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Past Events
The Program for the Fall Symposium:
- Matthew J. Binnicker, Ph.D. – “Monkeypox: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Testing”
- Esther Babady, Ph. D. – “Clostridium difficile Epidemiology and Diagnostic Challenges”
- Charles S. Berenson, M.D. – “SER-109, an oral microbiome therapy for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: Application of microbiome restoration to a critical clinical problem”
The Program for the Spring Meeting:
- Cesar de la Fuente, Ph. D. – “Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Antibiotic Discovery”
- Thomas A. Russo, M.D. – “COVID: Where We Have Been, Where We Are Going Now”
- John K. Crane, M.D., Ph.D. – “Case Presentation: “From Plaque to Peril: An Aggregation of Risk”
The Program for the Fall/Winter Symposium:
- Benjamin Pinsky, M.D., Ph.D. – “Testing for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of COVID-19”
- Kimberlee A. Musser, Ph.D. – “Next Generation Sequencing for the Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis”
- Kenneth Alexander, M.D., Ph.D. – “Experiences with SARS-2 Coronavirus”
Conference showcases plenary speakers in the fields of mycology, bacteriology, parasitology and virology.
The Program for the Spring Symposium:
- Ann R. Falsey, M.D. – “Updates on COVID-19 Vaccination”
- Patricia Diaz, DDS, Ph.D. – “Microbiome Interactions in the Mouth”
- Howard Faden, M.D. – “Climate Change and Vector-Borne Diseases”
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
Our Fall Menu:
Raw, Resistant, and Relevant for the Microbiology Connoisseur
Tuesday, Nov.5, 2019
University at Buffalo
Center for Tomorrow
Amherst, NY 14226
Program:
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
Monday, April 15, 2019
Hayes Hall, Room 403
3435 Main Street, Buffalo, UB South Campus
Program :
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
Rub Out Germs:
Prevention, Identification, and
Treatment Approaches
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018
University at Buffalo
Center for Tomorrow
Amherst, NY 14226
Program:
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
Donald W. Schaffner, Ph.D.
Professor, Rutgers University
Department of Food Science
School of Environmental & Biological Sciences
New Brunswick, New Jersey “Handwashing and Hand Sanitizers
from the Perspective of a Food
Microbiologist”
John A. Sellick, D.O.
Epidemiologist, WNY Veterans
Administration and Kaleida Health
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
University at Buffalo, SUNY
“Surveillance Definitions for Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs)”
Jennifer Colquhoun
Erwin Neter Award Winner
Ph.D. candidate,
University of Rochester Medical Center
“Staphylococcus aureus Rnp A:
Investigation of essential function and identification of novel inhibitors”
Dinner by Reservation and
WNY ASM Business Meeting
Dr. Oscar G. Gomez, M.D., Ph.D.,
Chief, Division of Infectious Disease, Oishei Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Jacobs School of Medicine
University at Buffalo
“Non-0157 Shiga toxin producing
E. coli in the United States”
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, Nov 7, 2017
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