Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Inner Workings of Lung Cells
Discussion Leader: Donald Davidson (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Opening Remarks
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
Clare Lloyd (National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Immune Regulation in the Lung"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
Sylvia Knapp (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
"Postnatal Development of Lung-Specific Immune Homeostasis"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
Jay Rajagopal (Massachusetts General Hospital, USA)
"The Airway Epithelial Ensemble"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Viral and Bacterial Infections
Discussion Leaders: Helen Rich (University of Pittsburgh, USA) and Florian Krammer (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Paul Duprex (Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, USA)
"Measles Pathogenesis"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Birgitta Henriques-Normark (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
"Pneumococcal Interactions with the Host"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Rebecca Dutch (University of Kentucky, USA)
"Metapneumovirus: How It Goes Cell to Cell"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Philip Molyneaux (National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"The Airway Microbiome in IPF"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Rebecca Dutch (University of Kentucky, USA) and Stacey Schultz-Cherry (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Beyond Viral and Bacterial Infections
Discussion Leader: Jason Rosch (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Bruce Klein (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
"Immunopathogenesis of Inhaled Fungal Disease"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Judi Allen (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
"Cytokines, Chemokines and Chitinase-Like Proteins in Recovery from Nematode-Induced Lung Damage"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
Chad Steele (Tulane University, USA)
"Novel Innate Resistance Mechanisms Against Invasive Fungal Infections"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Infections in High Risk Populations
Discussion Leaders: Lauren Palmer (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA) and Stephania Cormier (School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Amali Samarasinghe (University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA)
"When Influenza Virus Meets Eosin Lovers in Asthma"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Holly Hulsebus (University of Colorado, USA)
"Advanced Age and Alcohol Consumption Alter the Pulmonary Immune Response to Streptococcus pneumoniae "
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Nicholas Heaton (Duke University, USA)
"Differential Antiviral Responses Between Respiratory Epithelial Cell Subtypes"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Bethany Moore (University of Michigan, USA)
"Pathogenesis of Infection in Susceptible Hosts"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Polymicrobial Infections
Discussion Leader: Dawn Bowdish (McMaster University, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Jason Rosch (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA)
"Viral Bacterial Interactions During Disease and Transmission"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Elodie Ghedin (New York University, USA)
"Microbial Networking in Respiratory Infections"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
Yvonne Huang (University of Michigan, USA)
"Airway Microbiome in Asthma and COPD"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Defining Lung Immunity
Discussion Leader: Lee Quinton (Boston University School of Medicine, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Paul Thomas (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA)
"Tolerance, Resistance and Repair as Immunological Strategies Against Influenza"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Simon Phipps (University of Queensland, Australia)
"The Influence of Maternal Diet on Microbiome Assembly and Severity of Viral Bronchiolitis in the Offspring"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Andrew Macdonald (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
"Lung Macrophages and Dendritic Cells in Type 2 Inflammation"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Donna Farber (Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA)
"Generation and Recall of Lung Resident Memory T Cells in Influenza Infection"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Resident Immune Responses
Discussion Leader: Chad Steele (Tulane University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Cecilia Johansson (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Regulation of Lung Inflammation Against RSV"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
JoAnne Flynn (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA)
"The Path to Sterilizing Immunity Against Tuberculosis"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
Troy Randall (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
"Lung-Resident Memory B Cells in Influenza Infection"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
New Concepts in Lung Infections
Discussion Leader: JoAnne Flynn (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Peter Openshaw (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Innate Pre-Exposure Status and Prodromal Mucosal Responses Dictate Outcome of Viral Exposure"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Christine Bui (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)
"Novel Platform of Human Respiratory Tract to Study the Pathogenesis and Tropism of Human Influenza Virus"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Elaine Tuomanen (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA)
"Pathogenesis of Pneumonia Interacts with Brain Development"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Nicholas Lukacs (University of Michigan, USA)
"Epigenetics and RSV"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Advancing the Therapeutic Strategies for Respiratory Infections
Discussion Leader: Vineet Menachery (University of Texas Medical Branch, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Ephraim Tsalik (Duke University School of Medicine, USA)
"The Host Response as a Diagnostic Strategy for Infectious Disease"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Florian Krammer (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA)
"Hemagglutinin Stalk-Based Universal Influenza Virus Vaccines"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
Paul Turner (Yale University, USA)
"Phage Therapy to Combat Infections by Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Pathogens"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure