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Welcome to the 48th Arizona-Southern Nevada Branch Meeting
American Society for Microbiology
April 2008
The meeting will be held at the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University.
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2008
Place: Life Sciences Building, E-wing. See a local map of the campus)
The ASM Foundation Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Tina Henkin, Ohio State
University, with the title:
"From ribosome to riboswitch: Sensing metabolic signals with nascent RNA
Transcripts"
And our "new faculty" series speakers will include:
Dr. Matthew Sullivan from UA ("How ocean cyanobacterial viruses impact the
global photosynthetic engine") and Dr. Jens Appel ("Microbial hydrogenases:
towards biohydrogen production) from ASU.
Registration (includes membership in branch):
$15 for students
$45 for non-student members
Please make any payments in cash or check directly on site the day of the meeting. No credit cards will be accepted.
Awards: Several prestigious (and, yes, monetary) awards will be presented to outstanding student contributions, thanks to the contributions of our corporate sponsors.
Guidelines for Talks: Oral presentations are limited to 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions. Please bring your talk on a jump drive or CD. All the talks will be loaded during registration or during the coffee break.
Guidelines for Student Posters: The recommended maximum size for posters is 42' x 72'. All materials necessary for posting the posters will be provided. Posters can be assembled during morning registration or during the coffee break.
If you are only planning to attend the meeting, please pre-register here.
If you are presenting a poster or a talk during the meeting, please register here by submitting your abstract.
NOTE: We do not guarantee full services (including meals) for people that did not pre-register or submit.
PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
Check here for lodging prices and directions.