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Calendar of Events 2008:


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Y		 UM NSF NIEHS OHHC External Advisory Committee Annual Meeting
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
External Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda		 Jan 7-8, 2008  
MBF Seminar Series
OHH Invited Speaker Dr. Jody Harwood
University of South Florida
Seminar Title "TBA"
RSMAS SLAB Seminar Room #103 		Jan 18, 2008 12:00
A Sigma Xi Forum on Oceans and Human Health
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Speakers/Panelists:

Dr Lora E Fleming
MD Phd Professor and Co Director NSF NIEHS Oceans & Human Health Center, University of Miami

Dr Sharon Smith
PhD Professor and Co Director NSF NIEHS
Oceans & Human Health Center, University of Miami

Dr Deborah Mash
PhD Professor Dept of Neurology

Dr Helena Solo Gabriele
PhD Professor School of Engineering

Dr Lisa Plano
MD PhD Professor Dept of Pediatrics

   Sponsored by the UM Honor Society Sigma Xi & OHHC
 Location: TBA

Jan 23, 2008 12:00-1:00
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OHH Invited Speaker Paul Cox
Institute for Ethnomedicine

Seminar Title: "TBA"
RSMAS SLAB Seminar Room #103		 Feb 1, 2008 12:00
MBF Faculty Seminar Series

Present: Dr. Larry Brand

"Red Tides and Blue-Green Blooms:
Is there a Black Void at the end of Florida's Algal Rainbow?"

Location: SLAB Seminar Room 103
 Feb 15, 2008 12:00
UF Water Institute Symposium

"Sustainable Water Resources: Florida Challenges, Global Solutions"
Gainesville, Florida

 Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
 http://www.treeo.ufl.edu/conferences/water/

Feb 27-28, 2008  
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Ocean Sciences ’08: Joint Meeting of AGU, ASLO, TOS, and ERF
Orlando, FL
http://aslo.org/meetings/orlando2008/

Session 120: Oceans and Human Health: Identifying and Understanding Ocean Health Benefits and Threats

Co-Conveners:
Paul Sandifer (NOAA), Ed Laws (LSU and UHI),
Steve Brandt (NOAA), and Sharon Smith (U Miami)		 Mar 2-8, 2008 12:00
MBF Seminar Series
OHH Invited Speaker: Hauke Kite-Powell
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/viewArticle.do?id=4008

Economic Perspectives on Links between the Oceans and Human Health
Lecture Announcement

RSMAS SLAB Seminar Room #103

 Mar 7, 2008 12:00

Speaker: Michelle Wood
University of Oregon

"Population Shifts and Adaptation in Marine Picocyanobacteria"
Abstract
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Co-Sponsored by:
MBF (Marine Biology & Fisheries),
NSF NIEHS Oceans & Human Health Center & NIEHS ARCH

  RSMAS SLAB Seminar Room # 103

Mar 28, 2008 12:00-1:00
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MBF Seminar Series
OHH Invited Speaker: Robert Bidigare
University of Hawaii

http://www.hawaii.edu/HIMB/Faculty/bidigare.html

 Apr 11, 2008  

2008 Joint NSF/NIEHS OHH Centers and NOAA OHHI Annual Meeting
Honolulu, Hawaii
http://www.prcmb.hawaii.edu/Hawaii2008.asp
 Apr 16–18, 2008  
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American Society for Microbiology 108th General Meeting
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts
http://gm.asm.org/

Jun 1-5, 2008  
UM OHHC Poster Presented at ASM Conference:
 Abstract Title: Isolation of Potential Polyether Algal Toxin Biodegrading Marine Bacteria using Salinomycin
Authors: K. G. Shetty, J. V. Huntzicker, K. S. Rein, L. E. Fleming, Y. Cai, L. A. Fieber, K. Jayachandran;
Florida International University, Miami, FL
University of Miami, Miami, FL.
Session Title: Microorganisms in Marine Environments and Shellfish
Room: Poster Hall
Jun 2, 2008 10:30am
UM OHHC Poster Presented at ASM Conference:
Abstract Title:Pathogen Measurements in the St. Lucie River Estuary
Authors: H. Solo-Gabriele, A. Abdelzaher, M. Wright, Y. Deng, C. Ortega, L. Stark; Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL,
Florida Dept. of Hlth., Tampa, FL.
Session Title: Pathogens in Environmental Sources
Room: Poster Hall 		Jun 3, 2008 10:30am
UM OHHC Poster Presented at ASM Conference:
 Abstract Title: Pilot Epidemiologic Study of Risks of Microbial Contamination in Subtropical Marine Waters
Session Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Authors: J. K. Kish, H. Solo-Gabriele, J. Fleisher, S. Elmir, M. Wright, A. Abeldezahir, J. Wang, C. Sinigalliano, C. Ortega, L. E. Fleming, M. Gidley;
Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL,
Nova Southeastern Univ., Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Florida Dept. of Hlth., Miami, FL,
NOAA AOML, Miami, FL.
Room: Poster Hall
Jun 4, 2008 10:30 am
UM OHHC Poster Presented at ASM Conference:
 Abstract Title: Indicators and Pathogens in Water and Sediments at a Subtropical Marine Beach
Session Title: Indicators of Fecal Pollution - II
Authors: A. Abdelzaher, M. Wright, C. Ortega, H. Solo-Gabriele, S. Elmir, P. Shih, X. Newman, G. Miller, C. Sinigalliano, M. Gidley, D. Wanless, T. Scott, G. Lucasik, V. Harwood, S. McQuaig, T. Bonilla, F. Bonilla, C. Palmer, L. Plano, L. Fleming;
Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL,
Miami-Dade Dept. of Hlth., Miami, FL,
Florida Dept. of Hlth., Miami, FL,
NOAA, Key Biscayne, FL,
BCS Labs., Gainesville, FL,
Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL,
Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Room: Poster Hall

