{"id":16555,"date":"2019-06-20T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T14:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/?page_id=16555"},"modified":"2019-06-20T10:24:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T14:24:47","slug":"rhode-island-microbiome-symposium-keynote-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/microbiome-symposium-2020\/rhode-island-microbiome-symposium-keynote-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island Microbiome Symposium Keynote Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Rhode-Island-Microbiome-Symposium-2020\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-rhode-island-microbiome-symposium-2020\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-16570\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16570\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/microbiome-symposium-2020\/\">Symposium 2020 Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16573\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16573\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/microbiome-symposium-2020\/rhode-island-microbiome-symposium-keynote-speakers\/\">Keynote Speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16576\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16576\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/microbiome-symposium-2020\/rhode-island-microbiome-symposium-agenda\/\">Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16621\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16621\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/microbiome-symposium-2020\/code-of-conduct\/\">Code of Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16615\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16615\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/microbiome-symposium-2020\/registration-and-abstract-submission\/\">Registration &#038; Abstract<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16618\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16618\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/microbiome-symposium-2020\/rhode-island-microbiome-symposium-lodging-parking-food\/\">Food Lodging Parking<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-19302\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-19302\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/microbiome-symposium-2020\/support-the-symposium\/\">Support the Symposium<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1497\/SaraHird.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[16555]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16528 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1497\/SaraHird.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"281\"><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Sarah <\/b><b>Hird&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/b><b>University of Connecticut<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Department of Molecular and Cell Biology<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201c<\/b>My main research questions are about the evolution of host-associated microbiomes and microbial phylogeography. I\u2019m also interested in how we can use\/create computational tools to answer those questions. Specifically, I focus on what factors shape and maintain the gut microbiomes of wild birds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1497\/Tami-Lieberman.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[16555]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16531 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1497\/Tami-Lieberman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"249\"><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Tami Lieberman<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Institute for Medical Engineering and Science<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201c<\/b>Rational microbial-based therapies have the potential to treat a wide range of diseases and promote wellness. However, we remain severely limited in our ability to employ such therapies, as we cannot predict which bacterial strains have the potential to stably colonize an individual. My lab seeks to close this knowledge gap, developing an understanding of how individual species and strains behave in the human microbiome\u2014including the selective pressures they face, niche ranges, survival strategies, and the degree to which they adapt to individual people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Sarah Hird&nbsp; University of Connecticut Department of Molecular and Cell Biology \u201cMy main research questions are about the evolution of host-associated microbiomes and microbial phylogeography. I\u2019m also interested in how we can use\/create computational tools to answer those questions. Specifically, I focus on what factors shape and maintain the gut microbiomes of wild birds. 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