15th Annual Great Plains Infectious Disease Meeting Program Schedule
November 4-5, 2016 University of Kansas-Lawrence
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Friday, November 4, 2015 – Springhill Suites, 6th and New Hampshire, Downtown Lawrence, KS |
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4:00pm |
6:00pm |
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6:00pm |
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Dinner |
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6:30pm |
8:30pm |
Science, Collaboration and Networking |
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Saturday, November 5, 2015 (Atrium, School of Pharmacy, West Campus ) |
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7:15am |
7:55am |
Check-In - Coffee, Juice and Doughnuts |
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8:00am |
8:02am |
Opening Remarks – Wendy Picking |
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Session I: Epidemiology/Public Health/One Health (Room 2020 SOP) |
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8:02am |
8:30am |
Phil Adam (KDHE) Bioterrorism and the laboratory response network |
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8:30am |
9:00am |
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9:00am |
9:30am |
Elizabeth Holzschuh (Johnson County DHE) Vaccine hesitancy and outbreaks |
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9:30am |
10:00am |
Charley Cull (VBRS) Veterinary and comparative models for food safety research |
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10:00am |
10:20am |
Refreshments and Networking Break (Atrium SOP) |
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Session II: Microbial Physiology (Room 2020 SOP) |
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10:30am |
11:00am |
Christian Ray (KU) Regulation of bacterial growth in discrete steps and structured lineages |
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11:00am |
11:30am |
Greg Somerville (UNL/Zoetis) Metabolism – the forbidden fruit of antibiotics |
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11:30am |
12:00pm |
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12:00pm |
12:30pm |
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12:30pm |
1:30pm |
Lunch (First Floor Dining Area – Mortar & Pestle Cafe) |
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Session III: Biochemistry/Structural Biology (Room 2020 SOP) |
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1:30pm |
2:00pm |
Christina Bourne (OU) Toxin-antitoxin modules: Functions in bacteria |
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2:00pm |
2:30pm |
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2:30pm |
3:00pm |
Michael Barta (KU) Using nanobodies to investigate the T3SS needle-tip complex of Shigella flexneri |
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3:00pm |
3:45pm |
Bill Picking (KU) Structure-function relationships within the Shigella type-III secretion apparatus |
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Session IV: Poster Presentation |
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3:45pm |
5:30pm |
Poster Session (Atrium) – Light Refreshments |
