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Hawaii Branch
of the American Society for Microbiology

       Aloha!  The Hawaii branch of ASM brings together microbiologists from island intitutions such as hospitals, government agencies, the military, biotechnology companies and universities. Our geographic location provides us with opportunities and challenges unique to our island state that emphasize the importance of a cohesive community of microbiologists.


The latest version of Aperture, the newsletter for HASM happenings, has just been released. Check it out!  Many thanks to Pritty Borthakur for putting it all together.

Rosenthal
Fall Dinner Meeting  
November 12, 2005  

     The annual Fall dinner will be held at the Hale Koa Hotel near Fort DeRussy in Waikiki.  Dr. Kenneth Rosenthal from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine will present a seminar entitled "My virus is nastier than your virus!! Differences in the ICP34.5 protein of HSV-1 that determine virulence of HSV-1"

When:  The evening of November 12th
            6:00 - Registration and cash bar
            7:00 - Dinner
            8:00 - Dr. Rosenthal's seminar

Where: The Hale Koa Hotel,  2055 Kalia Road

Dr. Rosenthal will also be giving a second seminar entitled "Initiating Protective Immunity by Manipulating Mother Nature: New Peptide Vaccines" on Thursday, November 10th in the auditorium of the education building of the Kakaako Medical Campus at 3 pm.  See Seminars of Interest for more details.