American Society for Microbiology
Maryland Branch Ltd.
American Society for Microbiology, Maryland Branch Ltd. Dinner-Meeting
Monday, February 23, 2026, 6:00-9:30 PM
6:00 - 7:00 | Social hour - Colwell Center atrium (canvas & glass tent) |
7:00 - 8:00 | Dinner - Colwell Center atrium (canvas & glass tent) |
8:00 - 8:15 | Business meeting |
8:15 - 9:15 | Speaker presentation (IMET Auditorium) |
Out of the Endotoxin Box: Addressing Pyrogen Diversity Challenges Using the Monocyte Activation Test (MAT)
Presented by Djikolngar (Djik) Maouyo, PhD
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Founder, Managing Director and President of PyroDex LLC, Baltimore MD
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Dr. Maouyo has over 25 years of experience in industrial biotechnology and biomedical research, focusing on microbial detection the past 18 years. He held senior research positions at JHU, UM, and a multinational biotech. This talk will describe pyrogen detection methods based on bacterial endotoxin tests and MAT, new concepts and algorithms highlighting MAT’s potential, and its use in providing safety status overviews for parenteral drugs and implants.
Location:
UM Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology at the Colwell Center
701 E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202
https://imet.usmd.edu/
https://campuslife.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/479/2017/10/commons_directories_all_together.pdf
Parking: ​
Next-door parking for the Colwell Center available at Pier V Garage: insert ticket into kiosk at departure to get parking charge, insert parking voucher provided at the event if requested when registering to deduct the $15 discount, and then pay the difference with cash or credit card
Exit Pier V Garage through the Pratt Street door and enter the Colwell Center white canvas & glass tent through its Pratt Street or side doors for the social hour (open bar) and then dinner
Buffet Dinner Selections
Jambalaya Chicken
New Orleans favorite with
Rice, Pork Sausage & Cajun Sauce
Pork Tenderloin
Cider-Infused, Roasted with
Carrots & Apples
Vegetable Lasagna
Dinner also includes:
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Sides: Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans
Marinated Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Vinaigrette
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PLEASE REGISTER OR RSVP with meal selection, and to request a parking voucher if planning to park in the Pier V Garage, by 5 PM, February 17, 2026.
Registration and pre-payment REQUIRED so we know how many dinners and parking vouchers to order; walk-ins only get them if someone cancels
Cost:
MD Branch Members: $35.00
Non-MD Branch Members: $39.00
Students: $10.00
Payment Methods:
1.Credit card: Complete the form on this page. No RSVP required with PayPal payments.
OR
2. RSVP to this asmmaryland@gmail.com with meal selection and indicate that payment will be either:
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· Personal check presented at the meeting, OR
· Exact-change cash presented at the meeting