**** SUNDAY MAY 17, 1998 ****
001 Opening Session - ASM Lecture - From Physiology to DNA & Back: Closing the Circle
**** MONDAY MAY 18, 1998 ****
002 Subversion of Eukaryotic Cellular Processes by Microbial Pathogens 003 Frontiers in Microbial Structure - Mollecular Machinery of the Bacterial Cell 004 Advances in Prebiotic Chemistry & the Origins of Microbial Life 005 Case Presentations in Clinical Microbiology 006 Molecular Pathogenesis of Opportunistic Fungal Infections 007 Nosocomial Reservoirs for Pathogenic Microorganisms 008 Cellular Immune Response to Mycobacteria 009 Chlamydia pneumoniae & Coronary Heart Disesase 010 T Cell Memory & Protection Against Microbial Pathogens 011 Global HIV - Recent Advances in Understanding Infection & Control 012 Microbial Ecology of the Deep Subsurface 013 Genomics & Industrial Microbiology 014 Novel Reactions of Anaerobic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation 015 Going Beyond Content - Making Microbiology Interdisciplinary 016 Translation & mRNA Decay - New Insights from Bacteria & Yeast 017 Site-Specific Recombination 018 The Global Future - Climate, Pathogens, & Health 019 Emerging Infections - The Critical Role of NIH/NIAID Sponsored Research 020 Evasion of Host Defenses by Bacterial & Viral Pathogens 021 Rapid Change & Evolution of Pathogens 022 Translation of the Genetic Code - Beyond Codons & Anticodons 023 Cell Structures & Asymmetry 024 Prospects for Microorganisms in Extraterrestrial Ecosystems 025 New Challenges & Opportunities in Public Health 026 Current Issues in Medical Parasitology 027 The Ins & Outs of Bacterial Iron & Heme Transport 028 Methods of Cytokine Detection - Tips, Tricks, & Techniques 029 Infection, Chromosome Changes, & Chronic Disease 030 The Cellulosome - An Extracellular, Supramolecular, Degradative Enzyme Complex 031 Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced Processes & Effects in Microbial Ecosystems 032 Stress Responses & Their Impact on Food Microbiology 033 Distribution & Survival of Pathogens in Drinking Water Biofilms 034 Transcription Regulation by Response Regulators 035 Clinical Microbiology & the Changing World of Health Care 036 History of Microbiology Lecture - AIDS Research at NIH in the Era of Molecular Microbiology 037 Career Development Forum 037A President's Address - Through the Intestinal Tract with Gun & Camera
**** TUESDAY MAY 19, 1998 ****
073 Regulation of Cell Cycle & Apoptosis by Viruses 074 Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Toxins & Their Role in Pathogenesis 075 RNA Editing & Modification 076 RNA Polymerase 077 Science - The Next Generation 078 Update on Gram-Positive Cocci - Taxonomy, Identification, & Clinical Significance 079 Cell Signalling in Pathogenic Fungi 080 Epidemiology & Quality Improvement for the Laboratory 081 Rational Approaches for Design of New Antimycobacterial Agents 082 Prevention & Infection - New Tools of an Old Trade 083 Application of Cumulative Antimicrobial Susceptibility Data to Epidemiology & Patient Care 084 Intracellular Pathogens of Macrophages - Novel Mechanisms Host Defense & Pathogenesis 085 Beyond CD4 - The Role of Flow Cytometry in HIV & Autoimmunity 086 Solute & Toxin Transport by Energy - & TonB-Dependent Outer Membrane Proteins 087 Bacterial Mineral Precipitation 088 Sodium Metabolism - From Extreme to Moderate 089 Viruses & Cancer 090 Antimicrobial Resistance Among Gram- Positive Bacteria: A Global Perspective 091 RNA in Archaea 092 Molecular Basis for Signal Transduction 093 Studies of Extreme Environments & Their Relevance to Extraterrestrial Communities 094 New Developments in Sexually Transmitted Disease 095 Extracytoplasmic Protein Folding 096 Pediatric Microbiololgy - Kids Are Different 097 Morphologic & Molecular Resources for Clinical Medical Mycology 098 Viral Infections in Healthcare Settings 099 Life Styles of the Virulent & Infamous - Mycobacterial Survival Mechanisms & Virulence 100 Microarrays & Drug Resistance 101 Cells in Microgravity - Problems & Prospects 102 Solid-Phase Cytometry: A Novel "Real- Time" Analytical Technique 103 Scientists Survival Kit for Biologic Controversy - Science Literacy for the Biologic Scientist 104 Stationary Phase & the Post-Mitotic State: Life After Cell Division 105 Biosafety Level 4 Agents & Other Restricted Microbial Pathogens: Policies for Distribution of Cloned Genes for Biomedical Research 106 Evolution & Metabolic Engineering of Biosynthetic Pathways
