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: Understanding the Host-Fungal Dialogue
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
"The Instructive Influence of Hypoxia Inducing Factors on Macrophage Confrontation with Histoplasma"
4:15 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
At the Interface of Host-Pathogen Interactions: Cutting Edge in Fungal Immunology
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
"Neutrophil Swarming Restricts the Growth of Fungi"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
"The Pig as a Model for the Antigen-Specific Immune Response Against Airborne Aspergillus fumigatus "
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"Effect of Interferon-Gamma Interplay on Macrophage Polarization During Infection with Talaromyces marneffei "
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
"Temporal Shifts in the Skin Mycobiome Structure and Network Assembly Associated with a Rat Cutaneous Deep-Partial-Thickness Burn"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
"Novel Dendritic Cell-Expressed C-Type Lectin Receptors Modulate Adaptive Immune Responses During Candida Infection"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis Elicit Different Mucosal Immune Defense Strategies"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
"The C-Type Lectin Receptor Dectin-2 Is a Receptor for Aspergillus fumigatus Galactomannan"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Heterogenous Alveolar Macrophage Subsets During Early Fungal Infection"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
From Bench to Bedside and Back Again
9:00 am - 9:10 am
"Preliminary Validation of Lifeform-Specific Markers for Pneumocystis jirovecii "
9:10 am - 9:15 am
Discussion
9:15 am - 9:25 am
"Mechanisms of Host Immune Defense Against the Emerging Fungal Pathogen Candida auris "
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
"C-Type Lectin Receptors Signaling Is Necessary for Protective Vaccine Immunity Against Coccidioides Infections"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
"C5ar1 Regulates Metabolism in Myeloid Phagocytes and Promotes Their Antifungal Effector Functions"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
"Activation of Autophagy via ER Stress Triggered by 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Arms Macrophages to Kill Histoplasma capsulatum "
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
"Galectin-3 Aids in Neutrophil Recruitment to the Airways During Pulmonary Infection by Aspergillus fumigatus "
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:40 am
"Uncovering the Role of Platelets in Anti-Aspergillus Immune Defense"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 10:55 am
"Melanin in Pathogenesis of Chromoblastomycosis"
10:55 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: Communicating Your Science to Different Audiences
Round-table discussions on career progression and public engagement.
1:30 pm - 1:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:40 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Career Progression and Public Engagement
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes