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 Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Microbial Manipulation of Host Signaling Pathways
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm
"A Novel Nucleomodulin of L. Pneumophila Targets Nuclear Bodies"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
"What Pathogens Teach Us About Gut Dysbiosis"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
"MARTX Toxin Surface Interactions During Host Cell Intoxication"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Microbial Communities in the Host
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"In the Thick of Mucus: Akkermansia Modulation of GI Mucosal Immunity and Adaptive Responses"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Evolutionary Diversification of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Pre-Infection Impacts Downstream Host-Pathogen Interactions"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"How Microbial Physiology Shapes Bioactive Metabolite Production in the Gut"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am
"The Impact of Akkermansia Muciniphila on Group B Streptococcus in the Vaginal Environment"
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"A Virulence-Regulated Volatile Drives Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Spread In Mice Populations"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
"Bacterial Adhesion to Plant Polysaccharides in the Gut Lumen"
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
Signal Transduction in Host-Microbe Interactions
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Illuminating the Integration of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Environmental Cue Response with its Metabolism"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
"A Quorum Sensing Molecule from a Co-Infecting Pathogen Induces Protective Multicellular Behavior"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"You're Hot and You're Cold! Enteric Pathogen-Microbiota-Host Interactions"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
"Arginine Regulation of the Klebsiella Capsule"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Secretion Systems and Niche Shaping
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Proteolytically Activated Antibacterial Toxins Inhibit the Growth of Diverse Gram-Positive Bacteria"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Exploring a Unique Predator-Prey Relationship to Uncover Vulnerabilities in Tuberculosis"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"The Role of the Group B Streptococcal Type VII Secretion System in Colonization and Interbacterial Competition"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am
"Squatting the Lung: How Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Disrupts Airway Regeneration to Promote Chronic Infections"
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"Building Bacterial Motility Machines - Structural Perspectives"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
"Simultaneous Measurements of Translation Rate and Transcriptome in Single Bacterial Cells Uncovers Linked Regulation Within a Specialized Active Cell Population"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
"Inducible Transposon Mutagenesis Identifies Bacterial Fitness Determinants During Murine Infection"
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
Glycans and Cell Surface Regulation
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"How Cells Sense Invasive Bacteria"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Second Messenger Signaling and its Impact on Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Surface Behaviors"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
"A Hub Protein Regulates Peptidoglycan Turnover and Cell Division Amidases in Acinetobacter Baumannii"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Entanglements, Manipulation, and Unique Chemistry at the Bacterial Surface"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Adhesion and Signal Transduction
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Regulation of C. Difficile Surface Behaviors by a Three-Component Signal Transduction System"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Heat-Sensing Mechanism for a Bacterial Thermosensory Diguanylate Cyclase"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Hydrodynamic Sensing Before Surface Contact in Early V. Cholerae Biofilm Formation"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am
"Vibrio Cholerae and Aladdin's Magic Carpet"
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"Dinucleotides at the Interface of Nucleic Acid Degradation and Cell Signaling"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
"Bacteria Escape Crowds and Solve Maze by Mechanosensing Collisions"
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
Antimicrobial Resistance in the Host
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"L-Form Switching as a Mechanism for Antibiotic Evasion"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Epitranscriptomic Regulation of Antibiotic Resistance"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
"Epitranscriptomics and Beyond: Roles of Modification Enzymes in Response to Stress in Vibrio Cholerae"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Functional Genomics in the Opportunistic Pathogen Pseudomonas Aeruginosa "
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Interplay Between Bacteriophages and Host Defenses
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Defense Systems in 7th Pandemic Vibrio Cholerae "
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Spatial Propagation of Temperate Phages Within and Among Biofilms"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Distinguishing Self from Non-Self in Bacterial Immunity Against Phages"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am
"Hands Off My Stuff: How Biofilm Cells Collectively Protect their Territory Against Planktonic Invaders"
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"Diving into Diversity Hotspots to Find New Anti-Phage Immunity Systems"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
"Metabolic Reprogramming of the Host Epithelium Drives Pathogen Outgrowth during Vaginal Dysbiosis"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
"CT-Induced Disease Generates Host Derived L-Lactate that Promotes the Growth of Vibrio Cholerae in the Small Intestine"
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
Assembly of Microbial Communities
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Type IV Pilus Interspecies Chemotaxis"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Specific Intracellular Metabolites Regulate Aggregation and Dispersal in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM)"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
"Mechanisms of Biofilm Formation in the Anaerobic Opportunistic Pathogen, Finegoldia Magna"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Spatiotemporal Organization of Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Emergent Functions"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure