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8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Sign In
8:30 a.m. Introduction – Betsy Foxman, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Director Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (MAC-EPID), University of Michigan
8:45 a.m. “Azotomics- An exploration of the structural and functional ecology of the global-N cycle”, Kartik Chandran, PhD, Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. “The impact of spatial heterogeneity in the transmission of dengue on the synchrony of incidence”, Derek Cummings, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
11:00 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. “Environmental pathogens in the post-sewerage era: Modeling microbial risks as part of urban water sustainability assessments”– Dr. Nick J. Ashbolt, Title-42 Senior Research Microbiologist Office of Research and Development National Exposure Research Laboratory (MD-564) U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
12:15 – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon + Round tables (location SPH I, 3755)
Session I: "Evolution of complex carbohydrate metabolism in the human distal gut microbiota", Eric Martens, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan
Session II: "Tough Economic Times: The Frugal Foundation of Bacterial Communities",
Matthew Chapman, PhD, Principle Investigator, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
Session III: "Fate of pathogens in the environment and infectious diseases", Chuanwu Xi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan
Session IV: “Human skin microflora and the innate defense system: Is there a niche for Staphylococcus aureus?", David Macinga, PhD, Principal Scientist, GOJO Industries, Inc.
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