Cellular and Metabolic Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions

Jun 21–24, 2027 | Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Lena Pernas, Maria Manuel Dias da Mota, and Maximiliano Gutierrez

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Jun 21–24, 2027 | Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC, Canada

Scientific Organizers: Lena Pernas, Maria Manuel Dias da Mota, and Maximiliano Gutierrez

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

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Monday, June 21, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, June 22, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome Remarks
8:00–8:10 AM
Keynote Address
8:10–9:00 AM
Chiara Zurzolo, Institut Pasteur
Role of Cellular Connectivity in Pathogenesis
Cellular Remodeling during Infection
9:00–11:15 AM
Rebecca Lamason, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dissecting the Cellular Landscape of Host-Pathogen Interactions
Serge Mostowy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Septin Roles in Host Defence
Maximiliano Gutierrez, Francis Crick Institute
Dynamics of M. Tuberculosis-Induced Membrane Damage and Host Cell Membrane Repair
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Meet the Editors: Where the Field is Moving?
11:15–12:15 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Organelle Plasticity during Infection
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Host Organelle-Pathogen Antagonism
5:00–7:00 PM
Lena Pernas, University of California, Los Angeles and HHMI
Microbe – Mitochondria Conflict
Ileana M. Cristea, Princeton University
Viral Regulation of Host Organelle Dynamics
Shaeri Mukherjee, University of California, San Francisco
Turning Pathogens into Cell-Biology Tools
Bryan D. Bryson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lipid Droplet Dynamics during M. Tuberculosis Infection
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, June 23, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Pathogen Effector Targeting of Host Cell Biological Processes
8:00–11:00 AM
Mehdi Bouhaddou, University of California, Los Angeles
Viruses as Phosphorylated Biosensors of the Host Cellular Signaling State
Moritz Treeck, Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine
Expand, Export, Diversity and Conquer: Kinase Families in the P. falciparum – Host Interaction
Nels C. Elde †, University of Utah
Evolution of Host-Arms Races
Feng Shao, National Institute of Biological Sciences
Effector Remodeling of Host Membrane dynamics
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Novel Technologies to Illuminate Host-Pathogen Interactions
5:00–7:00 PM
Sarah Rouse, Imperial College London
Molecular Simulation of Protein-Membrane Interactions
Emmanuel Saliba, Helmholtz Institute for RNA based infection research
Unveiling Host-Pathogen Interactions in Time and Space at Single-Cell Resolution
Chi-Min Ho, Columbia University
Membrane Protein Complexes in Host-Pathogen Interactions
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, June 24, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Therapeutic Potential of Host-Pathogen Cell Biology
8:00–11:00 AM
Padmini Salgame, Rutgers University
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Biomarkers in Humans
Morgan Halman, Mimetas
Organ-on-a-Chip Platform to Investigate Host-Pathogen Interactions
Speaker to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion: What is a Pathogen?
11:00–12:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
12:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Heterogeneity of Host and Pathogen
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Host-Pathogen Metabolic Arms Races
5:00–6:45 PM
Ana Traven, Monash University
Nutrient-Dependent Regulation of Host and Fungal Interactions
Maria Manuel Dias da Mota, GIMM- Gulbenkian Institute For Molecular Medicine
Inter-Kingdom Interactions Shaping Malaria Infection
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Closing Keynote Address
6:45–7:30 PM
Speaker to be Announced
Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–8:30 PM
Friday, June 25, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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