Scientific Program

Monday, May 4, 2009

Opening Session
Time: 4:30 - 5:00 pm
M Zouhair Atassi
Nan Sauer
Thomas Terwilliger

Session I. Immunobiology of human and animal diseases
(Chair: Jerome Donlon)
Time: 5:00 - 6:40 pm

Anne M Bowcock - Altered inflammatory pathways of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis revealed by genome wide association studies
Paolo Casali - Molecular changes in the maturation of the antibody response and the generation of memory
Benjamin Bonavida - Viral Infection and Cancer: the NF-kB/Snail/RKIP loop regulates target cell sensitivity to apoptosis by cytotoxic lymphocytes
Tilahun D Yilma - Development of safe and efficacious viral vaccines for animals

Reception & Dinner: 7:00 - 9:30 pm

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Breakfast: 7:00 - 8:00

Session II. Mechanisms of innate immune defense
(Chair: Byron Goldstein)
Time: 8 - 9:15 am

MR Daha - Complement dependent amplification of the innate anti-microbial response
Gabriel Nunez - Function of Nod-like receptors in innate Immunity to bacterial pathogens
John D Lambris - Innate immunity evasion strategies of microorganisms

Break: 9:15 - 9:30 am

Session III. Post-genomic tools
(Chair: C Rick Lyons)
Time: 9:30 - 10:45 am

Thomas Terwilliger - Structural Genomics and TB
Stephen Kingsmore - Developing predictive signatures for progression in sepsis and respiratory infections
Geoffrey Waldo - Protein design and characterization: a GFP toolbox

Poster Session I: 10:45 am - 12:30 pm

Lunch: 12:30 - 1:45 pm

Session IV. Pharmacology and antibiotic resistance
(Chair: Bruce R Levin)
Time: 2:00 - 3:15 pm

Samuel I Miller - Prospects for use of gram-negative bacterial inhibitors of secretion for prophylaxis and treatment of infectious diseases
Thomas D Gootz - The global problem of antibiotic resistance
Andrew L Hopkins - Rapid analysis of pharmacology for infectious disease

Break: 3:15 - 3:45 pm

Session V. Measurement of host-pathogen interactions
(Chair: M R Daha)
Time: 3:45 - 5:25 pm

James Musser - New understanding of Group A Streptococcus pathogenesis by integrated systems biology studies
Satya Dandekar - Host-pathogen interactions and mucosal immunity in HIV infection
Hans D Goertz - Microbial infections in free-living protozoa
Agneta Richter Dahlfors - Real-time analysis of the progression of bacterial infections in vivo reveal novel innate immune mechanisms

Reception & Dinner: 7:00 - 9:30 pm

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Breakfast: 7:00 - 8:00 am

Session VI. Mechanisms of viral infection and strategies for treatment
(Chair: Kevin Harrod)
Time: 8 - 9:15 am

Thomas E Lane - CXCR2 signaling and viral encephalomyelitits: a role for ELR+ chemokines in host defense
Tami J Pilot-Matias - Biology of hepatitis C virus and development of drug resistance
Alan Perelson - How modeling provides insights into the effects of antiviral agents on Hepatitis C virus infection

Break: 9:15 - 9:30 am

Session VII. Bacterial intoxication and virulence
(Chair: to be named)
Time: 9:30 - 10:45 am

John Collier - Anthrax toxin: Structure, action, and countermeasures
Elisabeth Carniel - Y. pestis: From an enteropathogen to the plague agent
John D Fraser - The functional diversity of superantigen super domains: a virulence toolbox for Staphylococcus aureus

Poster Session II: 10:45 am - 12:30 pm

Lunch: 12:30 - 1:45 pm

Session VIII. Protective immunity against botulinum toxins
(Chair: to be named)
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

K Roger Aoki - Mechanism of action of botulinum neurotoxins
M Zouhair Atassi - Molecular bases of anti-BoNT/A antibodies blocking of toxin cell entry and toxicity
Leonard A Smith - Vaccines against botulinum neurotoxin

Break: 3:15 - 3:45 pm

Panel on Immunobiology of Infectious Agents
(Moderator: to be named)
Time, 3:45 - 5:30 pm

Reception & Dinner: 7:00 - 9:30 pm

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Breakfast: 7:00 - 8:00 am

Session IX. Nanotechnology and Countermeasures
(Chair: Basil Swanson )
Time: 8 - 9:15 am

James R Baker, Jr. - Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine"
Luiz R Goulart - Mimotopes for serum diagnosis of infectious diseases and their potential application in novel immunosensor platforms
R Bruce Cary - Platforms for rapid pathogen detection and diagnosis of plant diseases

Break: 9:15 - 9:30 am

Session X. Vaccines and therapeutics
(Chair: James F Cummings)
Time: 9:30 - 10:45 am

Bette Korber - Designing a T cell vaccine to contend with HIV diversity
Vito G DelVecchio - Proteomics for Vaccine and Therapeutic Development
Roy Curtiss III - New Technologies in Using Recombinant Attenuated Salmonella Vaccine Vectors

Break: 10:45 - 11:00 am

Panel on Countermeasures Against Infectious Agents: 11:00 - 12:45 pm
(Moderator: George Bruening)

Closing remarks: M Zouhair Atassi

Lunch and local tour 1-6 pm

Banquet Dinner: 7:00 - 9:30 pm