FRIDAY

9:30 AM - Sign In and Coffee

10:00 AM - Opening Remarks

Betsy Foxman, PhD (Hunein F. and Hilda Maassab Endowed Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (MAC-EPID), Co-Director of the Integrated Training program in Microbial Systems (ITiMS))

Thomas Schmidt, PhD (Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Internal Medicine,

Microbiology & Immunology, Co-Director of the Integrated Training program in Microbial Systems (ITiMS))

10:15 AM - "Microbial dynamics in space and time: the motion picture"

Edward F. DeLong, PhD (Professor of Oceanography and Co-Director SCOPE. Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education, University of Hawaii, Manoa)

Introduced by James Tan

11:15 AM - Break with snacks

11:45 AM - "Dynamic Viral Symbioses in Microbial Populations"

Rachel Whitaker, PhD ( Professor of Microbiology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Illinois)

Introduced by Adam Krieger

12:45 AM - Luncheon

2:00 PM - "Toward Designer Microbiomes"

Dr. Jo Handelsman (Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Introduced by Emily Crossette

3:00 PM - Coffee Hour

Thank you to our sponsors: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS),

Gudakunst Lectureship, MAC-EPID, Dept of Epidemiology, and Public Health.

MAC-EPID symposia are also supported through donations from people like you.