Anthony Baker, Chairman of the local organising committee for ASM2017, Tasmania
Australian Society For Microbiology 2017
The president of the Australian Society for Microbiology, ASN Conference organisers and the organising committee would like to invite you to stunning Tasmania for the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting and Trade Exhibition. The event will be held at Hotel Grand Chancellor in Hobart from 2–5 July.
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Advances in genomics and sequencing technologies in particular have allowed unprecedented insight into microbial communities; he 2017 conference has the theme
insights that have led to the realisation that
of Planetary Health, a fitting title for a Hobart
microbial complexity plays an underpinning role
meeting given the tumultuous history of
in all aspects of human civilisation. This year’s
Tasmania’s environmental battles. Planetary
scientific theme aims to emphasise the diversity
Health represents a new discipline that highlights
of microbial life as it pertains to Planetary Health,
the interconnectedness between human health and
from global systems affecting climate to individual
the natural systems that underpin our civilisation
molecular mechanisms of microbial function
and planet Earth. Microbiologists are aware of the
and everything in between. It is only through the
importance of the ‘unseen’ life that surrounds us;
study of microbial life that we can truly begin
however, recent discoveries continue to highlight
to understand and manipulate the systems that
just how significant microbes are on a global scale.
nourish, sustain and impact our civilisation.
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