To celebrate 10 years of JAMS gatherings across the world, JAMS held its 10th Annual Symposium (JAMS10) on August 23rd and 24th 2021. This event was originally planned as an in person event, however with the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic in Sydney and across the globe, we switched to an online event.
JAMS nodes were united in a way that was never previously possible. We met in a specifically designed virtual conference centre known as “JAMS Town” where each guest was an animated character that could wander around to see talks, look at posters and network with each other.
Prominent microbiologists were featured as speakers, alongside incredible student posters (with prizes!). Networking sessions and fun games between attendees were made possible with the GatherTown online platform. Despite unusual global circumstances, JAMS10 was the perfect way to celebrate microbiology, life and JAMS with our scientific community.
As a recap of JAMS10 great highlights, check out our photo album below and be sure to read a summary of the JAMS10 conference experience written by Belinda Fabian via her blog posts here and here.
Poster Prize Winners
Jeff Powell Poster Prize (student)
Sponsored by BMG Labtech, ASM America, NEB Biolabs and JAMS
| Hannah Lott | No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: Interaction dynamics between co-isolated Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii |
| Kevin Yonathan | Response of microbial communities to silver nanoparticles in the aquatic environment: a metagenomics approach |
| Roy Tan | Singapore, Nanopore and the Microbial Galore within the Tropical Sea Surface Microlayer |
Best Early Career Poster Prize
Sponsored by BMG Labtech, NEB Biolabs and JAMS
| Rachael Lappan | Monitoring diverse enteric pathogens across environmental and host reservoirs in the RISE program |
| Sarmila Muthukrishnan | Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) of Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) causing genes from Vibrio parahaemolyticus to Algoriphagus marincola |
People’s Choice Poster Prize
Sponsored by Veriu Group, NEB Biolabs and JAMS
| Fraser Macleod | Asgardians of the galaxy: Bringing the legends to the lab |
| Annie Tan | Bacterial drawings on agar |
Best Microbial Dynamics Poster Prize
Sponsored by NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes
| Christaline George | Long-read Nanopore metabarcoding: the future of algal bloom detection & environmental monitoring |
Finally, a huge thank you to all of our JAMS10 sponsors. This incredible event would not have been possible without your support.
