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\n<\/em><\/strong>Rust Belt<\/strong>:\u00a0 An area of the north United States historically known for heavy industry and steel production.
\nRust Belt\u00a0Microbiome<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0 A cutting-edge conference named to commemorate the rise of Science and Medicine as emerging economic drivers in the Rust Belt region. The outstanding programs in microbiome or host-pathogen research highlight new forces in our region to improve human health, advance novel technology, and develop entrepreneurship. Our conference is designed to celebrate the past and the future of our thriving and vital area.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>The goal of the Pittsburgh Rust Belt Microbiome (RBM) Conference is to bring together the microbiome, microbial evolution, and pathogenesis research communities from academic institutions and medical centers in the Rust Belt Region.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Chairman, Vascular Cell Biology and
\nAtherosclerosis Lerner Research Institute,
\nCleveland Clinic<\/em><\/h5>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/rbm2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/bakaletz_lauren.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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Director, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis<\/em>
\nVice President, The Research Institute at Nationwide <\/em>
\nChildren's Hospital, Ohio State University<\/em><\/h5>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/rbm2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/05\/alenghat_theresa.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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Assistant Professor of Medicine,
\nDepartment of Pediatrics,
\n<\/em>University of Cincinnati
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Microbiome in Heart and Lung Disorders<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t
\nCarl Koch, M.D. (University of Pittsburgh)<\/em>
\nVaughn Cooper, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)<\/em>
\nStanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D. (Cleveland Clinic)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nJonathan Mark Brown, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nCleveland Clinic<\/em><\/p>\n
\nJennifer Pluznick, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nJohns Hopkins University<\/em><\/p>\n
\nJennifer Bomberger, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh<\/em><\/p>\n
\nLuisa Hiller, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nCarnegie Mellon University<\/em><\/p>\n
\nGeorgios Kitsios, M.D., Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh<\/em><\/p>\n
\nKeith Cook, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nCarnegie Mellon University<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>Microbiome, Nutrition, and Human Performance <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t
\nBlake Stamps, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nAir Force Research Laboratory<\/em><\/p>\n
\nJ. Philip Karl, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nUS Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTing Lu, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Illinois
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\nTheodore A Chavkin,\u00a0BS (Ph.D. Student)<\/strong>
\nHarvard Medical School<\/em><\/p>\n
\nKim Beals, Ph.D., RD, CSSD, LDN<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>Mother and Infant Microbial Cross-Talk<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t
\nDennis Simon, M.D. (University of Pittsburgh)<\/em>
\nMichael\u00a0Horowitz, M.D. (University of Pittsburgh)<\/i>
\nTimothy Hand, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nArdythe Morrow, Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Cincinnati<\/em><\/p>\n
\nKathyayini Gopalakrishna, MBBS (Ph.D. Student)<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCarolyn Coyne, Ph.D.
\n<\/strong>University of Pittsburgh<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>Gut Microbiome in Health and Disease<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t
\nStephen O'Keefe, M.D., M.Sc. (University of Pittsburgh)<\/em>
\nBryan McVerry, M.D. (University of Pittsburgh)<\/i>
\nStacy Wendell, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMargherita Cantorna, <\/strong>Ph.D.
\n<\/b>Pennsylvania State University<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDavid B Haslam, M.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Cincinnati<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMatam Vijay-Kumar, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Toledo<\/i><\/p>\n
\nTimothy Hand, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh<\/em><\/p>\n
\nJennifer Franko, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWest Virginia University<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>Beyond the Bacteriome: Fungi and Viruses<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t
\nBarbara Meth\u00e9, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)<\/em>
\nAlison Morris, M.D., M.S. (University of Pittsburgh)<\/i>
\nJennifer Bomberger, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMahmoud Ghannoum, Ph.D. <\/strong>
\nCase Western Reserve University<\/em><\/p>\n
\nGraham Hatfull, Ph.D. <\/strong>
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAaron Mitchell, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nCarnegie Mellon University<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIIlyan Iliev, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nWeill Cornell Medical College<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWook Kim, Ph.D.<\/strong>
\nDusquene University<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>The 1st\u00a0Pittsburgh Rust Belt Microbiome Conference<\/h1>\n
November 4 \u2013 5, 2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nSimmons Auditorium
\nTepper Building
\n4765 Forbes Ave.
\nPittsburgh, PA 15213<\/p>\n
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