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Year <\/th> Award\/Honor, Awarding Institution <\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Professional Honors and Lectures <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Malaysian Biotechnology Information Center (MABIC) Distinguished Fellow. MABIC is housed in Monash University (Australian University from Melbourne \u2013 Malaysian Branch) <\/td><\/tr>
2012\/13 - 16\/17 <\/td> Program External Assessor (UM.R\/PA2\/614\/3\/ISB), for the Bachelor of Science (Microbiology, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Honorary Research Fellow to the High Impact Research Group, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia \u2013 First one to be appointed. <\/td><\/tr>
2013 - 2015 <\/td> International Advisory Board Member, Board of Studies in Biotechnology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Speaker at John A. Ferguson Senior High School Women of Tomorrow Chapter, a national mentoring and scholarship program (4\/23\/2013). <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Organizing Chair, 3rd Annual International Conference on Tropical Medicine, Miami, FL. <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Keynote Speaker at the 1st International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases: Current Trends, Challenges & Issues. 4th -7th Dec, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Plenary Speaker at the 19th Scientific Meeting of The Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MSMBB) - From Local to Global: Highlighting the Success of Malaysian Bioscientists. 31st Oct to 1st Nov, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Organizing Chair, 2nd Annual International Conference on Tropical Medicine, Miami, FL. <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> FIU \u2013 Program in the Study of Spirituality Civic Engagement Award. <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Member, National Academy of Inventors (Florida Chapter) <\/td><\/tr>
2011 <\/td> Organizing Chair, Inaugural Conference on Tropical Medicine, Miami, FL. <\/td><\/tr>
2011 <\/td> Plenary Lecture in University of South Florida, St. Petersgburg Fall Genome Festival on Sequentia \u2013 Copresented with South Florida Artist, Xavier Cortada. http:\/\/www.xaviercortada.com\/events\/event_details.asp?id=176120, November <\/td><\/tr>
2011 <\/td> FIU President\u2019s Council Worlds Ahead Faculty Award in recognition of outstanding achievement as a student-centered professor who makes an impact and exceeds expectations http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wacRdh0ekiQ <\/td><\/tr>
2011 <\/td> FIU \u2013 Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentorship <\/td><\/tr>
2010 <\/td> Keynote Speaker, 3rd Annual Undergraduate Research Life Symposium, Biology Honor Socety \u2013 Tribeta Chapter. March 27th. Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection <\/td><\/tr>
2010 <\/td> Finalist, FIU President's Council Outstanding Faculty Award in recognition of sustained excellence in Teaching, Research and Service <\/td><\/tr>
2010 <\/td> Panel Discussion Member, \"Sequentia\", November 10th, Target Wednesday After Hours, The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University. Announcing the Genetic Sequence results from the participatory installation with Xavier Cortada. <\/td><\/tr>
2010 - <\/td> FIU Provost\u2019s Chair\u2019s Advisory Council <\/td><\/tr>
2010 - <\/td> Member, Board of Advisors, International Forensic Science Research Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida International University <\/td><\/tr>
07\/2010 <\/td> Session Chair, 11th Asian-Pacific Conference on Transcription (ACT-11), July 1st \u2013 5th, Okinawa, Japan <\/td><\/tr>
2009 <\/td> Editorial Board, Journal of Medical Microbiology (a SGM Journal). Associate Editor, BMC Microbiology <\/td><\/tr>
2008 <\/td> Session Chair, 10th Asian-Pacific Conference on Transcription (ACT-X), Jan 13th \u2013 16th, Bangalore, India. <\/td><\/tr>
2007 <\/td> Requested to give Faculty Invocation at the 2007 Faculty Convocation at the Florida International University, October 5th, 2007, Miami, FL. <\/td><\/tr>
2005 <\/td> Session Chair, 9th Asian-Pacific Conference on Transcription (ACT-IX), Dec 12th \u2013 15th, Taipei, Taiwan. <\/td><\/tr>
2004 <\/td> FIU \u2013 Excellence in Research Award (Carries a monetary value of $3,000). <\/td><\/tr>
2003 <\/td> Appointed as a member of American Society for Microbiology Committee on Personnel Planning for the period of 7\/03 to 6\/06. <\/td><\/tr>
2003 <\/td> ZIA Symposium Scholarship to participate at their 2003 Zia Symposium on Research Careers in Bioinformatics: An Emerging Challenge for Undergraduate Education. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico. March 14th \u2013 15th, 2003. <\/td><\/tr>
