| Wednesday, February 15, 2006 |
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Session |
Presenters |
| 2:00-5:00pm |
Focus Session 1: Microbial
Forensics |
Organizers: Steven E. Schutzer, MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry (UMDNJ), New Jersey Medical School and Jacques Ravel, PhD, The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) |
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Real-World Investigation of Biological Crime: Combining Scientific Investigation and Traditional Forensics
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Jason Bannan , PhD, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Forensic Aspects of the Human Response to Microbial Threats: Role of the Physician and Microbiologist at the Initial Stages of a Biocrime
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Steven E. Schutzer, MD, UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School |
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Preservation of Scientific Evidence Beginning at the Crime Scene
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Terry Kerns, MS, Hazardous Materials Response Unit (HMRU). Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Applying Microbiological Techniques at the Crime Scene
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Douglas J. Beecher, PhD, HMRU, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Validation of Molecular Genetic Analysis
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Paul Keim, PhD, Northern Arizona University
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Keynote Lecture – The Current Status and Future of Microbial Forensics
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Bruce Budowle, PhD, FBI Laboratory |
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Panel Discussion - Where Do We Go from Here and How Do We Get There?
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Panelists include all above speakers and Ronald M. Atlas, PhD, University of Louisville,
Jenifer Smith, PhD, FBI Laboratory, and James P. Burans, PhD, National Bioforensic Analysis Center, DHS |
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| 2:00-5:00pm |
Focus Session 2
Risk and Control of Biothreat Agents in Our Drinking Water
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Organizers: Debra Huffman, PhD, MPH, University of South Florida and Vince Hill, PhD, PE, Centers for Disease Control
Developed in Cooperation with the Disinfection Committee of the Water Environment Federation
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Welcome and Introductions
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Debra Huffman, PhD, MPH, University of South Florida
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Keynote Lecture - Water-Related Bioterrorism Preparedness: Overall Perspective
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Kim Fox, PhD, US Environmental Protection Agency |
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A New Filtration Technique for Recovering Biothreat Agents from Drinking Water
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Vince Hill, PhD, Centers for Disease Control |
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Simultaneous Detection of Environmental Pathogens Using Multiplexed PCR-Coupled Liquid Bead Array Assays
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Wendy Wilson, PhD, Lawrence Livermore National Labortory |
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Chlorine and Monochloramine Inactivation of Bacterial Select Agent
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Laura Rose, PhD, Centers for Disease Control |
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Evaluation of Point of Use Treatment Devices for Chemical and Microbial Contamination
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Robert Ferguson, PhD, National Sanitation Foundation |
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Panel Disscussion and Moderated Q&A |
Debra Huffman, PhD, MPH, University of South Florida and all Speakers
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| 6:00pm-8:00pm |
Welcome and Opening Remarks from the ASM Biodefense Research Meeting
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Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
Michael Buchmeier, PhD, The Scripps Research Institute, and
Virginia Miller, PhD, Washington University
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Keynote Address - Biodefense and Pandemic Influenza: The Research and Public Health Interface |
Anthony Fauci, MD, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health
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Response to BioDisasters: Natural and Man-Made
Panel Round Table
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Moderated by
James Hughes, MD, Emory University
Paul Keim, PhD, Northern Arizona University
Arturo Casadevall, MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mary Gilchrist, PhD, University of Iowa
Bruce Gellin, MD, MPH, Department of Health and Human Services
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| Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
| 8:00am-11:30am |
Plenary Session Contemporary Vaccine Design |
Moderator: Rafi Ahmed, MD, Emory University Vaccine Center
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Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Rafi Ahmed, MD, Emory University Vaccine Center
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Rapid Design of Effective Vaccines |
Gary J. Nabel, MD, PhD, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH
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A Roadmap for the Immunomics of Category A-C Pathogens
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Alessandro Sette, PhD, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology
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Vaccination, Memory and Monkey Pox
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Mark Slifka, PhD, Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute, Oregon Health Science University
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Can We Make Better Influenza Virus Vaccines?
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Peter Palese, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
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Moderated by Rafi Ahmed, MD, Emory University Vaccine Center
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| 1:30-2:30pm |
Poster Sessions |
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| 3:00-5:00pm |
Session T1
Understanding Viral Virulence |
Moderator: Michael Bray, MD, MPH, Biodefense Clinical Research Branch, NIAID, NIH
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Poxvirus Virulence: Current Concepts
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Grant McFadden, PhD, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Marburg Virus, Angola, 2005: Evidence of Increased Virulence
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Thomas Geisbert, PhD, Virology Division, USAMRID
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Using a Benign Virus to Thwart a Virulent One
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Steven Jones, PhD, Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Health, Canada
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Pathogenesis and Treatment of Human Arenaviral Infections
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Juan de la Torre, PhD, Molecular Integrative Neuroscience Department, The Scripps Research Institute
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Moderated Q&A and Wrap Up
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Michael Bray, MD, MPH and all Session Speakers
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| 3:00-5:00pm |
Session T2
New Animal Models for Testing Vaccines for Select Agents
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Organizer: Sam Stanley, MD, Washington University |
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The NOD-SCID IL2 Receptor Gamma Chain Null Mouse Model as a Host for Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Generate a Functional Human Immune System
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Leonard Shultz, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory |
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huAIS-RG Mice - New Options to Study Human Lymphotropic Infections in vivo?
