American Society for Microbiology to host 115th General Meeting in New Orleans
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) will hold its 115th General Meeting from May 30- June 2, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The meeting will feature approximately 3,000 individual scientific presentations spanning the breadth of microbiology and has an expected attendance of 8,000 people.
The meeting will feature a broad range of cutting-edge research in the microbial sciences including biomedicine, food safety and environmental factors, to name a few.
Among the topics to be presented are:
- Recent Developments in Microbiome Research
- Innate Immunity at the Host-Microbe Interface
- Benefits and Risks of Fresher & More Natural Food Trends
- Oceans Alive: Marine Microbes in Action
- The International Space Station: A Built Environment for Microbial Research
Reporters can register for the meeting and receive more information at http://gm.asm.org/index.php/meeting/newsroom. Additional press materials will be also be provided as soon as they are made available.
Meeting registry is complimentary for reporters and an on-site press room will also be available.
Daily media events will be livestreamed on the internet via the ASM Newsroom and will be archived on YouTube.
The ASM General Meeting Press Center will be located in the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and will be open starting at noon on Saturday, May 30. Programs, abstracts, news releases and information about daily press media events will be provided.
Provided by American Society for Microbiology