Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges

Jan 12–15, 2026 | Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Scott G Filler, Rebecca Drummond and Iliyan D Iliev

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Jan 12–15, 2026 | Beaver Run Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: Scott G Filler, Rebecca Drummond and Iliyan D Iliev

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

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Monday, January 12, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
On Own for Lunch
12:15–2:30 PM
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–8:45 AM
Anita Sil, University of California, San Francisco
Regulation of Coccidioides Virulence
Infections Caused by Airborne Fungal Pathogens
8:45–11:00 AM
Scott G Filler, Lundquist Institute
Regulation of A. Fumigatus Virulence
Georgios Chamilos, University of Crete
Metabolic Interplay between Macrophages and Rhizopus
Bruce Klein, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pseudogymnoascus Destructans and White-Nose Syndrome of Bats
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Meet the Editors
11:15–12:15 PM
Poster Setup
12:15–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from early career investigators
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Fungal Commensalism and Pathogenesis: Consequences for the Host
5:00–7:00 PM
Iliyan D Iliev, Weill-Cornell Medical College
Transkingdom Bacterial-Fungal Crosstalk in Modulation of Intestinal Inflammation
Petra Bacher, University Kiel
T Cell-Mediated Immunity to Fungi in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Candida Albicans and Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
Julie A. Segre, National Institutes of Health
Human Skin Mycobiome
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Keynote Address
8:00–8:45 AM
Gordon D. Brown, University of Exeter
Receptors in Innate Immune Recognition
Fungal Infections of the Brain
8:45–11:00 AM
Rebecca Drummond, University of Birmingham
Heterogeneity of Fungal and Host Responses in the Brain
Sarah Beattie, University of Iowa
Elucidating Mechanisms of A. Fumigatus Cerebral Pathogenesis
Angie Gelli, University of California, Davis
Mechanisms of CNS Invasion by Cryptococcus
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–3:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Fungal Colonization and Immunity of the Skin and Mucosa
5:00–7:00 PM
Mark Gresnigt, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology
Mucosal/Vaginal Candida Immunity
Daniel H. Kaplan, University of Pittsburgh
Fungal Recognition by Cutaneous Sensory Neurons
Salomé LeibundGut-Landmann, University of Zürich
Cutaneous Control of Malassezia
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Keynote Address
8:00–8:45 AM
Mihai G. Netea, Radboud University
Trained Immunity from Bench to Bedside
Fungal Recognition and Antifungal Immunity
8:45–11:00 AM
Jay K. Kolls, Tulane School of Medicine
Immunity to Pneumocystis
Amariliz Rivera-Medina, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Innate Immune Response to Aspergillus Fumigatus
Sarah L. Gaffen, University of Pittsburgh
Type 17 Cell Cytokine Signaling and Coordination of Mucosal Fungal Immunity
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Presentations by program officers
2:30–3:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Symposia Spotlight 3: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
3:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Challenges and Opportunities in Translational and Clinical Mycology
5:00–6:45 PM
David Andes, University of Wisconsin
New Antifungal Drugs
Kieren Marr, Elion Therapeutics
Challenges of Antifungal Drug Development
Marie-Claire Arrieta, University of Calgary
The Early-Life Mycobiome in Immune and Metabolic Development
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, January 16, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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