Fungal Pathogen: From Host Encounters to Disease Outcomes (W4)
January 1-5, 2028
| Location to be Determined
Tobias Hohl
Saturday, January 1, 2028
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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| 8:00–8:10 AM |
Welcome Remarks (Joint) |
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| 8:10–9:30 AM |
Keynote Session (Joint) |
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Bana Jabri †, University of Chicago
Diet and Microbial Recognition in Tolerance and Intestinal Disease |
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Bruce S Klein †, University of Wisconsin Madison
Vaccine Immunity to Dimorphic Fungi |
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 9:30–11:15 AM |
Coordination of Mucosal and Antifungal Immune Responses (Joint) |
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Petra Bacher †, University Kiel
Cross-Reactive Antifungal T Cells in Health and Disease |
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Ivan Zanoni †, Harvard Medical School - Boston Children’s Hospital
Danger Signals at the Barrier (Lung) |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Emerging Investigators in Medical Mycology |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Fungal – Bacterial Interactions as Drivers of Pathogenesis and Disease |
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Judith Behnsen †, University of Illinois Chicago
Bacterial-Fungal Interactions in the Gut |
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Bing Zhai †, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
The Vaginal Mycobiota during Pregnancy |
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Elizabeth R. Ballou †, University of Exeter
Bacterial Regulation of Mucorales Pathogenicity |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Metabolism at Fungal-Host Interface |
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Robert A. Cramer, Dartmouth
Aspergillus Metabolic Attributes that Fuel Virulence and Invasive Disease |
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Partha S. Biswas †, Stony Brook University
Neutrophil Function and Carbohydrate Utilization during Candidiasis |
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Jarrod Fortwendel †, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Metabolism and Antifungal Drug Susceptibility in Aspergillus |
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Mark Jones †, Basilea Pharmaceuticals
Harnessing GPI-linked Biosynthesis for Drug Development |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Emerging Fungal Pathogens |
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Wendy Wilhelmina van de Sande †, Erasmus MC
Developing a Research Pipeline for Eumycetoma |
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Claire Hoving †, University of Cape Town
Emergomycosis |
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Giuseppe Ianiri †, University of Molise
Malassezia and Fungal Determinants of Skin Disease Symptoms |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Heterogeneity at the Fungal-Host Interface |
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Salomé LeibundGut-Landmann, University of Zürich
Malassezia Heterogeneity and Regulation of Skin iImunity |
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Agostinho Carvalho †, University of Minho
Effect of Human Genetic Variation on Antifungal Immunity |
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Eric Dang †, Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard
Regulation of Cryptococcal Granuloma Formation |
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Kyla Ost †, University of Colorado AMC
Candida Glabrata Heterogeneity and Induction of Adaptive Immunity |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Emerging Themes in Medical Mycology |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
Fungal Virulence Strategies and Countermeasures in Barrier Tissues |
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Tobias Hohl, MSKCC
Pathogenesis and Protective Immunity against Aspergillus in the Central Nervous System |
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Chiung-Yu Hung †, University of Texas at San Antonio
Coccidioides Vaccine Development |
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Ashraf S. Ibrahim †, The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Mucorales Toxins and Vaccine Strategies |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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Wednesday, January 5, 2028
