Cellular and Metabolic Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions (E1)
June 21-24, 2027  | Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC, Canada
Lena Pernas, Maria Manuel Dias da Mota and Maximiliano Gutierrez
Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 24, 2027 | Abstract Deadline: Jun. 1, 2027 | Early Registration Deadline: Apr. 23, 2027
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of May 14, 2026 9 AM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Monday, June 21, 2027
4:00–8:00 PM Registration
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer
Tuesday, June 22, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–8:10 AM Welcome Remarks
8:10–9:00 AM Keynote Address
  Chiara Zurzolo †, Institut Pasteur
Role of Cellular Connectivity in Pathogenesis
 
9:00–11:15 AM Cellular Remodeling during Infection
  Britt Glaunsinger †, University of California, Berkeley and HHMI
Modulation of Gene Expression during Infection
 
  Serge Mostowy †, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Septin Caging of Bacterial Pathogens
 
  Maximiliano Gutierrez, Francis Crick Institute
Dynamics of M. Tuberculosis-Induced Membrane Damage and Host Cell Membrane Repair
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:15–12:15 PM Meet the Editors: Where the Field is Moving? Hot Topics Use of AI?
11:15–1:00 PM Poster Setup
11:15–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 1: Organelle Plasticity during Infection
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Host Organelle-Pathogen Antagonism
  Lena Pernas, University of California, Los Angeles and HHMI
Microbe – Mitochondria Conflict
 
  Ileana M. Cristea †, Princeton University
Viral Regulation of Host Organelle Dynamics
 
  Shaeri Mukherjee †, University of California, San Francisco
ER Remodeling during Legionella Infection
 
  Bryan D. Bryson †, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lipid Droplet Dynamics during M. Tuberculosis Infection
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Wednesday, June 23, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Pathogen Effector Targeting of Host Cell Biological Processes
  Mehdi Bouhaddou †, University of California, Los Angeles
Viral Sensing of Host State
 
  Moritz Treeck †, Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine
Expand, Export, Diversity and Conquer: Kinase Families in the P. falciparum – Host Interaction
 
  Cristina Risco †, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología - CNB-CSIC
Assembly and Architecture of Virus Factories
 
  Felix Randow †, Medical Research Council
Cell Autonomous and Innate Immunity
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
11:00–1:00 PM Poster Setup
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing
3:00–4:30 PM Career Roundtable
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Novel Technologies to Illuminate Host-Pathogen Interactions
  Sarah Rouse †, Imperial College London
Molecular Simulation of Protein-Membrane Interactions
 
  Emmanuel Saliba †, Helmholtz Institute for RNA based infection research
Unveiling Host-Pathogen Interactions in Time and Space at Single-Cell Resolution
 
  Chi-Min Ho †, Columbia University
Membrane Protein Complexes in Host-Pathogen Interactions
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Thursday, June 24, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Therapeutic Potential of Host-Pathogen Cell Biology
  Padmini Salgame †, Rutgers University
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Biomarkers in Humans
 
  Jacques Fellay †, EPFL
Human Genomics of Infection and Immunity
 
  Mihai G. Netea †, Radboud University
Translation of Human Variation into Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
11:00–12:00 PM Panel Discussion: What is a Pathogen?
12:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 2: Heterogeneity of Host and Pathogen
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:45 PM Host-Pathogen Metabolic Arms Races
  Ana Traven †, Monash University
Nutrient-Dependent Regulation of Host and Fungal Interactions
 
  Maria Manuel Dias da Mota, GIMM- Gulbenkian Institute For Molecular Medicine
Inter-Kingdom Interactions Shaping Malaria Infection
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
6:45–7:30 PM Closing Keynote Address
  Rotem Sorek †, Weizmann Institute of Science
The Immune System of Bacteria
 
7:30–8:30 PM Social Hour with Dinner
Friday, June 25, 2027
12:00–11:59 PM Departure