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
Progress in Vaccine Development
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:15 pm
"Tropical Medicine and the Vaccine Sciences to Achieve Global Health Equity"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
"Can Vaccines Trigger Malaria Elimination?"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Cryptococcus Vaccines: Progress and Challenges"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Host-Pathogen Interaction Mechanisms and Evasion of Immune System
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:50 am
"Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Type VII Secretion Systems at the Face of Host Immunity"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Coffee Break
10:25 am - 11:00 am
"ESCRT-Depleted Trypanosoma Cruzi Secretes Reduced Amounts of Extracellular Vesicles, Infects, but Causes Reduced Sequestering of Mast Cells and No Fibroses in Mice"
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:40 am
"Compartmentalized cAMP Signals in American Trypanosomes"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Infection Induces S Nitrosylation of Mycobacterial PknG Triggers its Secretion"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
"Host Factor-Induced Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles Promote Horizontal Gene Transfer in Vibrio Cholerae"
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ 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 Hour™ is open to all conference participants.
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Extracellular Vesicles: Pathogenesis and Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:40 pm
"Patho-Physiological Roles of Bacterial Membrane Vesicles"
6:40 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:15 pm
"An Extracellular Vesicle Peptide as a Candidate to Control a Lethal Fungal Infection"
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm
Discussion
7:25 pm - 7:55 pm
"Same Species, Different Extracellular Vesicles: Learning from Pathogenic Fungal Models"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Omics Approaches to Understanding Tropical Infectious Diseases
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"The Role of Bioinformatics in Unravelling Direct and Indirect Gene Repression by the Ecdysone Cascade During Mosquito Reproductive Cycle"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"Decoding Antifungal Resistance in Candida Auris : Multi-Omics Analysis of Laboratory-Adapted Strains"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
"Can Diet Override Genetic Resistance to Salmonella Typhimurium Infection?"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"Proteomics and Multi-Omics Technologies: Next-Generation Biomarkers for Malaria and COVID-19"
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:55 am
"LeishGEM: Genome-Scale Life Cycle Fitness Phenotyping and Subcellular Protein Localization in Leishmania Mexicana "
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
"A Genome-Wide Yeast Surface Display Screen to Identify Vaccine Targets for Chagas Disease"
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Prospective Immunotherapy and Drug Treatments
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm
"Evaluations of Lectin-Fc Fusion Proteins on the Management of Endemic Mycosis"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
"Developing New Treatments for Chagas Disease"
7:00 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:25 pm
"Immune Profiles of Healing to Inform Host-Directed Therapies: Can These be Generalized to All Forms of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis?"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
"Human Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting A35 Protect from Death Against Mpox"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
"Identification of Cross-Stage, Cross-Species Malaria CD8+ T Cell Antigens"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Clinical Research in Infectious Tropical Diseases
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Translating Evidence to Practice"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
"TESEO Phase-2 Clinical Trial: New Chemotherapy Regimens and Biomarkers for Chagas Disease"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am
"Innovation to Foster Elimination: New Therapies for Leishmaniasis"
10:50 am - 10:55 am
Discussion
10:55 am - 11:15 am
"Adaptive Immune Responses to Dengue Virus Infection in Asymptomatic Patients"
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"Studies Towards the Understanding of Trypanosomatid Virulence Factors and the Development of Vaccines for Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Reconstructing Acute Phase Kinetics of Antibodies Against Dengue Virus to Triage Individuals with High-Risk for Severe Disease"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
"Novel Rezolute Plasma Kallikrein Inhibitors Prevent Inflammatory Pathways Associated with Pediatric Cerebral Malarial"
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Biology and Vector Control
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm
"Complex I Driven Respiration Determines the Susceptibility of Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes to Dengue Virus"
6:30 pm - 6:35 pm
Discussion
6:35 pm - 6:55 pm
"Diversity and Interactions Among Triatoma Sanguisuga , Blood-Feeding Sources, Gut Microbiota, and Trypanosoma Cruzi Transmission"
6:55 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm
"Role of A. Aegypti Proteins in Viral Colonization of the Vector and Transmission to Mammalian Host"
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm
"Additional Blood Meals After Infection Increase Fitness of Malaria Parasites and Their Mosquito Host"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
"Anopheles Gambiae Larvae’s Ability to Grow and Emerge in Water Containing Lethal Concentrations of Clothianidin, Acetamiprid or Imidacloprid is Consistent with Cross-Resistance to Neonicotinoids"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
"Recrudescence of Transmission of Onchocerciasis in Kaduna State, Nigeria: What is the way forward?"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
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
Global Health Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
"New Insights in T. cruzi Infection Therapeutic Approaches"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
"Lassa Fever: The Road Ahead"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:00 am
"Eisai's Efforts in Tropical Infectious Diseases"
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"The Emerging Outbreaks of Acute Chagas Disease Through the Consumption of Contaminated Food"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"Understanding Leptospira Interrogans Infection Through the Lens of Nitrogen Metabolism"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Crafting Genomic Surveillance Strategies for Chagas Disease and Leishmaniasis."
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
"Intestinal Parasites and Peripheral Eosinophilia in Populations Screened Through Texas Resettlement Programs"
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"NS1 mRNA Vaccine Elicits Humoral and Cellular Immune Response and Induces Protection Against Denv 2 NGC Intracranial Challenge"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Keynote Session: Pathogen Glycobiology: Molecular Targets for Chemo and Immunotherapy
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:50 pm
"Extracellular Glycans of Pathogenic Fungi: Focus on Cryptococcus"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:40 pm
"The Transialidase Virulence Factor, as a Vaccine Candidate for Chagas Disease"
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure
