Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Host Protection Mechanisms During Infection
Discussion Leaders: Jenny Hua (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia) and Marta Rudzite (Dartmouth College, United States)
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
Jessica Scoffield (University of Alabama Birmingham, United States)
"A Tale of Two Commensal Streptococci: Mechanisms of Host Protection During Airway Disease"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Streptococcal Interactions: With the Host and Beyond
Discussion Leaders: Edroyal Womack (Georgia State University, United States) and Stephanie Marroquin (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Ruth Isenberg (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Streptococcus Mutans Natural Products Inhibit Growth of Enterococcus Faecalis "
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Surya Aggarwal (NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States)
"Pneumococcal Pneumonia is Driven by Increased Bacterial Turnover Due to Bacteriocin-Mediated Intra-Strain Competition"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Alyx Job (University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, United States)
"The Role of the Group B Streptococcus Type VII Secretion System in Polymicrobial Environments"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Shaw Camphire (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
"Mutual Repression between Master Regulators of Nutrients and Cell-Cell Communication in the Pneumococcus"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Aanchal Rishi (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
"Characterizing Protective Immune Responses following Repetitive Nasopharyngeal Infections by Streptococcus pyogenes in HLA-Transgenic Mice"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Ian McIntire (University of Illinois at Chicago, United States)
"Nitric Oxide Generates Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes and Stimulates Streptococcus pyogenes Rgg2/3 Quorum Sensing"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
New Challenges and Solutions in the Field of Streptococcal Biology
Discussion Leader: Elisabet Bjanes (University of California San Diego, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Zachary Taylor (University of Florida, United States)
"Sweet Inebriation: Bolstering Streptococcus sanguinis with Sugar Alcohol"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Nichaela Harbison-Price (The University of Queensland, Australia)
"A Bacterial mRNA Vaccine Targeting Streptococcus pyogenes using Moderna Platform Technology"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Alexandra Peterson (University of Florida, United States)
"Zinc’ing Outside the Box: Characterizing Streptococcus mutans ’ Novel Zn Export Regulator, ZccR, and its Regulon"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Nadine Vollmuth (University of Alabama, United States)
"Estrogen Signaling Contributes to Group B Streptococcal Disruption and Invasion of Brain Endothelial Cells"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Vincent de Bakker (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Multiomics Profiling Uncovers Unusual Sugar Preference and Membrane Regulation in S. pneumoniae "
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Adriana Morales Rivera (University of Florida, United States)
"Advantage or Detriment: Characterizing the Role of the Surface-Associated Ectonucleotidase EecP in Enterococcus Faecalis Pathogenesis"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Beyond Borders: A Career in Microbiology Across Three Continents
Discussion Leaders: Sean Giblin (Imperial College London, United Kingdom) and Callahan Katrak (University of Florida College of Dentistry, United States)
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
Kimberly Kline (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
"A Career in Microbiology Across Three Continents"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes