2020 Summer Symposium

June 10-12, 2020

TE2020: Tiny Earth Virtual Symposium

The 2020 Tiny Earth Symposium brings together all instructors and students in the Tiny Earth network to share research findings, learn new teaching strategies, and find out about new frontiers in antimicrobial resistance. It is an interactive online conference including student research presentations, engaging workshops, and instructor “Tapas Talks” on an exciting array of topics.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10

#ShutDownSTEM: seek out resources and engage with anti-racist work or rest and heal from the impacts of racism.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11

Featured plenary session on AMR, natural products, and drug discovery; student poster sessions; diversity in Tiny Earth; and more!

FRIDAY, JUNE 12

Updates from Tiny Earth, graduate school and career panel, online/hybrid teaching workshop, citizen science, and more!

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

Workshops on AntiSMASH and the Tiny Earth Database, Tapas Talks from TEPIs around the world, and more instructor-focused content.

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Victor Cid

Professor of Microbiology
University of Madrid

Todd Kelson

Tiny Earth Partner Instructor
Brigham Young University-Idaho

Stephanie Morgan

Research Associate
Indiana University

Sarah Miller

Executive Director
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Romany Harkas

Third-year Medical Student
Nova Southeastern University

Rachel Salemi

Graduate Student, Gourse Lab
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Paco Barona-Gomez

Principal Investigator
Langebio, Cinvestav-IPB

Nichole Broderick

Science & Training Director
University of Connecticut

Marc Chevrette

Handelsman Lab Postdoctoral Associate
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Linda Kinkel

Professor of Plant Pathology
University of Minnesota

Katherine Maloney

Tiny Earth Partner Instructor
Point Loma Nazarene University

Josh Pultorak

Tiny Earth Partner Instructor
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Jo Handelsman

Founder, Tiny Earth
Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Heather Seitz

Tiny Earth Partner Instructor
Johnson County Community College

Heather Pelzel

Symposium Committee Chair
UW-Whitewater

Greg Bleck

Global Head of R&D
Catalent

Enid Gonzalez-Orta

Curriculum Committee Chair

Sacramento State University

Diane Baronas-Lowell

Tiny Earth Partner Instructor
Florida Atlantic University

Deepa Acharya

Handelsman Lab Postdoctoral Associate
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Debra Davis

Training Committee Chair, Tiny Earth
Wingate University

Debra Davis

Training Committee Chair
Wingate University

Dave Strock

Senior Software Developer
Entrision

Brian Merkel

Symposium Committee Chair
UW-Green Bay

Aarti Raja

Symposium Committee Chair
Nova Southeastern University

Aarti Raja

Symposium Committee Chair, Tiny Earth
Nova Southeastern University

Tiny Earth Partner Instructor
Beloit College

Research Staff

UW–Madison

Founder
UW–Madison

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