American Society for Rickettsiology News

ASR 2025 Meeting - Travel Grant Deadline: APRIL 4

Karen Gottlieb — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:47:00 GMT

There is a Call for Abstracts for the ASR 2025 Meeting in Asheville, NC:

Travel Grant Deadline: APRIL 4

Abstract Deadline: APRIL 30

Apply for a Travel Grant when you submit your abstract online! It's as easy as:

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Create an account in the abstract system (or login) - Start your abstract now; return at any time to edit before the deadline. If you wish to be considered for a travel grant, check the appropriate box on the form.
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ASR 2025 Meeting - Asheville, NC

Karen Gottlieb — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:42:43 GMT

On behalf of the American Society for Rickettsiology (ASR), it is with great enthusiasm that we invite you to attend the 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Rickettsiology. This year’s meeting will be held at the Renaissance Asheville hotel in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. The Renaissance Asheville is expertly located in the heart of downtown Asheville, with plenty of greenscapes and sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains - the perfect backdrop as you explore North Carolina's best kept secret. This downtown location means you can walk to multiple restaurants and breweries or take a short ride to the Biltmore Estate. Staying on property guarantees after-hours networking opportunities and includes easy access to downtown Asheville restaurants, shops, and entertainment during your stay. This setting provides the perfect backdrop for our meeting attendees who wish to learn about new areas of research, share their groundbreaking work, and establish interdisciplinary collaborations.

Our meeting brings together an array of basic scientists, clinician scientists, and epidemiologists from academic, government, and industry sectors who work together to address fundamental questions in rickettsial pathogenesis to improve diagnostics and therapeutics. The 2025 ASR Meeting will focus on emerging approaches and concepts in the relationship between rickettsial bacteria and both their vertebrate and arthropod hosts. The Scientific Program Committee has put together an exciting schedule of events, including plenary and keynote lectures from leading experts in and out of the rickettsia field. This was a widely popular approach in recent meetings, and we are excited to offer a program where basic scientists work side-by-side with translational researchers to confront significant problems in the field of rickettsial diseases.

Travel Grant Deadline: APRIL 4

Abstract Deadline: APRIL 30

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ASR 2024 Meeting Location Announced

Karen Gottlieb — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:12:22 GMT

Join us in Williamsburg, Virginia for our 33rd Annual Meeting!

Enjoy a relaxing hotel escape in the heart of the Historic Area at the Williamsburg Lodge. Just steps from the action, the inviting lodge boasts a world-class restaurant and convenient access to spa and golf recreation amenities. Staying on property guarantees after-hours networking opportunities and includes admission to the Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area for the duration of your stay.

Colonial Williamsburg is the largest outdoor living museum in the country, upholding its educational mission through immersive, authentic 18th-century experiences and programming for its guests. The 301-acre Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area features iconic sites, working tradespeople, historic taverns, and two world-class art museums.

Williamsburg is an easy drive from most major Northeast and Mid-Atlantic cities. It is accessible by air with over 200 daily flights and over 25 cities with direct, non-stop service to Norfolk, Richmond, and Newport News/Williamsburg airports. Amtrak also runs regular train service to the Williamsburg area from several major northeastern cities.

We hope to see you there! Mark your calendars for

ASR 2023 Meeting Recap

Karen Gottlieb — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:15:25 GMT

Our 32nd Annual Meeting was an incredible success, with 167 attendees present onsite at Snowbird Resort. We enjoyed reconnecting at the Welcome Reception, listening to 4 days of scientific talks, enjoying al fresco poster sessions with lunch, and a special group dinner at The Summit atop Hidden Peak (elev. 11,000ft.).

The final program PDF may be downloaded here.

Photos are available to view here.

ASR 2023 Meeting Update

Karen Gottlieb — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:43:24 GMT

Have you registered for this years' meeting?

By the numbers:

165+ registered attendees
8 Plenary lectures
8 Keynote lectures
24 invited short talks
2 poster sessions - 80 posters
Welcome Reception
Group Dinner
Alpine Activities
Daily breakfast & 2 lunches included

Don't miss your chance! Register Today

Call for Papers: Special Issue "Innate Immune Responses to Tick-Borne Infections"

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:49:06 GMT

This Pathogens Special Issue “Innate Immune Responses to Tick-Borne Infections” aims to showcase the current research landscape in tick-borne infection and disease, and associated host innate immune responses. We invite the submission of original research articles, case studies, short reports, and reviews that highlight the genetic diversity of tick-borne organisms, transmission biology, pathogen evasion strategies, pathogenesis of induced disease, and host innate immune mechanisms towards development of innovative diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic measures.
Dr. Diana G. Scorpio
Guest Editor

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens/special_issues/Innate_Immune_Responses_Tick-Borne_Infections

Collaboration Request from Adaptive Biotechnologies

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:24:50 GMT

Adaptive Biotechnologies, an immune profiling company based in Seattle, has been working through partnerships with research groups worldwide to better understand T cell responses to Lyme and other Tick-Borne illnesses and how these immune signatures might inform the development of a T cell-based diagnostic. As an example of how we have done this in other diseases please see our recent work in COVID-19 published by Snyder et al 2020. Our focus right now is identifying investigators who have banked patient samples or the ability to collect samples during the coming season. Since our assay studies the cellular response in diseases like Lyme we would run T-cell Receptor (TCR) sequencing on whole blood (2 mLs), buffy coat (~3 million cells), or DNA (18 ug) from either.

Heidi Chapman, PhD
Partnership Management Specialist
603-630-5502 - Seattle, WA
hchapman@adaptivebiotech.com