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ASM's Committee on K-12 Education sponsors workshops at national and regional science teacher conferences such as National Association for Biology Teachers and the National Science Teachers Association.
UPCOMING MEETING: 2013 National Science Teachers Association Conference
April 11 – 14, 2013
San Antonio, TX
ASM Sponsored Session: Sunday, April 14 8:00–9:00 AM
Presenter(s): Duane Pierson, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
The 2013 ASM Sponsored session titled “American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and NASA: Microbes and Spaceflight” aims to stimulate interest in microbes. Session attendees will learn how NASA scientists study the impact of microbes on spaceflight, what they have learned, and how to protect astronauts.
2012 National Association of Biology Teachers Conference
October 31 – November 3, 2012
Dallas, TX
www.nabt.org
The 2012 ASM Symposium titled “Microbes: Evolution and Life at the Extremes” highlighted various projects for studying the diversity of microorganisms and featured three outstanding speakers who presented current research demonstrating how knowledge of bacterial evolution influences our understanding of life in unusual and extreme environments. Dr. Duane Pierson from the Johnson Space Center, NASA, presented research on organisms associated with space flight. Dr. George Fox, a pioneer in the study of bacterial ribosomes, presented research on the history of the ribosome and the insight that can be derived about the origins of life in “Origins of the Cellular Protein Synthesis Machinery.” Dr. Mark Schneegurt concluded the symposium with highlights of the Salt Plains Microbial Observatory and the diversity of organisms found in this extreme environment in “Extremely Salty Microbes on Mars and in the Classroom.” All presentations were held Thursday, November 1, 2012.
During the conference, ASM staff and committee members exhibited ASM resources for K-12 faculty and disseminated information about ASM and its programs. ASM staff and committee members also attended a variety of sessions and workshops to learn what kind of activities and methods are being utilized in the classroom, and what kind of resources and opportunities ASM could provide to enhance them.
Presentations and posters from Educational meetings:
National Science Teachers Association Conference
March 10-13, 2011
San Francisco, CA
The Microbial Ecology of Wine Production: Tales of Microbial Terroir...
David Mills, UC-Davis
National Association of Biology Teachers Conference
October 12-15, 2011
Anaheim Marriott
Anaheim, California
Imagining Viruses: The Role of Viruses in the Origin and Evolution of Life
Luis P. Villarreal, PhD, University of California, Irvine
Studying Viral Pathogenesis: From the Lab to the Web
David R. Wessner, PhD, Davidson College
National Association of Biology Teachers Conference
November 3-6, 2010
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
What Comes Around Goes Around: The Search for New Antibiotics in the Post-Genomic Era
Mark Gallo, PhD, Niagara University, NY
Synthetic Biology: Introducing Students to Independent Research
Dave Westenberg, Missouri S&T
Cell-cell Signaling, Sensing and Adaptation in Enterococcus Faecalis: Basic Research and Potential Applications
Dave Westenberg, Missouri S&T
National Science Teachers Association Conference
March 18-21, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
Oh Nuts: The Role of Microbes in Peanut and Other Legume Production
Steve Wagner, Stephen F. Austin State University, TX
Food Safety 101, What you need to know to avoid the onset of 1-bucket or 2-bucket disease
John B. Luchansky, USDA/ARS/ERRC, PA
With a pinch of salt or more - looking at food preservation and preparation from an extreme microbe's angle
Priya DasSarma, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, MD and Mark Gallo, Niagara University, NY
National Association for Biology Teachers (NABT)
November 11-14, 2009
Denver, CO
They Have Us Surrounded and We're Outnumbered: The Microbiome Project
Rob Knight, University of Colorado
Outbreak: A Forensic Identification of the Causative Agent of Disease
Mark Gallo, Niagara University, Liliana F. Rodriguez, UTHSCH School of Public Health and Erica Suchman, Colorado State University
TB: A Major Killer Worldwide and the Vaccines to Stop It
Jennifer Taylor, Colorado State University
ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE)
May 28-31, 2009
Ft. Collins, CO
Poster (pdf)
National Association for Biology Teachers (NABT)
October 15-18, 2008
Memphis, TN
Presentation (ppt)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
March 27-30, 2008
Boston, MA
Presentation (ppt)
Presentation (ppt)
National Association for Biology Teachers (NABT)
November 28-December 1, 2007
Atlanta, GA
Poster (pdf)