Source: Daniel Y.C. Fung, 785-532-1208, dfung@k-state.edu
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Friday, June 8, 2007
27TH ANNUAL K-STATE RAPID METHODS AND AUTOMATION IN MICROBIOLOGY WORKSHOP JUNE 15-22
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's 27th annual Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology workshop will be June 15-22.
The workshop is under the direction of K-State's Daniel Y.C. Fung, an internationally known authority in the field and professor of animal sciences and industry and food science. It also is offered through the K-State department of animal sciences and industry.
Workshop participants will receive intensive theoretical and hands-on training in microbiological automation. Lectures and classes will be at the Clarion Hotel in Manhattan and at Call Hall and the College of Veterinary Medicine complex on the K-State campus.
Rapid methods and automation are a dynamic area in applied microbiology dealing with the study of improved methods in the isolation, early detection, characterization and enumeration of microorganisms and their products in clinical, food, industrial and environmental samples. The K-State workshop will focus on the practical application of conventional and new commercial systems of rapid identification of microorganisms from medical specimens, foods water, and the environment.
The workshop has served more than 4,000 participants from across the United States and 60 countries in the last 26 years.