Congratulations to the organizers, speakers and participants for a successful program celebrating our 100th anniversary of the Eastern PA Branch ASM.

Introduction to the Meeting by Branch President Dieter M. Schifferli, Ph.D., Dr.Med.Vet., DVM and ASM President Vic DiRita, Ph.D., and talk by branch member and archivist James Poupard PhD

History Antimicrobial Resistance by branch member Alan Evangelista Ph.D., and History of Diagnostics by branch member Irving Nachamkin DrPH, MPH

Legionnaires’ Disease by branch member Sunny Shin Ph.D. and History of Vaccine Development by branch member Michele Kutzler Ph.D.

Question and Answer Session and Closing with moderators Toby Eisenstein Ph.D. and Linda Miller, Ph.D.