Markus Manz, MD, Institute for Research in Biomedicine
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Markus Manz, MD, Institute for Research in Biomedicine |
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Humanized Mice for Development and Testing of Human Vaccines
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Anna K. Palucka, MD, PhD, Baylor Institute for Immunology |
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Chimeric SCID-Human Mice to Study Enteric Pathogens
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Sam L. Stanley, Jr., MD, Washington University |
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Animal Models for the Evaluation of Anti-Orthopoxvirus Antivirals and Vaccines
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Robert M. L. Buller, PhD, St. Louis University |
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Moderated Q&A and Wrap Up |
Sam L. Stanley, Jr, MD, and all Session Speakers
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| 3:00-5:00pm |
Concurrent Session T3
Vector, Food, and Waterborne Transmission
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Organizer: Carol D. Blair, PhD, Colorado State University |
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
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Carol D. Blair, PhD, Colorado State University
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Yersinia pestis – Flea Interaction |
B. Joseph Hinnebusch, PhD, Rocky Mountain Labs, NIAID, NIH
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RNA Interference to Develop Genetically Resistant Mosquitoes
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Carol D. Blair, PhD, Colorado State University
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Balanced Homeostasis at the Arthropod -Rickettsia Interface |
Abdu F. Azad, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Food and Waterborne Transmission of Shigella dysenteriae and Potential Preventative Strategies
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Eileen M. Barry, PhD, Univ. of Maryland Sch. of Med. |
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Moderated Q&A and Wrap Up
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Carol Blair, PhD and all Session Speakers
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| Friday, February 17, 2006 |
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
| 8:30am-11:30am |
Plenary Session – A Role for Structural Biology in Biodefense |
Moderator: R. John Collier, MD, Harvard Medical School
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Welcome & Opening Remarks
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R. John Collier, PhD, Harvard Medical School
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Plenary Keynote Address Large-Scale, Rapid Proteomics of Biodefense-Related Pathogens
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Peter Kuhn, PhD, The Scripps Research Institute |
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Insight Into the Evolution and Animal Origins of SARS Coronavirus from Structure/Function Studies of ACE2 and the SARS Coronavirus S Protein
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Michael Farzan, PhD, Harvard Medical School |
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Undressing Flaviviurses to Reveal Mechanisms of Infection
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Richard J. Kuhn, PhD, Purdue University
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Anthrax Toxin Receptors/Inhibitors
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D. Borden Lacy, PhD, Harvard Medical School
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Structural Divergence in the Botulinum Neurotoxin Family and Therapeutic Development Adjustments
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Raymond C. Stevens, PhD, The Scripps Research Institute |
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| 1:30pm–2:30pm |
Poster Sessions
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| 3:00-5:00pm |
Concurrent Session F4 Understanding Virulence - Bacterial |
Organizers: Denise Monack, PhD, Stanford University
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
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Denise Monack, PhD, Stanford University
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The Brucella Type IV Secretion System and Host Response |
Renee Tsolis, PhD University of California, Davis
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Bacillus anthracis Capsule Expression and Virulence
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Theresa Koehler, PhD University of Texas, Houston
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Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis of Burkholderia
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Edouard Galyov, PhD, Institute for Animal Health, Compton Laboratory
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Lessons from a Murine Model for Pneumonic Plague |
William Goldman, Washington University
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Moderated Q&A and Wrap Up |
Denise Monack, PhD and all Session Speakers
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| 3:00-5:00pm |
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Concurrent Session F5 – Diagnostics, Detection, and Pathogen Identification
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Organizer: W. Ian Lipkin, MD, Columbia University
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
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Ian Lipkin, MD, Columbia University
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Innovative Low-Cost Technologies for Biomedical Research and Diagnosis in Developing Countries
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Eva Harris, PhD, University of California, Berkley |
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Development and Evaluation of Genomic and Proteomic Diagnostics in Acute Care Settings
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Richard E. Rothman, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University & Charlotte Gaydos, Dr.PH, Johns Hopkins University
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Advanced Detection Methods and Discovery of New Botulinum Neurotoxins
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Eric Johnson, ScD, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
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Rapid and Sensitive Differential Detection of Pathogens
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W. Ian Lipkin, MD, Columbia University |
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Moderated Q&A and Wrap Up
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Ian Lipkin, MD and all Session Speakers
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| 3:00-5:00pm |
Concurrent Session F6 – Influenza: 1918 and Beyond |
Moderator: Kanta Subbarao, MBBS, MPH, NIAID, NIH
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
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Kanta Subbarao, MBBS, MPH, NIAID, NIH
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Origin and Virulence of the 1918 Influenza Virus
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Jeffrey Taubenberger, MD, PhD, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
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Virus Infection and the Interferon Response: A Global View Through Functional Genomics
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John Kash, PhD, University of Washington |
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Pandemic Influenza Vaccines |
Kanta Subbarao, MBBS, MPH, NIAID, NIH
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Computational Modeling of Pandemic Influenza Control Strategies
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Donald Burke, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health |
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Moderated Q&A and Wrap Up |
Kanta Subbarao, MBBS, MPH and all Session Speakers
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| Saturday, February 18, 2006 |
| Time |
Session |
Presenters |
| 8:30-11:30am |
Plenary Session- Modulation of the Host Responses by Biodefense Agents
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Organizer: Olaf Schneewind, MD, University of Chicago
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Plenary Keynote Address – Overview of the Innate Responses to Pathogens
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Christine Biron, PhD, Brown University
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Identification and Characterization of Viral Antagonists of Type 1 Interferon |
Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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Innate Immunity against Francisella tularensisis Dependent on the ASC/Caspase-1 Axis
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Denise Monack, PhD, Stanford University
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Modulation of Innate Immunity by Yersinia pestis |
Olaf Schneewind, MD, University of Chicago
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Intracellular Protein Therapy of Inflammation and Apoptosis Caused by Bioagents
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Jack J. Hawiger, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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