Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 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
New Features of the Bacterial Cell Envelope
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Opening Remarks
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Bacterial Nanotubes: Conduits for Intra- and Inter-Kingdom Molecular Trafficking"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Staphylococci Remodel Surface Glycopolmers to Shift from Commensal to Pathogen Behavior and Evade Immunity"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Phenotypic Adaptations to Life in the Stomach"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Bacterial Biofilms and Adhesins
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Adhering Under Pressure: Exploring Escherichia coli Biofilm Formation Through Experimental Evolution"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Type IV Pilus Interaction of Meningococci with Microvessels: A Sugar Story"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:25 am
"DNA-Uptake Pili of Vibrio cholerae : One Pilus, Three Fundamental Functions"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Mechanisms and Consequences of Biofilm Formation"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
"Bacterial Amyloid Curli: Expression, Immune Recognition and Pathogenicity"
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
"Bacterial cGAS-Like Enzymes at the Host-Pathogen Interface"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Modulation of Host Signaling by Pathogens
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Microbiota and Bacterial Infections: The Listeria Paradigm"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Bartonella Effectors Targeting Innate Immune Signaling"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Modulation of Golgi Functions by Brucella Type IV Effectors"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
"Large Impact of Small GTPases During Legionella Infection"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Microbial Communities in the Host: Interactions Between Hosts and Their Microbes
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am
"Small Molecules from the Human Microbiota"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"The Host-Microbe Interaction in the Neonate Intestine"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
"Intracellular Calcium Carbonate Drives Biofilm Formation and Persistent Infections"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Mechanisms of Microbiota-Mediated Suppression of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Pathogens"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
"The Microbiota Provides Multiple Insurance Against Salmonella Infections"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
"Enteropathogen-Mediated Oxygen Depletion Is Essential for Intestinal Mucosa Colonization"
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Increased Epithelial Oxygenation Links High-Fat Diet to Dysbiosis"
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
Genomic and Evolutionary Approaches to Studying Microbes
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm
"Population Genetics of Salmonella typhimurium Reveals Anthropogenic Selection and Niche Adaptation"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
"Exploring Microbiome-Host Interactions at the Single-Cell and Single-Gene Level"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Using Population Genomics to Define the Pathogenicity of Bacterial Pathogens"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
"Interkingdom Interactions Between Candida albicans and Escherichia coli "
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"A Genetic Dissection of Mucin Utilization and Host Colonization by the Beneficial Gut Microbe Akkermansia muciniphila "
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Innate Immunity During Bacterial Infection
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"The Role of Inflammatory and 'Non-Inflammatory' Death Pathways in Control of Bacterial Infection"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Interactions Between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Macrophages in Time and Space"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am
"A Mycobacterium tuberculosis -Human Protein-Protein Interaction Map Identifies a Switch Between Host Antiviral and Antibacterial Responses"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:05 am
"NRAMP1 Contributes to Neutrophil Bactericidal Function"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"New Insights on the Mucosal Response to Salmonella "
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
"TNF Limits Pathogen-Driven Polarization of Alternatively Activated (M2) Granuloma Macrophages to Restrict Salmonella During Persistent Infection"
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
"The Peptidoglycan in Intracellular Salmonella : Impact on Host Defences"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Secretion Systems and Toxins
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
"The Staphylococcus Type VII Secretion System and Intra-Species Competition"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
"The Type VI Secretion System (T6SS): A Bacterial Killing Machine"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:55 pm
"Inhibition of Host Pathogen Sensing Pathways by Coxiella burnetii "
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
"Cholera Toxin Promotes Pathogen Acquisition of Host-Derived Nutrients"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Shiga Toxin-Mediated Pathogen Expansion"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Bacterial Virulence Networks
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Legionella pneumophila : Regulation of Virulence in the Bacteria and the Host"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:50 am
"Proteolytic Regulation of Bacterial Membrane Microdomains Assembly"
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
"Effects of Aging on Immunity to Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:05 am
"Hfq and Hfq-Dependent Small RNAs Control Virulence in the Attaching and Effacing Pathogens, Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and E. albertii "
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"The Highs and Lows of Enteric Infections"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
"The Purine Biosynthesis Regulator PurR Moonlights as a Virulence Regulator in Staphylococcus aureus "
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
"An Unexpected Mechanism of Interbacterial Antagonism"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
"Cyclic GMP-AMP Signaling Pathway Interactions in Vibrio cholerae "
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
New Methodologies for Studying Host-Microbe Interactions
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm
"Single-Cell Analysis of Biofilms Reveals Cellular Interactions and Community Functions"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
"Structure and Function of Bacterial Secretion Systems by Electron Cryotomography of Intact Cells"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:05 pm
"The Hi-HOST Phenome Project: An Atlas of Human Genetic Variation Affecting Host-Microbe Interactions"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure