**** SUNDAY MAY 4, 1997 ****
001 $ 15.00 Ribozymes & Telomerase - Lessons Learned from Ciliated Protozoa
**** MONDAY MAY 5, 1997 ****
002 $ 15.00 AIDS Update - Clinical Presentation & Diagnosis of Opportunistic Infections 003 $ 15.00 Molecular & Cellular Cross Talk Between Bacteria & Their Toxins & Host Cells 005 $ 15.00 New Whole Genome Sequences from Eubacteria 007 $ 15.00 Chronic Impact of Food-Borne Disease 009 $ 15.00 Protein Folding 010 $ 15.00 Circadian Rhythms in Microorganisms 012 $ 15.00 Recent Advances in RNA Processing 013 $ 15.00 CLIA in the 1990's - A Legislative & Regulatory Update 063 $ 15.00 Structural Features of RNA Polymerase 064 $ 15.00 Extremophile Genomes 065 $ 15.00 Diversity of Pulmonary Infections & Immunity 066 $ 15.00 Cell Cycle Control in Microorganisms 067 $ 15.00 Folding, Structure, & Assembly of Trans-Membrane Proteins 068 $ 15.00 Clinical Microbiology - Survival of Quality in the Managed Care Environment 069 $ 15.00 Medical Parasitology-Emerging Parasitic Infections & Their Clinical Relevance 070 $ 15.00 Epidemiology & Control of Medically Important Fungi 071 $ 15.00 Molecular Approaches for Mycobacterial Drug Discovery 072 $ 15.00 Diverse Interactions of Mycoplasmas with Mammalian Cells 073 $ 15.00 Advanced Approaches for Dealing with Variability in Ecological & Biodegradative Processes at the Field Scale 075 $ 15.00 Europe in the Making of American Microbiology 076 $ 15.00 Planning for the Future Career Pathways for Undergraduates Considering a Research Career 077 $ 15.00 President's Address: Adeno-Associated Virus - A Potential Vector for Human Gene Therapy
**** TUESDAY MAY 6, 1997 ****
081 $ 15.00 Microbial Production & Response to Extracellular Signals & Defensins 082 $ 15.00 Laboratory Detection & Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance - Do You Know What it Takes? 084 $ 15.00 Perspectives on Drug Resistance in Mycobacteria 085 $ 15.00 Mycoplasma gallisepticum - a Better Model for Mycoplasma Pathogenesis 086 $ 15.00 Diagnosing a Current Infection - Role of Serologic & Molecular Techniques 087 $ 15.00 Anaerobic Biogeochemical Processes 088 $ 15.00 Microbial Enzymes for Industrial Processes 089 $ 15.00 Small RNAs as Regulators of Gene Expression 090 $ 15.00 Regulation of Energy Metabolism 148 $ 15.00 Molecular Diagnostics & Infectious Diseases - Issues & Applications 149 $ 15.00 New Mechanisms of Pathogenicity 151 $ 15.00 Cell-Cell Signaling During Microbial Development 152 $ 15.00 Case Presentations in Clinical Microbiology 153 $ 15.00 Challenges for the 1990's - The Microbiology Laboratory's Response to Infection Control Needs 154 $ 15.00 Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance 155 $ 15.00 Bacterial Polysaccharides & Pathogenesis 157 $ 15.00 Mountains from Molehills - Spatial Scales & Mechanisms of Mineral Formation of Bacteria 158 $ 15.00 Diversity in the Classroom - Strategies for Enhanced Learning 159 $ 15.00 Metabolism in the Archaea 161 $ 15.00 Patents & Technology Transfer - New Challenges for Academia & Industry 162 $ 15.00 Obstacles or Opportunities - Building Blocks of a Scientific Life 163 $ 15.00 President's Forum: Mad Cow Disease & a Human Counterpart - Science & Public Policy
**** WEDNESDAY MAY 7, 1997 ****
178 $ 15.00 Debates in Clinical Microbiology 179 $ 15.00 Gene Disruption & Expression in Pathogenic Fungi 180 $ 15.00 Antibiotic-Leukocyte Interactions 181 $ 15.00 Cell & Molecular Biology of Intracellular Parasites 182 $ 15.00 Neuroimmune Circuits, Microbes, & Resistance to Infection 184 $ 15.00 Detection & Risk Assessment of Mycrobiological Contaminants in Marine Environments - The Mamala Bay Project, Honolulu, Hawaii 185 $ 15.00 Systematics & Evolution of Symblonts 186 $ 15.00 Evolution of Biodegradation Pathways - Lessons from Genes, Regulation & Enzymes 187 $ 15.00 Phenotypic Variation - Chromosomal Mechanisms Underlying Epigenetic Phenomena 212B $ 15.00 Eli Lilly & Company Research Award: Cell-Cell Signaling & Microbial Development 235 $ 15.00 DNA Transfer - Genetic Transfer of Virulence Factor in Food-Borne Pathogens 236 $ 15.00 Diagnostic Virology - Conventional & Molecular Methods 238 $ 15.00 How Far Should We Go with Mycobacterial Identification? 239 $ 15.00 Evasion of Mucosal Defenses by Pathogens That Interact with the Respiratory Tract 241 $ 15.00 Chronic Disease Syndromes - Disruption of Host Defense Mechanisms 242 $ 15.00 Molecular Mechanisms of Light Sensing in Prokaryotes 243 $ 15.00 Role of Consortia in Contaminant Biodegradation 244 $ 15.00 Relationships between Ultrastructure & Pathogenesis 245 $ 15.00 Viruses in the Driver's Seat - Effects on Cell Cycling & Cell Death 246 $ 15.00 Emerging & Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases in Plants, Domestic Land & Aquatic Animals, & Wildlife 248 $ 15.00 Abbott-ASM Lifetime Achievement Award: Social Bacteria
**** THURSDAY MAY 8, 1997 ****
249 $ 15.00 Special Habitats & New Host-Parasite Interactions 256 $ 15.00 Antibacterial Peptides 257 $ 15.00 Return to Koch's Postulates 258 $ 15.00 Bacterial Gene Movement - Interactions with Plants & Animals 259 $ 15.00 The Good Epidemic - Spreading Microbial Literacy 260 $ 15.00 Challenges & Solutions to a Life without Oxygen 262 $ 15.00 History of Microbiology Lecture 275 $ 15.00 Chiron Corporation Biotechnology Research Award: Genes, Chips, & the Human Genome 285 $ 15.00 Reemergence of Diphtheria - Are We Ready? 286 $ 15.00 Preventing the Enviromental Transmission of Pathogens 287 $ 15.00 Role of Proteolysis in Microbial Growth & Development 288 $ 15.00 The Scientific Future of Genetic Immunizations
$15.00 / Session or Convention Special 6 Sessions & FREE Binder for $75.00