Speaker: Dr. Theresa M. Koehler, PhD, Chair Emerita of the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at McGovern Medical School, University of Texas-Houston, and 2024-2025 President of the American Society for Microbiology

Topic: Bacillus anthracis: of Mice, Men, and Tall Fescue

Venue: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), in the Skylight Room of The Commons Building

Speaker: Dr. Eric J. Schott, PhD, Associate Research Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science at IMET

Topic: Microbial source tracking and collaborations tell us when we can safely swim in Baltimore Harbor

Venue: University of Maryland Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology  (IMET), Baltimore

Speaker: Dr. Joanne Engel, MD, PhD, Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), and ASM Distinguished Lecturer 

Topic: Pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections with a Special Emphasis on Bacterial Signal Transduction, Virulence Programs, Secreted Effectors

Venue: Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel, Towson

Event: Annual ASM Maryland Branch Poster Session 

Speakers: 1st- and 2nd-Place Winners of the J. Howard Brown Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Student Awards 

Venue: Health Sciences Facility III (HSF III), University of Maryland School of Medicine,
670 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201