Branch Meetings

Meeting Objectives

• Convene microbiologists from the Arizona and Southern Nevada region and present the most recent research on microbiology and related fields
• Provide networking opportunities to help foster professional camaraderie and prepare the local scientific laboratory community in meeting the future challenges in microbiology
• Provide opportunity for students and other early career professionals to present their work in a friendly supportive environment and receive helpful feedback and mentoring

Registration

Please use NAU ticketing to pay for registration and obtain order number to complete Registration Form

	Meeting	Membership	Total Cost (with all Fees)
Faculty, postdocs, staff without Branch membership	$40	$20	$62
Faculty, postdocs, staff with Branch membership	$40	N/A	$42
Students	$20	$0	$22

Abstract Submission

Submission deadline: March 21, 2025
Acceptance notification: April 3, 2025

• Must describe original research
• Must be submitted by the presenting author
• Change file name to your name (e.g., Doe_Jane.docx)
• Font: Arial 12
• 1-page limit
• 1-inch margins
• Underline the name of the presenting author
• Tables, graphics, and references are ok to include in the body of the abstract
• Complete Abstract Submission form to submit

Meeting Program

Keynote speaker will be Dr. Sam Brown, a Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) School of Biological Sciences. The Brown lab studies infectious disease with the goal of improving the treatment and control of infectious diseases, through a multi-scale understanding of microbial interactions.

Talk: Can We Reverse the Rise of Antibiotic Resistance?

Antibiotic resistance seems like an unavoidable consequence of the widespread use of antibiotics to prevent and treat bacterial infections. In this lecture I will review the challenge of resistance evolution from clinical, epidemiological and experimental perspectives. I will then assess a range of proposed strategies that hold the potential to slow or even reverse the rise in antibiotic resistance. Specific strategies include the use of multiple drugs (cocktails, cycling, mixing), diagnostics,  non-conventional therapies (e.g. anti-virulence drugs, phage therapies), and infection prevention. I will focus on diagnostic-informed, patient-specific control strategies that have the potential to effectively treat patients now and into the future.

Previous Branch Meetings

63rd Annual Meeting
April 13, 2024
Hosted by University of Nevada Las Vegas

62nd Annual Meeting
April 22, 2023
Hosted by University of Arizona

61st Annual Meeting
April 16, 2022
Hosted by Arizona State University

60th Annual Meeting
April 9, 16, and 23, 2021 held virtually
Hosted by Touro University

58th Annual Meeting
April 13, 2019 in Flagstaff, AZ
Hosted by Northern Arizona University

57th Annual Meeting
April 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV
Hosted by the University of Nevada Las Vegas

56th Annual Meeting
April 1, 2017 in Tucson, AZ
Hosted by University of Arizona

55th Annual Meeting
April 16, 2016 in Tempe, AZ
Hosted by Arizona State University