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ASM Workshops are offered in conjunction with the ASM General Meeting in Miami Beach Florida. For more information, e-mail: meetings@asmusa.org
ASM Audioconferences are scheduled at 1:00PM EST on the specified dates. Unless otherwise noted, each audioconference consists of a 40 minute presentation and a 20 minute question and answer period. Dates and topics are listed below. For complete program and registration information, please see the 1997 ASM Audioconference Program
15 July. Update on Isolation Methods for Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
5 August. Specimen Management and Clinical Relevance
12 August. Genital Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas
9 September. Current Trends in Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
28 October. 1997 Update on Diagnostic Parasitology
18 November. Case Presentation: Unusual Pathogens II
2 December. Viral Susceptibility Testing
16 December. Career Transitioning: Employment Opportunities Outside
of the Clinical Laboratory
Other Continuing Education Programs
June - July. Center for Advanced Training Workshops. Washington, DC. Sponsor: The Catholic University of America Center for Advanced Training in Cell and Molecular Biology. Contact: Office Manager, Catholic University of America, CATCMB, Room 103 McCort Ward Bldg., Cardinal Station, Washington, DC 20064. tel.,(202) 319-6161; fax,(202) 3194467; E-mail:cua-catcmb@cua.edu; Web site: http://www.cua.edu/www/catc
26 June - 7 August. Validation of Biotechnology Processes and Systems. Rockville, MD. Sponsor: UMBC's Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Continuing Education, and the Maryland Bioscience Alliance. Contact: UMBC Continuing Education tel., (410) 455-2336; fax, (410)455-1074.
5 July - 2 August . Summer Course in Microbial Physiology.Columbus, OH. Sponsor: The Ohio State University Department of Microbiology. Contact: Dr. Charles J. Daniels, Dept of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, 484 West 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210. tel., (614) 292-4599; fax, (614) 292-8120; E-mail: Daniels.7@OSU.edu
7-10 July. Extremophile Research: Theory and Techniques. Rockville, MD. Sponsor: American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). Contact: ATCC, Workshop Coordinator, 12301 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20852. tel., 1-800-3597370; fax, (301)816-4363; Website: http://www.atcc.org/workshops/workshop.html
7 July - 29 August. The Summer Institute in Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Baltimore, MD. Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Contact: Heather Roth, Dept. Of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, 615 North Wolfe St. Room 5515, Baltimore, MD 21205. tel., (410) 614-3959; fax, (410) 550-6733; E-mail: hroth@phnet.sph.jhu.edu ; Web site: http://ih1.sph.jhu.edu/tropic.htm
7 July-1 August. Summer Workshop in Microbial Physiology. Athens, GA. Contact: Robin Krause, Microbiology Dept., Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2605; tele., (706) 542-2045; fax. (706) 542-2674; E-mail: mibrtg@uga.cc.uga.edu.
13-18 July. 15th Annual Summer Update in Clinical Microbiology and Immunology. Jackson, WY. Sponsor: The University of Utah, Department of Pathology, Sections of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology. Contact: Midge Beckman, Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132; Tele., (801) 581-7480.
14-18 July. NMR of Carbohydrates.Athens, GA. Sponsor: Complex Carbohydrate Research Center. Contact: Dr. Roberta K. Merkle, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, 220 Riverbend Rd., University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-4712. tel.,(706) 542-4402; fax, (706) 542-4412; E-mail: rmerkle@gua.cc.uga.edu
21-25 July. International Workshop on Performance of Biofilm Reactors in Environmental Bioremediation. Sponsor: National University of Trujillo, Trujillo, Peru. Contact: Dr. Miguel A. Ascon, Molecular Biology Laboratory, March Laboratory, PO Box 173610, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3610 . tel.,(406)994-6255; fax, (406)994-4303; E-mail:uvsma@gemini.oscs.montana.edu Or contact: Sr. Wilber Loyola Carranza, Chemical Engineering Faculty, University Campus, National University of Trujillo. tel., (51)44-657231; fax, (51)44-257362; E-mail: wlc@chanchan.unitru.edu.pe
2 August. Workshop on Anaerobic Bacteriology. Reno, NV. Sponsor: Society for Industrial Microbiology. Contact: SIM, 3929 Old Lee Hwy., Suite 92A, Farifax, VA, 22030-2421. tel., (703) 691-3357; fax, (703)691-7991; E-mail: info@simhq.org; Web site: http://www.simhq.org .
3 August. Workshop on Practical aspects of Microbrewing. Reno, NV. Sponsor: Society for Industrial Microbiology. Contact: SIM, 3929 Old Lee Hwy., Suite 92A, Farifax, VA, 22030-2421. tel., (703) 691-3357; fax, (703)691-7991; E-mail: info@simhq.org; Web site: http://www.simhq.org .
4-16 August. Treatment and Utilization of Agro-Industrial Waste for a Cleaner Environment and Sustainability. Hat Yai, Thailand. Sponsor: International Cell Research Organization/United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization. Contact: Dr. Poonsuk Prasertsan, Dept. Of Industrial Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90110, Thailand. fax, 66-74-212-889
4-15 August. Diagnostic Parasitology Course. Bethesda, MD. Sponsor: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Contact: J.H. Cross, USUHS, Bethesda MD, 20814; tele., (301)295-3139.
