# Bi Annual Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting (MAMPM)

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · 2020 · $19,000

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The 11th Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting (MAMPM) will be held February 7-9, 2021 at
Wintergreen Resort and Conference Center near Charlottesville, Virginia. The purpose of the biannual
MAMPM is to foster communication and collaboration among scientists engaged in microbial pathogenesis
research in the Mid-Atlantic Region (North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, The District of Columbia, West
Virginia, and Delaware). Numerous NIH/NIAID-funded investigators studying the virulence mechanisms of
pathogens of importance to human health are located in this geographic region and have participated in
multiple MAMPMs. All previous ten meetings have been held at Wintergreen Resort Conference Center, which
features a central location, excellent facilities, and a professional conference staff. MAMPMs attract scientists
from both within and outside the Mid-Atlantic region; the 10th MAMPM in 2019 featured 201 attendees from 8
states and the District of Columbia and achieved maximum registration for the first time. One of MAMPM's key
goals is to provide students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty with the opportunity to present their work to
a knowledgeable audience, focused in this discipline, in a collegial yet scientifically rigorous environment.
MAMPM is a formative experience for young scientists' professional development and remains one of the most
appealing, and positively evaluated, aspects of this conference.
MAMPM 2021 will consist of four sessions over three days. The schedule is arranged by the MAMPM
Organizing Committee, comprised of the current, future, and two past conference chairs. Each session will
feature an invited keynote speaker and talks by graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and a limited number
of principal investigators, selected from the submitted abstracts by the Scientific Program Committee. Drs. Tod
Merkel (FDA), Virginia Miller (UNC), Deb Hogan (Dartmouth), and Randall Singer (U Minnesota) have agreed
to be the MAMPM 2021 Keynote Speakers. Two highly attended and interactive poster sessions will be
provided to allow the opportunity for all participants to present and discuss their work face-to-face. MAMPM
2021 will be publicized through advertisements in professional publications, social media posts, and direct
mailings (physical and email) to relevant departments at academic institutions, government and private
laboratories within the region and to members of the local American Society for Microbiology branches that
serve this region. A dedicated website (http://mampm.org/) publicizes the meeting and provides the necessary
information and forms required for registration.
MAMPM remains committed to ensuring a balanced representation of women, underrepresented minorities,
and persons of disability in the leadership, conference participants, and speakers, including keynote speakers.
To this end, two Diversity Ambassadors will again be recruited to facilitate participation from historically
underrepresent...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9991301
- **Project number:** 1R13AI152291-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE
- **Principal Investigator:** Robert K Ernst
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $19,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-08-21 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9991301

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9991301, Bi Annual Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting (MAMPM) (1R13AI152291-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9991301. Licensed CC0.

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