Agenda:
8:30-9:00 Welcome notes from Dr. Shi, Yigong and the representative of Sino-Micro
Section I Mechanisms of Bacterial Infectivity and Virulence
Moderator: Drs. Qijing Zhang and Hua Wang
9:00-9:25 Duan, Kangmin, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba,
Canada)
Microbial interactions: from basic science to clinic impact
9:25-9:50 Wang, Hua, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Ohio State University, US)
Antibiotic resistance: how much do we know and where to go from here
9:50-10:15 Yang, Xiaofeng Frank, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Indiana University, US)
Signal transduction and regulatory networks in spirochetal pathogens
10:15-10:35 Tea/coffee break
10:35-11:00 Deng, Xin, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral fellow, University of Chicago, US)
Chemically targeting virulence regulation in human pathogens
11:00-11:25 Zhang, Qijing, Ph.D. (Professor, Iowa State University, US)
Multidrug resistance in bacteria: mechanisms, regulation and natural functions
11:25-11:50 Han, Yiping, Ph.D. (Professor, Case Western Reserve University, US)
The mobile oral microbiome – implication of oral bacteria in adverse pregnancy outcome, an investigation from bench to the chair side
Section II Host Responses to Bacterial iInfections
Moderator: Drs. Hao Shen and Daoguo Zhou
13:30-13:55 Wu, Min, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota, US)
Molecular mechanisms of lung cells and Pseudomonas aeruginosa interaction
13:55-14:20 Luo, Zhaoqing, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Purdue University, US)
Modulation of host functions by Legionella pneumophila
14:20-14:45 Zhou, Daoguo, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Purdue University, US)
Hide-and-Seek - Dance between Salmonella and Host Cells
14:45-15:05 Tea/coffee break
15:05-15:30 Shen, Hao, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, US)
Regulation of memory T cell differentiation: implications for rational vaccine design
15:30-15:55 Lei, Benfang, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Montana State University, US)
Host-bacterial pathogen interactions: Evasion of innate immunity, nutrient uptake, vaccines and therapies |
