Category Archives: Meetings

Some Personal Thoughts on Scientific Meetings in a Time of COVID

Posted on June 16, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, I attended the ASM Microbe meeting held in D.C. Since I could walk or take the Metro there, I felt very safe–arguably, the safest public gathering I’ve attended since the pandemic. Mask compliance was extraordinarily high (>99%), and … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On ASM Microbe 2016

Posted on June 23, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

And other possibly related things as well, along with various ruminations on my part. Let’s begin: 1. E. coli ST131-fimH30, the clone (‘MLST type’) that causes many ESBL and CRE infections (the only beta-lactams that work against ESBLs are carbapenemes, … Continue reading →

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Infrastructure, Global Warming, and Tourism

Posted on January 12, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

The are big scientific meetings and little scientific meetings. Big scientific meetings, where the attendees number in the thousands, are important for cities that have a significant tourism industry. So it’s interesting to read this note from the Society for … Continue reading →

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Some Advice for the Lonely Students Standing By Themselves Next to Their Posters

Posted on May 27, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

Of course, the Mad Biologist never violates these rules. EVAH!
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Too Many Grand Old Man Talks

Posted on September 5, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

MOAR DATAZ AND METHODZ!
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What I Learned About Clostridium difficile Infection Control

Posted on June 1, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

How to control a very nasty healthcare-associated disease.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Ick, Meetings, Microbiology, Public Health | 6 Comments

ASM Needs to Change the Format of the General Meeting

Posted on May 30, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Fixing ASM’s general meeting problems.
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The Future of Sequencing at NHGRI Report: The Human Microbiome

Posted on June 7, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Some good suggestions for NHGRI’s role in microbiome research.
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Posted in Bioinformatics, Funding, Genomics, Meetings, Microbiome, NIH | 2 Comments

ASM Should Have the General Meeting in Philly Every Year

Posted on May 26, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Having recently returned from the ASM General Meeting held in Philadelphia, I’m convinced that it should be held there every year–or, at least, it should be the permanent East Coast venue.
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Posted in Architecture, Boston, Meetings, Microbiology | 7 Comments