Molecular Microbiology: The Division of Molecular Microbiology encompasses a spectrum of research that flows from fundamental science using model organisms to translational research on medically- and economically-significant species. The overarching purpose of the division is to further the science of molecular microbiology through innovative and internationally-recognized research on a broad platform of topics.
A rapidly growing number of viruses of lower eukaryotes have been reported in the past few decades. These have enhanced our understanding of virus evolution and diversity. Simultaneously, som...
Clostridium difficile is a major pathogen responsible for infectious diarrhea in healthcare settings. This presentation will review the data from a study comparing the new Simplexa® C. di...
Background: In March 2014, a molecular cluster of five multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis was detected by the Austrian National Reference Laboratory. An investigation was initiate...
DATE: September 13, 2017TIME: 10:00am PT, 1:00pm ET As part of BD’s commitment to increased awareness to the health and financial burden associated with Sepsis,...
The immune system is complex and dynamic, focused on defending the body from a host of pathogens ranging from viruses to cancer. A number of different mechanisms have evolved that help the bo...
Virus – host interactions are currently among the most intensively studied research areas due to the promising new antiviral approaches emerging from these studies. Indeed, RNA viruses,...
Increasing prevalence and severity of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections has necessitated novel antibacterial strategies. Ideally, new approaches would target bacterial pat...
Prokaryotes have long been at war with bacteriophage. The evolutionary pressure of this struggle has led both sides to develop sophisticated defenses. Notably, CRISPR-Cas systems evolved to l...
DATE: August 29th, 2017TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ET Antibodies are frequently produced from a cell line that has been screened to ensure the protein is expressed with th...
For many decades, cell lines have been cultured in standard CO2 incubators at “normal” atmospheric oxygen concentrations of about 21%. But oxygen concentrations in the human or an...
Unfortunately due to technical issues this webinar has been delayed until June 22nd. If you are unable to make the new time, it will be available on demand for you to view.DATE: June...
DATE: June 22, 2017TIME: 7:00AM PDT, 10:00AM ETCell-based assays are a core research tool, offering an informative and cost-effective counterpart or alternative to in vivo and anim...
DATE: May 31, 2017TIME: 9:00AM PDT, 12:00PM ETAlthough more remains to be learnt, great advances have recently been made in the understanding of the molecular & genetic bases of dis...
DATE: May 18th, 2017TIME: 6:00AM PDT 2:00PM UK 3:00PM CETSafety and authenticity of food are major global issues. With an estimated 150 million allergic consumers worldwide an...
It was 10 years ago that Illumina first launched the Genome Analyzer II, the world’s first high-throughput sequencing platform. That system could produce one billion bps of sequen...
Many computational approaches exist for predicting the effects of amino acid substitutions from protein sequence. These are often (incorrectly) used for judging disease predisposition from in...
DATE: May 2, 2017TIME: 8:00am PT, 11:00am ET, 4:00pm GMT, 5:00pm CETThe natural immune responses that patients develop to their own tumors, as well as therapeutic regimens employin...
DATE: April 20, 2017TIME: 7:30am PT, 10:30am ETCell culture and cellular applications have been and continue to be essential to medical and biological research. By automating these assa...
Genomics and metagenomics have become ubiquitous research efforts. Here we will show details of the development of physical, computational, and even space-based standards for metagenomi...
Studying the genetics of rare congenital disorders disrupting cognitive function has led to the identification of multiple disease genes that helped us better understand the mechanisms underl...
Alterations in homeostatic functions such as energy balance and sleep patterns are frequently seen in the elderly and these changes may precede and predict subsequent cognitive decline. ...
As we experience our environments, our brains are constantly computing inferences about the most likely state of the world: Are those lights in the distance headlights or streetlights? ...
Epigenetics refers to the study of nuclear architecture and gene regulation. Epigenetic mechanisms govern many physiological processes such as cell differentiation, x-inactivation, and genomi...
