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Oxford Global Conferences, Singapore, Singapore
10 June 2014 - 11 June 2014
In keeping with Oxford Global’s highly successful congress series, an expert panel of over 40 speakers will present a full conference programme covering the topics outlined below: Day 1 Stream 1 – Detection Technology & Molecular Diagnostics Microbial identification technology: mass spectrometry, PCR Pathogen detection technology: PCR, multiplex-testing, multi-pathogen detection Molecular diagnostics for microbiology research Case studies: nucleic acid diagnostics, quorum sensing, membrane sensing Day 1 Stream 2 – Clinical Microbiology Antimicrobial susceptibility profiling Developing novel antiviral agents Examining polymicrobial interactions Developing antibiotics and antibacterials Antimicrobial resistance: detection, analysis and re-sensitisation New technologies in clinical microbiology Clinical biofilm research Day 2 Stream 1 – Microbial Genomics Microbial genome sequencing Sequencing applications in microbiology: - Understanding microbial pathogenesis - Examining the human microbiome - Revealing new antimicrobial targets - Assessing microbial virulence - Analysing pathogen gene expression Bioinformatics and genome assembly Day 2 Stream 2 – Infectious Diseases Emerging infectious diseases: - Fostering global collaboration - Multi-disciplinary approaches Zoonotic diseases: prevention and control Parasitic infection: diagnosis and treatment Asia Pacific infection case studies: Influenza, Hepatitis, Chikungunya, Tropical Medicine, Scarlet Fever, Flaviviruses
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Invited Speakers:
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Confirmed Speakers - Manal Baddour
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Alexandria University, Egypt - Thomas Barry
Nucleic Acid Diagnostics Research Laboratory, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland - Roopa Biswas
Assistant Professor, Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University, USA - Stuart Blacksell
Senior Microbiologist, Departmental Safety Officer, Oxford University, MORU, Thailand - Monica Cartelle Gestal
Lecturer and Principal Researcher, Faculty of Medicina, Polytechnic University of Chimborazo, ESPOCH, Ecuador - William Chen Wei Ning
Professor of Biomolecular Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - Nam-Joon Cho
Consulting Associate Professor, Stanford University, Nanyang Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - Jeffrey Cirillo
Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Director of the Center for Airborne Pathogens Research and Imaging, Texas A&M Health Science Centre, USA - Uta Datin Meyding-Lamadé
Professor, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Germany - Garth Ehrlich
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Executive Director Center for Advanced Microbial Processing, Drexel University College of Medicine, USA - James Fraser
Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland, Australia - Tawanda Gumbo
Associate Professor of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA - Aeron Hurt
Head, Antiviral Susceptibility Unit, WHO Influenza Collaborating Centre, Australia - Margaret Ip
Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Honorary Consultant, Dept of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong - Jonathan R Iredell
NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Critical Infection Marie Bashir & Westmead Millennium Institutes, University of Sydney, Australia - Takaomi Ishida
Associate Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan - Kazuhisa Iwabuchi
Professor, Juntendo University School Of Medicine, Japan - Monica Junie
Professor, Head of Microbiology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania - Kunihiro Kaihatsu
Professor, Osaka University, Japan - Peter Karp
Director, Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, USA - Gee Lau
Associate Professor, Pathobiology, University of Illinois, USA - Hervé Le Moual
Associate professor, Dept. Microbiology & Immunology and Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Canada - Mary Lee
Professor, Department of Microbiology, Director, Electron Microscopy Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, Singapore - Jian Li
Professor, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Australia - Wenjun Liu
Professor and Deputy Director, CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China - Pascal M. Dohmen
Professor, University of Leipzig, Germany - George Mendz
Professor, Head, Basic and Clinical Sciences Domain, Head of Research, School of Medicine, Sydney, The University of Notre Dame, Australia - David Michael Kemeny
Professor, NUHS, Singapore - Mark Morrison
Adjunct Professor - School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, CSIRO Division of Animal, Food and Health Sciences, Australia - Justin O'Sullivan
Senior Research Fellow, Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland, New Zealand - Thomas Proft
Associate Professor in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Auckland, New Zealand - Julian Rood
Professor, Monash University, Australia - Sanmarié Schlebusch
Director of Microbiology, Mater Pathology, Australia - Jason Shear
Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas , USA - Menachem Shoham
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, USA - Hanna Sidjabat
Research Officer at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Australia - Evgeni Sokurenko
Professor of Microbiology, University of Washington, USA - Andreas Suhrbier
Professor, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia - Mark Walker
Director, Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Australia - Shelley Walton
Shelley Walton, Associate Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia - Linfa Wang
Professor & Director, Program in Emerging Infectious Disease, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore - James Whisstock
Professor, Monash University, Australia - Annelies Wilder-Smith
Professor, Institute of Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany - Craig Williams
Professor, Yorkhill NHS Trust, UK - Naoki Yamamoto
Research Professor, Translational ID Lab, Department of Microbiology, NUS, Singapore
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Deadline for Abstracts:
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Registration:
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Please contact Freda Shi at Oxford Global today by emailing f.shi@oxfordglobalasia.com or call + 65 6570 2208. There are limited places available to attend this congress and for a short time there are several discounted pricing options available. Alternatively please use the online booking system by clicking here.
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E-mail:
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f.shi@oxfordglobalasia.com
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