CONFERENCES

  °   AUGUST 2010

August 1 - 4, 2010 IAFP 2010
Anaheim, CA, USA Further information
International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) conference

Suggested reading:Foodborne Pathogens: Microbiology and Molecular Biology

August 1 - 5, 2010 SIM 60th Annual Meeting and Exhibition (Society For Industrial Microbiology)
San Francisco, CA, USA Further information
Annual meeting of the Society For Industrial Microbiology

Suggested reading:Microbiology Books

August 1 - 6, 2010 IMC9: The Biology of Fungi
Edinburgh, UK Further information
Fungal biology has never been as important as it is today and this is undoubtedly the most exciting time to be studying the subject. The International Mycological Congress represents the greatest scientific forum to provide an up-to-date perspective of mycology in all its guises. The 9th International Mycological Congress (IMC9: the Biology of Fungi) will be hosted by the British Mycological Society in 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

Suggested reading:Fungal Biology Books

August 1 - 6, 2010 Molecular Basis of Microbial One-Carbon Metabolism
Lewiston, ME, USA Further information
Gordon Research Conference

Suggested reading:Molecular Microbiology

August 8 - 13, 2010 Plant and Microbial Cytoskeleton
Andover, NH, USA Further information
The Gordon Conference on Plant and Microbial Cytoskeleton focuses on recent advances in the study of cytoskeletal biology and mechanism in plants, fungal organisms, bacteria, and other microbes.

Suggested reading:Microbiology Books

August 14 - 18, 2010 9th International Symposium on the Microbiology of Aerial Plant Surfaces
Corvallis, OR, USA Further information
The meeting seeks to bring together researchers from the plant and the microbial side and will include the areas of aerobiology, anatomy, bacteriology, biochemistry, biological control, micro-meteorology, mycology, plant physiology, plant pathology, and molecular biology in order to further our understanding the ecology of foliar plant surfaces in both aquatic and terrestrial environments.

Suggested reading:Microbiology Books

August 22 - 27, 2010 13th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology ISME13
Seattle, WA Further information
ISME-13 STEWARDS OF A CHANGING PLANET. International symposium organized by the International Society for Microbial Ecology. The 13th International Society for Microbial Ecology Conference will be in Seattle, USA from August 22 - 27, 2010. There is a vibrant scientific program planned with plenary presenters; Penny Chisholm, Jeffrey Gordon, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Ian Sanders, Christa Schleper, and Warwick Vincent.
Suggested reading:Environmental Molecular Microbiology

August 26 - September 4, 2010 Viral vectors in gene therapy: applications and novel production methods
Kuopio, Finland Further information
EMBO Practical Courses

Suggested reading:Virology Books

August 31 - September 10, 2010 Host-microbes interactions
Spetses, Greece Further information
EMBO/FEBS Lecture Course

Suggested reading:Microbiology Books