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Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Asia Congress 2014

 
  October 30, 2013  
     
 
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

 
 
Organized by: OxfordGlobal
Invited Speakers:

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
 
Deadline for Abstracts: Nil
 
Registration: 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.
E-mail: f.shi@oxfordglobalasia.com
 
   
 
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