9-16 August. The Eighteenth Annual Comprehensive Fine Needle Biopsy Course. Kauai, Hawaii. Sponsor: Office of Continuing Medical Education, University of California, San Francisco. Contact: Office of CME, Registration Office, Room MCB-630, Box 0742, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0742. tel., (415)476-4251; fax, (415)476-0318
10-30 August. Molecular Mycology: Current Approaches to Fungal Pathogenesis. Woods Hole, MA. Sponsor: Marine Biological Laboratory. Contact: Carol Hamel, Admissions Coordinator, Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL St., Woods Hole, MA 02543-1015; tele., (508)289-7401; E-mail: admissions@mbl.edu; Website: http://www.mbl.edu
*11-14 August. Cell Tissue Reactor EngineeringMinneapolis, MN . Sponsor: University of Minnesota. Contact: Ruth Patton, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue, S.E., Minneapolis, MN, 55455-0132. tel., (612)626-0587; fax, (612)626-7246; E-mail: acre@cms.umn.edu
11-15 August. Fermentation Technology. Cambridge Massachusetts. Sponsor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Advanced Educational Services. Contact: MIT Professional Institute, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 8-201, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307. tel., (617)253-2101; fax, (617)253-8042; E-mail: professional-institute@mit.edu; Web site: http://web.mit.edu/summer-programs/
12-13 August. Update in Clinical Immunology. San Francisco, CA. Sponsor: Association of Laboratory Immunologists. Contact: AMLI, Administrator, 11901 Ledgerock Ct., Potomac, MD 20854. tel., (301) 738-3991
14-28 August. Molecular Biology Techniques. Nairobi, Kenya. Sponsor: International Cell Research Organization/United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization. Contact: Dr. O.J. Ochanda, Biotechnology Group, Depts. Of Botany and Biochemistry, Chiromo, PO Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya. fax, 254-2-336-885/449-616; E-mail: botany@ken.healthnet.org
17-19 August. Pathogenesis of Neuroimmunologic Diseases. Woods Hole, MA. Sponsor: Marine Biological Laboratory. Contact: Carol Hamel, Admissions Coordinator, Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1015; Tele., (508) 289-7401; E-mail: admissions@mbl.edu.
17-29 August. Pathogenesis of Neuroimmunologic Diseases. Woods Hole, MA. Sponsor: Marine Biological Laboratory. Contact: Carol Hamel, Admissions Coordinator, Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL St., Woods Hole, MA 02543-1015;tele.,(508)289 -7401; E-mail: admissions@mbl.edu
20-23 August. The Fourth NIAID workshop in Medical Mycology: Host Responses to Fungi. Granlibakken at Lake Tahoe, California. Contact: Jane Bessette, Division of Continuing Education, University of Nevada, Mail Stop 048, Reno, Nevada, 89557; Tele., 1-800-233-8928; fax, (702) 784-4801; e-mail, bessette@scs.unr.edu.
2 September - 26 December. Clinical Anaerobic Bacteriology . Self Study Course. Sponsor: Colorado Association for Continuing Medical Laboratory Education, Inc. Contact: Marji Rapp or Barbara Poweleit, CACMLE, 6825 E. Tennessee Ave. Suite 111, Denver, CO, 80224. tel., (303) 321-1734; fax, (303) 321-9231.
2 September - 26 December. Antimicrobial Agents: Mechanisms of Action, Mechanisms of Resistance . Self Study Course. Sponsor: Colorado Association for Continuing Medical Laboratory Education, Inc. Contact: Marji Rapp or Barbara Poweleit, CACMLE, 6825 E. Tennessee Ave. Suite 111, Denver, CO, 80224. tel., (303) 321-1734; fax, (303) 321-9231.
