QMB Satellite
National Symposium of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance: Key opportunities and emerging therapies
Rydges Hotel, Queenstown
7th-8th September, 2017
This satellite meeting will be focused on genomic strategies to combat and understand infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, drug discovery and emerging therapies and diagnostics. Sessions will cover microbial pathogen genomes, infection and immunity, tuberculosis, drug discovery and novel therapeutics and vaccines, GAS and viral pathogenesis.
This meeting will be a great opportunity for those working in the field of microbiology and infectious diseases, pathogenomics, drug discovery and viral pathogenesis to present their research and facilitate collaborations. A limited number of postgraduate student travel grants will be awarded (more details to come).
Abstract Submission
Abstract submissions can be emailed to [email protected] by 21 July
Organising Committee:
Headed by Greg Cook, University of Otago, and Nikki Moreland, University of Auckland
Confirmed speakers:
Eng Eong
Ooi, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
John Blanchard, Albert Einstein College of
Medicine
Suzanne Gebhard, University of Bath, UK
Elizabeth
Hartland, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne
Dr Rob
Fagerlund, University of Otago
Nigel
French, Massey University
Jacelyn Loh, University of Auckland
Deborah Williamson,
Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne
David Murdoch, University of Otago, Christchurch
Amy Chung, Department of
Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne
David Goldstone, University of
Auckland
Mike Taylor, University of Auckland
Michael Kelso,
University of Wollongong, Australia
Gary Evans,
Ferrier Research Institute
Htin Lin Aung, University of Otago
Dr Matloob
Husain, University of Otago