2003 <\/td> Invited to become a Member of The International Advisory Committee for 2003-2005. The XI International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology, San Francisco, USA, July 24th \u2013 29th. <\/td><\/tr>
2003 <\/td> Session Chair, 8th Asian Conference on Transcription (ACT-VIII), Bangkok, Thailand. Nov. 16th \u2013 19th. <\/td><\/tr>
2002 <\/td> I was invited to attend an exclusive meeting on \u201cPhage therapy \u2013 Potential and Challenges\u201d held at The Banbury Center, Cold Spring harbor Laboratory, 13-15 November 2002. <\/td><\/tr>
2002 <\/td> Chair, Scientific Organizing Committee, 7th Asian Conference on Transcription. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. July 23rd \u2013 27th, 2002 www.fiu.edu\/~act_vii. (Check the website for comments from attendees) <\/td><\/tr>
2000 <\/td> Ranjit Bhagwan Singh Fellowship. Invited by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia to conduct a one-week workshop on \u201cBacteria Cell-to-Cell Communication\u201d under the program of The Dr. Ranjit Bhagwan Singh Medical Research Fund on 17-20th October 2000, at University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. <\/td><\/tr>
1998 <\/td> The European Cystic Fibrosis Conference Berlin, Germany. In the \u201cLate Breaking Science\u201d session. K. Mathee, O. Ciofu, N. H\u00f8iby, D. Ohman, S. Molin and A. Kharazmi. Mucoid conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by activated polymorphonuclear leukocytes: a mechanism for virulence activation in the cystic fibrosis lung. <\/td><\/tr>
Media and Web Stories <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Spanish-English Documentary on \u201cSelf\u201d - \"Tinkering with human DNA - Are we going too far?\" Coral Gables Cinema, US Premier Screening <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Petr Dish January Issue, Pg 5, \u201cTropical and infectious diseases come under the scope\u201d <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> University Malaya High Impact Research News \u2013 November Issue http:\/\/hir.um.edu.my\/?modul=artikel&pilihan=papar&id=1655 <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Petr Dish December Issue, Pg 4, \"Kalai shares her success story\" http:\/\/www.bic.org.my\/images\/publications\/petridish\/pd-2012-12.pdf <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Petr Dish November Issue, Pg 4, \"Genes, Greens and 65 roses\" http:\/\/www.bic.org.my\/images\/publications\/petridish\/pd-2012-11.pdf <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> University Malaya High Impact Research News \u2013Novemeber Issue <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Spanish Documentary on \"Self\" - \"Tinkering with human DNA - Are we going too far?\" Caracas, Venzeula (International Premier Screening) <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Mysore News, India twice: http:\/\/www.starofmysore.com\/searchinfo.asp?search1=32796&search2=newsheadlines http:\/\/www.starofmysore.com\/searchinfo.asp?search1=32822&search2=newsheadlinesp><\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Write-up in Science about my role in the Sequentia Exhibit. Science 331, no 6017, p548. Genome Sequencing Anniversary: painting the Genome for the public. http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c-NxMtujvWE&feature=youtu.be <\/td><\/tr>
2011 <\/td> Training of Frost Museum Docents for MLK@TheFrost: http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/content\/331\/6017\/548.2.full <\/td><\/tr>
2011 <\/td> Professor of the Year: YouTube: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wacRdh0ekiQ <\/td><\/tr>
2010 <\/td> Exhibit at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum \u2013 Sequentia http:\/\/www.xaviercortada.com\/events\/event_details.asp?id=69469 http:\/\/wetheat.tv\/Cortada-ThatHappened.html <\/td><\/tr>
2010 <\/td> Worlds Ahead FIU: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cE0DfaSKbDQ <\/td><\/tr>
2009 <\/td> Launching of Worlds Ahead: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mwQo0PMi_c0 <\/td><\/tr>
2004 <\/td> Featured in \"Faculty Profiles\", Fall 2004 FIU Magazine. <\/td><\/tr>
2004 <\/td> Miami Herald article about my lab and research was featured in FIU home page as a banner article. <\/td><\/tr>
2004 <\/td> Article featured my lab and the research on Sunday Nov 14th issue of Miami Herald <\/td><\/tr>
2002 <\/td> An interview with Semparuthi, Tamil Daily News, Malaysia (http:\/\/www.semparuthi.com\/) <\/td><\/tr>
2009 <\/td> Cyber Interview conducted by the Institution of Research Management and Consultancy, University of Malaya. <\/td><\/tr>
2001 <\/td> \"Women in Science: A Personal Reflection\" \u2013 FIU Diversity Magazine <\/td><\/tr>
