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: Frugal Science
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
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
Complex Interactions: The Interplay Between Vector, Pathogen, Host and the Microbiome
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
"Next-Gen Models of Infection: How Human Intestinal Enteroids Challenge Current Paradigms of Bacterial Adherence"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
"Pathogen Encoded Evasion of CXCL10 and T-Cell Responses"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"Transcriptional Plasticity of Leishmania Developmental Stages in the Vector"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
"The BITE Study: Defining Human Skin Immunity to Vector Insect Bites"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
"Effects of Colonization on the Aedes aegypti Microbiome and Vector Competence"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"Cellular Immunity Against Malaria: An Atlas of Mosquito Hemocytes at Single Cell Resolution"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
"The Immunological Interplay Between Giardia duodenalis and Toxoplasma gondii During Murine Co-Infection"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Paratransgenic Manipulation of microRNA275 in Tsetse Fly and the Downstream Effect on Trypanosome Infection"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Basic and Translational Insights into Neglected Tropical Diseases
9:00 am - 9:10 am
"A Prophylactic a-Gal-Based Glycovaccine Effectively Protects Against Murine Acute Chagas Disease"
9:10 am - 9:15 am
Discussion
9:15 am - 9:25 am
"New Treatments to Ameliorate Heart Fibrosis During Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:40 am
"Rational Development of a Target Product Profile for Designing Multifunctional, Topical Therapeutics for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
"Dependences of Zika Virus on Host Hsp70s Provide Novel Protective Strategy Against Flavivirus Infection and Disease"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
" Trypanosomes, Tsetse Flies and Their Bacteria in Nigeria and Cameroon: Sialidases from Gut Bacteria as Potential Targets to Prevent Trypanosoma Colonization in Tsetse"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
"HPx1: A Heme-Induced Peroxidase of the Peritrophic Matrix that Shapes Antioxidant and Immune Function in Aedes aegypti "
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:40 am
"The Role of Heat Shock Protein Prenylation in Plasmodium falciparum "
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 10:55 am
"CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing to Block Malaria Transmission"
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: Your Career Path and Tropical Infectious Diseases
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Your Career Path and Tropical Infectious Diseases
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes