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Malaria (GRS)

Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar

Molecular and Cell Biology of Malaria

August 3 - 4, 2013
Chair Wai-Hong Tham
Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco
Via Giovanni Pascoli
Lucca (Barga), Lucca, Italy
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Malaria 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.

The focus of this meeting is to bring together a diverse group of young and talented investigators who are working on different molecular aspects of malaria. In line with major themes for the 2013 Gordon Research Conference on Malaria, this GRS will present the most recent advances on the molecular and cellular aspects of the malaria parasite’s basic biology, immunology, host-parasite-vector interactions and pathogenic mechanisms. There will be opportunities to present formally in oral and poster sessions and to engage in vibrant open discussion in an environment specifically tailored to foster links and active collaboration between international malaria researchers.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Malaria" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). 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
1:30 pm - 4:30 pmArrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pmIntroductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pmMalaria Vaccines and Drug Discovery
Discussion Leader: Brendan Crabb (Burnet Institute)
3:15 pm - 3:35 pmStephan Meister (University of California, San Diego)
"Towards a liver stage radical cure malaria drug"
3:35 pm - 3:40 pmDiscussion
3:40 pm - 3:55 pmBryan Mott (National Institutes of Health)
"High-throughput combination studies identify drug interactions for malaria"
3:55 pm - 4:00 pmDiscussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pmPoster Session I
5:30 pm - 7:30 pmMalaria Molecular and Cell Biology
Discussion Leader: Maria Mota (University of LIsbon)
5:30 pm - 5:50 pmSwati Garg (ICGEB)
"Calcium-dependent permeabilization of erythrocytes by a perforin-like protein during egress of malaria parasites"
5:50 pm - 6:00 pmDiscussion
6:00 pm - 6:20 pmDanika Hill (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute)
"Opsonizing antibodies to P. falciparum merozoites associated with immunity to clinical malaria"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pmDiscussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pmStephanie Lopes (University of Campinas)
"Plasmodium vivax: disproportion of peripheral circulating schizonts and its adhesive capacity"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pmDiscussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pmKirsten Hanson (University of Lisbon)
"Torins are potent antimalarials that block the trafficking and replenishment of Plasmodium parasitophorous vacuole membrane proteins"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pmDiscussion
8:00 pmDinner
SUNDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 amFuture Technologies
Discussion Leader: Oliver Billker (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)
9:00 am - 9:20 amHeather Painter (Princeton University)
"Real-time global transcriptional dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum throughout intraerthrocytic development"
9:20 am - 9:30 amDiscussion
9:30 am - 9:50 amAna Rita Gomes (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)
"High-throughput genetic screening with PlasmoGEM vectors in P. berghei"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 am - 10:20 amLander Foquet (Ghent University)
"Antibodies directed against the host cell surface membrane molecule CD81 can prevent Plasmodium falciparum liver infection in vivo"
10:20 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 am - 10:50 amLia Chappell (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)
"Directional, amplification-free RNA-seq of a Plasmodium knowlesi in vivo time course"
10:50 am - 11:00 amDiscussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pmPoster Session II
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmFunctional Genomics to Systems Biology
Discussion Leader: Elizabeth Winzeler (University of California, San Diego)
1:30 pm - 1:50 pmCarla Proietti (Queensland Institute of Medical Research)
"Defining parameter for T cell and B cell recognition in a complex host-pathogen system: potential implications for vaccine design"
1:50 pm - 2:00 pmDiscussion
2:00 pm - 2:20 pmAdam Reid (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)
"Gaining insight into malaria host-parasite interactions using transcriptomic analysis of host and parasite"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pmDiscussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pmEvaluation Period
Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pmGordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm.

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