Keynote and Plenary Lectures <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Keynote Speaker at the 1st International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases: Current Trends, Challenges & Issues. 4th -7th Dec, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Plenary Speaker at th 19th Scientific Meeting of The Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MSMBB) - From Local to Global: Highlighting the Success of Malaysian Bioscientists. 31st Oct to 1st Nov, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia <\/td><\/tr>
2011 <\/td> Plenary Lecture in University of South Florida, St. Petersgburg Fall Genome Festival on Sequentia \u2013 Copresented with South Florida Artist, Xavier Cortada. http:\/\/www.xaviercortada.com\/events\/event_details.asp?id=176120, November <\/td><\/tr>
2010 <\/td> Keynote Speaker, 3rd Annual Undergraduate Research Life Symposium, Biology Honor Socety \u2013 Tribeta Chapter. March 27th. Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection <\/td><\/tr>
1998 <\/td> The European Cystic Fibrosis Conference Berlin, Germany. In the \u201cLate Breaking Science\u201d session. K. Mathee, O. Ciofu, N. H\u00f8iby, D. Ohman, S. Molin and A. Kharazmi. Mucoid conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by activated polymorphonuclear leukocytes: a mechanism for virulence activation in the cystic fibrosis lung. June. <\/td><\/tr>
Invited Lectures <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> 103rd OMICS Group Conference Sumposium, Las Vegas, CA, Septemeber 16-17th. Intricate regulatory circuit of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpR revealed through whole genome approach. <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Ganggagen, Bangalore, India, July 10th. Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection. <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Genotypic India, July 5th.Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection. <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Monash University, Australia - Malaysian Branch. July 2nd Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection. <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> University of Tungku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia. June 25th. Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection. <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Department of Biochemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. April 16th. Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection. <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India, April 12th. Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection. <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Emminent Speaker Series, Algappa University, Karaikudi, taminadu, India, April 11th. Where science meets Art - Sequentia <\/td><\/tr>
2013 <\/td> Visiting Faculty Lectures, Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India - Microbial Metagenomics to Better Understand the Composition of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Microbiome - Beta-lactam Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Alginate and Pseudomonas aeruginosa - In Search of Alternate Therapy \u2013 Interference with Microbial Messaging - How to Read, Critique and Write a Scientific Paper? - How to Give an Effective Presentation? <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Department of Microbiology, University of Mysore, Mysore, India. July 11th. Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection with emphasis on alternate therapy <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore, India. July 10th. Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection with emphasis on antibiotic resistance <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> JSS Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore, India. July 10th. Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection with emphasis on alginate production <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> High Impach Researh Center, University Malaya, October 2nd, Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection. <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> College of Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam University, Daejon, South Korea. Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection. June <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> Target Wednesday After Hours, November 10th, The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University. Sequentia: Genetic Sequence Analysis <\/td><\/tr>
2012 <\/td> 11th Asian-Oceanic Conference on Transcription (ACT-11), July 1st \u2013 4th, Okinawa, Japan. Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpR, a LysR-Type regulator is essential for inducing expression of AmpC \u00df-lactamase <\/td><\/tr>
2009 <\/td> Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Distinguished Seminar Series. Nov 20th: Genes, Greens and 65 Roses \u2013 the Pseudomonas aeruginosa connection. <\/td><\/tr>
2009 <\/td> Two lectures: Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida. Oct 2nd: Mutations and Repair Systems; Oct 4th: Polymerase Chain Reaction <\/td><\/tr>
2009 <\/td> Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida. Aug 24th. DNA Replication <\/td><\/tr>
2009 <\/td> Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida. Aug 24th. The Chemical Nature of the Gene <\/td><\/tr>
2009 <\/td> Grand Rounds at Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida. June 19th. Pseudomonas aeruginosa: How do we combat chronic Infections in cystic fibrosis? <\/td><\/tr>
2009 <\/td> Grand Rounds, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Miami, FL. March 4th. Molecular genetic studies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenicity. <\/td><\/tr>
2008 <\/td> St. Lucie \u2013 Okeechobee County Medical Society Annual Education conference. Nov 8th. Vaccination <\/td><\/tr>
2008 <\/td> Wright Symposium. Jackson Laboratories, Oct 1st \u2013 5th. Bangor, Maine. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and cystic fibrosis <\/td><\/tr>
2008 <\/td> Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida. May 23rd: Polymerase Chain Reaction <\/td><\/tr>
2008 <\/td> Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida. - April 4th: Chromosome Structure and The Chemical Nature of the Gene - April 18th: DNA Replication - April 25th: Mutations and Repair Systems <\/td><\/tr>
2008 <\/td> 9th Comparative Immunology Symposium. Immunodiversity: Cellular and molecular interactions. Miami, FL. Mar 6th \u2013 7th. Dynamics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa genome evolution. <\/td><\/tr>
2008 <\/td> 10th Asian-Pacific Conference on Transcription (ACT-X), Jan 13th \u2013 16th, Bangalore, India. Regions of genome plasticity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa revealed by comparative genomics. <\/td><\/tr>
2007 <\/td> Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. Potential application of microbial metagenome profiling using amplicon length heterogeneity-polymerase chain reaction (ALH-PCR) for polymicrobial diseases. December <\/td><\/tr>
2007 <\/td> 8th Biomedical and Comparative Immunology Symposium. Immunodiversity: Cellular and molecular interactions. The ability of the South Florida medicinal plants to inhibit bacterial virulence through interruption of cell-cell communication. March <\/td><\/tr>
2007 <\/td> Pseudomonas aeruginosa amp genes and \u00df-lactam resistance. Lory Lab Meeting, Harvard Medical School, February <\/td><\/tr>
2006 <\/td> 1st First International Conference on Forensic Science, Costa Rica. Potential application of microbial metagenome profiling using amplicon length heterogeneity-polymerase chain reaction (ALH-PCR) for crime scene investigations. November <\/td><\/tr>
2006 <\/td> Pseudomonas aeruginosa algO encodes a putative periplasmic protease that is a positive regulator of alginate production, Lory Lab Meeting, Harvard Medical School. September. <\/td><\/tr>
2006 <\/td> MGH Monthly Pathogenesis Club, Department of Molecular Biology. MGH, Boston. Pseudomonas aeruginosa algO encodes a putative periplasmic protease that is a positive regulator of alginate production. September <\/td><\/tr>
2005 <\/td> 9th Asian Conference on Transcription (ACT-IX), Taipei, Taiwan. Prc(tsp), a novel protease involved in the regulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa extracytoplasmic function sigma factor AlgT\/U. December. <\/td><\/tr>
2005 <\/td> Second Annual McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program 2005 Summer Research Institute Closing Ceremony, FIU. How does one measure the success of the McNair Program? July. <\/td><\/tr>
2005 <\/td> 7th Comparative Immunology Symposium. Immunodiversity: Cellular and molecular interactions. Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpR is a global transcriptional factor that regulates expression of AmpC and PoxB b-lactamases, proteases, quorum sensing and other virulence factors. March <\/td><\/tr>
2005 <\/td> Annual FIU College of Science\u2019s External Advisory Board Meeting, Colonnade Hotel, Coral Gables, Miami Florida. Biomedical and forensic research training: The role of students. February <\/td><\/tr>
2004 <\/td> Forensic Science Symposium 2004, Ft Lauderdale, FL (2\/27 to 2\/28). Nonhuman DNA: Application of microbial community analysis for crime scene investigations. <\/td><\/tr>
2004 <\/td> FIU Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series. Nonhuman DNA: Application of microbial community analysis for crime scene investigations. March <\/td><\/tr>
2004 <\/td> 80th Annual American Chemical Society Meeting \u2013 FAME 2004. Orlando, FL. May 6th to 8th. Mathee, K., D. Mills, S. Miller, S. King, J. Entry, and G. Narasimhan. Microbial forensics: Application of microbial community metagenome analysis for crime scene investigations. Abstract #68 <\/td><\/tr>
2002 <\/td> Dietetics and Nutrition Seminar Series, FIU. Ginseng to the rescue of cystic fibrosis patients. December. <\/td><\/tr>
2002 <\/td> Malaysia Nurses Association, Penang Branch, Malaysia. Women\u2019s challenges in the new millennium. August <\/td><\/tr>
2002 <\/td> Institute of Biological Sciences (Genetics), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. August Two lectures: - Microbial cell-to-cell communication and search for interrupters. - Molecular Identification of Microbes using the 16S rRNA. <\/td><\/tr>
2002 <\/td> Prokaryotic Interest Group, Florida International University. Molecular identification of microbes using the 16S rRNA. April <\/td><\/tr>
2002 <\/td> Liberal Studies Colloquium, Florida International University. Plagues in medicine and myth. March <\/td><\/tr>
2001 <\/td> Gangagen Biotechnologies PVT, Ltd., Bangalore, India. Chronic infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa: alginate, biofilms, alternate therapy and the host immune response. December <\/td><\/tr>
2001 <\/td> The Dean\u2019s Seminar Series 2001, College of Health Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville. Role of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and alginate production in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. November <\/td><\/tr>
2001 <\/td> 14th Evergreen International Phage Meeting, Olympia, WA. Potential alternate therapies against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm growth. August <\/td><\/tr>
2000 <\/td> Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur West at the Royal Selangor Club, Malaysia. Communication between bacteria. October <\/td><\/tr>
1999 <\/td> University of Tennessee-Memphis, College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Memphis, Tennessee. Mechanism of mucoid conversion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with chronic pulmonary infection in patients with cystic fibrosis. May <\/td><\/tr>
1999 <\/td> Technical University of Denmark, Department of Microbiology, Lyngby, Denmark. Cloning and characterization of the alginate biosynthetic genes of Pseudomonas fluorescens. May <\/td><\/tr>
1999 <\/td> Basic & Clinical Research of Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection in Cystic Fibrosis and Diffuse Panbronchiolitis - East meets West. Copenhagen, DK. Mar 17th \u2013 19th. Induction of alginate production in vivo. <\/td><\/tr>
1998 <\/td> K. Mathee, O. Ciofu, N. H\u00f8iby, D. Ohman, S. Molin and A. Kharazmi. Molecular mechanism responsible for the conversion of non-mucoid to the fatal mucoid form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. Technical University of Denmark, Department of Microbiology, Lyngby, Denmark. June <\/td><\/tr>
1997 <\/td> Centre Medical Universitaire, Departement de Biochimie Medicale, Geneve, Switzerland. Conversion of non-mucoid to the mucoid form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is associated with chronic pulmonary infection in cystic fibrosis. November <\/td><\/tr>
1997 <\/td> Technical University of Denmark, Department of Microbiology, Lyngby, Denmark. Conversion of non-mucoid to the fatal mucoid form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients is induced by oxygen radicals. <\/td><\/tr>
1997 <\/td> University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Denmark. Role of hydrogen peroxide in the conversion of non-mucoid to the fatal mucoid form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. November <\/td><\/tr>
1997 <\/td> Technical University of Denmark, Department of Microbiology, Lyngby, Denmark. Alginate gene regulation by alternative sigma factor in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. April <\/td><\/tr>
1996 <\/td> 1st ASM Conference on Microbial Biofilms. September. Snowbird, Utah. The role of an alternative sigma factor in alginate regulation. <\/td><\/tr>
1995 <\/td> University of Malaya, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Malaysia. December. Regulation of alginate production. <\/td><\/tr>
Oral Presentations <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> 12th Asian Conference on Transcription (ACT-IX), Jeju Island, Korea. June 6-9th. 2012. The regulatory repertoire of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpC Regulator AmpR includes multiple virulence genes <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> Annual Meeting of the Florida Branch American Society for Microbiology, Oct 6th \u2013 8th, 2007. St. Petersburg, FL. K. Mathee, K.F. Kong and A. Adonizio. Use of south Florida medicinal plants to inhibit quorum sensing. <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> 9th Asian Conference on Transcription (ACT-IX), Dec 12th \u2013 15th, 2005. Zhunan Town, Taiwan. R. T. Sautter, and K Mathee. Prc(tsp), a novel protease involved in the regulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa extracytoplasmic function sigma factor AlgT\/U. <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> 7th Comparative Immunology Symposium. Immunodiversity: Cellular and molecular interactions. Miami, FL. Mar 4th \u2013 5th. 2005. K. Mathee, K.F. Kong and S.R. Jayawardena. Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpR is a global transcriptional factor that regulates expression of AmpC and PoxB b-lactamases, proteases, quorum sensing and other virulence factors. <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> 27th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference. June 12th \u2013 17th, 2004. Birmingham, UK. S. Miller, D. Mills, T. Pressler, C. Koch, and K. Mathee. Fingerprinting of cystic fibrosis sputum metagenome reveals unique amplicon length heterogeneity (ALH) profiles for each patient. <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> 24th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, June 6th \u20139th, 2001. Vienna, Austria. A Plata, M. Hentzer, N. Hoiby, S. Molin, A. Kharazmi, and K. Mathee. Activation of alginate genes by polymorphonuclear leukocytes. <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> 6th Asian Conference on Transcription (ACT-VI), Oct 23rd \u2013 27th, 2000. Beijing, China. K. Mathee, M. Hentzer, and O. Ciofu. Inverse relationship between alginate production and other extracellular virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is mediated by quorum sensing system. <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> 13th International Cystic Fibrosis Congress, June 4th \u2013 8th, 2000. Stockholm, Sweden. K. Mathee, M. Hentzer, A. Heydorn, N. H\u00f8iby, D. Ohman, S. Molin, and A. Kharazmi. Microcolony formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis lungs is influenced by infiltrating polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Abstract #332. <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> 2nd Annual Meeting of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Response, Sept 22nd \u2013 26th, 1999. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. K. Mathee, M. Hentzer, A. Heydorn, M.Givskov, N. H\u00f8iby, D. Ohman, S. Molin, and A. Kharazmi. The structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in lungs of cystic fibrosis patients may be dictated by host immune response. <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> The Annual Meeting of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories on Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages, Aug 25th \u2013 30th, 1998. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. K. Mathee, O. Ciofu, C. Sternberg, P. Lindum, J. Campbell, P. Jensen, A.H. J\u00f8hansen, D. Ohman, M. Givskov, S. Molin, N. H\u00f8iby, and A. Kharazmi. Conversion to the mucoid form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, associated with chronic pulmonary infection in cystic fibrosis, can be induced by hydrogen peroxide or activated polymorphonuclear leucocytes. Abstract #165. <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> 4th Asian Conference on Transcription (ACT-IV), Mar 30th \u2013 Apr 2nd, 1996. Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan. K. Mathee, and D.E. Ohman. Evidence of post-translational regulation of algT that encodes an alternative sigma factor in Pseudomonas aeruginosa involved in alginate gene regulation. Abstract #57. <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> The Annual meeting on the Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY. August 1992. K. Mathee, and M.M. Howe. Mor-dependent activation of the phage Mu middle promoter requires the E. coli s70 subunit and core polymerase. Abstract #111. <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> The Annual Meeting on the Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY. August 1990. K. Mathee, and M.M. Howe. Identification of a positive regulator for bacteriophage Mu middle operon transcription. Abstract #89. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Awards and Honors Year Award\/Honor, Awarding Institution Professional Honors and Lectures 2013 Malaysian Biotechnology Information Center (MABIC) Distinguished Fellow. MABIC [...]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-pagebuilder.php","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":549,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/301\/revisions\/549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.fiu.edu\/~matheek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}