{"id":462707,"date":"2010-03-23T10:09:40","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T14:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/?p=19624"},"modified":"2010-03-23T10:09:40","modified_gmt":"2010-03-23T14:09:40","slug":"ut-science-forum-stephen-kania-to-speak-on-antibiotic-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/462707","title":{"rendered":"UT Science Forum: Stephen Kania to Speak on Antibiotic Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_19625\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 229px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stephen_Kania.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19625\" title=\"Stephen_Kania\" src=\"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stephen_Kania-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Stephen Kania<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>KNOXVILLE &#8212; Stephen Kania, associate professor of comparative medicine at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will deliver this week&#8217;s UT Science Forum lecture, &#8220;Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococci: Staying One Step Ahead.&#8221; His talk will begin at noon on Friday, March 26, in Thompson-Boling Arena Dining Room C-D.<\/p>\n<p>The UT Science Forum is a weekly event where leading science researchers share their discoveries and discuss the frontiers of their fields in a way that the general public can understand.<\/p>\n<p>UT Science Forum programs are free and open to the public. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunches or purchase lunch at the Caf\u00e9 at the Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Kania&#8217;s research examines the transfer of resistance between different populations of bacteria and explores regional differences in methicillin, a type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Resistance to antibiotics among staphylococci affecting dogs has increased rapidly in the past 10 years,&#8221; Kania said. &#8220;Methicillin resistance is associated with resistance to many different types of antibiotics. We are particularly interested in knowing how antibiotic resistance is transferred and if there is a risk of transfer between staphylococci on pets and owners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Resistance to methicillin can result in several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. By exploring this topic, Kania will discuss how this affects human livelihood with relation to their pets.<\/p>\n<p>The UT Science Forum is sponsored by the UT Office of Research. Upcoming presentations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 2: No meeting.<\/li>\n<li>April 9: Bob Hatcher, professor and distinguished scientist of earth and planetary sciences, presents &#8220;Evidence for a 25,000-Year History of Earthquake Activity in Eastern Tennessee.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>April 16: Soren Sorensen, professor and head of physics and astronomy, presents &#8220;The End of the Universe.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>April 23: Forbes Walker, associate professor of biosystems engineering &amp; soil science, presents &#8220;Developing Conservation Agriculture Systems in Africa.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>April 30: Suzanne Lenhart, professor of mathematics, presents &#8220;The Power of Optimal Control: From Confining Rabies to Improving CPR.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For questions about the UT Science Forum, contact Mark Littmann, littmann@utk.edu  or 974-8156, or Mike Clark, clarkgmorph@utk.edu   or 974-6006.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>C O N T A C T :<\/p>\n<p>Bridget Hardy (865-974-2225, bhardy4@utk.edu)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Stephen Kania KNOXVILLE &#8212; Stephen Kania, associate professor of comparative medicine at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will deliver this week&#8217;s UT Science Forum lecture, &#8220;Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococci: Staying One Step Ahead.&#8221; His talk will begin at noon on Friday, March 26, in Thompson-Boling Arena Dining Room C-D. 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