Conference Description
The Staphylococcal Diseases GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by April 1, 2023. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Fundamental Properties of Staphylococci
Discussion Leaders
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Jose Penades (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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John Chen (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
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Andreas Peschel (University of Tübingen, Germany)
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Dominique Missiakas (University of Chicago, United States)
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Suzanne Walker (Harvard Medical School, United States)
Staphylococcal Interactions within the Microbial Community
Discussion Leaders
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Katherine Lemon (Baylor College of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Hanne Ingmer (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Elizabeth Grice (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
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Julia Oh (The Jackson Laboratory, United States)
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Tami Lieberman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
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Jennifer Ronholm (McGill University, Canada)
Interconnections Between Staphylococcal Metabolism and Virulence
Discussion Leaders
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Alice Prince (Columbia University, United States)
Speakers
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Francis Alonzo (University of Illinois at Chicago, United States)
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Anthony Richardson (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
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Paul Fey (University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States)
Signaling and Gene Regulation in Staphylococci
Discussion Leaders
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Jeffrey Bose (University of Kansas Medical Center, United States)
Speakers
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Lindsey Shaw (University of South Florida, United States)
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Andrew Herr (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, United States)
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Adriana Rosato (Director, Center for Molecular Medicine, Maine Health Institute for Research, Professor Tufts Univ, United States)
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Rebecca Corrigan (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Discussion Leaders
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Neal Hammer (Michigan State University, United States)
Speakers
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Jim Cassat (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States)
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Isaac Chiu (Harvard Medical School, United States)
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Suzan Rooijakkers (UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Immune Responses to Staphylococcal Infections
Discussion Leaders
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Jos van Strijp (University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Speakers
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Barbara Broeker (University Medicine Greifswald, Germany)
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Rachel McLoughlin (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
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George Liu (UCSD, United States)
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Bas Surewaard (University of Calgary, Canada)
Genomics and Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcal Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Paul Planet (UPenn/CHOP, United States)
Speakers
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Ross Fitzgerald (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Timothy Read (Emory University, United States)
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Ruth Massey (University College Cork, Ireland)
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Jodi Lindsay (St George's, University of London, United Kingdom)
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Maria Miragaia (Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
Clinical Staphylococcal Disease
Discussion Leaders
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George Sakoulas (UCSD School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Jaime Hook (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States)
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Bo Shopsin (New York University Grossman School of Medicine, United States)
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Aaron Milstone (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
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Stephanie Fritz (Washington University School of Medicine, United States)
Late-Breaking Topics
Discussion Leaders
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Joan Geoghegan (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Barbara Kahl (University Hospital Muenster, Germany)