The Western New York American Society for Microbiology Fall Symposium will be held on
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 (4-8:30PM) at the Center for Tomorrow, Flint Road, University at
Buffalo North Campus. This meeting is well attended by WNY Microbiologists including Infectious
Disease physicians and Laboratory Directors, Supervisors, Technologists and Students. The
suggested fee for vendor sponsorship is $250 and includes dinner.

This year’s Program title is A TASTE OF BACTERIOPHAGE and features:

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”

As a sponsor you will have the opportunity to display/distribute literature related to laboratory and
pharmaceutical products. If you are interested in supporting the symposium please complete the
form below by Friday, September 22nd so we can assign a display table for your use.

Thank you for your support,
Jean Myers, Past President, Organizing Committee
Western New York Branch American Society for Microbiology
NYS Exempt Organization Certificate #250709
Federal TIN #16-1307556