Conference Description
The Immunology of Fungal Infections 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.
This meeting is typically oversubscribed, meaning more applicants than spots available. To allow the GRC Chairs enough time to review applications, the Chairs request that you must apply by or before October 13, 2024. Decisions will be made on registrations by October 31, 2024 for participants to secure funding and visas before the meeting. Any applications received after October 13, 2024, will be considered as late and will be placed on a wait list for consideration until the initial decisions are made.
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 September 21, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Fundamental Discoveries in Fungal Systems
Discussion Leaders
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Rebecca Drummond (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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Robert Wheeler (University of Maine, United States)
Speakers
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Ashraf Ibrahim (The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, United States)
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Sarah Gaffen (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, United States)
Tackling and Treating New and Neglected Pandemics
Discussion Leaders
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J. Claire Hoving (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
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Jay Kolls (Tulane University School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Bruce Klein (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
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Thuy Le (Duke University School of Medicine, United States)
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David Boulware (University of Minnesota, United States)
Novel Insight into the Host-Fungal Interface by Young Investigators in Fungal Immunology
Discussion Leaders
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Marc Swidergall (Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, United States)
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Neta Shlezinger (The Hebrew University, Israel)
Speakers
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Kyla Ost (University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, United States)
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Liliane Mukaremera (University of Exeter, United Kingdom)
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Sabelo Hadebe (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
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Eric Dang (NIH, United States)
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Bing Zhai (Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, China)
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Felipe Santiago-Tirado (University of Notre Dame, United States)
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Sixto Leal (University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States)
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Xin Li (UT Southwestern Medical Center, United States)
Endogenous Fungal Communities in Health and Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Iliyan Iliev (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
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Mairi Noverr (LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, United States)
Speakers
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Judith Behnsen (University of Illinois Chicago, United States)
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Ilse Jacobsen (Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Germany)
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Diana Changirwa (University of Calgary, Canada)
Fungal Regulation of Immune Homeostasis and Disease
Discussion Leaders
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Anita Sil (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
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Peter Cook (University of Exeter, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Petra Bacher (Kiel University, Germany)
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Marie-Claire Arrieta (University of Calgary, Canada)
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Bernd Schnabl (University of California, San Diego, United States)
Fungi at the Crossroads of Neurology and Immunology
Discussion Leaders
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Amariliz Rivera (Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, United States)
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Mari Shinohara (Duke University School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Jessica Brown (University of Utah, United States)
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Carolina Coelho (MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, United Kingdom)
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Linqi Wang (Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
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Kristie Goughenour (University of Michigan and Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center, United States)
Metabolism at the Host-Fungal Interface
Discussion Leaders
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David Moyes (King's College London, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Ana Traven (Monash University, Australia)
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Robert Cramer (Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, United States)
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Teresa Zelante (University of Perugia, Italy)
Fungal-Host Communication and Crosstalk
Discussion Leaders
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Michail Lionakis (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, United States)
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Darius Armstrong-James (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Suzanne Noble (UCSF, United States)
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Jatin Vyas (Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts General Hospital, United States)
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Gordon Brown (University of Exeter, United Kingdom)
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Axel Brakhage (Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI), Germany)
A Tight Grip: Fungal Adhesion and Implications for Pathogenesis
Discussion Leaders
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Jeniel Nett (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
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Julian Naglik (King's College London, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Teresa O'Meara (University of Michigan, United States)
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Attila Gacser (University of Szeged, Hungary)
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Bernhard Hube (Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Germany)
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
Organizers
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Althea Campuzano (University of Texas at San Antonio, United States)
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Mark Gresnigt (Leibniz-HKI, Junior research group Adaptive Pathogenicity Strategies, Germany)