Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Keynote Scientific Session
Discussion Leader: Anthony Altieri (University of Toronto, Canada)
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Richard Gallo (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"AMPed Immunity. A Double-edged Sword for Human Health"
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Biological Roles of Antimicrobial Host Defence Peptides - Trainee Presentations
Discussion Leader: Josefine Nielsen (Stanford University, United States)
5:30 pm - 5:50 pm
Soumitra Mohanty (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
"Impact of Antimicrobial Peptides in the Innate Immunity of Urinary Bladder and Skin."
5:50 pm - 6:00 pm
Discussion
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Padmanie Ramotar (University of Manitoba, Canada)
"Effects of LL-37 and Citrullinated LL-37 on Oxylipins in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Matthew Hein (La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, Australia)
"LEGO-like Assembly of Amyloid-like Defensin Fibres is Driven by Membrane Lipids: Insights Into Molecular Mechanism of Action"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
Claudia Zielke (Stanford University, United States)
"Biophysical Investigation of Immunostimulatory Complexes of LL-37 with Nucleic Acids"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Antimicrobial Host Defence Peptide Design for Therapeutic Applications - Trainee Presentations
Discussion Leader: Julian Hegemann (Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) / HZI, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Jennifer Payne (Monash University, Australia)
"Fatal Attraction: Peptide Conjugates to Ensure Superbugs Can't Escape"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Tan Hao Lam (Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), South Korea)
"N -Guanidinium-Functionalized Nanochitin as Antimicrobial Adhesives for Biological Tissue"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Tyler Johnson (The Hospital for Sick Children & University of Toronto, Canada)
"Combating Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria with Transmembrane Peptides"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Dai Thien Nhan Tram (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
"Bacteria-Responsive Self-Assembly of Antimicrobial Peptide Nanonets for Trap-and-Kill of Antibiotic-Resistant Strains"
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: Mentorship in Antimicrobial Peptides
Discussion Leader: Anne van der Does (Department of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
Cesar de la Fuente (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Mentoring Talk: My Journey Thus Far"
2:10 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes