MONDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2022
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1.30 PM
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Registration desk opens
Posters presenters are advised to display posters when registering
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3.30 PM – 3:45 PM
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Welcome Address
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3:45 PM – 5:30 PM
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Session 1
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3.45 PM – 4:30 PM
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Keynote Lecture 1
Prof Dan Wozniak - The Ohio State University, USA
Biofilms in Chronic Infection
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4.30 PM – 5:30 PM
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Early Career Presentations
Chintha Premachandre
Stelli Stancheva
Yao Shi
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5.30 PM – 7:30 PM
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Welcome Reception on the Terrace
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TUESDAY 4th OCTOBER 2022
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8:45 AM – 10:30 AM
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Session 2
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8.45 AM – 9:30 AM
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Keynote Lecture 2
Dr Sharon Kendall - The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK
Gene essentiality studies in Mycobacterium bovis offers novel insights into the genetic basis of virulence for the bovine pathogen
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9.30 AM – 10:30 AM
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Presentations selected from abstracts
Abbie Tomes
Margherita Polidori
Paola Vaz
Kitty Exel
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10.30 AM – 11:00 AM
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Coffee/Tea Break
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11.00AM – 1:00 PM
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Session 3
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Early Career Presentations
Lynn Leedhanachoke
Nikolas Ewasechko
Presentations selected from abstracts
Martine Boulianne
Daniel Elad
Somshukla Chaudhuri
Tom Inzana
Amanda Silberborth
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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Lunch
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2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Session 4
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2.00 PM – 2:30 PM
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Rapid Fire Poster Presentations
Xiao Fei
Olimpia Kursa
Ashleigh Smith
Kasper Rømer Villumsen
Pin Shie Quah
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2.30 PM – 3:30 PM
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Poster Q and A Session (poster presenters stand by your posters)
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3.30 PM – 4:00 PM
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Coffee/Tea Break
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4.00 PM – 5:30 PM
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Session 5
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4.00 PM – 4:30 PM
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Invited Speaker 1
Dr Jeongmin Song - Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, USA
Glycan-Mediated Molecular Interactions in Bacterial Pathogenesis
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4.30 PM – 5:30 PM
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Presentations selected from abstracts
Charles Dozois
Nadeeka Wawegama
Susan Anstey
Bang Tran
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5: 30 PM
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Free evening
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WEDNESDAY 5th OCTOBER 2022
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8:45 AM - 10.00 AM
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Session 6
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8.45 AM – 10:00 AM
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Presentations selected from abstracts
Kasper Rømer Villumsen
Xiaochen Sun
Fernando Luciano
Alberto Evangelista
Joachim Frey
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10.00 AM – 10:30 AM
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Coffee/Tea Break (30 mins)
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10:30 AM – 12.15 PM
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Session 7
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10:30 AM-12:15 PM
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Presentations selected from abstracts
Øystein Angen
Steven Djordjevic
Daniel Wilkinson
Vasilli Kasimov
Sara Klose
Arne Jung
Steven Djordjevic
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12.15 PM
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Lunch
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Free afternoon to explore the region (be back in time for dinner!!)
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6.00 PM – 10:30 PM
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Conference Dinner at la Quercia di Castelletti, Villa Castelletti
Bus departs Prato at 6pm
Tickets available on our website until midnight October 3rd
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THURSDAY 6th OCTOBER 2022
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8:45 AM – 10:10 AM
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Session 8
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8.45 AM – 9:30 AM
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Keynote Lecture 3
Prof James Leigh - University of Nottingham, UK
Streptococcus uberis: harmless commensal or intractable pathogen, it all depends how you react
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9.30 AM – 10:10 AM
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Early Career Presentations
Jaime Brizuela Gabaldon
Miguel Blanco-Fuertes
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10.10 AM – 10:40 AM
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Coffee/Tea Break
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10:40 AM -12:15 PM
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Session 9
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10:40 AM – 11:10 AM
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Invited Speaker 2
A/Prof Clay Caswell - Virginia Tech, USA
Controlling the virulence of Brucella with small regulatory RNAs
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11.10 AM – 11:40 PM
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Presentations selected from abstracts
Tom Inzana
John Boyce
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11.40 AM – 12:15 PM
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Final Address and Awards Ceremony
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12.15 PM
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Conference Close
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