Microbial Evolution and Co-Adaptation

A Tribute to the Life and Scientific Legacies of Joshua Lederberg: Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine author Board on Global Health author Forum on Microbial Threats author Alison Mack editor Eileen R Choffnes editor Margaret A Hamburg editor David A Relman editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:National Academies Press

Published:10th May '09

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Dr. Joshua Lederberg - scientist, Nobel laureate, visionary thinker, and friend of the Forum on Microbial Threats - died on February 2, 2008. It was in his honor that the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Microbial Threats convened a public workshop on May 20-21, 2008, to examine Dr. Lederberg's scientific and policy contributions to the marketplace of ideas in the life sciences, medicine, and public policy. The resulting workshop summary, Microbial Evolution and Co-Adaptation, demonstrates the extent to which conceptual and technological developments have, within a few short years, advanced our collective understanding of the microbiome, microbial genetics, microbial communities, and microbe-host-environment interactions.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Workshop Overview
  • 1 The Life and Legacies of Joshua Lederberg
  • 2 Microbial Ecology and Ecosystems
  • 3 Pathogen Evolution
  • 4 Antibiotic Resistance: Origins and Countermeasures
  • 5 Infectious Disease Emergence: Past, Present, and Future
  • Appendix A: Agenda
  • Appendix B: Acronyms
  • Appendix C: Glossary
  • Appendix D: Forum Member Biographies
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ISBN: 9780309131216

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330 pages