BLAST XVII

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KEYNOTE

Peggy Cotter (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Keiichi Namba (Osaka University, Japan)

MEETING LEADERSHIP

Tino Krell (Chair)
Barbara Kazmierczak (Vice Chair)

SESSIONS AND CHAIRS

Microbial Signal Perception
Chair - Kylie Watts (Loma Linda University)

Cellular Signal Processing
Chair - Joanne Engel (University California San Francisco)

Signal Response: The Output
Chair - Seiji Kojima (Nagoya University, Japan)

Interactions and Communities
Matt Parsek (University of Washington, Seattle)

Microbial Traits: Behavior, Development, and Pathogenesis
Chair - Yves Brun (Universite de Montreal, Canada)

Integrative Approaches: Computer Models, Synthetic Biology, and Systems Biology

Chair - Terry Hwa (University of California, San Diego)

Latest Technology Innovations and Hot Topics
Chair - Arthur Prindle (Northwestern University)

Meeting Review Committee
Chair - Karen Ottemann
Anna Roujeinikova
Maria Hadjifrangiskou
Jun Liu

Social Media

Chair - Abhishek Shrivastava (Arizona State University)

Board of Directors
Bob Bourret (Chair)
Gladys Alexandre
Ariane Briegel
Rasika Harshey
Birgit Scharf

Administrators
Sarah Van Heusen
Sarah McGee