Specialized aggregations of extracellular matrix called perineuronal nets (PNNs) appear during juvenile stages of development and surround primarily fast-spiking, parvalbumin (PV)-containing...
A rapidly growing number of viruses of lower eukaryotes have been reported in the past few decades. These have enhanced our understanding of virus evolution and diversity. Simultaneously, som...
Clostridium difficile is a major pathogen responsible for infectious diarrhea in healthcare settings. This presentation will review the data from a study comparing the new Simplexa® C. di...
Background: In March 2014, a molecular cluster of five multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis was detected by the Austrian National Reference Laboratory. An investigation was initiate...
DATE: September 13, 2017TIME: 10:00am PT, 1:00pm ET As part of BD’s commitment to increased awareness to the health and financial burden associated with Sepsis,...
The immune system is complex and dynamic, focused on defending the body from a host of pathogens ranging from viruses to cancer. A number of different mechanisms have evolved that help the bo...
Virus – host interactions are currently among the most intensively studied research areas due to the promising new antiviral approaches emerging from these studies. Indeed, RNA viruses,...
Increasing prevalence and severity of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections has necessitated novel antibacterial strategies. Ideally, new approaches would target bacterial pat...
Prokaryotes have long been at war with bacteriophage. The evolutionary pressure of this struggle has led both sides to develop sophisticated defenses. Notably, CRISPR-Cas systems evolved to l...
DATE: August 29th, 2017TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ET Antibodies are frequently produced from a cell line that has been screened to ensure the protein is expressed with th...
For many decades, cell lines have been cultured in standard CO2 incubators at “normal” atmospheric oxygen concentrations of about 21%. But oxygen concentrations in the human or an...
Unfortunately due to technical issues this webinar has been delayed until June 22nd. If you are unable to make the new time, it will be available on demand for you to view.DATE: June...
DATE: June 22, 2017TIME: 7:00AM PDT, 10:00AM ETCell-based assays are a core research tool, offering an informative and cost-effective counterpart or alternative to in vivo and anim...
DATE: May 31, 2017TIME: 9:00AM PDT, 12:00PM ETAlthough more remains to be learnt, great advances have recently been made in the understanding of the molecular & genetic bases of dis...
DATE: May 18th, 2017TIME: 6:00AM PDT 2:00PM UK 3:00PM CETSafety and authenticity of food are major global issues. With an estimated 150 million allergic consumers worldwide an...
It was 10 years ago that Illumina first launched the Genome Analyzer II, the world’s first high-throughput sequencing platform. That system could produce one billion bps of sequen...
Many computational approaches exist for predicting the effects of amino acid substitutions from protein sequence. These are often (incorrectly) used for judging disease predisposition from in...
DATE: May 2, 2017TIME: 8:00am PT, 11:00am ET, 4:00pm GMT, 5:00pm CETThe natural immune responses that patients develop to their own tumors, as well as therapeutic regimens employin...
DATE: April 20, 2017TIME: 7:30am PT, 10:30am ETCell culture and cellular applications have been and continue to be essential to medical and biological research. By automating these assa...
Genomics and metagenomics have become ubiquitous research efforts. Here we will show details of the development of physical, computational, and even space-based standards for metagenomi...
Studying the genetics of rare congenital disorders disrupting cognitive function has led to the identification of multiple disease genes that helped us better understand the mechanisms underl...
Alterations in homeostatic functions such as energy balance and sleep patterns are frequently seen in the elderly and these changes may precede and predict subsequent cognitive decline. ...
As we experience our environments, our brains are constantly computing inferences about the most likely state of the world: Are those lights in the distance headlights or streetlights? ...
Epigenetics refers to the study of nuclear architecture and gene regulation. Epigenetic mechanisms govern many physiological processes such as cell differentiation, x-inactivation, and genomi...
Specialized aggregations of extracellular matrix called perineuronal nets (PNNs) appear during juvenile stages of development and surround primarily fast-spiking, parvalbumin (PV)-containing...