Conferences
2025 Potomac River Conference: Integrating Science, Policy & Management to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms
Join the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) on October 22 at George Mason University’s Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center for a conference highlighting the latest research, policy, and management strategies for freshwater harmful algal blooms in the Potomac Basin and beyond. Abstract submissions have been extended. Learn more
Relevant Seminars and Events
2025 MSE Speaker Series and Social Hours
When: Wednesday, September 24 at 12 p.m. (virtual)
Speaker: Kristen DeAngelis, professor of microbiology at University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Talk: "Healthy Soils: Our Hope for a Warming World"
What: These monthly sessions will feature guest speakers and bring together researchers and community voices to explore how microbial life intersects with social equity. Missed an event? Watch past events here, and the next seminar here.
Translating the Microbiome: How Collaboration Fuels Discovery
When: Thursday, September 25 at 10 a.m. (virtual)
What: Produced by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office with support from Noster, this webinar explores how gut microbes influence health and how academic–industry partnerships are accelerating microbiome research into new strategies for preventing and treating chronic disease. Watch and register.
Centennial Celebration at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
When: Thursday, October 9, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Where: Baltimore Museum of Industry
What: Celebrate the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s centennial and discover how 100 years of science—powered by your partnership—are changing our world. Learn more
American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Dinner and Meeting
When: Wednesday, October 15, 6–9:30 p.m.
Where: University of Maryland, Baltimore Skylight Room on Level 3 of the Commons Building
Speaker: Alexander McAdam, Chief of Laboratory Medicine at Boston's Children Hospital and an associate professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School
Talk: "Landmarks in Clinical Microbiology: An Editor's Perspective"
What: The ASM Maryland Branch proudly launches its new seminar season, featuring four meetings with world-class speakers, beginning with Alexander McAdam. Learn more and RSVP.
News of Interest
Amphetamine Users Get Higher With a Little Help From Microbial Friends
Researchers found that a gut bacterium, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and its byproduct butyrate can amplify the addictive effects of amphetamines by altering dopamine signaling, offering new insight into potential treatments for amphetamine use disorder. Read more
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