**** WEDNESDAY MAY 20, 1998 ****
142 The Emerging Recognition of Viruses in the Environment 143 Ecoclinical Microbiology - New Insights from the Interface Between Clinical & Environmental Microbiology 144 Regulatory RNAs 145 Structure-Based Therapeutics 146 From Rocks & Molecules to Microorganisms 147 Perspectives on Laboratory Mergers for Clinical Microbiology 148 10 Years of DNA Fingerprinting Mycobacterium Tuberculosis 149 Current Challenges for Public Health Labs 150 Effects of Bacterial Products on Eukaryotic Cells 151 Mycoplasma Virulence Determinants 152 Mechanisms of Signalling Hierarchies 153 Novel Methods for Inactivation of Pathogenic & Spoilage Microorganisms 154 Assessing & Stimulating Critical Thinking in Microbiology Students 155 Bacterial S-Layers 156 From Genomic Sequences to Biochemical Pathways 157 Is the Academic Department of Microbiology a Relic of the Past? 158 RNA Virus Vectors - Applications in Gene Therapy & Vaccine Development 159 The Type III Secretion Mechanism - Coordination of Toxin Translocation with Toxin Secretion & Expression 160 Oligonucleotide Therapeutics & Diagnostics 161 An Exercise in Astrobiology Interplanetary Exchange of Microorganisms in Space Exploration 162 Practical Problems in Clinical Microbiology 163 Molecular Epidemiology of Non-C. albicans Mycoses 164 Molecular Epidemiology of Foodborne Diseases - Blueprint for Int'l Public Health Laboratory Surveillance Network 165 The Role of Cytokines in the Immune Response to Infectious Disease 166 Structure & Function of Microbial Cellulases 167 Teaching Applied & Environmental Microbiology 168 Recombination Initiated DNA Replication 169 Oxygen Sensing & Gene Regulation 170 Where is Clinical Microbiology Headed? A Regulatory, Legislative, & Public Affairs Update 171 Cyanobacteria - Promises, Perils, & Clocks 171A The President's Forum - Doomsday Scenario - Emerging Infectious Disease, Weak Links in the Food Chain, & Bioterrorism 208 (209 & 210) Education Awards: William A. Hinton Training Award, Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award, & Carski Distinguished Teaching Award
**** THURSDAY MAY 21, 1998 ****
227 New Approaches to the Therapeutic Intervention of Viral Infections 228 Evolution of Bacterial Virulence 229 Cellular Morphogenesis of Candida albicans 230 Winds of Change - The Impact of Phylogenetics on Microbial Taxonomy 231 Confronting Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance - Guidelines for the Laboratory & Clinician 232 Hot Topics in the Clinical Mycobacteriology Laboratory 233 Post-Streptococcal Autoimmunity: Clinical Spectrum & Pathogenesis 234 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy & Resistance in Mycoplasmas 235 Laboratory Diagnosis of the Ehrlichioses 236 Methane Genes, Genomes, & Genesis 237 Transport of Microorganisms Through the Terrestrial Subsurface 238 Bacteriophage Genomics 239 Teaching Microbiology - What is on the Horizon? 240 Pathogenicity Islands 241 Chromosome Partitioning 242 Algorithms for Clinical Microbiology 243 Confronting Antimicrobial Drug Resistance: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach 244 Micro Communities & Human Health - Alternatives to the Great Plate Count Anomaly 245 Global Regulation In the Proteome 246 Women In Microbiology - The View from Across the Oceans
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