| 4:00–8:00 PM | Registration | Atrium Lobby |
| 6:00–8:00 PM | Welcome Mixer | Forest Ballroom and Lounge |
| 7:00–8:00 AM | Breakfast | Forest Ballroom and Lounge |
| 7:30–8:00 AM | Poster Setup | Atrium Lobby |
| 7:45–5:00 PM | Poster Viewing | Atrium Lobby |
| 8:00–8:10 AM | Welcome Remarks by the Organizers | Elevation Ballroom |
| 8:10–9:00 AM | Keynote Address | Elevation Ballroom |
| * Kimberly Kline, University of Geneva Session Moderator |
| * Joseph P. Zackular, University of Pennsylvania Session Moderator |
| Dianne K. Newman, California Institute of Technology Rethinking AMR: How Heterogeneity in Metabolism Shapes Drug Resistance |
| 9:00–11:15 AM | Phage Biology and Therapy: Basic | Elevation Ballroom |
| * Medini K Annavajhala, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Session Moderator |
| Andrew Camilli, Tufts University Phage Cocktails for the Control of Cholera |
| Katrine L. Whiteson, University of California, Irvine Experimental Evolution of Gram Positive-Targeting Phages |
| Martha Clokie, University of Leicester Getting Bacteriophages Closer to Clinical Development |
| Kendal R Tinney, University of Oregon Short Talk: Impacts of Nasal Nutrients on Staphylococcus aureus Physiology and Adaptation to Bacteriophage |
| 9:30–9:50 AM | Coffee Break | Elevation Foyer |
| 11:15–12:15 PM | Lunch | Forest Ballroom and Lounge |
| 11:20–12:15 PM | Women in Science Networking Event | Forest Ballroom and Lounge |
| * Mariana X. Byndloss, Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| * Molly A Ingersoll, Institut Cochin & Institut Pasteur |
| * Franziska Faber, Würzburg University |
| * Lindsey R Burcham, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| * Ann Marie Stanley, AstraZeneca |
| 12:15–2:30 PM | Poster Session 1 | Atrium Lobby |
| 2:30–4:30 PM | Symposia Spotlight 1: From Bench to Bedside: An Emerging Roadmap for New Therapies | Elevation Ballroom |
| * Cristina Penaranda, National Jewish Health Session Moderator |
| Michael S Gilmore, Harvard Medical School/Mass General Brigham Efagins Evolved Independently to Target the Enterococcal Cell Wall |
| Charlie Mo, University of Wisconsin-Madison Using Bacteriophages to Combat Drug Resistance and Virulence in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
| Adeline Supandy, University of Pittsburgh Distinct Receptors Shape Phage Activity and Antimicrobial Resistance in Klebsiella spp. |
| Jee-Yon Lee, University of California at Davis Restoring Epithelial PPARγ Signaling Limits High-Fat Diet–Induced Susceptibility to Clostridioides difficile Infection |
| Drew Joel Schwartz, Washington University School of Medicine Using the Infant Gut Microbiome to Predict Sepsis and Tailor Antibiotics |
| Tahoura Samad, MIT Microbially-inspired Antidotes to Repurpose Toxic Compounds as Antimicrobials |
| Joshua Price, Harvard University (S)-crizotinib Drives Host-mediated Clearance of Intracellular Pathogens by Targeting Cholesterol Trafficking |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available | Elevation Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Phage Biology and Therapy: Applied | Elevation Ballroom |
| * Zachery Lonergan, Rutgers University Session Moderator |
| Daria Van Tyne, University of Pittsburgh Functional Genomics and Phage Therapy for Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Infections |
| Paul E. Turner, Yale University Leveraging Evolution to Fight Antibiotic Resistance with Phage Therapy |
| Susan M Lehman, U.S. Food and Drug Administration An in vitro Preclinical Model of Phage Dosing for Localized Infections |
| Jennifer A. Schwartz, INTRALYTIX, INC. Phage Control of Pathogens in Food Processing, Medicine, and Environmental Settings |
| 7:00–8:00 PM | On Own for Dinner |
| 7:00–8:00 AM | Breakfast | Forest Ballroom and Lounge |
| 8:00–11:00 AM | Harnessing the Microbiome for Infection: Basic | Elevation Ballroom |
| * Carolyn Ibberson, University of Tennessee Session Moderator |
| Mariana X. Byndloss, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Host-Microbiota Metabolic Interactions During Infectious Gastroenteritis |
| Vanessa Sperandio, University of Wisconsin Microbiota Control of EHEC Pathogenesis |
| Franziska Faber, Würzburg University ASOBIOTICS - RNA-Directed Antisense Oligonucleotides (ASOs) for Precision Editing Of Microbial Communities |
| Katy Patras, Baylor College of Medicine Short Talk: Microbe-Based Strategies to Eradicate AMR Pathogens from the Vaginal Mucosa |
| Hallie Avalos, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Short Talk: Salmonella Typhimurium Relies on Vitamin C Utilization for Expansion During Intestinal Inflammation |
| Noah Lyons, NC State University Short Talk: Lachnospiraceae Bile Salt Hydrolases as Regulators of C. difficile Colonization Resistance and Pathogenesis |
| Apollo Stacy, Cleveland Clinic Short Talk: Dietary Nitrate Enhances Commensal-Mediated Antagonism of Oral Pathogens |
| 9:00–9:20 AM | Coffee Break | Elevation Foyer |
| 9:20–9:25 AM | Award Recipient Acknowledgement | Elevation Ballroom |
| 11:00–1:00 PM | Poster Setup | Atrium Lobby |
| 11:00–5:00 PM | On Own for Lunch |
| 1:00–10:00 PM | Poster Viewing | Atrium Lobby |
| 3:00–4:30 PM | Career Roundtable | Elevation Ballroom |
| Amanda Monahan, Cell Host & Microbe Senior Editor |
