71st Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists

Name: 71st Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists
Start: 2022-06-26T11:30:00Z
End: 2022-06-30T03:45:00Z
Location: University of Guelph

University of Guelph

June 26-29, 2022

We are very pleased to invite you to the 71st Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM 2022) that will be held in person at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, with a selected program also being offered online between June 26-29, 2022.

Please note, this conference is planned to be held in person, with the implementation of COVID-19 precautions. If an in-person meeting is not possible because of local health restrictions, the meeting will be virtual, with a partial program. In-person fees will be discounted and refunded accordingly.

The Local Organizing Committee of CSM 2022 is excited to host a successful event that will showcase the breadth, diversity and excellence of the Canadian microbiology community. Not only will we have an exceptional scientific program but we will also make sure that your experience in Guelph is worthwhile!

We look forward to hosting CSM 2022 and to welcome you in Guelph in June. In the meantime, you can follow us on Twitter at @csm_scm2022 to get the latest news regarding CSM 71st Annual Conference.

Sincerely,

CSM 2022 Local Organizing Committee

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)

CSM would like to thank the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) without their volunteering, time and support the conference will not be possible.

Dr. Kari Dunfield, CSM2022 Conference Co-ChairProfessor and Canada Research Chair, Environmental Microbiology of Agro-Ecosystems School of Environmental Sciences, Alexander Hall 50 Stone Rd E | Guelph, ON | N1H 2W1 | Tel.: 519-824-4120 x58088 | Email: dunfield@uoguelph.ca

Kari Dunfield, Symposium Chair:
Soil and Plant Microbial Ecology
June 28, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Dr. Cezar Khursigara, Conference Co-ChairAssociate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology | Director, Molecular & Cellular Imaging & Mass Spectrometry Facilities | University of Guelph, Summerlee Science Complex, Rm 4458, 50 Stone Rd E | Guelph, ON | N1G 2W1 | Tel.: 519-824-4120 Ext. 58091 | Email: ckhursig@uoguelph.ca

Cezar Khursigara, Symposium Chair:
Microbial Stress Responses
June 28, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Dr. Hany Anany, Local Organizing CommitteeGuelph Research and Development Centre Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada / Government of Canada 93 Stone Road West Guelph, ON N1G 5C9 Tel: 226-217-8067 Email: hany.anany@canada.ca

Hany Anany, Symposium Chair:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
June 27, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, Local Organizing CommitteeAssistant Professor and Alexander von Humboldt Scholar Molecular and Cellular Biology Department | University of Guelph SSC 4457 | 50 Stone Rd E Guelph, ON | N1G 2W1 | Canada Tel.: (519) 824-4120 ext. 52129 Email: jgeddesm@uoguelph.ca

Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, Symposium Chair:
Multi-Omics profiling gains new biological insights
Systems Biology of Disease
June 27, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Dr. Nicole Ricker, Local Organizing CommitteeAssistant Professor, Pathogenomics and Disease Informatics Ontario Veterinary College | University of Guelph OVC Pathobiology Building, Rm 4839 | 50 Stone Rd E Guelph, ON | N1G 2W1 519-824-4120 Ext. 54625 | nricker@uoguelph.ca

Nicole Ricker, Symposium Chair:
Microbiome from Farm to Fork
June 28, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Dr. Albert Descoteaux, Symposium ChairProfessor and Canada Research Chair on the Biology of intracellular parasitism INRS- Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie Université du Québec 531 boul des Prairies Laval, QC | Canada H7V 1B7 Email: albert.descoteaux@iaf.inrs.ca

Albert Descoteaux, Symposium Chair:
Mechanisms of parasite pathogenesis
June 28, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Dr. Hanan R. Shehata, Local Organizing CommitteResearch Associate, Department of Integrative Biology

Student Mixer Organizer
University of Guelph
hshehata@uoguelph.ca

Mrs. Wafaa H. Antonious, Conference OrganizerMrs. Wafaa H. Antonious, Secretariat Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM) Rofail Conference and Management Services (RCMS)

Wafaa Antonious has been providing secretariat services for CCUBC since 1998 first through the Canadian Federation of Biological Socieites (CFBS). When CFBS folded at the end of 2008, Wafaa resumed providing secretariat services through her own company "Rofail Conference and Management Services (RCMS) as of January 2009. Wafaa's services for CCUBC includes providing support to CCUBC Executive (services and consultation), organizing the annual meeting, maintaining the website, book keeping, dealing with inquiries from members and others related to CCUBC activities. Through RCMS, Wafaa provides secretariat services to other organizations and organizes scientific workshops, meetings and conferences from 20 - 800 attendees.