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<p><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagu</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">es</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">This is a personal invitation to join us at the American Society for Microbiology Regional Meeting of the Arizona/Southern Nevada Chapter. The Conference returns to Tucson after
4 years, and will be held on April 1st, 2017. The Abstract deadline is March 15. The link below will take you to our Conference website:
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<p><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://swasmazsnv.wixsite.com/56meeting">https://swasmazsnv.wixsite.com/56meeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">This year, an ASM Distinguished Speaker is the Keynote Lecturer, and the CEO of ASM, Dr. Stefano Betuzzi will also join us for this day-long event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Please do encourage your students to participate - with support from ASM and UA, student registration for the conference and all meals is only $15. A number of student prizes will also be awarded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to seeing you on 04.01.2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards, <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Dr. Vish Viswanathan and Dr. Gayatri Vedantam<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333399">Gayatri Vedantam, Ph.D.<br>
1. Associate Professor, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences,University of Arizona</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333399">2. Research Health Scientist,
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333399">Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333399">1117, E. Lowell St. Bldg. 90 Room 303<br>
Tucson AZ 85721<br>
Ph: 520-626-6839<br>
Fax: 520-621-5602<br>
<a href="mailto:gayatri@email.arizona.edu">gayatri@email.arizona.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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