The Mid Atlantic Section of AOAC (MAAOAC) and the Washington, DC, Branch of the American Society for Microbiology (DCASM) invite all university students to submit poster abstracts for the first MAAOAC-DCASM combined Scientific Meeting. The meeting will be held at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Wiley Building in College Park, Maryland, on April 22, 2010. Abstract deadline is March 20, 2010. Space is limited.

Poster topic areas include Analysis of Contaminants and Residues, Botanicals and Dietary Supplements, Detection and Measurement of Natural Toxins, Diagnostic Microbiology and Epidemiology, Emerging Issues in Food Safety and Security, Feeds, Fertilizers, and Related Agricultural Topics, Food Nutrition and Allergens, General and Applied Microbiology, Quality Assurance and Accreditation, Microbiological Reference Methods, Molecular Microbiology, Physiology, and Virology, Pathogenesis and Host Response Mechanisms, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Authenticity and Safety. For more information, contact Eric Brown at eric.brown@fda.hhs.gov

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