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: Microbial Manipulation of Host Signaling Pathways
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm
"A Novel Nucleomodulin of L. Pneumophila Targets Nuclear Bodies"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
"What Pathogens Teach Us About Gut Dysbiosis"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
"MARTX Toxin Surface Interactions During Host Cell Intoxication"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Microbial Communities in the Host
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"In the Thick of Mucus: Akkermansia Modulation of GI Mucosal Immunity and Adaptive Responses"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"How Microbial Physiology Shapes Bioactive Metabolite Production in the Gut"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"A Virulence-Regulated Volatile Drives Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Spread In Mice Populations"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 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 Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address the interests and needs of all scientists and the challenges they face in their careers. Specifically, the program promotes meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages about barriers to career advancement and strategies to support the professional growth of all members of the community. The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is open to all conference participants.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Signal Transduction in Host-Microbe Interactions
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Illuminating the Integration of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Environmental Cue Response with its Metabolism"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"You're Hot and You're Cold! Enteric Pathogen-Microbiota-Host Interactions"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Secretion Systems and Niche Shaping
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Proteolytically Activated Antibacterial Toxins Inhibit the Growth of Diverse Gram-Positive Bacteria"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"The Role of the Group B Streptococcal Type VII Secretion System in Colonization and Interbacterial Competition"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"Building Bacterial Motility Machines - Structural Perspectives"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
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
Glycans and Cell Surface Regulation
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"How Cells Sense Invasive Bacteria"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Second Messenger Signaling and its Impact on Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Surface Behaviors"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Entanglements, Manipulation, and Unique Chemistry at the Bacterial Surface"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Adhesion and Signal Transduction
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Regulation of C. Difficile Surface Behaviors by a Three-Component Signal Transduction System"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Hydrodynamic Sensing Before Surface Contact in Early V. Cholerae Biofilm Formation"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"Dinucleotides at the Interface of Nucleic Acid Degradation and Cell Signaling"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 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
Antimicrobial Resistance in the Host
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"L-Form Switching as a Mechanism for Antibiotic Evasion"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Epitranscriptomic Regulation of Antibiotic Resistance"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Functional Genomics in the Opportunistic Pathogen Pseudomonas Aeruginosa "
9:20 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
Interplay Between Bacteriophages and Host Defenses
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Defense Systems in 7th Pandemic Vibrio Cholerae "
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Distinguishing Self from Non-Self in Bacterial Immunity Against Phages"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"Diving into Diversity Hotspots to Find New Anti-Phage Immunity Systems"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
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
Assembly of Microbial Communities
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Type IV Pilus Interspecies Chemotaxis"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Multi-Scale and Multi-Modal Correlated Imaging to Study Principles of Bacterial Biofilm Formation"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Spatiotemporal Organization of Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Emergent Functions"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure