Yersinia 11
- the 11th international symposium on Yersinia

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Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center
June 24-28, 2013
Abstract Due Date extended to May 3rd, 2013

Organized by:
Ruifu Yang, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, China
Elisabeth Carniel, Institut Pasteur, France
Paul Keim, Northern Arizona University, USA
Andrey Anisimov, State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Russia

Cold Spring Harbor Asia (CSHA) is the Asia-Pacific subsidiary of New York based Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). Inaugurated in 2010, CSHA is dedicated to promote international scientific exchange in the Asia-Pacific Rim by offering scientific conferences and advanced training courses with highest quality.

CSHA is pleased to announce the Cold Spring Harbor Asia-Yersinia meeting; i.e. the 11th international symposium on Yersinia, which will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center (CSHA’s exclusive venue) in Suzhou, China, located approximately 60 miles west of Shanghai. The conference is organized by CSHA.

The conference will begin at 7:00pm on the evening of Monday June 24, and will conclude after lunch on Friday June 28, 2013.

This meeting is the most important event in the field of Yersinia research. It will cover a wide range of topics including bacteriology, epidemiology, infection & immunity, genomics & evolution, disease surveillance & control, and Omics-driven studies for bacteria.

The conference will include eight oral sessions and one poster session. Many talks will be selected from the openly submitted abstracts on the basis of scientific merit and relevance. As a tradition of CSHL, ample social events throughout the conference will be provided in order to facilitating the cross-pollination of scientific ideas.

Major Topics:
1. Bacteriology of Yersinia
2. Infection and Immunity of Yersinia
3. Genomics and evolution of Yersinia
4. Pathogenesis of yersiniosis
5. Diagnostics for yersiniosis, plague etc.
6. Epidemiological and bacteriological surveillance of Yersinia
7. Control of diseases caused by Yersinia
8. Omics-driven studies of Yersinia

Keynote Speaker (scientific committee):
William Goldman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Abstract title: Yersinia as a Model Pathogen:  The Legacy of Three Scientists

Invited Speakers (scientific committee):
Mark Achtman, University College Cork, IRELAND
Abstract title: Genetic diversity within the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Complex
Alzira Almeida Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, BRASIL
Abstract title: Brazilian culture collection of Yersinia pestis (Fiocruz-CYP)
Andrey Anisimov, State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, RUSSIA
Abstract title: eva1uation of the genetic diversity of Yersinia pestis isolates from the former Soviet Union
James Bliska, Stony Brook University, USA
Abstract title: Regulation of host innate and adaptive immune responses by Yersinia type III secreted effectors
Robert Brubaker, University of Kentucky, USA
Abstract title: Consequences of formyltetrahydrofolate deformylase (PurU)-deficiency in epidemic strains of Yersinia pestis
Jae-Won Byun, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, KOREA
Abstract title: Hepatic yersiniosis caused by Yersinia enterocolitica 4:O3 in an adult dog
Elisabeth Carniel, Institut Pasteur, FRANCE
Abstract title: Is rfaH an unnecessary gene in Yersinia pestis?
Zijian Feng, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CHINA
Abstract title: TBA
Jürgen Heesemann, Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, GERMANY
Abstract title: Revisiting Yersinia enterocolitica pathogenicity in the context of murine innate immunity
B. Joseph Hinnebusch, NIH, NIAID, Rocky Mountain Labs, USA
Abstract title: New insights into the transmission of Yersinia pestis by fleas
Huaiqi Jing, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, CHINA
Abstract title: TBA
Paul Keim, Northern Arizona University, USA
Abstract title:Yersinia pestis populations – boom and bust
Emanuelle Mamroud, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Israel
Abstract title: Cross-talk between the lung and the bone-marrow at early stages of pneumonic plague
Motohiro Matsuura, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, JAPAN
Abstract title: Modification of lipid A structure in lipopolysaccharide of Yersinia pestis that facilitate bacterial evasion of human innate immunity
Virginia Miller, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA
Abstract title:Dissemination of Yersinia pestis in bubonic plague
Hristo Najdenski, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology - BAS, BULGARIA
Abstract title: Yersinia: from foodborne pathogen to live oral carrier vector
Robert Perry, University of Kentucky, USA
Abstract title: Zink homeostatis in Yersinia Pestis
Lauriane Quenee, HTRL Animal Research Immunology Core University of Chicago, USA
Abstract title: Development of subunit and live-attenuated plague vaccines for use in humans
Minoarisoa Rajerison, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, MADAGASCAR
Abstract title: Epidemiological features of pneumonic plague in Madagascar with special emphasis on Ambilobe and Faratsiho events
Waldemar Rastawicki, National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Poland
Abstract title: Emergence of high pathogenicity Yersinia enterocolitica bioserotype 1B/O:8 infections in Poland
Feng Shao, National Institute of Biological Sciences, CHINA
Abstract title: The inflammasome receptors for bacterial flagellin and type III secretion apparatus
Mikael Skurnik, University of Helsinki, Finland
Abstract title: Yersinia surface structures and virulence
Nils Christian Stenseth, University of Oslo, NORWAY
Abstract title: TBA
Ruifu Yang, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, CHINA
Abstract title: Yersinia pestis in the age of big data

We encourage abstracts to contain new and unpublished materials. The abstracts must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers. Status (fellow's talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers. 

Fellowship:
We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. A certain number of presentations by graduate students and postdocs in this conference will be selected as fellowship (USD $200-$500) awards. For more details, please visit Stipends

We look forward to seeing you at Suzhou in June 2013.

Package Content:

Please kindly note:

1. The early & normal price will be available if the full payment is finished before the exact due date.
For USD participants, we will automatically change your package price to the update one if we could not successfully charge the full payment from your registered credit card before the deadline.
For CNY participants, we will automatically change your package price to the update one if our bank account could not receive your full payment by wire transfer before the deadline.

2. For Student Package registered participants, please add your roommate requirement during the online registration. Otherwise, we’ll assign you a roommate among other student participants.

3. For late registrations, your housing & registration materials may not be guaranteed since the order is usually made in advance.

4. Please inform us your request on extra day (USD 80/CNY 500 per day) and food (vegetarian, kosher…etc.) during the online registration or email us as early as possible so that we could make relevant arrangement accordingly.

5.We offer CSHA endowed student package for graduate students (student ID is required). This special offer only includes the meeting session pass. Housing, food and social activities are not included in the package.

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