Lecture on anthrax by leading researcher

Anthrax expert to give lecture at Agronomy, Crop & Soil Societies Annual Meetings

TOPIC: LECTURE ON ANTHRAX BY LEADING RESEARCHER

DATE: Wednesday, November 13, 2002

TIME: 7:25 PM CENTRAL

LOCATION: Tri-Societies Annual Meeting - Indianapolis, Indiana Sagamore Ballroom 3, Indiana Convention Center

CONTACT: Sara Procknow Uttech, The American Society of Agronomy
TEL: 608-273-8090, ext. 323; Mobile: 608-772-0217
E-mail:[email protected]

The world-renowned anthrax expert from Northern Arizona University, Dr. Paul S. Keim will present a lecture on the genetic analysis of anthrax on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Indiana Convention Center, Sagamore Ballroom 3, second floor.

Dr. Keim was tapped by the federal government last fall to identify and analyze the anthrax strains used in the terrorist mailings. His presentation will be held as part of the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America in Indianapolis, IN, Nov. 10-14. The Betty Klepper Endowed Lectureship will feature Dr. Keim's presentation, "Pathogen Geonomics: Applications to Epidemiology, Evolution and Forensic Analysis," and begins at 7:25pm, followed by a discussion.

Paul S. Keim, Ph.D., is the Cowden Endowed Chair in Microbiology at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, and an affiliate researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory. His research focuses on high-resolution DNA analysis for identification of bacterial pathogens, including anthrax.

The lecture is funded through the Agronomic Science Foundation (ASF) by Betty Klepper.

The Agronomic Science Foundation (ASF) is the philanthropic arm of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) www.agronomy.org, the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) www.crops.org and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) www.soils.org. These educational organizations help its 10,000+ members advance the discipline and practice of agronomy, crop and soil sciences by supporting professional growth and science policy initiatives, and by providing quality, research-based publications and a variety of member services.