Conference Description
The Antimicrobial Peptides 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.
We are now approaching 50 years of antimicrobial peptide (AMP) history. What started as an observation of AMP-mediated immunity in insects has found broad expression in diverse contexts in human health and disease, cross-cutting multi-system impact(s) in the human body (especially with recent work on crosstalk between AMPs and the nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the digestive system, the integumentary system, the endocrine system), host-pathogen interactions, inter-kingdom biology. What different functions do AMPs play in different biological contexts in the full complexity of an organism? What are the synergies and trade-off’s? What can we learn from their conservation or diversification? The purpose of this meeting is to give a broad overview of our current state of knowledge by bringing together researchers from different disciplines around a multi-faceted topic that has consistently attracted and rewarded attention.
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 October 26, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Multiple Functions of Antimicrobial Peptides in Immunity and Beyond
Discussion Leaders
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Julia Dorin (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Charles Bevins (University of California, Davis, United States)
Speakers
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Tomas Ganz (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, United States)
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Thomas Bosch (University of Kiel, Germany)
Antimicrobial Peptides Discovery, Design, Synthesis
Discussion Leaders
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Wuyuan Lu (Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, China)
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Cesar de la Fuente (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
Speakers
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Ken Bradley (F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Switzerland)
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Xiangming Fang (The First Affilated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China)
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Ewa Szczurek (Helmholtz Munich, University of Warsaw, Germany)
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Bryan Davies (University of Texas at Austin, United States)
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Manuela Raffatellu (University of California, San Diego, United States)
Interactions of Antimicrobial Peptides with Antibiotics or Non-Antimicrobial Peptides
Discussion Leaders
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Anne van der Does (Department of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
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Victor Nizet (University of California, San Diego, United States)
Speakers
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Myriam Cotten (Oregon State University , United States)
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Yue Zhang (Westlake University, China)
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E.R. Chulie Ulloa (University of California Irvine School of Medicine, United States)
Antimicrobial Peptides Across Multicellular Organisms
Discussion Leaders
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Rafael Rosa (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil)
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Robert Unckless (University of Kansas, United States)
Speakers
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Mark Hanson (University of Exeter, United Kingdom)
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Anna Zaidman-Remy (INSA Lyon, France)
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Paulina Schmitt (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile)
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Bart Thomma (University of Cologne, Germany)
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Catherine Schrankel (San Diego State University, United States)
Antimicrobial Peptides in the Biology and Ecology of Microbes
Discussion Leaders
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Nita Salzman (Medical College of Wisconsin, United States)
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Yanyan Li (CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research), MNHN (National Museum of Natural History), France)
Speakers
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Andreas Peschel (University of Tübingen, Germany)
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Vanessa Leone (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
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Siva Sankari (Stowers Institute for Medical Research, United States)
Antimicrobial Peptides in Infectious Diseases and Therapeutics
Discussion Leaders
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Michael Yeaman (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA / Los Angeles, United States)
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Birgitta Agerberth (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
Speakers
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Clarisse Roblin (Interface Biosciences, United States)
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Maria Luisa Mangoni (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
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Marilyn Anderson (La Trobe University, Australia)
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Dan Xu (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China)
Evolution of Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides
Discussion Leaders
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Katy Jeannot (University of Franche-Comté, France)
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William Shafer (Emory University School of Medicine/Atla, United States)
Speakers
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David Weiss (Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center, United States)
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Jens Rolff (Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany)
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Igor Iatsenko (Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Germany)
Antimicrobial Peptides in Non-Infectious Diseases
Discussion Leaders
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Annelise Barron (Stanford University, United States)
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Richard Gallo (University of California, San Diego, United States)
Speakers
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Neeloffer Mookherjee (University of Manitoba, Canada)
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Loren Walensky (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States)
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Denise Barbut (BAZ-Therapeutics, United States)
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Yoshiyuki Nakamura (Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Japan)
Late Breaking Topics
Discussion Leaders
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Michael Zasloff (Georgetown University Medical Center, United States)
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Robert Hancock (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Speakers
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Peter Mergaert (Université Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France)
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Kent Kirshenbaum (New York University, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Nita Salzman (Medical College of Wisconsin, United States)
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Neeloffer Mookherjee (University of Manitoba, Canada)