How Inkjet Printing and Artificial Intelligence Can Defeat Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens
with
James E. Kirby, MD, D(ABMM)
Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston and Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Hosted by:
The Northeast Branch, American Society for Microbiology
Dr. Kirby is an NIH-funded Principal Investigator in the Experimental Pathology Division of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at BIDMC; Program Director of the Medical Microbiology Fellowships at BIDMC; and an Associate Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School. He is Board Certified in Clinical Pathology, and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Microbiology. He served as the President of the Northeast Branch of the American Society of Microbiology from 2009-2012. He also serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology, and on the Harvard Committee on Microbiological Safety (COMS). The broad goals of his research laboratory are to advance the fight against infectious diseases through development of novel antimicrobials, elucidation of how bacterial pathogens cause disease, and development of next generation diagnostics. More information on his research efforts can be found at https://www.kirbylab.org.
In his lecture, Dr. Kirby will describe his research group's efforts to accelerate and improve the accuracy, precision, and flexibility of antimicrobial susceptibility testing using inkjet printing, advanced microscopy and artificial intelligence. These tools are being combined to rapidly identify new and existing therapeutic options for multidrug-resistant pathogens. As time permits, contributions of the desert pack rat to understanding of chronic bacterial infection will also be entertained.
Evening Program
Social Hour: 6:00 pm
Dinner: 6:30 pm
Chef's choice buffet dinner will be served.
Lecture: 7:30 pm
This continuing medical laboratory education activity is recognized by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as meeting the criteria for 1 CMLE credit.
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