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Two similar
biofilm workshops took place in 2004: the first in January in Concepción, Chile, and the second in July in Bozeman, Montana, USA.
Both workshops were funded through a grant from the NSF/DOE-sponsored
Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) Program. The goal of
these workshops was to broaden student researchers' knowledge-base through lectures and hands-on application of techniques critical
to the study of biofilms. In addition, the focus of the workshops was on the interdisciplinary nature of biofilm studies—highlighting, in
particular, the fields of biochemistry, microbiology, and engineering.
The primary objective of the workshops was to familiarize students
with techniques that allow microscale investigation of microbial
biofilms; after the course, students had gained understanding
sufficient for independent application.
The techniques presented included engineering aspects of reactor
design, genomic and proteomic approaches to investigation of microbial
communities, the use of microelectrodes, and advanced microscopy and
use of imaging software.
Two other very important aspects of the workshops were to foster
interactions among students from diverse educational as well as
cultural backgrounds and to expose students to an industrial
perspective on real-world problems related to biofilm processes and
how academic/industrial collaborations may be established to address
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Workshop 1:
University of Concepción; Concepción,
Chile; January 12–30, 2004.
Workshop 2: Center for Biofilm Engineering
(CBE), Montana State
University–Bozeman, Montana, USA; June 28–July16, 2004. |
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These workshops
were open to post-graduate and advanced graduate students (i.e.,
postdoctoral and PhD level students). A maximum of 20 students wase
accepted for each workshop. Grant funding was provided to cover
student airfares and living allowances. Student housing was
provided in immediate proximity to the workshop locations.
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Dr. William
Costerton, Director, Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE), Montana
State University–Bozeman
Dr. Zbigniew Lewandowski, Professor, Civil Engineering, CBE
Dr. Michael Givskov, Head, Centre of Biomedical Microbiology,
Biocentrum-Technical University of Denmark
Dr. Anne Camper, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, CBE
Dr. Mark Shirtliff, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical
Sciences, University of Maryland
Dr. Richard Veeh, Senior Research Associate,
CBE Staff
Dr. Homero Urrutia Briones, Associate Professor, Department of
Microbiology, University of Concepción
Linda Loetterle, Research Specialist,
CBE Staff
Ben Klayman, PhD candidate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, CBE |
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