Schedule of Events
| MAY 1 | EVENING |
| 5:00-5:05 p.m. | Overview and Speaker Introductions Steven Fiering, PhD |
| 5:05-5:25 p.m. | Dartmouth Speaker Lloyd Kasper, MD "Gut, Bugs, and the Brain: The Role of Gut Commensal Bacteria in the Control of CNS Demyelinating Disease" |
| 5:25-5:45 p.m. | Dartmouth Speaker Dhanalakshmi Nair, PhD "Crushing the 'Grapes of Wrath:' Insights into Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms in Staphylococcus aureus Using Whole Genome Sequencing" |
| 5:30-7:00 p.m. | Student Poster Session iPads awarded for the top three posters. Wine / beer / other drinks / hors d’oeuvres will be served (gratis). |
| 7:15 p.m. | Dinner for speakers at the Canoe Club |
| MAY 2 | MORNING Gift certificates awarded by random drawings during the day—must be present to win! |
| 8:00-8:40 a.m. | Arrival / Registration Rolls, juice, and coffee available. |
| 8:40-8:50 | Welcoming Remarks Duane Compton, PhD Associate Dean for Research, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth |
| 8:50-9:00 | Introduction and Overview Ron Taylor PhD |
| 9:00-9:05 | Speaker Introductions Bruce Stanton, PhD |
| 9:05-9:55 | Invited Speaker Ken Bruce, PhD King's College London "The Cystic Fibrosis Microbiome: from Ecological Insight to Clinical Benefit" |
| 9:55-10:15 | Dartmouth Speaker George O'Toole, PhD "Microbiome Analysis of CF Lung" |
| 10:15-10:45 | Coffee Break Rolls, soft drinks, and coffee available. Student posters available for viewing. |
| 10:45-10:50 | Speaker Introductions Margaret Karagas, PhD |
| 10:50-11:40 | Invited Speaker Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, PhD University of Puerto Rico "Our Other Genome: Coevolution and the Impact of Acculturation" |
| 11:40-12:00 | Dartmouth Speaker Juliette Madan, MD "The Developing Infant Microbiome in Disease" |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Buffet Lunch for All Attendees (gratis) Student posters available for viewing. |
| AFTERNOON | |
| 1:00-1:05 | Speaker Introductions Tor Tosteson, ScD |
| 1:05-1:55 | Invited Speaker Curtis Huttenhower, PhD Harvard University "Finding Function in the Microbiome: Computational Methods Linking Microbial Metabolism to Host Health" |
| 1:55-2:15 | Dartmouth Speaker Devin Koestler, PhD "Methods and Tools for Understanding the Developing Respiratory and Gut Microbiome in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis" |
| 2:15-2:45 | Coffee Break Coffee available. Student posters available for viewing. |
| 2:45-2:50 | Speaker Introductions (To Be Named) |
| 2:50-3:40 | Invited Speaker Katherine Lemon, MD, PhD The Forsyth Institute "Eavesdropping on the Small-Molecule-Mediated Interactions in Nostril Microbiota" |
| 3:40-4:00 | Dartmouth Speaker Deb Hogan, PhD "Polymicrobial Infections: Molecular Mechanisms and Biological Consequences" |
| 4:00-4:05 | Keynote Speaker Introduction Jason Moore, PhD |
| 4:05-5:05 | Keynote Speaker George Weinstock, PhD Washington University "Scrutinizing the Human Microbiome with Terabase Genomics" |
| 5:05-5:15 | Closing Remarks Paula Sundstrom, PhD |
| 5:15-6:15 | Reception Wine, beer, other drinks, and hors d’oeuvres will be served (gratis). |
