Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Progress in Vaccine Development
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:15 pm
"Tropical Medicine and the Vaccine Sciences to Achieve Global Health Equity"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
"Can Vaccines Trigger Malaria Elimination?"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Cryptococcus Vaccines: Progress and Challenges"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Host-Pathogen Interaction Mechanisms and Evasion of Immune System
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Molecular Approaches to the Study of Cryptic Erythrocytic Infections in Plasmodium Vivax "
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
"Solving a Sticky Problem: Genetic Approaches to Target the Emerging Pathogen Candida Auris "
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am
"Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Type VII Secretion Systems at the Face of Host Immunity"
10:50 am - 10:55 am
Discussion
10:55 am - 11:15 am
"Parasitic Helminth Interactions with the Host and the Environment"
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"Itaconate Impairs Innate and Acquired Immunity to Plasmodium Infection"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address the interests and needs of all scientists and the challenges they face in their careers. Specifically, the program promotes meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages about barriers to career advancement and strategies to support the professional growth of all members of the community. The GRC Power Hour™ is open to all conference participants.
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Extracellular Vesicles: Pathogenesis and Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases.
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:35 pm
"Extracellular Vesicles as Intercellular Communicators and Potential Biomarkers in Chagas Disease"
6:35 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
"Patho-Physiological Roles of Bacterial Membrane Vesicles"
7:00 pm - 7:05 pm
Discussion
7:05 pm - 7:25 pm
"An Extracellular Vesicle Peptide as a Candidate to Control a Lethal Fungal Infection"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
"Pathogenesis and Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Omics Approaches to Understanding Tropical Infectious Diseases
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"The Role of Bioinformatics in Unravelling Direct and Indirect Gene Repression by the Ecdysone Cascade During Mosquito Reproductive Cycle"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
"Decoding Antifungal Resistance in Candida Auris : Multi-Omics Analysis of Laboratory-Adapted Strains"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am
"Proteomics and Multi-Omics Technologies: Next-Generation Biomarkers for Malaria and COVID-19"
10:50 am - 10:55 am
Discussion
10:55 am - 11:15 am
"Understanding the Role of Environmental Factors in Susceptibility to Salmonellagastroenteritis"
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Prospective Immunotherapy and Drug Treatments
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm
"Evaluations of Lectin-Fc Fusion Proteins on the Management of Endemic Mycosis"
6:30 pm - 6:35 pm
Discussion
6:35 pm - 6:50 pm
"Developing New Treatments for Chagas Disease"
6:50 pm - 6:55 pm
Discussion
6:55 pm - 7:15 pm
"Immune Profiles of Healing to Inform Host-Directed Therapies: Can These be Generalized to All Forms of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis?"
7:15 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:35 pm
"The Discovery and Development of the Anti-Mycobacterial Drug TB47"
7:35 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
"The Role of CD169 as an Attachment Receptor for Enveloped Viruses"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Clinical Research in Infectious Tropical Diseases
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Translating Evidence to Practice"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
"TESEO Phase-2 Clinical Trial: New Chemotherapy Regimens and Biomarkers for Chagas Disease"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:50 am
"Innovation to Foster Elimination: New Therapies for Leishmaniasis"
10:50 am - 10:55 am
Discussion
10:55 am - 11:15 am
"Adaptive Immune Responses to Dengue Virus Infection in Asymptomatic Patients"
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am
"Studies Towards the Understanding of Trypanosomatid Virulence Factors and the Development of Vaccines for Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Biology and Vector Control
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm
"Role of Mosquito Hemocytes in Antiviral Immunity"
6:30 pm - 6:35 pm
Discussion
6:35 pm - 6:55 pm
"Exploiting Arthropod Tyrosine Degradation Pathway for Vector Control"
6:55 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:15 pm
"Complex I Driven Respiration Determines the Susceptibility of Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes to Dengue Virus"
7:15 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:35 pm
"Blood Feeding Activates the Terminal Differentiation of Precursor Cells in Tick Salivary Glands"
7:35 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
"Diversity and Interactions Among Triatoma Sanguisuga, Blood-Feeding Sources, Gut Microbiota, and Trypanosoma Cruzi Transmission"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Global Health Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"New Insights in T. cruzi Infection Therapeutic Approaches"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am
"Lassa Fever: The Road Ahead"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
"Recovery of Leishmania-Infected Sand Flies From Diverse Microhabitats Highlight the Complexity of Visceral Leishmaniasis Transmission in East Africa"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:05 am
"Eisai's Efforts in Tropical Infectious Diseases"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:25 am
"Molecular Surveillance and Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases in Nigeria"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
"Emerging Outbreaks of Acute Chagas Disease Through Consumption of Contaminated Food"
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Keynote Session: Pathogen Glycobiology
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:50 pm
"Extracellular Glycans of Pathogenic Fungi: Focus on Cryptococcus "
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm
General Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:50 pm
"Immunity to Glycan Antigens of Parasites and Microbes: Insights into Glycoimmunology and Potential Novel Vaccines"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure