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July 12-17, 2009
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA

Chair:
Nicole Dubilier

Vice Chair:
Max M. Haggblom

 

Application Deadline: Applications for this meeting must be submitted by June 21, 2009.

Please apply early, as some conferences become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the conference is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. You will still be able to submit your application. However, it will only be considered by the Conference Chair if there are cancellations, making more seats available.

The topic of the 2009 Gordon Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology is: From Single Cells to the Environment. The Conference will present and discuss cutting-edge research on applied and environmental microbiology with a focus on understanding interactions between microorganisms and the environment at levels ranging from single cells to complex communities. The Conference will feature a wide range of topics such as single cell techniques (including genomics, imaging, and NanoSIMS), microbial diversity at scales ranging from clonal to global, environmental "meta-omics",biodegradation and bioremediation, metal - microbe interactions, animal microbiomes and symbioses. The Conference will bring together investigators who are at the forefront of their field, and will provide opportunities for junior scientists and graduate students to present their work in poster format and exchange ideas with leaders in the field. Some poster presenters will be selected for short talks. The collegial atmosphere of this Conference, with extensive discussion sessions as well as opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, provides an ideal setting for scientists from different disciplines to exchange ideas, brainstorm and discuss cross-disciplinary collaborations.
 

 

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 11:00 pm Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff
7:40 pm - 9:15 pm  From Single Cells to the Environment
 Discussion Leader: Antje Boetius (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany)
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm Antje Boetius (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany)
"Introduction to the Meeting: What Single Cells Can Tell Us about the Environment and Vice Versa"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm  Discussion
8:20 pm - 9:00 pm Keynote Lecture: Kenneth Nealson (University of Southern California, USA)
"New Vistas in Extracellular Electron Transport -- Things Our Mentors Never Told Us"
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm  Discussion

 

MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
8:45 am Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm  Single Cell Imaging
 Discussion Leader: Martin Keller (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am Martin Keller (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
"Introduction to the Session"
9:15 am - 9:45 am Michael Wagner (University of Vienna, Austria)
"Obligate Endosymbionts Go Astray: Extracellular Activity of Environmental Chlamydiae Revealed by Single Cell Raman Spectroscopy"
9:45 am - 10:00 am  Discussion
10:00 am  Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am  Short talk selected from abstract submissions
10:50 am - 11:00 am  Discussion
11:00 am - 11:30 am Marcel Kuypers (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany)
"A Single Cell NanoSIMS View of the Ecophysiology of Uncultured Pelagic Microorganisms"
11:30 am - 11:45 am  Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm  Mark Ellisman (UC San Diego, USA)
"Assembling 3-D Maps of Cells as a Framework for Community Annotation"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm  Discussion
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Poster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm  Single Cell Genomics
 Discussion Leader: Roger Lasken (J. Craig Venter Institute, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm Roger Lasken (J. Craig Venter Institute, USA)
"Introduction to the Session"
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm Tanja Woyke (Joint Genome Institute, USA)
"What to Expect from Single Cell Genome Sequence Data"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm  Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm  Short talk selected from abstract submissions
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm  Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm Paul Blainey (Stanford University, USA)
"Lasers and Microfluidics for Single-Cell Genomics"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm  Discussion

 

TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm  From Clonal to Global Diversity
 Discussion Leader: Harold Drake (University of Bayreuth, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:15 am Harold Drake (University of Bayreuth, Germany)
"Introduction to the Session"
9:15 am - 9:45 am William Hanage (Imperial College London, England)
"Clonal Diversity, its Causes and Consequences"
9:45 am - 10:00 am  Discussion
10:00 am  Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am  Short talk selected from abstract submissions
10:50 am - 11:00 am  Discussion
11:00 am - 11:30 am Martin Polz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"The Genetics of Environmental Adaptation"
11:30 am - 11:45 am  Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm Jessica Green (University of Oregon, USA)
"Globe Trotters: Microbial Life in the Fynbos, Kwongan and Mattoral"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm  Discussion
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Poster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm  Biodegradation and Bioremediation
 Discussion Leader: Carl Cerniglia (Food and Drug Administration, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm Carl Cerniglia (Food and Drug Administration, USA)
"Introduction to the Session"
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm Hauke Harms (Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research, Germany)
"Surfing the Fungal Web"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm  Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm  Short talk selected from abstract submissions
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm  Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm Frank Loeffler (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
"Towards Environmental Systems Biology of Dehalococcoides for Enhanced Bioremediation"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm  Discussion

 

WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm  Symbiosis
 Discussion Leader: Claudia Lupp (Nature, London)
9:00 am - 9:15 am Claudia Lupp (Nature, London)
"Introduction to the Session"
9:15 am - 9:45 am Jared Leadbetter (California Institute of Technology, USA)
"New Insights into Termite Gut Microbes"
9:45 am - 10:00 am  Discussion
10:00 am  Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am  Short talk selected from abstract submissions
10:50 am - 11:00 am  Discussion
11:00 am - 11:30 am  Nancy Moran (University of Arizona, USA)
"Microbial Symbiosis in Insects, Past and Present"
11:30 am - 11:45 am  Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm Edward Ruby (University of Wisconsin, USA)
"Deciphering the Conversation between a Symbiont and its Host"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm  Discussion
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Poster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Business Meeting
 (Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm  The Human Microbiota
 Discussion Leader: Janet Jansson (Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm Janet Jansson (Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, USA)
"Introduction to the Session"
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm Ruth Ley (Cornell University, USA)
"From a Trillion Cells to One Ecosystem: the Gut Microbiota in Host Evolution and Health"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm  Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm  Short talk selected from abstract submissions
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm  Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm Joel Doré (National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA, Jouy) France)
"Human Intestinal Microbiomics in Health and Disease - towards Metagenomic Markers of Dysbiosis"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm  Discussion

 

THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm  Meta'omics'
 Discussion Leader: Gerard Muyzer (Delft University of Technology, Holland)
9:00 am - 9:15 am Gerard Muyzer (Delft University of Technology, Holland)
"Meta'omics': The End of Microbiology?"
9:15 am - 9:45 am Gregory Dick (University of Michigan, USA)
"Community-Wide Analysis of Genome Signatures in Acid Mine Drainage"
9:45 am - 10:00 am  Discussion
10:00 am  Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am  Short talk selected from abstract submissions
10:50 am - 11:00 am  Discussion
11:00 am - 11:30 am Gene Tyson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Measuring Microbial Gene Expression in the Ocean Using Metatranscriptomics"
11:30 am - 11:45 am  Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm Robert Hettich (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
"A Proteogenomic Approach for Characterizing the Molecular Activities of Gut Microbiomes"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm  Discussion
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Poster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm  From Single Cells to the Environment and Back Again
 Discussion Leader: Alexis S. Templeton (University of Colorado)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm  Alexis S. Templeton (University of Colorado)
"Introduction to the Session"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm  Discussion
8:15 pm - 9:00 pm  Keynote Lecture: Brad Tebo (Oregon Health and Science University, USA)
"Metals and Microbes"
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm  Discussion

 

FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am Departure