| Anastasia Aksyuk, AstraZeneca Director, Translational Medicine |
| Justin M Oring, Mayo Clinic Florida Infectious Diseases Physician |
| Andreas Peschel, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Professor of Microbiology |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available | Elevation Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Harnessing the Microbiome for Infection: Applied | Elevation Ballroom |
| * Anna Samarra, University of California San Diego Session Chair |
| Joseph P. Zackular, University of Pennsylvania Early-life Clostridioides Difficile Colonization: Consequences and Control |
| Julie Segre, NIH/NHGRI Human Skin Microbiome: Finding Friends Amongst the Foes |
| Greg Medlock, Vedanta Biosciences Development of a Potential First-in-Class Live Biotherapeutic Product for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection Prevention |
| Amber Nguyen, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Short Talk: Bacteriocins from Staphylococcus hominis Protect Against Skin Pathogens |
| Jason Pizzini, Baylor College of Medicine Short Talk: Engineering the Gut Microbiome to Resist Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens |
| 7:00–8:00 PM | Social Hour with Dinner | Forest Ballroom and Lounge |
| 7:30–10:00 PM | Poster Session 2 | Atrium Lobby |
| 7:00–8:00 AM | Breakfast | Forest Ballroom and Lounge |
| 8:00–11:00 AM | Leveraging Immunity to Combat Bacterial Infection: Basic | Elevation Ballroom |
| * Laura Cook, Binghamton University - State University of New York Session Moderator |
| Kimberly Kline, University of Geneva Understanding And Overcoming Immunomodulation to Treat Biofilm-Associated Infection |
| Victor Torres, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Leveraging Natural-Host Infection Models to Predict Staphylococcus Aureus Vaccine Efficacy |
| Raphael Valdivia, Duke University A New Family of Akkermansia Phase-Variable, Mucin-Binding Proteins Is Important for Gut Colonization |
| Victor Choi, University of Oxford Short Talk: Antimicrobial-Loaded Ultrasound-Responsive Agents (AURAs) for Treatment of Wound Infections |
| Eldeen K Lim, A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs Short Talk: Siglec F- expressing Nasal Resident Myeloid Cells Protect Against Airway Infection by Hypervirulent Klebsiella Pneumoniae |
| Rochelle Glover, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Short Talk: mRNA-LNP Therapeutics for Clostridioides Difficile Infection |
| Grant Norton, University of California San Diego Short Talk: Enterobactin Immunization Enables Precision Targeting of Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli in a Murine Model of Colitis |
| 9:00–9:20 AM | Coffee Break | Elevation Foyer |
| 11:00–5:00 PM | On Own for Lunch |
| 2:30–4:30 PM | Symposia Spotlight 2: Pulling the Right Lever - Target Discovery for Future Therapies and Prevention | Elevation Ballroom |
| * Gina Lewin, Case Western Reserve University Session Moderator |
| Luke Joyce, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Group B Streptococcus Glycolipids Protect Against Immune Cell Clearance During Host-Pathogen Interactions |
| Lindsey R Burcham, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Iron Metabolism as a Key Regulator of Group B Streptococcus-Host Interactions |
| Kia Holt, University of Illinois College of Medicine The Acinetobacter baumannii Cyanide-Insensitive Oxidase is Required During Bloodstream Infection |
| Wendy Mok, UConn Health Nutrient Availability Modulates Staphylococcus aureus Repair and Resuscitation Following Antibiotic Treatment |
| Aanuoluwa Adekoya, University of Tennessee Knoxville Quantitative Analysis of Microbial Physiology within Human Chronic Wound Infection Models |
| Ffion Hammond, University of Oxford Enrichment of Drug-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae in the Gut Following Antibiotics Influences Subsequent Lung Challenge |
| Titas Sil, University of Oregon Origin, Evolution and Applications of Cryptic Antimicrobial Peptides |
| Ahmed M. M Moustafa, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Enabling Precision Surveillance: A Genomics-Guided Approach to Rapidly Detect Circulating Pathogenic Lineages |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available | Elevation Foyer |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Leveraging Immunity to Combat Bacterial Infection: Applied | Elevation Ballroom |
| * Victoria Godfrey, AstraZeneca Session Moderator |
| Molly A Ingersoll, Institut Cochin & Institut Pasteur Leveraging Mucosal Immunity in the Fight Against Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection |
| Victor Nizet, University of California, San Diego Novel Biomimetic Nanotherapies and Nanovaccines for AMR Pathogens |
| Andreas Peschel, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine The Human Microbiome as a Source of and Target for New Strategies Against Staphylococcus Infections |
| Ann Marie Stanley, AstraZeneca Monoclonal Antibodies to Prevent and Treat Bacterial Infections |
| 7:00–7:15 PM | Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) | Elevation Ballroom |
| 7:15–8:15 PM | Social Hour with Dinner | Forest Ballroom and Lounge |
| 8:15–9:15 PM | Cash Bar | Forest Ballroom and Lounge |
| 8:15–9:15 PM | Entertainment | Forest Ballroom and Lounge |
| 12:00–11:59 PM | Departure |