Scientific Program
The scientific sessions include Genomics and gene regulation; Antimicrobial tolerance; Host-Pathogen interactions; Metabolism and Physiology; Harnessing the Potential of Pseudomonas species; Evolution and Coevolution; Ecology; and Multi-species Interactions.
| Monday, April 18, 2022 | |||
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| 2:00PM | Check-in and badge pickup | ||
| 5:00PM | Welcome Reception | ||
| Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | |||
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| 7:30AM | Conference Dining Continental Breakfast | ||
| 8:45AM | Session I: Genomics and Gene Regulation Plenary: Joseph Bondy-Denomy, University of California San Francisco, USA. How Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophages evade CRISPR-mediated demise Moderator: Stephen Lory, Harvard Medical School Offered Oral: Sheyda Azimi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology Pengbo Cao, Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology Haibi Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Georgia Shira Zelikman, PhD Student, Bar-Ilan University |
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| 10:30AM | Break | ||
| 11:00AM | Session I continued: Genomics and Gene Regulation | ||
| 12:45PM | Conference Dining Lunch | ||
| 2:15PM | Session II: Antimicrobial Tolerance Keynote: Paul Turner, Yale University, USA. Phage therapy to combat infections by antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Moderator: Fabrice Jean-Pierre, Dartmouth Offered Oral: Anna Clara Galdino, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Inga Leus, Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma Cristian Roca, PhD Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sara Van den Bossche, PhD Student, Ghent University |
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| 4:45PM | Break | ||
| 5:00PM |
Flash Poster Presentations (A)
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| 5:30PM |
Poster Presentations (A)
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| Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | |||
| Time | Session | ||
| 7:30AM | Conference Dining Continental Breakfast | ||
| 9:00AM | Session III: Host-Pathogen Interactions Keynote: Katharina Ribbeck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. Partners in Slime: How Mucus Regulates Microbial Virulence Moderator: Kendra Rumbaugh, Texas Tech University Offered Oral: Paul Bollyky, Associate Professor, Stanford University Gitta Coaker, Professor, University of California Davis Samantha Durfey, PhD Student, University of Washington Varsha Singh, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science Bryan Wang, PhD Student, Columbia University |
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| 10:30AM | Break | ||
| 11:00AM | Session III continued: Host-Pathogen Interactions | ||
| 12:45PM | Conference Dining Lunch | ||
| 2:15PM | Session IV: Metabolism and Physiology Keynote: Gregg Beckham, US National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA Lignin degradation via outer membrane vesicles in Pseudomonas putida Moderator: Matthew Parsek, University of Washington Offered Oral: Michael Franklin, Professor, Montana State University Nicolás Gurdo, PhD Student, Technical University of Denmark Ana Sofia Ortega, PhD Student, Technical University of Munich Courtney Reichhardt, Assistant Professor, Washington University in St. Louis |
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| 4:45PM | Break | ||
| 5:00PM |
Flash Poster Presentations (B)
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| 5:30PM |
Poster Presentations (B)
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| Thursday, April 21, 2022 | |||
| Time | Session | ||
| 7:30AM | Conference Dining Continental Breakfast | ||
| 9:00AM | Session V: Harnessing the Potential of Pseudomonas Species Keynote: Wei Huang, Oxford, UK. Chromosome-free SimCells Moderator: Pablo Ivan Nikel, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability Offered Oral: Charles Begley, PhD Student, University of Strathclyde Nora Bitzenhofer, PhD Student, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldor Rafael Jiménez-Díaz, Postdoctoral Fellow, Joint BioEnergy Institute Luzie Kruse, PhD Student, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldor Nicholas Tucker, Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde |
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| 10:30AM | Break | ||
| 11:00AM | Session V continued: Harnessing the Potential of Pseudomonas Species | ||
| 12:45PM | Conference Dining Lunch | ||
| 2:15PM | Session VI: Evolution and Coevolution Keynote: Jenna Gallie, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Germany. Adaptive flexibility in bacterial tRNA gene sets via large-scale duplications in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 Moderator: Peter Greenberg, University of Washington Offered Oral: Catherine Armbruster, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Jeffrey Carey, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington Matthew Higgs, PhD Student, University of North Carolina Matthew Shepherd, Phd Student, University of Bath |
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| 4:45PM | Break | ||
| 5:00PM |
Flash Poster Presentations (C)
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| 5:30PM |
Poster Presentations (C)
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| Friday, April 22, 2022 | |||
| Time | Session | ||
| 7:30AM | Conference Dining Continental Breakfast | ||
| 9:00AM | Session VII: Ecology Keynote: Elijah Mehlferber, University of California Berkeley, USA. Spatial and temporal scales of pathogen adaptation to their hosts. Moderator: Caroline Harwood, University of Washington Offered Oral: Ellinor Alseth, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Exeter Michelle Clay, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Eric Déziel, Professor, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Amy Schaefer, Research Scientist, University of Washington Patrick Secor, Assistant Professor, University of Montana |
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| 10:30AM | Break | ||
| 11:00AM | Session VII continued: Ecology | ||
| 12:45PM | Conference Dining Lunch | ||
| 2:15PM | Session VIII: Multi-species Interactions Keynote: Jessica Scoffield, University of Alabama Birmingham, USA. Interactions between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Commensal Streptococci Moderator:Kalai Mathee, Florida International University Offered Oral: Lucia Grassi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Ghent University Morten Lindqvist Hansen, Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Denmark Chelsey VanDrisse, Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology Conan Zhao, PhD Student, Georgia Institute of Technology |
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| 4:45PM | Break | ||
| 7:00PM |
Closing Reception and Award Ceremony
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| Saturday, April 23, 2022 | |||
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| 10:00AM | Check-out | ||