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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Scientific Organizers: Scott G Filler, Rebecca Drummond, and Iliyan D Iliev
Scott G Filler, MD
Lundquist Institute
Rebecca Drummond, PhD
University of Birmingham
Iliyan D Iliev, PhD
Weill-Cornell Medical College
***Meeting program subject to change.
Available Formats: = Livestream = In Person = On DemandMonday, January 12, 2026
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Regulation of Coccidioides Virulence
Regulation of A. Fumigatus Virulence
Metabolic Interplay between Macrophages and Rhizopus
Pseudogymnoascus Destructans and White-Nose Syndrome of Bats
Short Talk: Lymphocyte- and GM-CSF-mediated Host Defense in Central Nervous System (CNS) Aspergillus Infection
How the STRIPAK Complex Coordinates Genome Stability, Host Adaptation, and Virulence in Cryptococcus
Candida albicans Promotes Group B Streptococcal Vaginal Persistence and Pathogenesis
Checkpoint Blockade Augments Coccidioides-Specific T Cell Responses
The Unexpected Signal: Fungal RNA in Mucosal Immunity
Elucidating Dissemination of the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans Through Genetic Barcoding
Candida Albicans Infection Triggers Progressive Remodeling of the Oral Epithelial Landscape
Selective Inhibition of Lung Epithelial Chemokine Secretion by Coccidioides posadasii Spherules
Mycobiome-Derived Metabolites Impact the Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment
Transkingdom Bacterial-Fungal Crosstalk in Modulation of Intestinal Inflammation
T Cell-Mediated Immunity to Fungi in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Candida Albicans and Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
Human Skin Mycobiome
Short Talk: Metabolite–Carbon Source Interactions Regulate Candida Albicans Growth and Gastrointestinal Colonization
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Receptors in Innate Immune Recognition
Heterogeneity of Fungal and Host Responses in the Brain
Elucidating Mechanisms of A. Fumigatus Cerebral Pathogenesis
Mechanisms of CNS Invasion by Cryptococcus
Short Talk: Immunoregulatory Network Offsetting Inflammatory Damage in Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis
Mucosal/Vaginal Candida Immunity
Fungal Recognition by Cutaneous Sensory Neurons
Cutaneous Control of Malassezia
Short Talk: Fungal Secreted Asparaginase Drives Intestinal Tuft Cell Expansion
Short Talk: Early-life Fungal Colonization Reveals Stage-specific Immune Regulation in the Oral Mucosa
Short Talk: Complement Regulation of Candida albicans in the Gut during Homeostasis and Inflammation.
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Trained Immunity from Bench to Bedside
Immunity to Pneumocystis
Innate Immune Response to Aspergillus Fumigatus
Type 17 Cell Cytokine Signaling and Coordination of Mucosal Fungal Immunity
Short Talk: Phenotypic Landscape of an Invasive Fungal Pathogen Reveals Its Unique Biology
Short Talk: Surprising Strain-Specific Molecular Determinants of Aspergillus Fumigatus Pathogenicity Revealed by New Cancer Small Molecule Therapies
Short Talk: Early Spatial Dynamics of Neutrophil Recruitment in Lung Barrier Immunity to Coccidioides Infection
Genetic and Immune Pathways Shaping Host Responses to the Emerging Pathogen Candida Auris
Interferon (IFN) beta Mediates Differential Type I IFN Signaling Regulation of Clearance and Damage During Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) Infection
Quantitative Dynamics of the Vaginal Mycobiome in pregnancy
New Antifungal Drugs
Challenges of Antifungal Drug Development
The Early-Life Mycobiome in Immune and Metabolic Development
Short Talk: Quantitative Dynamics of the Vaginal Mycobiome in Pregnancy
Friday, January 16, 2026
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