Events

Symposium on Microbiome Research at the Interface of Environment, Health, and Agriculture

The complex microbial communities inhabiting our world act as an invisible thread that links the fate of our environment and agricultural systems with the health of humans and animals. This one-day symposium will bring together microbiome scientists from the University of Maryland and neighboring institutions with the goal of fostering dialogue across disciplinary boundaries. The program will feature oral and poster presentations as well as break-out sessions aimed at addressing current challenges in microbiome sciences. Ample time will be provided throughout the day for social interactions, and the event will end with a reception to allow conversations to continue in an informal setting.

When: Tuesday, January 16, 2024        8 a.m.–7 p.m.     

Where: Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park

Registration

To help offset the costs of the event, we are charging a small registration fee. A limited number of complimentary registrations are available. Please email mpop@umd.edu for more details.

Early registration deadline: December 31, 2023
Early registration fee: $50
Regular registration fee: $75

Registration has closed.

Keynote Speakers 

Joff Silberg, Professor of BioSciences, Rice University

Talk title: “Using Synthetic Biology to Program Microbes and Environmental Consortia For Real-Time Sensing and Actuation”

 

 

Susannah Tringe, Division Director, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Talk title: “Sequence-based Interrogation of Soil Microbiomes and Their Ecosystem Benefits”

Call for Papers

We welcome your contributions to our scientific program. When submitting your abstract, please indicate if you would like it considered for a lightning presentation (~10 min), poster session, or both. Abstracts are accepted in plain text and are limited to 2,500 characters in length. Best consideration date: December 17, 2023.

Sponsors

We thank the sponsors of our event:

 

 

 

Sponsorship packages are still available. Please contact Maria Johnson (mjohns40@umd.edu) for further information.

 

Un-Seminar Series Fall 2023

The un-seminar series are weekly meetings that present preliminary research with the goal of spurring active conversations and creating new research collaborations.

Talks take place on Tuesdays from 12–1 p.m. at the DeWalt Seminar Room in Glenn Martin Hall (EGR-2164). Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch.

Date Speaker Talk
September 19 Mihai Pop, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies  

“The Role of Mobile Elements in the Journey of Pathogens From Farm to Fork”
September 26 Birthe Kjellerup, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering “Metagenomic and Bioinformatic Analyses of Environmental/Experimental Samples Associated with Contamination of Halogenated Compounds”
October 3 Stephanie Yarwood, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Technology “Educational Activities with the UMD Microbiome Center”
October 10 Jude Maul, Research Ecologist at USDA TBA
October 31 Ryan Blaustein, Assistant Professor of Nutrition & Food Science “Antimicrobial Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens and Emerging Food Systems”
November 7 Brantley Hall, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics “Techniques for Microbiome Measurements”
November 14 Mihai Pop, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies Upcoming Symposium on Microbiome Research