Schedule
ASM NORTHWEST BRANCH MEETING 2019
SOUTH CAMPUS CENTER - UW CAMPUS
15 FRIDAY NOVEMBER Foege Auditorium and Vista Cafe
5:00pm - 5:45pm Registration & Check-in
5:45pm - 6:00pm Opening remarks
6:00pm - 7:00pm Stephen M. Beverley, Ph.D., Professor, Washington University School of Medicine
ASM Distinguished Lecturer
“Role of RNA Viruses as Pathogenicity Factors in Protozoan Parasites”
7:00pm - 9:00pm Opening Reception Vista Cafe
General Microbiology
16 SATURDAY NOVEMBER South Campus Center Room 316
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Check-in
8:30am - 9:00am Jean Celli, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Washington State University
"Modulation of Golgi-associated traffic by bacterial effectors"
9:00am - 9:30am Jay Mellies, Ph.D, Professor, Reed College
"Naturally Occurring Consortia of Bacteria Degrade Common Plastics"
9:30am - 10:00am Naeha Subramanian, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Institute for Systems Biology
"A host innate immune circuit controls inflammasome activity and immune escape of Salmonella inside macrophages"
10:00am - 10:30am Keya Sen, Ph.D, Part-Time Lecturer, University of Washington Bothell
"Isolation of Multi-Drug Resistant E. coli Including ST131, from a Constructed Wetland Dominated by a Crow Roost"
10:30am - 11:00am Break
11:00am - 11:15am Taylor Stepien, Graduate Student, University of Washington
"Mechanisms of Salmonella Typhi Persistence in Human Macrophages"
11:15am – 11:30am Amelia Silva, Graduate Student, Washington State University
"The Yersinia pestis Csr system coordinates efficient biofilm-mediated blockage of the flea
foregut
11:30am - 11:45am Blair Armistead, Graduate Student, University of Washington
"Novel insights into the Group B Streptocuccus hemolytic pigment"
11:45am - 12:00pm Rochelle Glover, Graduate Student, University of Washington
"A genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screen to identify host determinants of Listeria
monocytogenes virulence gene regulation
12:00pm - 12:15pm Savannah Sanchez, Graduate Student, Washington State University
"The ferriphilic nature of Coxiella burnetii during axenic growth suggests a greater role for
iron during replication and viability of this obligate intracellular bacterium"
12:15pm - 12:30pm Neel Salukhe, Graduate Student, University of Washington
"Establishing the Role of Apobec1-mediated editing during Alphavirus replication"
12:30 - 12:45pm Hannah Ledvina, Graduate Student, University of Washington
"Tn-Seq reveals hidden complexity in the utilization of host-derived glutathione in Francisella
tularensis"
12:45pm - 1:45pm Lunch
1:45pm - 2:10pm Jonathan Pruneda, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, OHSU
"How pathogenic bacteria subvert host ubiquitin signaling"
2:10pm - 2:35pm Isabella Rauch, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, OHSU
"Epithelial NAIP-NLRC4 inflammasome induced cells extrusion defends
against gastrointestinal pathogen invasion"
2:35pm - 3:00pm Holly Pinkart, Ph.D, Professor, Central Washington University
"The utility of fecal microbiome as a proxy for the gut microbiome"
3:00pm - 3:15pm Break
3:15pm - 3:40pm Craig Moyer, Ph.D, Professor, Western Washington University
“Fine-Scale Biogeography and the Inference of Ecological Interactions among Neutrophilic
Iron-Oxidizing Zetaproteobacteria as Determined by a Rule-Based Microbial Network”
3:40pm - 4:10pm Dana Shaw, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Washington State University
"Under Pressure: Stress and Immunity at the Pathogen-Vector Interface"
4:10pm - 4:40pm Christy Andrade, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Gonzaga University
"Phage hunting with mosquitoes: the discovery of novel Aeromonas phage"
4:45pm - 6:30pm Poster session
Clinical Microbiology
16 SATURDAY NOVEMBER South Campus Center Room 301
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Check-in
8:30am - 9:00am Adam Brothers, PharmD, Seattle Children's
"Utilizing Clinical Microbiology Data to Facilitate Hands-off Stewardship"
9:00am - 9:30am Ann Melvin, MD, Professor, Seattle Children's
"The role of the laboratory in the work-up of child sexual abuse"
9:30am - 10:00am Deirdre Ruiz, Seattle Children's
"Red Flag Fungus"
10:00am - 10:30am Andrew Bryan, M.D., Ph.D, Assistant Professor, University of Washington
"Serology is more sensitive than urea breath test or stool antigen for the initial diagnosis of H. pylori gastritis when compared to histopathology"
10:30am - 11:00am Break
11:00am - 11:30am Caleb Stokes, M.D., Ph.D, Seattle Children's
"How Zika Virus Hijacks Immune Signaling and Hurts Brain Development"
11:30am – 12:00pm Rafael Hernandez, M.D., Ph.D, Seattle Children's
TBA
12:00pm - 12:30pm Amin Addetia, Seattle Children's
"Genomic insights into sexually transmitted pathogens, new and old"
12:30pm - 2:00pm Lunch
2:00pm - 2:30pm Heather Glasgow, University of Washington
"HSV resistance testing: from ATCG to S/I/R"
2:30pm - 3:00pm Michael Backlund, University of Washington
"Case Report and Review of Extensively Drug-resistant Salmonella Typhi Infections from a Return Traveler to or from Pakistan-United States"
3:00pm - 3:30pm Break
3:30pm - 4:00pm Eileen Rojas,
"Nomenclature Nightmare"
4:00pm - 4:30pm Tahmina A. Jahan, University of Washington
"Salmonella Season at Seattle Children’s Hospital"
4:30pm - 5:00pm Biofire Users Group Meeting