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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

 

Thursday, November 7

7:30am – 8:20am Registration and Breakfast
8:20am – 8:30am Opening Remarks
8:30am – 9:10am Keynote:
Dr. Jennifer Bomberger, PhD, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
9:20am – 10:00am 9:20-9:24 Emma Mills
9:24-9:28 Namrata Deka
9:28-9:32 Bailey Smith
9:32-9:36 Emily Kinney
9:36-9:40 Dingjiacheng Jia
9:40-9:44 Luzmariel Medina Sanchez
9:44-9:48 Audrey Duff
10:00am – 10:20am Break
10:20am – 11:40am Moderators:
Dr. Timothy Hand PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Mike Morowitz MD, University of Pittsburgh

Speakers:
10:20-10:40 Dr. Tim Hand PhD, University of Pittsburgh
10:40-11:00 Dr. Eldin Jašarević PhD, University of Pittsburgh
11:00-11:20 Dr. Stephanie Langel PhD, Case Western Reserve
11:20-11:40 Dr. Matt Olm PhD, University of Colorado
11:40am – 12:50pm Lunch & Communication Workshop for Undergraduates and Graduate Students
12:50pm – 1:30pm Keynote:

Dr. Iliyan D. Iliev, PhD, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

1:30pm – 2:00pm Poster Viewing (Even Numbers)
2:00pm – 2:30pm Poster Viewing (Odd Numbers)
2:30pm – 3:20pm Moderated Poster Session (max 7 poster per unit)
3:20pm – 3:30pm Break
3:30pm – 5:10pm Moderators:
Dr. Tagbo Niepa PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Vincent Young MD, PhD, University of Michigan

Speakers:
3:30-3:50 Dr. Chelsie Armbruster PhD, University at Buffalo
3:50-4:10 Dr. Yolanda Huang PhD, University of Buffalo
4:10-4:30 Dr. Miqdad Dhariwala PhD, The Ohio State University
4:30-4:50 Dr. Joseph Zackular MD, University of Pennsylvania
4:50-5:10 Alyssa Hamm MS, Case Western Reserve University
5:30pm – 6:00pm Transportation to Aviary
6:00pm – 8:00pm Evening Reception, National Aviary

Friday, November 8

7:30am – 8:20am Registration and Breakfast
8:20am – 8:40am 8:20-8:24 Ceylan Tanes
8:24-8:28 Rowan Ruby Terra
8:28-8:32 Anna Belford
8:32-8:36 Brooke Dresden
8:40am – 10:00am Moderators:
Dr. Alison Morris MD, MS, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Georgios Kitsios MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Daria van Tyne PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Speakers:
8:40- 9:00 Dr. Paul Carlson PhD, United States Food and Drug Administration
9:00-9:20 Dr. Ghady Haidar MD, University of Pittsburgh
9:20-9:40 Dr. Rasha Hammamieh PhD, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
9:40-10:00 Dr. Michael Woodworth MD, Emory University School of Medicine
10:00am – 10:20am Break
10:20am – 12:00pm Moderators:
Dr. Vaughn Cooper PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. William de Pas PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Speakers:
10:20-10:40 Dr. Jan Claesen PhD, Cleveland Clinic
10:40-11:00 Dr. Ryan Hunter PhD, University of Buffalo
11:00-11:20 Dr. Lauren Palmer PhD, University of Illinois
11:20-11:40 Dr. Apollo Stacy PhD, Cleveland Clinic
11:40-11:50 Dr. Jianglin Zhang PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
11:50-12:00 Kala Mahen, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
12:00pm – 12:30pm Lunch
12:30pm – 1:10pm Lunch and Keynote: Simultaneous imaging of bacterial species in microbial biofilms (CLASI-FISH)
Dr. Gary Borisy, PhD, Forsyth Institute
1:20pm – 3:20pm Moderators:
Dr. Luisa Hiller PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Drew Bridges PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Catherine Armbruster PhD, Carnegie Mellon University

Speakers:
1:20-1:40 Dr. Drew Bridges PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
1:40-2:00 Dr. Laura Cook PhD, Binghamton University
2:00-2:20 Dr. Patricia Grace PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2:20-2:40 Dr. Laty Cahoon PhD, University of Pittsburgh
2:40-3:00 Dr. Mark Mandel PhD, University of Wisconsin
3:20pm – 3:30pm Abstract Awards and Closing Remarks