*3-5 September. Producing Safe Dairy Foods. Madison, Wisconsin. Sponsor: Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research. Contact: Mary Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Madison. tel., (608)262-2217; E-mail: thompson@cdr.wisc.edu
8-10 September. Cell Culture and Hybridomas: Quality Control and Cyopreservation Techniques. Rockville, MD. Sponsor: American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). Contact: ATCC, Workshop Coordinator, 12301 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20852. tel., 1-800-3597370; fax, (301)816-4363; Website: http://www.atcc.org/workshops/workshop.html
*8-11 September. Quantitative Physiology & Metabolic Engineering. Minneapolis, MN . Sponsor: University of Minnesota. Contact: Ruth Patton, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue, S.E., Minneapolis, MN, 55455-0132. tel., (612)626-0587; fax, (612)626-7246; E-mail: acre@cms.umn.edu
15-16 September. 15th Annual ATCC Biotech Patent Forum. Rockville, MD. Sponsor: American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). Contact: ATCC, Workshop Coordinator, 12301 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20852. tel., 1-800-3597370; fax, (301)816-4363; Website: http://www.atcc.org/workshops/workshop.html
17 September - 1 October. Sea Urchin Eggs and Embryos as Model Cells. Oristano Sardinia, Italy. Sponsor: International Cell Research Organization/United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization. Contact: Prof. Silvana Vallerga, Centro Marino Internazional Torregrande, Oristano, Sardinia, Italy. fax, 39-783-22-002; E-mail: imeco@mbox.vol.it
17-19 September. Ctogenetic and Florescence In Situ Hybridization. Rockville, MD. Sponsor: American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). Contact: ATCC, Workshop Coordinator, 12301 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20852. tel., 1-800-3597370; fax, (301)816-4363; Website: http://www.atcc.org/workshops/workshop.html
23-26 September. Fermentation Microbiology. Rockville, MD. Sponsor: American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). Contact: ATCC, Workshop Coordinator, 12301 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20852. tel., 1-800-3597370; fax, (301)816-4363; Website: http://www.atcc.org/workshops/workshop.html
*September-October. Shipping Infectious and Non-infectious Lab Specimens. Sponsor: Saf-T-Pak. Contact: Saf-T-Pak at : tel., (403)486-0211 or (800)814-7484; fax, (403)496-0235; E-mail: 75357.1226@compuserve.com; Website: http://www.saftpak.com
September - November. Biotechnology and Bioprocessing Short Courses. University Park, PA. Sponsor: Penn State Continuing and Distance Education. Contact: Dr. Kamal Rashid, program director or Nancy Johnson, program assistant. tel.,(814) 863-1918 or 5487; fax, (814) 865-3343; E-mail: kxr9@psu.edu or nxj1@psu.edu Web site: http://www.cde.psu.edu/Biotechnology/
8 - 11 November. Emerging Infections: Clinical Pathologic Update II. Atlanta, GA. Sponsor: Emory University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Contact: Department of Educational Services, AFIP, 14th and Alaska Ave., NW, Washington DC, 20306-6000. tel., (800) 577-3749 (US only) or (202)782-5021; fax, (202)782-7164.
21 November - 2 December. Glycoprotein and Glycosyltransferase. Shanghai, China. Sponsor: International Cell Research Organization/United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization. Contact: Prof. Huili Chen, Key Lab of Glycoconjugate Research, Dept. Of Biochemistry, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China. fax, 86-21-640-39987/37260; E-mail: hlchen@shmu.edu.cn
The listings that follow are from companies/organizations that offer many continuing education programs throughout the year. For a full listing of the programs that each offers, please use the contact information provided.
Workshops in biotechnology education. Topics: recombinant DNA methodology, quantitative RNA techniques, PCR methodology, RFLP techniques, protein techniques, cDNA synthesis techniques, principles of chemiluminescence, and principles of image analysis. Sponsor: Exon-Intron, Inc. Contact: Exon-Intron, Inc., 9151 Rumsey Road, Suite 130, Columbia, MD 21045. tel., (800) 407-6546 or (410) 730-3984; fax, (410) 730-3983; E-mail: workshop@DNAtech.com; Web site: http://www.DNAtech.com .
Workshops/Conferences in medical research, therapeutics, environment and industry . Sponsor: International Business Communications. Contact: IBC USA Conferences, Inc., 225 Turnpike Rd. Southborough, MA 01772-1749. tel., (508) 481-6400; fax, (508) 481-7911; E-mail:inq@ibcusa.com; Web site: http://www.ibcusa.com/
Hands-on laboratory techniques and methodologies. Topics: genomics/forensics, environmental/general microbiology, and in vitro techniques and applications. Sponsor: American Type Culture Collection. Contact: ATCC; tele., 1-800-359-7370; fax, (301)816-4364; E-mail: workshops@atcc.org; Website: http://www.atcc.org/workshop.html
Workshops in molecular biology techniques. Topics: Gene expression, cDNA, cloning, and transcription, etc. Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Contact:Dr. Wayne Litaker, Facilities Director, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Program in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, CB #7100, 101 MBBRL Bldg., Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7100; tel., (919) 966-1730; fax, (919) 966-6821.
Workshops in molecular and cell biology techniques. Germantown, Md. Topics: Recombinant DNA techniques, advanced DNA-protein techniques, cDNA library techniques, and cell culture techniques. Sponsor: Life Technologies, Inc. Contact: Garlan Tinney, Workshop Coordinator, Life Technologies, Inc., 8400 Helgerman Ct., P.O. Box 6009, Gaithersburg, MD 20877; tel., (301) 921-2250; fax, (301) 258-8212.
Short courses and advanced seminars for the pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetics, and related industries. Sponsor: The Center for Professional Advancement. Contact: General Information, P.O. Box H, East Brunswick, NJ 08816-0257; (201) 238-1600.
Clinical Microbiology Diagnosis, Basic Postgraduate Distance Education. Sponsor: Argentine Association for Microbiology, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Content: The course consists of 20 modules, covers all aspects of Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology Diagnosis, and will take approximately 600 hours, and is certified by the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (State University of the Entre Rios State), Argentina. Contact: Scientific Coordinator, Dr. Hebe Bianchini, Associacion Argentina de Microbiologia, Bulness 44 PB "B", 1176 Buenos Aires, Argentina; E-mail: aam@aam.org.ar.
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