April 21, 2023
April 21, 2023
The Program for the Spring Meeting:
The Program for the Fall Symposium:
The Program for the Spring Meeting:
The Program for the Fall/Winter Symposium:
Conference showcases plenary speakers in the fields of mycology, bacteriology, parasitology and virology.
The Program for the Spring Symposium:
Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 at 6:00 PM.
Program:
Rachael Jacobson, M.S.
Senior Research Scientist,Albany Molecular Research Inc. (AMRI), Buffalo, NY
“If you Give a Bug A Drug: The Role of Early Drug Discovery in the Resistance Era”
Chelsie E. Armbruster, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept Microbiology and Immunology
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
“Implications of Polymicrobial Urine Colonization in Catheterized Nursing Home Residents”
Mark P. Hicar, M.D., Ph.D.Associate Professor, Department of PediatricsDivision of Infectious Disease
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
“Exploration of Kawasaki disease and multisystem inflammatory syndrome of children (MIS-C) related to COVID-19”
Presentations: 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Registration is FREE if you are a current WNY ASM member. WNY ASM regular and student members who paid branch dues at the 2019 Fall Meeting or online (years 2019 and 2020) are considered “current” branch members. 2021 dues can be submitted with the meeting registration form. Registration Deadline is Monday, November 30, 2020
University at Buffalo
Center for Tomorrow
Amherst, NY 14226
4:00 – 4:45 pm
4:45 – 5:45 pm
5:45 – 6:30 pm
6:30 – 6:45 pm
6:45 – 7:30pm
7:30 -8:15 pm
Registration/Refreshments
/Exhibits
Edward G. Dudley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Food Science The Pennsylvania State University
Institute for Cyber Science
University Park, PA
“Make Mine Raw , Unprocessed, and Preservative-free, Please”
Karl O. A. Yu, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.P.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics University at Buffalo
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Pediatrics
Oishei Children’s Hospital
“Not MRSA….Not MSSA….but Somewhere in Between”
Christian P. Ahearn, Ph.D.
Erwin Neter Award Winner
Postdoctoral Scientist Center for Microbial Pathogenesis
Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus,Ohio
“Discovery of a putative nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae human respiratory invasin”
Dinner by Reservation and
WNY ASM Business Meeting
“Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Intervention: Case Presentations by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)”
Registration Deadline: Oct 28, 2019
Christina Hidalgo, M.P.H.
Regional Epidemiologist, NYSDOH, Buffalo NY
“Recent Communicable Disease Investigations in WNY”
Bryon Backenson, M.S.
Deputy Director for Disease Control,
Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, NYSDOH, Albany, NY
“Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases: Where does
the data come from, and what is that data telling us?”
Danielle Wroblewski, M.S.
Supervisor, MALDI-TOF MS Laboratory, Wadsworth Center
NYSDOH, Albany, New York
“MALDI-TOF MS: Its Impact and Success”
Registration: 4:30 – 5:00 PM
Presentations: 5:00 – 7:15 PM
Dinner: 7:15 PM