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Dangerous Microbes in the 21st Century!
Pandemics, Emerging Diseases, and the Threat of Bioterrorism: Implications for Teaching
Morning Sessions (Large Room):
8:00-8:20 Registration, Coffee & Conversation
8:20-8:30 Welcome & Introductions
8:30-9:15 (1143896) From Bioterrorism to PandemicsSanjib Bhattacharyya
9:15-10:00
(1143897) Infectious Disease, Climate and Human Health: The Cholera
ParadigmRita Colwell
10:00-10:30
Break & Refreshments
10:30-11:15
(1143898) Superbugs and Wonderdrugs: the Antibiotic ParadoxStuart Levy
11:15-12:00 (1143899) Modern Applications of Biodetection and Training to Build a
Safer WorldSeemaBharathan&NarayanaswamyBharathan
Afternoon Sessions (Smaller Rooms):
1:30-2:20
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2:30-3:20
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3:20-3:40 Break & Refreshments
3:40-4:30
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4:30-4:50 Wrap Up Session (Large Room)
Microbiology in the K-16 Classroom:
Where to find activities, images,
podcasts, and other materials to create
a satisfying microbiological experience.
Mark Gallo, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Biology
Niagara University, NY 14109
[email protected]
http://www.washup.org
http://www.henrythehand.com/
http://www.coughsafe.com
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/index.htm
NABT 2008 – Memphis, TN
October 18, 2008
Session 1
8:30- 9:45
Plenary Talk: “Why NASA Cares about Microbes”
Microbial mat demonstration
Brad Bebout, NASA Ames Research Center
Session 2
10:00-11:15
“WAY Down Deep: Looking for Life in the Deep Subsurface”
Ruth Droppo, Indiana University
Michele Bahr, Marine Biological Laboratory
11:30- 12:30
Explore NASA’s curricula, activities, and resources in astrobiology and quiz scientists at the Microbial Discovery Box.
Taste a special “Microbial Lunch”,
free to the first *50* people who complete our AstroMicroBiology Survey and sign up in the ballroom.
Sign up available from 8:15 am.
Session 3
12:30- 1:00 pm
"It's Alive: Testing Foreign Soil for Biological Activity"
Steve Wagner, Stephen F. Austin State University
Session 4
1:15 - 2:30 pm
"Life in the Salty Extreme: the Halophiles"
PriyaDasSarma, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
Session 5
2:45- 3:30 pm
“Hot Science! from Yellowstone National Park”
Susan Kelly, Montana State University
3:30- 4:00 pm
Summary Activity: “Habitable Worlds”
Michele Bahr, Marine Biological Laboratory