Microbial Evolution and Co-Adaptation : A Tribute to the Life and Scientific Legacies of Joshua Lederberg: Workshop Summary

Mack, Alison (EDT)/ Choffnes, Eileen R. (EDT)/ Hamburg, Margaret A. (EDT)

National Academies Press（2009/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 330 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780309131216
• DDC分類 572.8092

Full Description

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

Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Workshop Overview; 3 1 The Life and Legacies of Joshua Lederberg; 4 2 Microbial Ecology and Ecosystems; 5 3 Pathogen Evolution; 6 4 Antibiotic Resistance: Origins and Countermeasures; 7 5 Infectious Disease Emergence: Past, Present, and Future; 8 Appendix A: Agenda; 9 Appendix B: Acronyms; 10 Appendix C: Glossary; 11 Appendix D: Forum Member Biographies