microbial sciences symposium 2004

Saturday, 17 April 2004
Harvard University
Science Center C

symposium program

8:45-9:00	Opening Remarks and Welcome
9:00-10:20	Evolution and Diversity
	“Exploring the Extent of Microbial Diversity” Colleen Cavanaugh Harvard University
	“Phylogenomics and the Axis of Evol” Jonathan Eisen TIGR
10:20-10:40	Coffee Break
10:40-12:00	A Microbial Planet
	“What Would Earth Be Like Without Microbes” Dan Schrag Harvard University
	“How Bacteria Respire Minerals” Dianne Newman Caltech
12:00-2:00	Lunch
2:00-3:20	Systems Biology and Communication
	“The Genetic Circuitry Controlling a Bacterial Cell Cycle” Lucy Shapiro Stanford University School of Medicine
	“How Bacteria Talk to Each Other” Bonnie Bassler Princeton University
3:20-3:40	Coffee Break
3:40-5:00	Environment and Health
	“Where Will New Antibiotics Come From?” Chris Walsh Harvard Medical School
	“Monitoring World Health” Chris Murray Harvard School of Public Health
	Closing Remarks
	Reception