6th International Conference on Model Hosts

Program - Wednesday, October 05

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    Accommodations

    Accommodations for the conference are at the Sheraton Hotel. The Hotel is located in Ixia, Rhodes, 14.5 km from the airport.

    Arrival and Check-in 

    Attendees are expected to arrive/check-in after 3:00 PM local time. Registered participants arriving after 10:00 PM should make alternative dinner arrangements.  

    Conference Venue

    The Sheraton Conference Center is located at the hotel.  

    Handicapped Accessibility 

    The site is fully handicapped accessible. 

    Oral Presentations

    Speakers are asked to bring their USB flash drive to the reception desk at least 30 minutes prior to the session. The allocated time for all presentations, unless otherwise indicated, includes five minutes Q&A. 

    City Tour

    Buses for the city tour will depart from the hotel front lobby 3:00 PM. Badges are required for participation. 

    Breakfast

    Breakfast for registered participants and registered accompanying persons will be served at the Sheraton Hotel main restaurant during the hours scheduled in this program.

    Lunches/Informal Discussions

    Lunches for registered participants and registered accompanying persons will be served during the times indicated in this program at the main restaurant. Badges are required for admission.

    Dinners/Informal Discussions

    Three of the dinners/informal discussions will be served during the times indicated in the program. Vegetarian entrees are available only upon request in advance of the meeting. 

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    Certificate of Participation

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    Meeting Room Policy

    Mask Recommendation

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Wednesday, October 05

07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Breakfast
Insect Model Hosts - basic and applied aspects
Chair: Andreas Vilcinskas
08:30 AM - 08:55 AM
Danger signaling and trans-generational immune priming in the insect model host Galleria mellonella
Andreas Vilcinskas
08:55 AM - 09:20 AM
The greater wax-moth Galleria mellonella as a model host to assess the probiotic mechanisms of action employed by Escherichia coli Nissle 1917
Krishnendu Mukherjee, Annika Cimdins-Ahne , and Ulrich Dobrindt
09:20 AM - 09:45 AM
Using invertebrate and murine model hosts to identify and study antimicrobial agents that target the membrane of MDR bacteria.
Eleftherios Mylonakis
09:45 AM - 10:10 AM
Nutritional factors and their impact on infections in Drosophila
Anika Wagner
10:10 AM - 10:35 AM
FoxO factors act as integration hubs for stress, immune and metabolic cues in Drosophila epithelia
Judith Bossen, Mirjam Knop, Christine Fink, and Thomas Roeder
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Galleria mellonella as a model host to study epigenetic regulation of pathogenicity in the fungus Metarhizium brunneum
Victoria Reingold1,2, Alessia Staropoli3,4, Adi Faigenboim5, Francesco Vinale4, and Dana Ment1
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Coffee Break
"Last session - Selected abstracts"
Chair: Daniel Kalman
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
The development of a sustainable control strategy for the invasive insect pest Drosophila suzukii
Kwang-Zin Lee
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
Splicing Fats in Host Pathogen Interactions
Arjumand Ghazi
12:20 PM - 12:35 PM
The C. elegans p38 MAPK pathway activates a protective response against chloroquine toxicity
Rajneesh Rao and Jogender Singh
12:35 PM - 12:50 PM
Natural variation in pathogen susceptibility and immune response in C. elegans wild isolates
Patrick Lansdon, Nathan Do, Christopher Kywe, and Brian Ackley
12:50 PM - 01:05 PM
Indole metabolites from commensal microbiota act via DNA damage response and cell death pathways to regulate germline quality during aging
Daniel Kalman, Robert Sonowal Sonowal, and Alyson Swimm
01:05 PM - 01:20 PM
Imatinib as a host directed therapeutic for the treatment and resolution of tuberculosis
Tesia Cleverley1, Alyson Swimm, Taylor Foreman3, Deepak Kaushal4, and Daniel Kalman
01:20 PM - 01:35 PM
Tobamovirus-like particles as a platform for active vaccine formulation using a two-mode enhancement mechanism of epitope presentation
Aviv Dombrovsky1, Guy Mechrez2, and Meital Reches3
01:35 PM - 01:40 PM
Closing Remarks - Eleftherios Mylonakis
01:40 PM - 03:00 PM
Lunch and Informal Discussions
03:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Informal Discussions
07:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Farewell Dinner