Past Events: May 2024
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TUESDAY MAY 21
Session 1: AMR Education and Communication
“Breaking Down Barriers to Sustainable Antimicrobial Use in Cats”Amelia Greiner Safi and Casey Cazer"Influences of scientific storytelling and visual narratives on antimicrobial resistance"Meghan McGillin and Megan Keller“Bridging borders, battling bacteria: The UK's AMR National Action Plan and its international efforts across research, policy, and education” Garrett DunlapSession Keynote
"All the mutants we could not see: Deep mutagenesis of antibiotic binding-site"
Dr. Aviram Rasouly, Senior Research Scientist...
Title: "Far From Home: T Cell Migration Through Non-Lymphoid Tissues"
By: Susan Schwab, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
"Pathogenesis of enteric fever"
Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi cause a prolonged illness known as enteric fever, whereas other Salmonella serovars cause gastroenteritis. Emergent multidrug resistance has increased the challenge posed by Salmonella infections, particularly in Asia and Africa. This presentation will describe new insights into pathogenic mechanisms of S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi A that distinguish them from nontyphoidal Salmonella serovars.
Biography:
Ferric C. Fang, M.D. is a Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology and Medicine at the University of Washington School of...
Title: "Interorgan Communication in Host Defense"
By: Matt Waldor, Harvard University
Most existing and emerging infectious diseases have their origin in animal populations. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic the need to understand the cause and impacts of wildlife diseases, as well as how to manage them, has only become increasingly salient.
Join us for a live, hybrid Chats in the Stacks book talk with Robin Radcliffe, associate professor of practice in Wildlife and Conservation Medicine in the Veterinary School, and David Jessup, former senior wildlife veterinarian of the California Department of Fish and Game and former executive manager of the Wildlife Disease...
“Two-component regulatory systems and antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae”
Biography:
Dr. Anne-Catrin Uhlemann is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she also directs the CUIMC Microbiome & Pathogen Collaborative Center and the Columbia University O’Brien Center for Benign Urology. She completed her medical training at the Eberhard-Karls-University in Tubingen, Germany and received her PhD from the University of London, UK. Dr. Uhlemann completed her residency in Internal Medicine and...