- Sunday Evening
- Evolution and Diversity
Discussion Leader: Masahito Fukunaga, Fukuyama Univ., Hiroshima, Japan
- John Breznak, Michigan State Univ, E. Lansing, MI
Termite gut spirochetes
- Bruce Paster, Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA
rRNA-based phylogeny of oral spirochetes
- Scott Samuels, Univ. of Montana, Missoula, MT
A bacteriophage of Borrelia burgdorferi
- Monday Morning
- Gene Organization, Expression, Function
Discussion Leader: Lola Stamm, Univ. North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC
- Patricia Rosa, Rocky Mountain Lab., Hamilton, MT
Insertional mutagenesis of Borrelia genes
- Howard Kuramitsu, State Univ. New York, Buffalo, NY
Genetic manipulation of T. denticola: implications for noncultivable spirochetes
- Richard Ellen, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Homologs of the outer sheath protease 'dentilisin' gene, prtP, among phylogenetic clusters of oral treponemes
- Sally Cutler, Imperial College School of Medicine, Charing Cross Campus, London, England
Variable membrane protein genes of Borrelia recurrentis
- Ben Adler, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
LPS biosynthesis genes of Leptospira
- Monday Evening
- Genome analysis and Comparative Genetics
Discussion Leader: Sherwood Casjens, Univ. Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- George Weinstock, Univ. Texas Medical School, Houston, TX.
Genome analysis of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum and related organisms
- Milton Saier, Univ. California San Diego, CA
Analyses of all recognizable transporters encoded within the genomes of two spirochetes
- Mark Gerstein, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Comparison of microbial genomes in terms of protein structure and function
- Tuesday Morning
- Host-Parasite Interactions I
Discussion Leader: Jorge Benach, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY
- Carole Bolin, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA
Pathogenesis of Leptospira during acute and chronic infection
- Annette Moter, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
In situ hybridization analysis of spirochete distribution in periodontal disease and other infections
- Aravinda de Silva, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Population dynamics of Osp production during tick transmission of B.burgdorferi
- John Leong, Univ. Mass., Worcester MA
Interaction of Pathogenic Borreliae with Mammalian Cells
- Marina Cinco, Università Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Integrin CR3 mediates the binding of nonspecifically opsonized Borrelia burgdorferi to human phagocytes and mammalian cells.
- Tuesday evening
- Host Parasite Interactions II
Discussion Leader: Stephen Barthold, Univ. California, Davis, CA
- James Miller, Univ. California, Los Angeles, CA
The value and limitations of animal models in biological studies of human spirochetal infections
- Patricia Nuttall, NERC, Oxford, England
Vector-host interactions in disease transmission
- Magnus Höök, Inst. Biosciences & Technology, Texas A&M Univ., Houston, TX
Decorin binding proteins: role in Borrelia burgdorferi adherence and virulence
- Penelope Hitchcock, National Inst. of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD
Approaches to syphilis eradication
- Wednesday Morning
- Antigens and Host Responses
Discussion Leader: Bettina Wilske, Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, Munich, Germany
- Allen Steere, Tufts Univ. School of Medicine, Boston MA
Autoimmune aspects of Lyme disease
- Mario Philipp, Tulane University Medical Center, Covington, LA
Lipoproteins and the control of inflammation in Lyme disease
- Janis Weis, Univ. Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Identification of genetic loci in mice that regulate B. burgdorferi induced arthritis severity
- Timothy Sellati, Univ. Connecticut, Farmington, CT
Monocyte activation by Borrelia burgdorferi and Treponema pallidum: a tale of two molecular architectures
- Michael Wannemuehler, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
The pathogenesis of swine dysentery: a disease with a complex
- Wednesday evening
- Biology, Physiology, Structure, Ecology
Discussion Leader: Alan Barbour, Univ. California, Irvine, CA
- Justin Radolf, Univ. Connecticut, Farmington, CT
Structure-function relationships of treponemal membrane proteins
- Sven Bergstrom, Univ. Umea, Sweden
Erythrocyte binding, and rosetting by relapsing fever Borrelia
- Wen-Yuan Shi, Univ. California Los Angeles School of Dentistry, CA
Chemotaxis in pathogenic spirochetes
- Nyles Charon, Univ. West Virginia Medical School, Morgantown, WV
Genetics and dynamics of spirochete motility
- Thursday Morning
- Spirochetal membranes and membrane proteins
Discussion Leader: Michael Norgard, Univ. Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
- David Haake, VA Medical Center and UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Leptospiral membrane proteins expressed during infection
- Jonas Bunikis, Univ. California, Irvine CA
Access of antibody and proteases to an integral membrane protein of Borrelia
- Christopher Fenno, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Mutagenesis as a tool for studying Treponema denticola membrane-associated proteins
- Michael Lovett, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Treponemal rare outer membrane proteins
- Sheila Lukehart, U. Washington Medical School, Seattle, WA
Protective immunogenicity of Treponema pallidum proteins
- Thursday Evening
- Business Meeting
- Steven Norris, Univ. Texas -- Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX
Richard Zuerner, United States Food & Drug Admin., Ames, IA
- Late-breaking session
- Conveners:
Isabelle St. Girons, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Linda Bockenstedt, Yale Univ. Medical School, New Haven, CT
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