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2016 Calit2 Microbiome Symposium
Event Date: 9/23/2016
Event Time: 10 a.m.
Event End: 5 p.m.
Location: Calit2 Building Auditorium
Agenda:
ENVIRONMENT
10 a.m.: Jennifer Martiny, UC Irvine, “Microbial biogeography in light of traits”
10:40 a.m.: Eric Allen, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, San Diego, “Metagenomic discovery of polybrominated toxin biosynthesis in the ocean microbiome”
11:20 a.m.: Rachel Mackelprang, California State University, Northridge, “Strategies for carbon metabolism and survival in permafrost: insights from microbial -omics
— Lunch Break —
HEALTH
1 p.m.: Lance Price, George Washington University School of Public Health, “Foodborne Urinary Tract Infections: A New Paradigm for Food-Associated Illness”
1:40 p.m.: Sonia Michail, USC, “The Gut Microbiome: Bench to Bedside”
2:20 p.m.: Nimisha Parekh, UC Irvine, “Fecal microbiota transplant for recurrent C. difficile, The UCI experience”
— Coffee Break —
3:20 p.m.: Ilana Brito, Cornell, “Transmissible components of the microbiome”
4 p.m.: Orianna Bretschger, J. Craig Venter Institute, San Diego, “Microbiomes and Microbial Fuel Cells for Sustainable Sanitation”
4:40 p.m.: Discussion
— Wine and Cheese Reception —
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