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Microbiology of the Built Environment

Gordon Research Conference

Microbes at the Interface of Water, Air and Human Health in Built Environments

June 19 - 24, 2022

Chair

Vice Chair

Waterville Valley

56 Packard's Road

Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, United States

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Conference Description

The second Gordon Research Conference on the Microbiology of the Built Environment will include expert speakers, poster sessions, and an interactive agenda - all focused on the ecology, control, and positive and negative health impacts of microbes, viruses, allergens and biotoxins in buildings. This year's conference will particularly emphasize air- and water-borne microbes throughout the built environment, in buildings and beyond, especially as they impact human and environmental health and sustainability.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Linking Building Microbiomes and Health Discussion Leaders:
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm	"Application of Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment to Assessing Risks of Infection in Indoor Environments"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:05 pm	"Spatial Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches to Analyze Human-Microbe-Built Environment Interactions"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm	Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Drinking Water Microbiome Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am	"Legionella Control in the Healthcare Environment: Policy Implementation and Data Analysis at the Veterans Health Administration"
9:45 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am	"Investigating the Biogeography the Drinking Water Microbiome"
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Discussion
10:45 am - 11:25 am	Group Photo / Coffee Break
11:25 am - 11:55 am	"The Potential for Probiotic Biofilm Management"
11:55 am - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring. Organizers: and
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Extreme and Confined Environments Discussion Leaders:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm	"Redefining Microbiological Risk Mitigation During Spaceflight"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:55 pm	"Life at the Extreme: Photosynthesis and Microbial Diversity From Geysers to Snowfields"
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Antibiotic Resistance Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:50 am	"Modeling Approaches for Quantifying the Human Health Risks of Antimicrobial Resistance in Natural and Built Environments"
9:50 am - 10:05 am	Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am	Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:05 am	"Metagenomic Characterization of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Environment"
11:05 am - 11:20 am	Discussion
11:20 am - 11:50 am	"Establishing Monitoring Targets for Antibiotic Resistance Genes: How You Measure Is As Important As What You Measure"
11:50 am - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Microbiology of Sewage Collection Systems Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm	"Using a Meta-Analytic Approach to Understand SARS-CoV-2 RNA Levels in Wastewater"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm	"Tracking the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Through Wastewater Genetic Sequencing"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm	"Probiotic Control of Legionella in Building Plumbing Systems: a Two-Sided Approach Towards Identifying and Characterizing Antagonistic Bacteria"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Microbiology of the Built Environment in the Developing World Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:30 am	"Enteric Pathogens in Outdoor Urban Aerosols: Knowns and Unknowns"
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am	"Urban Low-Income Settings as Hotspots of Antibiotic Resistance and Enteric Pathogens: The Need to Curb Environmental Transmission"
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am	"Modeling Exposure to Fecal Contamination due to Multiple Drinking Water Source Use"
11:30 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm	"Impacts of an Urban Onsite Sanitation Intervention on Pathogens and AMR in Flies"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Microbiologically-Informed Green Engineering Design Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm	"Ameliorating Microbial Risks in Water Reuse Systems"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm	Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm	"Premise Plumbing as a Microbiological Nexus of Public Health, Wealth and Sustainability"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Biofilms Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am	"Microbiology as the Solution to Extraterrestrial Sustainable Human Habitation"
9:45 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am	"Exploring Biofilm Formation During Spaceflight"
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Discussion
11:10 am - 11:40 am	"Investigations in Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Wastewater Premise Plumbing"
11:40 am - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Standardizing Methods Discussion Leaders:
5:30 pm - 5:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
5:40 pm - 6:10 pm	"Standardizing Microbial Measurements via Live Whole Cell Reference Materials"
6:10 pm - 6:25 pm	Discussion
6:25 pm - 6:55 pm	"Metagenomic Colocalization of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes using Target-Enriched Long-Read Sequencing"
6:55 pm - 7:10 pm	Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm	General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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