Summer Conference
Resistance, adaptation and bioremediation
Date: 11:00AM - 13:00PM, 2 - 5 July 2012
Location: The George Hotel, Edinburgh
Early bird date: 00:00AM, 8 June 2012
Closing date: 00:00AM, 22 June 2012
Programme
Summer Conference
Resistance, adaptation and bioremediation
Monday 2 July - Thursday 5 July 2012
The George Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland
Summer conference booking form
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Monday 2 July 2012 |
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| 11:00 - 17:00 |
Intellectual property workshop |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Lewis B Perry Memorial Lecture Globalization of antimicrobial resistance Didier Pittet, University Hospital in Geneva, Switzerland |
| 19:00 - 20:00 |
Drinks reception and buffet |
| 20:30 - 22:30 |
Quiz night |
Tuesday 3 July 2012 |
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| Session 1: Microbial resistance to antibiotics and biocides |
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| 09:00 - 09:35 |
Impact of bacterial resistance to biocides in the healthcare industry W. Rutala, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, USA |
| 09:35 - 10:00 |
Bacterial resistance and cross-resistance: overrated story or real concern? Jean-Yves Maillard, Cardiff University, UK |
10:10 - 10:45 |
Recent advances in antibiotic resistance in Ps. aeruginosa Keith Poole, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Tea, coffee and trade show |
| 11:15 - 11:50 | Evolution and dissemination of vancomycin resistance in Gram-positive cocci Patrice Courvalin, Institut Pasteur, France |
| 11:50 - 12:25 |
β lactamase resistance in Enterobacteriaceae Neil Woodford, HPA, UK |
| 12:25 - 13:00 |
Controlling antibiotic resistance through stewardship Rob Townsend, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust |
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch, trade show and posters |
Session 2: Natural and experimental adaptation in bacteria |
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| 14:00 - 14:35 |
The various lifestyles of the Burkholderia cepacia complex species: a tribute to adaptation Eric Deziel, Centre INRS, Canada |
| 14:35 - 15:10 | Adaptive evolution in Geobacter Pier-Luc Tremblay, University of Massachusetts, USA |
| 15:10 - 15:45 |
Extremophiles and halophiles: adaptation to high salinity environments Terry McGenity, University of Essex, UK |
| 15:45 - 16:00 |
Tea, coffee and trade show |
| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Attended poster session 1 |
| 17:00 - 18:00 |
Student session |
| 17:00 - 19:30 |
Trade show and competition |
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| Session 2 continued: Natural and experimental adaptation in bacteria | |
| 09:00 - 09:35 | Studying and designing systems: towards orthogonal biochemical reaction networks Sven Panke, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland |
| 09:35 - 10:10 | Engineered bacteria as pollution bioreporters Jan Roelof van der Meer, University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 10:10 - 10:40 |
Tea, coffee and posters |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Attended poster session 2 |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch and posters |
Session 3: Bioremediation |
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| 13:00 - 13:35 | Microbial resource management and environmental biotechnology Willy Verstraete, U. Gent, Belgium |
| 13:35 - 14:10 | Selection and manipulation of bacteria for rhizoremediation Juan Luis Ramos, EEZ, Granada, Spain |
| 14:10 - 15:10 | Student presentations |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | Tea, coffee and posters |
SfAM Award Lectures |
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| 15:30 - 15:35 | Introduction to the New Lecturer Research Grant President of the Society |
| 15:35 - 16:10 |
SfAM New Lecturer Research Grant Lecture |
| 16:10 - 16:15 | Introduction to the WH Pierce Prize President of the Society |
| 16:15 - 16:45 | WH Pierce Prize Lecture TBC |
| 16:45 - 17:15 | Annual General Meeting |
| 19:00 onwards |
Drinks reception and conference dinner at The Hub |
Thursday 5 July 2012 |
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Session 3 continued: Bioremediation |
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| 09:00 - 09:35 | Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in marine environments Ian Head, University of Newcastle, UK |
| 09:35 - 10:10 | Exploiting fungi in bioremediation of hazardous chemicals Hauke Harms, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany |
| 10:10 - 10:45 | Tea, coffee and posters |
| 10:45 - 11:20 | Geomicrobiology and bioremediation Geoffrey Gadd, University of Dundee, UK |
| 11:20 - 11:55 | Bioremediation of uranium from minewaters Lynne Macaskie, University of Birmingham, UK |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch and close |
Abstract submissions
Please download and complete this form to submit an abstract for the Summer Conference 2012.
If you wish to also apply for a studentship grant, this application must be submitted at the same time as your abstract.
When you have completed the form(s) please email to sally@sfam.org.uk
Studentship grant application
Studentship grant application form for the Summer Conference 2012 available for download here: Conference Studentship.
For more information and to read the terms and conditions visit: http://www.sfam.org.uk/en/grants--awards/conference-studentship.cfm
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