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Immunology of Fungal Infections

Gordon Research Conference

Understanding the Fungal-Host Interface to Combat Disease

January 19 - 24, 2025

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Ventura Beach Marriott

2055 Harbor Boulevard

Ventura, California, United States

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Office Manager: Alexis Vivenzio

Office Manager Email: venturabeach_sm@grc.org

Office Phone: +18056436000

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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.

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Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Immunology of Fungal Infections" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

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: Fundamental Discoveries in Fungal Systems Discussion Leaders: and
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm	"Exploiting Fungal Pathogenesis for the Developments of Immunotherapies"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm	"A Tale of Two Cytokines: How Type 17 Cytokines Coordinate Immunity to Candida Albicans"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	"Cutaneous Innate Lymphoid Populations Drive IL-17A-Mediated Immunity in Nannizzia Gypsea Dermatophytosis"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm	Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	"Candida Albicans Induces Metabolic Reprogramming of Intestinal Epithelial Cells to Affect Innate-Like Lymphocytes"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Tackling and Treating New and Neglected Pandemics Discussion Leaders: and
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Host-Pathogen Interactions and Immune Responses in the Emergomyces Africanus Mouse Model of Infection"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am	"Macrophages Promote the Development of Coccidioides Spores into the Parasitic Morphology"
9:40 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am	"Identification of Coccidioidomycosis Immunoreactive Peptides that Recall T-Cell Responses Indicating Past Exposure"
9:55 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Group Photo / Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am	"Innovation in the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Southeast Asian Fungal Infection Talaromycosis"
10:50 am - 11:00 am	Discussion
11:00 am - 11:10 am	"Nutritional Composition of the Histoplasma-Containing Phagosome"
11:10 am - 11:15 am	Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am	"Mgl2+ cDC2 Mediated Anti-Fungal Allergic Inflammatory Responses are Highly Dependent on a Glycolytic Switch, Orchestrated by Spore Uptake and the Local Lung Nutrient Environment"
11:25 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am	"Protective Efficacy of Nucleic Acid Vaccines Against Coccidioidomycosis"
11:40 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am	"Characterizing the Role of Vaginal Antifungal Immunity in Health and Diabetes"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm	Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring. Organizers: and
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Novel Insight into the Host-Fungal Interface by Young Investigators in Fungal Immunology Discussion Leaders: and
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	"Targeting the Troublemakers: IgA Regulation of Commensal Fungi in the Gut"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm	Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm	"Towards Understanding of Cryptococcus Neoformans Cell Surface Immune Modulators that Influence Pathogenesis and Disease Outcome"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	"Interleukin 4-Induced Gene 1 Tryptophan Metabolism in Type 2 Immunity: Tissue Specificity Matters"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm	Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm	"Barrier Tissue Immunity to Fungi"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	"Fungi Rising: From Microbiome Dysbiosis to Infections"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm	"Nutritional Immunity in Post-Viral 2° Mold Infection"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	"Strain-Specific Fungal Factors in the Regulation of Intestinal Immunity"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm	Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	"Characterization of an Atypical Cryptococcal ABC Transporter that Modulates the Immune Response Towards Pulmonary Infection"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Endogenous Fungal Communities in Health and Disease Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Cross-Kingdom Interaction: A Commensal Yeast Promotes Salmonella Virulence"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"Candida Fitness in on Mucosal Surfaces: Intra-Species Competition is Niche-Dependent"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am	"How Fungal Symbionts Evolved to Thrive in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Implications for Immunity and Inflammation"
10:10 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am	"Phagocytosis, New Technologies, Receptors, and Surprises"
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:10 am	"Gastrointestinal Colonization by Candida Albicans Modulates Host Defense in Sepsis"
11:10 am - 11:15 am	Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am	"Identifying Gut Microbiota and Microbiota-Derived Metabolites which Modulate Candida Gastrointestinal Colonization"
11:25 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am	"A Tale of Two: An IL-17-DUOX2 Axis and Gastrointestinal Colonization by Candida Albicans"
