| What began in the late 1990s with only three UAB labs (Briles, Yother and Hollingshead) participating has become a biannual symposium attended by more than 70 attendees from six southeastern research institutions: UAB Wake Forest School of Medicine Mississippi State University University of Georgia University of Mississippi Medical Center Alabama State University |
 Dr. David Briles speaks with Thelma Tower, a student from Mississippi State University, before her presentation. |
 Dr. Fikri Avci, University of Georgia |
This two-day symposium offers researchers an opportunity to share the latest developments in the field of pneumococcal research. Distinguished speaker for the 2014 event was UAB microbiology alumni, William E. Swords, Ph.D. He discussed his research at Wake Forest School of Medicine, which focuses on understanding host-pathogen interactions that determine persistence vs. clearance in the airways. |
2014 UAB Pneumococcal Symposium
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