Sunday Evening
SESSION I | TYPE III SECRETION |
Discussion Leader: Jorge Galan
- Guy Cornelis, Universite Catholique de Louvan'Brussels, Belgium
Interactions between Yersinia enterocolitica and phagocytes
- Thorsten Nuernberger, Institute of Plant Biochemistry. Halle/Saale. Gemany
HrpZ from phytopathogenic Pseudomonas syringae species serves dual functions in bacterial virulence and plant resistance
- Joan Mecsas, Tufts University. Boston. USA
A role for Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Yops in colonization of the gastrointestinal tract
- Jorge Galan, Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, USA
Salmonella type III effectors in invasion
Monday Morning
SESSION 2 | ADHERENCE MECHANISMS IN MICROBES |
Discussion Leader: Robert Kolter
- Bill Goldman, Washington University School of Medicine. St Louis. USA
Intracellular survival strategies of Histoplasma capsulatum
- Paula Sundstrom, Ohio State University, Columbus. USA
Role of transglutaminase-mediated covalent cross-linking between host cells and Candida albicans in oroesophageal candidiasis
- Caroline Genco, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
Role for Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae and the lysine-specific cysteine proteivase Gingipain K in the expression of chemokines and cell adhesion molecules in endothelial cells
- Robert Kolter, Harvard Medical School. Boston, USA
Biofilm development
Monday Evening
SESSION 3 | BIOPHYSICAL AND STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF ADHERENCE |
Discussion Leader: Jack Dixon
- Natalie Strynadka, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Structural analysis and inhibition of protein secretion apparatus in bacteria
- Partho Ghosh, University of California. San Diego, USA
Structural biology of host-pathogen interactions
- Bart Hazes, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
The crystal structure of a P. aeroginosa type IV pilin suggests a molecular mechanism for function-retaining immune evasion in the receptor-binding site
- Jack Dixon, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Structure of type III effectors
Tuesday Morning
SESSION 4 | ORGANELLE ASSEMBLY |
Discussion Leader: Scott Hultgren
- Laura Frost, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Mating pair formation during bacterial conjugation: establishing the conjugative pore
- Graham Walker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, USA
Getting inside and living there; Rhizobium symbiosis and Brucella pathogenesis
- Alan Cowman, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. Melbourne, Australia
Renovations, extensions and moving house: strategies of the malaria parasite to survive in the human erythrocyte
- David Thanassi, SUNY Stony Brook, New York, USA
Structural and functional analysis of the PapC usher required for P-pilus biogenesis by uropathogenic E. coli
- Colette Cywes, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston. USA
CD44-mediated cell signalling in translocation of group A streptococci - Scott Hultgren, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. USA
Host-pathogen interactions in the urinary tract: structure and consequences
Tuesday Evening
SESSION 5 | TYPE IV EFFECTORS AND INVASION |
Discussion Leader: Howard Shuman
- Nick Talbot, University of Exeter. UK
Molecular genetics of infection cell development by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthae grisea
- Antonello Covacci, IRIS-Chiron SpA, Siena, Italy
Cag-mediated host responses during infection by Helicobacter pylori
- Samantha Gruenheid, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Canada
Enteropathogenic E. coli Tir binds Nck to initiate actin pedestal formation
- Howard Shuman, Columbia University. New York, USA
The lcm/Dot system of Legionella promotes phagocytosis
Wednesday Morning
SESSION 6 | TYPE III EFFECTORS |
Discussion Leader: Jeff Miller
- David Holden, Imperial College School of Medicine. London, UK
Intracellular activities of the Salmonella SPI-2 type III secretion system
- Jeff Dangl, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Proteins at the inner plasma membrane regulate a specific plant disease resistance response
- Cesare Montecucco, Universita de Padova, Italy
Cellular and molecular mode of action of the vacuolating toxin VacA and of the neutrophil activating protein HP-NAP of Helicobacter pylori
- Samuel Miller, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
The S. typhimurium SPI-2 translocated effectors SspH2 and SseI localize to actin condensations by interaction with the actin binding protein filamin
- Robin Delahay, Imperial College, London, UK
Functional domains of CesT that mediate homo- and hetero-oligomeric interactions
- Jeff Miller, University of California, Los Angeles. USA
Parasite adaptation to dynamic hosts. Bordetella and their phage
Wednesday Evening
SESSION 7 | SIGNALING IN HOST CELLS |
- Pascale Cossart, Institut Pasteur, Paris. France
Invasion of mammalian cells by Listeria monocytogenes: from in vitro data to in vivo models
- Alan Aderem, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA
Army analysis of macrophages
- John Brumell, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Canada
Characterization of Salmonella-induced filaments (Sifs) reveals a delayed interaction between Salmonella-containing vacuoles and late endocytic compartments
- Mumtaz Virji, University or Bristol, UK
Cell adhesion events and virulence of Neisseria meningiditis
Thursday Morning
SESSION 8 | NEW MODELS AND TECHNIQUES |
Discussion Leader: David Relman
- Paul Schulze-Lefert, Max-Planck-Institut. Koln. Germany
Signalling in response to cell wall penetration of powdery mildew fungi
- Fred Ausubel, Harvard Medical School. Boston. USA
Use of the nematode C. elegans to study gram positive human pathogens - Norma Andrews, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
Lysosornes and trypanosomes: from cell invasion to plasma membrane repair
- Matthew Mulvey, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
Interplay between uropathogenic E. coli and the bladder mucosa
- Jean Greenberg, University of Chicago, USA
Towards a comprehensive identification of type III effectors from Pseudomonas syringae
- David Relman, Stanford University, Palto Alto, USA
Genome-wide transcriptional profiles as a tool for understanding host-microbe interactions
Thursday Evening
SESSION 9 | ADHERENCE, SIGNALING, AND INFECTION |
Discussion Leader: Philippe Sansonetti
- Philippe Sansonetti, Institut Pasteur, Paris. France
Shigella and epithelial cells: from Arp to Nod
- Keynote Address - Dr. Stanley Falkow, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA
Reflections on my 50th reunion
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