1st Annual Pathogen Genomics Symposium: Genes, Genomes, and Infection

You are invited to attend the inaugural Pathogen Genomics Symposium hosted by the Center for Pathogen Genomics and Microbial Evolution.

Please join the Center for Pathogen Genomics and Microbial Evolution for a full day of scholarly events including a series of sequential workshops, poster session, and a keynote address followed by a series of research overview talks. A full agenda can be found below.

Date: Wednesday, May 4th, 2022
Time: 9:00a.m. - 5:30p.m.
Where: Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center

Event Agenda:

Workshops: 9:00 - 11:20a.m. (Please pre-register below)
Searle Seminar Room, Lurie 1-161
*Breakfast will be provided

a. Specimen Acquisition and Processing, Experimental Design with Lacy Simons
b. Microbial Sequence Assembly/Alignment with Egon Ozer, MD, PhD
c. Introductory Phylogenetic Analysis with Ramon Lorenzo-Redondo, PhD

Lunch and Poster Session: 11:30a.m. - 12:50p.m.
Potocsnak Family Atrium, SQBRC
*Lunch will be provided

Director Keynote Address: "Genes, Genomes, and Infection: An Introduction to the Center for Pathogen Genomics and Microbial Evolution" with Dr. Egon Ozer, MD, PhD
1:00 -1:50p.m.
Simpson Querrey Auditorium, SQBRC 1-230
Livestream link will be available for those unable to attend in person.

Research Overview Talks: "The Landscape of Pathogen Genomics at Northwestern"
2:00p.m. - 4:30p.m.
Simpson Querrey Auditorium, SQBRC 1-230
Livestream link will be available for those unable to attend in person.

a. "Antimicrobial Resistance and the Indoor Environment" with Erica Hartmann, PhD
b. "SARS-CoV-2 Variant Epidemiology in Children" with Larry Kociolek, MD
c. "Specialized Sequencing Applications to Investigate Pseudomonas Aeruginosa" with Kelly Bachta, MD, PhD
d. "Genomic Diversity in Vibrio Secreted Toxins Impacts Pathogenesis" with Karla Satchell, PhD
e. "HIV Research Collaboration Opportunities" with Richard D'Aquilla, MD

Reception: 4:30p.m. - 5:30p.m.
Potocsnak Family Atrium, SQBRC
*Drinks and small bites will be served