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 diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
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
