The 2021 Perlman Symposium is 100% virtual via Zoom. A meeting link will be sent out to registrants prior to the meeting date.
Please note that the schedule is still being finalized and is subject to change.
| 8:45-8:50 AM | Symposium Check-in |
| 9:00-9:10 AM | Opening Remarks
Lindsay Kalan, PhD, Assistant Professor Department of Medical Microbiology &Immunology University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 9:10-9:50 AM | “New Approaches to Anthelmintic Discovery in the Age of Resistance”
Mostafa Zamanian Dept. of Pathobiological Sciences UW-Madison |
| 9:55-10:05 AM | Lightning Talk Featuring Poster Presenter |
| 10:10-10:50 AM | “Evolution of Multiple Drug-Resistant Clostridium Difficile and Impact on Clinical Outcomes”
Julian Hurdle, PhD Center for Infections and Inflammatory Diseases Texas A&M University |
| 10:55-11:05 AM | Lightning Talk Featuring Poster Presenter |
| 11:10-11:50 AM | “Harnessing the Chemical Potential of Unprecedented Microbes from the Great Salt Lake”
Jaclyn Winter, PhD Biology Chemistry Program University of Utah |
| 11:55-12:05PM | Lightning Talk Featuring Poster Presenter |
| 12:05-1:00 PM | Lunch break + Poster Session |
| 1:10-1:50 PM | “Visualizing Chemistry for Drug Biofilms”
Laura Sanchez, PhD Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 1:55-2:05 PM | Lightning Talk Featuring Poster Presenter |
| 2:10 – 3:00 PM | Poster Award Presentation and Virtual Networking Event |