Bacterial Infection and Host Defense

Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center
November 18-22, 2013
Abstract Deadline extended to: September 27, 2013

Organized by:
Sam Miller, University of Washington, USA
Craig Roy, Yale University School of Medicine, USA
Feng Shao, National Institute of Biological Sciences, China
Gisou Van Der Goot, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

We are pleased to announce the Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Bacterial Infection and Host Defense, which will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China, located approximately 60 miles west of Shanghai. The conference will begin at 7:00pm on the evening of Monday November 18, and will conclude after the lunch on Friday November 22, 2013.

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. Social events throughout the conference provide ample opportunity for informal interactions.

Major Topics:
1. Bacterial effectors and host defense signaling
2. Genetic regulation of bacterial virulence
3. Trafficking of intracellular bacterial pathogens
4. Structural biology of bacteria-host interaction
5. Pore forming toxins and large exotoxins
6. Autophagy in host defense against infection
7. Inflammasome in host defense against infection
8. Emerging concepts in virulence mechanism and cytosolic innate immunity


Keynote Speakers:
Thomas F. Meyer, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Germany
Abstract title: TBA

Invited Speakers:
Andreas Baumler, University of California at Davis, USA
Abstract title: How Salmonella gets a NOD from its host
John Brumell, University of Toronto, CANADA
Abstract title: Manipulation of intracellular trafficking by Salmonella
Zhijian "James" Chen, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Abstract title: Innate Immune Sensing and Signaling of Cytosolic DNA
Jeffery S. Cox, University of California, USA
Abstract title: The Ubiquitin Ligase PARKIN is required for Autophagy and Host Resistance to Intracellular Pathogens
B. Brett Finlay, University of British Columbia, CANADA
Abstract title: MICROBIOTA-PATHOGEN INTERPLAY IN ENTERIC DISEASES
Baoxue Ge, Tongji University School of Medicine-Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, CHINA
Abstract title: Signaling mechanism involved in innate immune responses to bacterial infection
Gisou Van Der Goot, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract title: TBA
Karen Guillemin, University of Oregon, USA
Abstract title: TBA
Wayne Lencer, Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title: Innate sensing of a bacterial protein entering the ER of host cells by IRE1a and RIG-I
Sam Miller, University of Washington, USA
Abstract title: TBA
Joseph Mougous, University of Washington, USA
Abstract title: Recognition of diverse effectors by the type VI secretion system
Byung-Ha Oh, Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST, KOREA
Abstract title: The Legionella effector protein VipD inhibits signaling from Rab5 and Rab22
Kim Orth, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Abstract title: Black Spot, Black Death, Black Pearl: The Tales of Bacterial Effectors
Matteo Dal Peraro, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL, SWITZERLAND
Abstract title: Assembly of the aerolysin pore reveals a unique swirling membrane-insertion mechanism
Stefan Raunser, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Physiology, GERMANY
Abstract title: How to kill a mocking bug
Yasuko Rikihisa, The Ohio State University, USA
Abstract title: Type IV secretion effector that links autophagy to bacterial nutrition
Ilan Rosenshine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ISRAEL
Abstract title: Systematic modulation of the inflammatory response by enteropathogenic E. coli.
Craig Roy, Yale University School of Medicine, USA
Abstract title: TBA
David G. Russell, Cornell University, USA
Abstract title: How the intracellular environment and HIV co-infection impacts the metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Olaf Schneewind, The University of Chicago, USA
Abstract title: Staphylococcus aureusstrategies to manipulate host innate and adaptive immune responses
Feng Shao, National Institute of Biological Sciences, China
Abstract title: TBA
Hao Shen, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, CHINA and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, USA
Abstract title: Protective immunity to secondary bacterial pneumonia
Michael Starnbach, Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title: Chlamydia trachomatis alters adaptive immunity
Patrick Tan, Genome Institute of Singapore, SINGAPORE
Abstract title: Genomics of Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Regional and Global Biothreat
Victor Torres, Microbial Pathogenesis Program Smilow Research Center, USA
Abstract title: Staphylococcus aureus avoidance of innate and adaptive immunity: the tale of bi-component pore-forming leukotoxins
Raphael Valdivia, Duke University Medical Center, USA
Abstract title:Forward and reverse genetic approaches in the “genetically intractable” obligate pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis
Tamotsu Yoshimori, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, JAPAN
Abstract title: Mechanistic insights into membrane dynamics in autophagy
Yongqun Zhu, Life Science Institute, Zhejiang University, CHINA
Abstract title: Structural insights into Shigella interaction with the host

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 November 2013. 

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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.

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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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