About AMD Days
CDC OAMD and APHL have co-sponsored AMD day, AMD 2-day, Virtual AMD-days, and now AMD days since 2016. This symposium began as an opportunity for OAMD funded CDC projects to be shared and presented. It has evolved to be an opportunity for state and local public health laboratories, CDC laboratories to present their work, network, and hear from leaders in the field. We are excited to bring back AMD-days! This event will be held September 12-14, 2023 at the CDC Roybal Campus in Atlanta, GA.
Registration
In-person registration for AMD Days is now closed. Registration for virtual attendance can be completed below.
Virtual RegistrationAbstracts
A copy of the most updated program, including a list of abstracts and the agenda, and biographies on all of our speakers can be found below.
Updated Program Speaker BiographiesQuestions
Please email Christin Hanigan, Manager, AMD christin.hanigan@aphl.org with any questions.
Draft Agenda for 2023 meeting
TUESDAY - September 12, 2023
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration | Lobby
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| 09:00-09:15 | Opening Remarks | Aud A | CDC |
| 09:15-10:45 | Plenary Session: State of OAMD and 10-Year Anniversary | Aud A | Duncan MacCannell, PhD, CDC, OAMD |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break |
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| 11:00-11:40 | Speed Dating, Round 1 | Aud A | |
| 11:40 – 1:00 | Poster Session 1 | Lobby | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch | | |
| 01:00 – 02:00 | Round Robin Presentations | Aud A | Performance Evaluation of Read Mapping Tools for Use-case Optimization and Reproducibility of Public Health Research Matthew Seabolt, CDC Leidos Nextflow Metagenomic Pipeline Can Accurately Form an Assembled Genome from Shotgun Metagenome Sequencing of the Select Agent Burkholderia pseudomallei from Contaminated Aromatherapy Spray for Rapid Outbreak Response
Christopher Gulvik, CDC Investigation of a Multi-drug Resistant Human Enterobacter mori Isolate from Michigan
Ellen Ewald, Michigan Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau of Laboratories |
| 02:00 – 02:40 | Speed Dating, Round 2 | Aud A | |
| 03:45 – 04:30 | Poster Session 2 | Lobby | |
| 04:00-05:00 | Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence (PGCoEs)
Meet and Greet | Aud B | |
WEDNESDAY - September 13, 2023 - Location: Roybal Campus GCC
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration | Lobby | |
| 09:00-09:05 | Morning Remarks | Aud A | OAMD |
| 09:05-10:35 | Plenary: AMD Platform Presentation | Aud A | Elizabeth Neuhaus, PhD, CDC, OAMD Kelsey Florek, PhD, Wisconsin Public Health Laboratory |
| 10:35-10:45 | Break | | |
| 10:45-11:30 | Speed Dating, Round 3 | Aud A | |
| 11:30 – 1:00 | Poster Session 3 | Lobby | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch | | |
| 01:00 – 02:45 | Short Talks | Aud A | Wastewater Sequencing
Rory Welsh, CDC
Candida auris
Lindsey Parnell, CDC
Global Health
Eldin Talundzic, CDC
Designing Epidemiological Investigations
Alli Black, Washington State Department of Health
Respiratory Diseases
Benjamin Rambo Martin, CDC
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| 02:45 – 03:30 | Speed Dating, Round 4 | Aud A | |
| 03:30 – 04:30 | Poster Session 4 | Lobby | |
| 04:00 – 05:00 | State and Global Engagement (SaGE) Team Meet and Greet | Aud B | |
THURSDAY - September 14, 2023 - Roybal Campus GCC
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration | Lobby | |
| 09:00-09:20 | Morning Remarks | Aud A | APHL |
| 09:20-10:00 | IGNITE! | Aud A | C. diphtheriae Cares Not for Our Indifference Michael Weigand, CDC
Developing a Far Forward Genomic Sequencing Capability for the US Special Operations Forces Rebecca Hutchins, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Georgia PGCOE
A Raccoon and Room Spray: The 2021 Multistate Melioidosis Outbreak Zachary Weiner, CDC
The potential of synthetic surveillance: embracing multiple realities Andrew Warren, UVA Biocomplexity Institute, Virginia PGCOE
Reproductive Riddles of Cyclospora: Unveiling Secrets of Sexual Preferences in a Parasitic Protozoan Joel Barratt, CDC |
| 10:00-10:25 | Break | | |
| 10:20 – 11:20 | Panel Discussion: Strategies for Collaborations Between Laboratory Scientists and Epidemiologists | Aud A | Moderator: Mark Pandori, Nevada State Public Health Laboratory
Meaghan Burns, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Alexandra Lorentz, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
Heather Blankenship, Michigan Department of Health and Human Service |
| 11:20 – 11:45 | Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence Investigator Presentations | Aud A | Naming the Unnamed Robin Patel, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota PGCOE
Unraveling the Microbial Tapestry: Exploring Vaginal Health and Racial Disparities Myrna Serrano, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia PGCOE |
| 11:45 – 12:45 | Panel: Public Health Laboratory Perspectives | Aud A | Moderator: Christin Hanigan, APHL
Kimberlee Musser, New York Wadsworth Center
Kelly Oakeson, Utah Public Health Laboratory
Shannon Matzinger, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment |
| 012:45 – 01:00 | Closing Remarks and Acknowledgements | Aud A | |
Sponsors
We would love to thank our coffee break sponsors.
Videography
In compliance with CDC’s Photography, Videography and Audio Recordings on CDC Controlled Facilities Policy, all photography, videography and audio recordings during this event must take place within the confines of the Tom Harkin Global Communications Center or the David J. Sencer CDC Museum located on the Roybal Campus. Cell phones with photographic and audio record capabilities are allowed on campus but the holder must adhere to policy guidelines.
Signage is posted at all entrances to CDC facilities notifying employees, contractors and visitors of the prohibition on photography, other recording of images and audio recordings. Photographs of CDC’s buildings or facilities must not be posted on the web or on social media without formal clearance and approval by the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness (OSEP), Physical Security Branch.