacteriophage

  • Megan Ulbrich, BS, PhD Candidate – “Special Delivery: A Novel Vibrio cholerae Protein Remodels Host Cytoskeletal Structures.”
  • Kathryn Kaufman, PhD – “Resolving the Structure of Phage-bacteria Interactions, from the Ocean to the Oral Microbiome”
  • Mark Gallo, PhD – “Isolation of Bacteriophage from Whitetail Deer, Odocoileus virginianus: I Study Deer Snot!”
  • Patrick Kenney, MD, MS – “Bacteriophage Discovery in Buffalo: Successes and Challenges”
  • Karen Maxwell, PhD – “Off-switches for CRISPR-Cas9: From Phage Biology to Biotechnology”
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WNY ASM Fall Symposium Registration Form

Center for Tomorrow, Flint Road
University at Buffalo, North Campus

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023

Registration Deadline: Friday, September 22, 2023

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Regular Members who paid 2023 Dues*: $15.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $30.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $10.00

*If you are unsure of your dues status email Lynn Connors (WNY ASM secretary/treasurer) at .

Pay by Mail

Lynn Connors
23 Chisholm Trail
Orchard Park, NY  14127
H 662-7552; W 829-5184

Make check payable to: WNY/ASM