February 9-11, 2015 Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
February 9-11, 2015 Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
February 9-11, 2015 Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC Muthita Vanaporn Usa Boonyuen Pornpan Pumirat American Society for Microbiology http://www.asmbiodefense.org/ Biodefense Bacillus , Burkhoderia , and
- American Society for Microbiology
- http://www.asmbiodefense.org/
- Biodefense
Bacillus, Burkhoderia, and Tularemia
- Emerging Diseases
Coronaviruses, Ebola virus, Chikungunya virus, and etc.
- Immune response to infection
- Vaccine development
Plan the trip
- Registration fee ($625)
- Air ticket
- Accommodation
- Transportation
Book the ticket
- Try many websites eg. expedia, cheapticket,
skyscanner, etc.
- Try airline official website
- Go for the cheapest one
Book early!
Bangkok-DC, NY-Bangkok by Etihad airway (1 stop) 32,000 baht
Accommodation
- Look at the map find nearby hotel with cheaper price.
- Find the best rate from many websites eg. agoda,
hotel.com, booking.com, expedia, etc.
- Don’t forget official website.
Transportation
- Airport to hotel
- Hotel to the conference venue
- Travel in DC
On 8 Feb,….
On board, we were ready to fly!
Hotel, we stayed
Conference venue
Scientific Program
Monday February 9th, 2015
Global Threats - Collaborative Solutions Plenary Session Microbial Hackers: Pathogen Subversion of Host Cell Processes (A, B, I) Symposium BWAs in the Environment (B) Coronaviruses: Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis (A) End of the (Cell) Line: Microphysiological Systems for Biodefense Research (K) Manipulation of Host Cell Death Pathways by Bacterial Pathogens (B) Keynote Session Re-Imagining the Boundaries of Disease Detection: How Advances in Genomics and Informatics are Revolutionizing How We Monitor for Emerging Disease Threats
Reception
Tuesday February 10th, 2015
Plenary Session The Devil is in the Details: Deep Sequencing of Viral Populations for Insight into Virus Evolution and Emergence (A) Workshop Alternate Careers in Biodefense: Expanding the Horizons Symposium Clinically Relevant Transmission of Microbes by Aerosols (A) Got to Eat and Run: Pathogen Subversion of Autophagy (A, B, I) Molecular Events During Bacterial Pathogenesis and Disease (B, E) Poster Session Highlighted Oral Abstract Presentations Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Intracellular Bacteria Novel Vaccines for Emerging and Biothreat Agents Pathogen and Host Requirements for Viral Infection
Poster Session 071 (B) Effects of NaCl on Heat Resistance, Oxidative Susceptibility, Motility, and Biofilm Formation of a Potential Biothreat Agent Burkholderia pseudomallei
- P. Pumirat, M. Vanaporn, U. Boonyuen, N. Luplertlop, N. Chantratita; Mahidol Univ.,
Bangkok, Thailand
Wednesday February 11th, 2015
Hot Topic On the Ground with Ebola Virus: Africa to North America Plenary Session Infectious Disease Emergence and Re-Emergence Influenced by Conflict and Climate (A, B, D) Workshop TWiM: Alternate Careers in Biodefense: Expanding the Horizons Symposium Are Filoviruses Co-Evolving with Their Receptor, Niemann-Pick C1, in Bats? (A, I) Current Trends in Melioidosis and Glanders Vaccine Development (H) Development of Point of Care Diagnostics for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease Needs (D) Highlighted Oral Abstract Presentations Bacterial Pathogenesis and Novel Hosts
Poster Session 172 (B) Functional Characterization of Short-Chain Dehydrogenase/Oxidoreductase (SDR) from Potential Biothreat Agent, Burkholderia pseudomallei
- U. Boonyuen, K. Chamchoy, P. Pumirat; Mahidol Univ., Bangkok, Thailand
188 (B) The bprE, a Gene Encoding Anti-Sigma Factor E, is Required for Stress Response and Virulence in Burkholderia pseudomallei
- M. Vanaporn1, V. Muangsombut1, V. Srinon1, P. Pumirat1, S. Suparak2, S. Korbsrisate1;
1Mahidol Univ., Bangkok, Thailand, 2NIH, Bangkok, Thailand
Nonacademic activities
Let’s start our cheap Washington DC Tour!!!
U.S. Capital
The Supreme court
Liberty of Congress
The White House
Washington Monument
Windy and cold!!!
Smithsonian
National Museum of National History
Air and Space Museum
Thailand-Brazil Friendship!
UK, 2009 Washington DC, 2015
Hi! New York
Time square Statue of Liberty
Goodbye USA!
Grand Central Terminal Empire State