microbiology
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The meeting will commence on Sunday, 2 July, with a comprehensive workshop program delivering content pertinent to antimicrobials, virology, serology, biofilms and mycobacteria.
as the world’s first professor of Planetary Health.
the main event on Saturday, 1 July. EduCon
The event will be shortly followed by the Bazeley
will focus on contemporary and exciting ways
Oration presented by Professor Mariagrazia Pizza.
to engage students and teach microbiology at all
The Bazeley Oration is fully supported by the
levels. It is open to educators of any field, not just
Commonwealth Serum Laboratories to recognise
microbiology, and definitely has something to offer
significant achievements in the field of vaccines.
anyone on the front line of education.
Professor Pizza is recognised as the first woman
The social program has been developed
in history to discover and bring to licensure two
with the objective of facilitating networking
innovative live-saving vaccines: Meningococcal B
and interactions, while showcasing some of the
and Pertussis.
food and beverages that Tasmania is becoming
The annual Rubbo Oration recognises
famous for. It will be a great opportunity to catch
outstanding contribution to the field of
up with old friends and colleagues and develop
microbiology. This year, the awardee is Professor
new relationships within our profession, while
Pascale Cossart, director of the Unité des
having a bit of fun at the same time. The event’s
Interactions Bactéries-Cellules at the Pasteur
location puts it in close proximity to a host of
Institute, Paris. Professor Cossart has dedicated
world-class restaurants, museums (including the
much of her working life to the study of intracellular
new Mawson’s Hut replicas), the iconic Salamanca
pathogens, particularly Listeria monocytogenes,
Markets, the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
for which she has received numerous prestigious
and, with a short ferry ride, the Museum of Old
awards. The Society is honoured to host her at
and New Art (MONA) — ranked consistently as
ASM2017.
one of the world’s best modern art galleries. For
In addition, ASM will be hosting Professor
those who wish to venture slightly further, Mt
The meeting will commence on Sunday, 2 July,
Robin Patel (biofilm associated infections),
Wellington summit offers spectacular views of
with a comprehensive workshop program delivering
Professor Christopher Sassetti (mycobacterial host-
Hobart and its surrounds while an assortment
content pertinent to antimicrobials, virology,
pathogen physiology), Doctor Sonja Best (innate
of wineries or the Cascade Brewery are places
serology, biofilms and mycobacteria. For the first
immunity to viruses), Professor Bill Petri (enteric
worthy of further investigation for the food and
time the conference will also be hosting a ‘Writer’s
infections), Associate Professor Christian Voolstra
drink connoisseur.
Corner’ workshop specifically aimed at those who
(coral reef health) and Professor Bart Weimer
The Tasmanian local organising committee is
wish to expand into writing scientific literature
(foodborne and veterinary pathogen population
proud to present an outstanding scientific and social
outside of the standard peer-reviewed journals.
genetics). The symposia invited speakers, proffered
program with an ensemble of leading scientific
As always, the meeting will feature eminent
papers, posters, Special Interest Group and specific
speakers from around the globe. We hope to see you
scientists from Australia and around the globe,
discipline meetings will provide an excellent
in Hobart for the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting
commencing with the annual Public Lecture on
opportunity for innovative thinking and to catalyse
and Trade Exhibition of the Australian Society
Sunday afternoon. This year, ASM’s opening
connections with colleagues.
for Microbiology. Please visit the meeting website
speaker will be Professor Anthony (Tony) Capon
In conjunction with the Annual Scientific
from the University of Sydney who is recognised
Meeting, EduCon 2017 will be hosted prior to
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for times and further details of the program at: www.asmmeeting.theasm.org.au.
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