Center for Biofilm Engineering News Update:  April, 2002 Volume 5, Issue 4   __________________________________________   Research Highlights   ASTM Method Approved   ASTM Committee E35 approved the method titled "Standard Test Method for the Quantification of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Grown with Shear and Continuous Flow using a Rotating Disk Reactor." Interested parties may obtain the standardized biofilm growth protocol from ASTM. The ASTM number is E2196-02 and the expected publication date is May 2002. Any questions may be directed to Darla Goeres at darla_g@erc.montana.edu.   _______   CBE Technical Advisory Conference Proceedings   The first proceedings from the Winter 2002 conference has been published as a pdf document. It can be accessed on the CBE web pages at http://www.erc.montana.edu/Res-Lib99-SW/Proceedings/default.htm   _______   CBE Abstracts Listserve If you receive this newsletter from the CBE-News listserve, you will automatically be subscribed to receive quarterly announcements of new CBE publications. If the abstract notices are not desired, readers can unsubscribe themselves from this service by following the instructions at the bottom of the announcement.    _______   Wiley Faculty Award for Meritorious Research   Dr. Anne Camper has been chosen to receive the Charles & Nora L. Wiley Faculty Award for Meritorious Research. The Wiley Awards are presented annually by the MSU Foundation to selected members of the faculty in honor of meritorious achievements in research and creativity. Anne will receive her award May 10, 2002, at the Honor & Awards dinner hosted by President Gamble at Montana State University.   _________________________________________   Education   REU Program Acknowledgement   The CBE would like to thank the Industrial Associates for submitting projects for this summer's Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. All eight of the REU positions have been filled and we will let you know in the June issue who the students are and what projects they will be working on.    _________________________________________   Upcoming CBE Workshops and Meetings     Industrial Associate Conference and TAC Meeting July 23-25, 2002 Montana State University _______   Biofilm Image Analysis Workshop July 25-26, 2002 Center for Biofilm Engineering Montana State University Bozeman, MT, U.S.A Daily workshop activities will include lectures and laboratory sessions. The lectures will cover biofilm structure and image analysis of biofilms. The lab sessions will cover how to acquire biofilm images and how to use the biofilm image analysis software developed by the Biofilm Structure and Function Research Group. Workshop details and registration forms can be found at: http://www.erc.montana.edu/CBEssentials-SW/research/Structure_function/default.htm _______   Microsensors: Manufacture and Applications Workshop August 19-23, 2002 Center for Biofilm Engineering Montana State University Bozeman, MT, U.S.A Microsensors (pH, dissolved oxygen, ion selective microelectrodes) are becoming indispensable tools for studying biofilms and small biological samples. The goal of this workshop is to provide the participants with the knowledge necessary to design, manufacture, and apply such microsensors. Lab sessions and lectures will illustrate the electrochemical principles of the measurements, explain how microsensors are manufactured, and demonstrate how they are applied to study biofilms.  The workshop is sponsored by the Biofilm Structure and Function Research Group at the Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University. The activities include four days of lectures and lab sessions, and a one-day field trip to Yellowstone National Park.  For details on this workshop see the following web address. http://www.erc.montana.edu/CBEssentials-SW/research/Structure_function/default.htm See the Events Calendar for more conference and workshop information at http://www.erc.montana.edu/CBEssentials-SW/whats_new/index.htm   __________________________________________   CBE People in Action   Dr. Lewandowski presented "Redox Cycling of Manganese on Surfaces of Passive Metals," at the 2001 ONR Electrochemistry Review, Annapolis, Maryland, March 4-6, 2002. Dr. Mark Pasmore (CBE) and Scott Harper (Pfizer) presented a poster at the International Association of Dental Researchers Conference, San Diego, CA, March 6-11, 2002. The poster was entitled " Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy of S. mutans Biofilms Treated with Essential Oil Mouthrinse." Paul Sturman presented "Development and Testing of a Fiber-Optic Probe for Biofilm Detection and Quantification," at the Biofilm Monitoring Conference, Porto, Portugal, March 18-20, 2002. Dr. Lewandowski gave an invited presentation "Biofilm Monitoring: A Perfect Solution to a Problem," at the International Specialized Conference on Biofilm Monitoring. March 18-20, 2002, Porto, Portugal. He also served as a member of the scientific committee of this conference and as a session chairman. Dr. Bill Costerton was the invited speaker for the 2002 Marian E. Koshland Seminar Series, at University of California, Berkeley, March 7. Bill presented "Biofilms in Nature and Disease." Dr. Phil Stewart was an invited speaker at the Medical Biofilms 2002 Conference, Tokyo, Japan, March 8-20. He presented "Mechanisms of Protection from Antimicrobial Agents in Bacterial Biofilms."  Dr. Paul Stoodley was an invited speaker at the Medical Biofilms 2002 Conference, Tokyo, Japan, March 8-20. He presented "Biofilm Structure and Dynamic Behavior: Implications for Infection and Control," served as a session chairperson, and also served on the organizing committee of this international conference. Dr. Bill Costerton was one of the keynote lecturers at the Medical Biofilms 2002 Conference, Tokyo, Japan, March 8-20. As keynote lecturer he presented "Biofilms in Device-Related and Other Chronic Bacterial Infections," and later in the conference also presented "The Role of Biofilms in the Etiology and Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Infections." Bill also served on the organizing committee. Dr. Richard Veeh was an instructor for the Molecular Techniques Course in Concepcion, Chile at the University of Concepcion, March 8-April 5, 2002.   __________________________________________   Theses   See theses abstracts at http://www.erc.montana.edu/Res-Lib99-SW/pubs/Theses/default.htm     __________________________________________   Web Watch   BiofilmsOnline.com   See the April issue of BiofilmsOnline.com at http://www.BiofilmsOnline.com.    _______   Recent Web Updates   Check the Recent Web Updates link located on the CBE home page, to view the latest information posted on the CBE web.   See <http://www.erc.montana.edu/Recent%20Web%20Updates/default.htm>    __________________________________________   Newsletter Listserve   The CBE News Update is a listserve newsletter. If you need to subscribe or unsubscribe from the listserve, follow the directions at the following CBE website.   http://www.erc.montana.edu/Res-Lib99-SW/newsarchives/subscribe.htm   An alternative to subscribing to the listserve is to view the CBE News Update on our web page at http://www.erc.montana.edu/Ind-Col99-SW/Current_Newsletter/default.htm. Newsletter archives can be found at http://www.erc.montana.edu/Res-Lib99-SW/newsarchives/index.htm   __________________________________________   Diane Williams  editor of the CBE News Update