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Antimicrobial Peptides (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Innovative Strategies in the Research and Development of Antimicrobial Peptides to Increase Therapeutic Potential

February 25 - 26, 2017
Chair Anne M. van der Does
Four Points Sheraton / Holiday Inn Express
1050 Schooner Drive
Ventura, California, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Antimicrobial Peptides is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

This meeting will focus on innovative advances regarding the research and development of (new) antimicrobial peptides for therapeutic application. Special attention will be given to the mentorship role of experienced researchers with focus on how to successfully start a research group and obtaining the funding to do so.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Antimicrobial Peptides" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: The Story of LL-37
Discussion Leader: Maaike Scheenstra (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
Birgitta Agerberth (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
"The Role of the Human Cathelicidin LL-37 in Health and Disease"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Biology of Antimicrobial Peptides
Discussion Leaders: Anurag Agrawal (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) and Melissa Langer (University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover, Germany)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Suado Abdillahi (Lund University, Sweden)
"Host Defense Properties of Collagen VI and Its Potential as a Therapeutic Agent"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Liwei Hui (University of Science and Technology of China, China)
"Antimicrobial Peptide Mimetics as Anticancer Agents"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Jennifer Payne (Monash University, Australia)
"Disorder in the Membrane - Interaction of an Antifungal Defensin with Bilayers"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Thomas Shafee (La Trobe University, Australia)
"Exploring Defensin Function and Evolution with Quantitative Maps of Protein Sequence Space"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Advances in Development of Antimicrobial Peptides for Therapeutic Application
Discussion Leader: Christine Hart (Wayne State University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Anna de Breij (Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
"SAAP-148 Eliminates Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Persisters and Biofilms"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Lee Schnaider (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
"Design and Development of Self-Assembling Stereo-Specific Antibacterial Peptides and Nano-Structures"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Kishore Reddy Thappeta (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
"In Vitro Combined Efficacy of a Novel Antimicrobial Cationic Peptide Polymer with Conventional Antibiotics to Combat Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogens"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Evan Haney (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Understanding the Sequence Requirements of Host Defence Peptides: Where Do Activities Overlap?"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Starting a Research Group
Discussion Leader: Daniel Svensson (Lund University, Sweden)
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
Neeloffer Mookherjee (University of Manitoba, Canada)
"Build Your Scientific Career and Network: Lean in with Gusto"
2:10 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

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