Jun 4, 2008

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Gordon Conferences:

Graduate Research Seminar: OCEANS & HUMAN HEALTH
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2008&program=grad_ocean
Colby-Sawyer College
New London, NH

Research Seminar: OCEANS & HUMAN HEALTH
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2008&program=oceans
Tilton School
Tilton, NH

Jun 28-29, 2008




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Research Seminar: OCEANS & HUMAN HEALTH
Gordon Research Conferences
Tilton School
Tilton, NH




Jun 29-Jul 4, 2008

  

UM OHHC Bather Shedding Field Study
Hobie Beach, Key Biscayne, FL
July 29, 2008 10am-1:00pm
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UM OHH IAC Meeting
RSMAS OHH Office
 Aug 1, 2008 10am-12:00pm
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MBF 573/EPH 584 OHH Course
Guest Lecturer: Carolyn Sotka
NOAA's Oceans and Human Health Initiative (OHHI)
Senior Science-Policy Analyst
Title: "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: Oceans and Human Health: From Problems, to Policy and Practice"
UM RSMAS SLAB Room #114 		Sep 3, 2008 12pm-1:00pm
MBF 573/EPH 584 OHH Course
OHH Lecture:Dr. Larry Brand
University of Miami RSMAS
Subject:Florida Red Tide
UM RSMAS SLAB Room #114 		Sep 29, 2008 12:00-1:15pm
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MBF 573/EPH 584 OHH Course
UM OHH Lecture by Dr. Josephina Olascoaga
University of Miami RSMAS
Subject: Florida Red Tide
UM RSMAS SLAB Room #114 		Oct 6, 2008 12:00-1:15pm
MBF 573/EPH 584 OHH Course
UM OHH Lecture by Dr. Helena Solo-Gabriele
University of Miami
Subject: Marine Pathogens and other Microbes
UM RSMAS SLAB Room #114 		Oct 13, 2008 12:00-1:15pm
Fifth International BMAA Conference
October 12-17, 2008
UM OHH Presentation by Dr. Larry Brand
Title: "BMAA in Biscayne Bay, Florida"
Institute for Ethnomedicine
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Oct 13, 2008 2:15pm
ASBPA's National Coastal Conference
"Sustainable Shorelines"
October 15, 2008 1:00 pm-October 17, 2008 12:00pm
UM OHH Presentation by Dr. Tomoyuki Shibata
Title: "Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of
Beach Sand Contaminated with Wastewater"

Thursday, October 16, 9:50am, 1B Water Quality Session
Chicago, Illinois
Oct 16, 2008 9:50 am
MBF Faculty Seminar Series
OHH Invited Speaker:Dr. Rebecca Gast
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Seminar Title:
"Legionella species in amoebae isolated from saline enviroments"

RSMAS SLAB Seminar Room #103

Seminar*
Graduate Student Meeting+		 Oct 24, 2008
*12-1:15pm
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MBF 573/EPH 584 OHH Course
UM OHH Lecture by Dr. Kenny Broad
University of Miami RSMAS / Columbia University
Subject: Global Change: Linkages to Human Health
UM RSMAS SLAB Room #114 		Oct 27, 2008 12:00-1:15pm
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MBF 573/EPH 584 OHH Course
UM OHH Lecture by Dr. Hal Wanless
University of Miami RSMAS
Subject: Coastal Impacts - Natural Disasters
UM RSMAS SLAB Room #114 		Nov 3, 2008 12:00-1:15pm
MBF 573/EPH 584 OHH Course
UM OHH Lecture by Dr. Jenny Litz
National Marine Fisheries Service
Subject: Coastal Impacts: Marine Mammals as Sentinels
UM RSMAS SLAB Room #114 		Nov 10, 2008 12:00-1:15pm
MBF 573/EPH 584 OHH Course
UM OHH Lecture by Dr. Amy Wright
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Subject: Remedies - Drugs from the Sea and Natural Products
UM RSMAS SLAB Room #114 		Nov 12, 2008 12:00-1:15pm
MBF 573/EPH 584 OHH Course
UM OHH Lecture by Dr. Dan Baden
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Subject: Remedies - Drugs from the Sea - Florida Red Tide
UM RSMAS SLAB Room #114 		Nov 17, 2008 12:00-1:15pm
The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
SETAC North America 29th Annual Meeting
November 16-20, 2008
OHH Presentation & Participation:Dr. Chris Sinigalliano
"Oceans and Human Health: Impacts of Hurricane Katrina"
 Tampa, Florida		 Nov 17, 2008 1:50-5:30pm
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* Note: NOAA OHHI events subject to change.