Fall 2025 Meeting of the Hawaii Branch of the American Society for Microbiology
RSVP by November 10 to ensure meal selection.
Keynote Speaker: Anne W. Thompson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
Portland State University
The Invisible Forest: How Tiny Cells Sustain Life in the Open OceanLife trees on land, microbial phototrophs (phytoplankton) in the open ocean provision vast ecosystems with energy and caron through photosynthesis. This lecture will introduce the diverse array of photosynthetic microbial cells that inhabit the open ocean and dive into the surprising ways they make a living in a dilute and nutrient poor environment to support a thriving ecosystem.
Agenda:
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Registration/Meet & Greet
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Keynote Address
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Q&A/Service setup/breather
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Business Meeting
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Wrap-up/Leave
