Philips Heine, MD - Associate Professor

67 SUNDAY SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS Final Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 044 L Symposium An Update on Novel Important Tickborne Diseases Sunday, 4:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room 102 UAN: 0391-9999-12-048-L04-P Conveners: Didier Raoult, MD, PhD - Professor WHO Collaborative Ctr. for Rickettsial Reference and Res., Marseille, France. Bobbi S. Pritt, MD - Laboratory Director Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Coll. of Med., Rochester, MN. Speakers: 4:00 p.m. 447 Emergence of a New Pathogenic Ehrlichia Species, Wisconsin and Minnesota Bobbi S. Pritt, MD - Associate Professor Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Coll. of Med., Rochester, MN. 4:25 p.m. 448 Human Infections Caused by Borrelia miyamotoi Peter J. Krause, MD - Senior Research Scientist Yale Sch. of Publ. Hlth. and Yale Sch. of Med., New Haven, CT. 4:50 p.m. 449 Diverse Rickettsiae Across the Globe Didier Raoult, MD, PhD - Professor WHO Collaborative Ctr. for Rickettsial Reference and Res., Marseille, France. 5:15 p.m. 450 Transfusion-Associated Babesiosis Barbara L. Herwaldt, MD, MPH - Medical Epidemiologist CDC, Atlanta, GA. 5:40 p.m. 451 Emergence of Deer Tick Virus as a Human Pathogen Gary P. Wormser, MD - Professor New York Med. Coll., Valhalla, NY. Objectives: Upon completion of this Symposium Session, the participant should be able to: Identify major tickborne pathogens; Define diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of tickborne infections; Analyze features of emerging deer tick virus encephalitis; and Improve knowledge about new tick-associated infections. Intended Audience: Healthcare practitioners and investigators with an interest in vector transmitted infections. Level: Intermediate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 045L2 Symposium An Update on Perinatal Infections Sunday, 4:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room 130 UAN: 0391-9999-12-049-L04-P Developed in Cooperation with the Infectious Diseases Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology IDSOG Conveners: Catherine Nelson-Piercy, FRCP - Physician St. Thomas’ Hosp., London, United Kingdom. Michael G. Gravett, MD - Professor Univ. of Washington Sch. of Med., Seattle, WA. Speakers: 4:00 p.m. 452 Safe Use of Antimicrobials in Pregnancy Catherine Nelson-Piercy, FRCP - Physician St. Thomas’ Hosp., London, United Kingdom. 4:30 p.m. 453 Influenza During Pregnancy Richard Beigi, MD, MSc - Physician Magee-Womens Hosp. of the Univ. of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr., Pittsburgh, PA. 5:00 p.m. 454 Beyone TORCH: The New Paradigm for Pesky Perinatal Infec- tions Michael G. Gravett, MD - Professor Univ. of Washington Sch. of Med., Seattle, WA. 5:30 p.m. 455 Malaria and Other Parasitic Infections During Pregnancy

R. Philips Heine, MD - Associate Professor

Duke Univ. Med. Ctr., Durham, NC. Objectives: Upon completion of this Symposium Session, the participant should be able to: Define important infections that complicate pregnancy; Determine which antimicrobials are safe for use in pregnancy; and Improve the care of pregnant women with infection or at risk for infection. Intended Audience: Healthcare providers and investigators with an interest in perinatal maternal and child health. Level: Intermediate 68 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS September 9-12 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 046 M Symposium Mycology 2012: Top Papers Sunday, 4:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Room 132 UAN: 0391-9999-12-050-L04-P Convener: Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD - Frances King Black Endowed Professor Univ. of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Ctr., Houston, TX. Experts: 456 Thomas F. Patterson, MD - Professor and Chief, Infectious Disease Univ. of Texas Hlth. Sci. Ctr., San Antonio, TX. 457 David Denning, MD - Professor Univ. Hosp. of South Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom. Objectives: Upon completion of this Symposium Session, the participant should be able to: Analyze major findings in fungal diseases; Understand new insights into the diagnosis and management of invasive fungal infections; and Identify epidemiology features and understand pathogenesis of invasive fungal infections. Intended Audience: Clinicians, trainees, mycologists and researchers. Level: Advanced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 047 C1 Slide Session StructureFunction Sunday, 4:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. . . . . . . . Esplanade Ballroom 300 UAN: 0391-9999-12-051-L04-P Moderators: Timothy G. Palzkill, PhD - Professor Baylor Coll. of Med., Houston, TX. Laurent Poirel, PhD - Senior Scientist Hop. de Bicetre, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France. Objectives: Upon the completion of this Slide Session, the participant should be able to: Identify molecular mechanisms of resistance; Discuss the general properties that govern the relationship between anti- biotic and resistance proteins; and Discuss the correlation of 3D structure with mechanistic activity of resis- tance protien. Presentations: 4:00 p.m. C1-458 Structural and Functional Characterization of Aminoglycoside N-Acetyltransferases AAC6’-Ig and -Ih from Acinetobacter spp

P. J. Stogios, PhD - Research Scientist