11:40 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am	"The Intratumor Mycobiome Promotes Lung Cancer Progression via Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 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	Fungal Regulation of Immune Homeostasis and Disease Discussion Leaders: and
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	"Dissecting Human Candida Albicans-Reactive Th17 Responses in Health and Disease"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm	"Early-Life Intestinal Fungi as Regulators of Metabolic Inflammation and Energy Metabolism"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm	"The Gut Mycobiome as Therapeutic Target in Liver Diseases"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	"Fungal Microbiota Promotes Immune Activation via the Gut-Lung Axis"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm	Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	"Nod2 as a Key Regulator of Kidney Th17 Immunity to Candida Albicans"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Fungi at the Crossroads of Neurology and Immunology Discussion Leaders: and
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Shape-Shifting into the Brain: Cryptococcus Morphotypes and Their Role in Dissemination"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"Host Neuroimmunological Responses Against Cryptococcus Infection"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"Fungus-Associated Itch Mechanism in Atopic Dermatitis"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:10 am	"Focusing on the Brain: CNS-Specific Host-Candida Albicans Interactions"
11:10 am - 11:15 am	Discussion
11:15 am - 11:45 am	"Immunology of Human HIV-Related Cryptococcal Meningitis"
11:45 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 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	Metabolism at the Host-Fungal Interface Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	"Host Response and Pathogenesis of Diverse Aspergillus Fumigatus Biofilm Morphotypes"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm	"Microbiota Inter-Species Metabolic Interactions Connect Indole Metabolism, Immunity, and Tissue Regeneration to the Severity of Oral Candidiasis in Cancer"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	"Albumin Orchestrates a Natural Host Defense Mechanism Against Mucormycosis"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm	"Skin Commensal Malassezia Promote Skin Homeostasis via the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	"An Intercellular IFN-STAT1-Cybb Axis Defines Protective Plasmacytoid DC to Neutrophil Crosstalk During Respiratory Aspergillus Fumigatus Infection"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm	Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	"The Role of Fungal Trehalose-6-PhosphateSynthase (tps1) in Cryptococcus Neoformans-Murine Immune Interactions"
9:25 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	Fungal-Host Communication and Crosstalk Discussion Leaders: and
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Dectin-1 and its Role in Adaptive Immunity"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"Candida Auris Induces IFNg to Colonize Mammalian Skin"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"Single-Cell Analysis of Human Airway Epithelium Identifies Cell Type-Specific Responses to Aspergillus and Coccidioides"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Manipulation of Host Phagocytosis by Aspergillus Fumigatus and Therapeutic Opportunities"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am	"Complement C3 Promotes Sterilizing Pulmonary Antifungal Immunity"
11:40 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am	"Crossing Kingdoms: Deciphering Fusarium Oxysporum’s Adaptation to Mammalian Hosts and Its Immune Modulation Strategies"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 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	A Tight Grip: Fungal Adhesion and Implications for Pathogenesis Discussion Leaders: and
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	"Solving a Sticky Problem: Genetic Approaches to Target the Emerging Pathogen Candida Auris"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm	"Tight Grip or Loose Hold? Investigating the Adhesion Properties of Candida Parapsilosis and Candida Auris"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	"Single Cell Transcriptomics Unveils Cell Type-Specific Immune Responses to Candida Auris Skin Infection"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm	"GPI-Anchored Aspartyl Proteases Target the Host Actin Nucleator Complex Protein to Suppress Epithelial Innate Immunity"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	"The Commensal Training Ground of Candida Albicans"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

Contributors

Tobias Hohl

Tulane School of Medicine CTRII

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number 1R13AI188921-01. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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Financial assistance is available for qualified applicants through the GRC Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship Program. This program provides a grant to underrepresented minority graduate students, postdocs, faculty and scientists to help fund their attendance at their first GRC meeting. Learn more.

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Conferee Single Room:

$1,720.00

Conferee Shared Room:

$1,375.00

Conferee Off-Site:

$945.00

Guest Single Room:

$1,530.00

Guest Shared Room:

$1,185.00

Guest Off-Site:

$755.00

Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:

$593.00

Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:

$378.00

Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:

Free

Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:

Free

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