The American Society for Microbiology Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Big Data Conference (ASM BIG) highlighted current developments in the use of bioinformatics, genomics, and big data in the microbial sciences. A major focus of the 2026 meeting was the implementation and application of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Three scientists from the Wadsworth Center’s Division of Infectious Diseases attended and presented their work during one of the conference’s four poster sessions.
- Kate Prussing presented “Use of Genomic Surveillance to Identify and Characterize a Large Regional Outbreak of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in New York State.”
- Odion Ikhimiukor presented “Emergence, Expansion, and Evolution of blaNDM-Carrying Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST4843 in New York State.”
- Daryl Lamson presented “Evaluation of Wastewater Challenge Panel Results for SARS-CoV-2 Variants Across Multiple Institutions and Platforms.”
Wadsworth Center poster presentations at ASM BIG 2026 included:
- Use of Genomic Surveillance to Identify and Characterize a Large Regional Outbreak of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in New York State. C. Prussing, O. Ikhimiukor, W. Haas, K. Cummings, S. Kennedy, A. Marcinkiewicz, M. Khan, K. Miller, N. Faraci, C. Jacobsen, J. Bodnar, S. Morris, E. Nazarian, K. Musser
- Emergence, Expansion, and Evolution of blaNDM carrying Multidrug Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST4843 in New York State. O. Ikhimiukor, C. Prussing, K. Cummings, A. Marcinkiewicz, M. Khan, N. Faraci, K. Miller, S. Kennedy, W. Haas, C. Jacobsen, S. Morris, J. Bodnar, E. Nazarian, K. Musser
- Evaluation of wastewater challenge panel results for SARS-CoV-2 variants across multiple institutions and platforms. D. Lamson, L. Rickerman, G. Solis, A. Jadhav, S. B. Griesemer, A. Sharma, S. V. Arjunan, R. Sachidanandam, K. Widney, A. Roguet, L. Gagne, A. Cameron, F. Middleton, D. Yergeau, K. St. George