3rd International Conference on Oral Mucosal Immunity and Microbiome

Program - Thursday, September 28

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    Registration 
    In completing the online registration form you are not automatically accepted to attend the conference nor are you automatically registered for the conference. Final registration to the conference shall occur after you have been accepted and notified by the conference chair of your acceptance to the conference. If you have been charged the registration fee but your attendance has been declined you will be reimbursed in full.

    Airport
    Please note that Crete has two airports. You want to arrive at the Heraklion International Airport (code: HER) and take a taxi from the airport to the hotel (~60 EUR). You may also rent a car at the airport and drive to the conference center. Alternatively Chania International Airport (CHQ) is a two-hour drive to the Conference Center.

    Accommodation Tax
    An accommodation tax of € 4.00 per room night will apply, and will be charged automatically to the individual guest’s extras accounts. 

    Accommodations
    Accommodations for the conference are at the Aldemar Hotel.  The hotel is located in Hersonissos, 27 km from Heraklion International Airport.  Please take a taxi from the airport to the conference venue. 

    Arrival and Check-in 
    It is expected that attendees will arrive/check-in after 3:00 PM. Anyone arriving after 10:30 pm on the first day should make alternative dinner arrangements.

    Conference Venue
    The Aldemar 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.

    Archaeological Site of Knossos and City Tour
    Buses for the city tour will depart from the hotel front lobby at 3:30 pm. Badges are required for participation. 

    Breakfast
    Breakfast for registered participants and registered accompanying persons will be served at the Aldemar Knossos Royal Village 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 and only after the session has finished. Badges are required for admission.

    Dinners/Informal Discussions
    Three of the dinners/informal discussion will be served during the times indicated in the program. Vegetarian entrees are available only upon request in advance of the meeting.  Please contact info@aegeanconferences.org. 

    Internet, Phone, & Computer 
    Wireless Internet access is located throughout the conference center free of charge during meeting hours. There are computers available in the hotel’s business center for the use of the attendees. Phone service is available for an additional charge from your hotel room.

    Certificate of Participation
    A Certificate of Participation will be distributed to a participant for those sessions that the participant has attended. A participant must attend an entire session to receive credit for that particular session. Late arrivals and early departures from a session will preclude a participant from receiving credit for that session. 

    Passports and Visa
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    Letters of Invitation
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    • Authors of accepted abstracts
    • Fully paid registrants

    Note: Invitations are issued at the discretion of Aegean Conferences, and requests for letters will be accepted only 60 days prior to the conference start date.

    Liability and Insurance
    Neither the organizers, nor the Aegean Conferences will assume any responsibility whatsoever for damage or injury to persons or property during meeting period. Participants are advised to arrange their own personal travel and health insurance.  

    Other Information
    Animals are not permitted on site.
    Badges are required for admission to all events.
    All Aegean Conferences events are non-smoking. 

    No Photographs and Recording Devices 
    Participants are not allowed to photograph and/or record using cameras, mobile telephones and other recording devices during the slide and poster presentations. 

    Code of Conduct Policy 
    Aegean Conferences is committed to making its meetings an inclusive space for sharing ideas and knowledge. The code of conduct can be viewed here. 

     

Thursday, September 28

07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Breakfast
Microbial Pathogenesis II
Chairs: Richard Lamont and Hui Wu
08:30 AM - 08:50 AM
15
Functional and structural insights into the regulation of gingipain secretion and maturation by PorX response regulator
Jan Potempa1,2, Zuzanna Nowakowska1, Mariusz Madej1, Kendall Stocke2, Richard Lamont2, and Malgorzata Benedyk-Machaczka1
08:50 AM - 09:10 AM
16
Single cell heterogeneity in oral pathogens: Unveiling the Microbial Mosaic
Marvin Whiteley
09:10 AM - 09:30 AM
17
P. gingivalis infection upregulates PD-L1 expression on dendritic cells, suppresses CD8+ T-cell responses, and aggravates oral cancer
Junling Ren1, Xiao Han1, Hannah Lohner1, Shuang Liang3, Jiong Li2, and Huizhi Wang1
09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
18
It takes two to tango: The contribution of Filifactor alocis and TLR2 to foster a dysbiotic relationship with the host causing alveolar bone loss.
Silvia M. Uriarte
09:50 AM - 10:10 AM
19
Effect of Phospholipase A2-IIA in Oral Dysbiosis and Periodontal Disease
Vanessa Tubero Euzebio Alves1, Robert Danaher1, Sreenatha Kirakodu1, Danielle Bellamy1, Roger M Arce3, Jorge Frias Lopez2, and Octavio A Gonzalez Duque1
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
20
Parvimonas micra hiding in plain sight: new insights into an uncharacterized pathobiont
Justin L Merritt
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing
Oral and Systemic Diseases
Chairs: Juhi Bagaitkar and Ashu Sharma
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
21
An scRNA-seq Analysis of the Impact of Diabetes on the Host Response in Periodontitis
Bushra Alghamdi1, Min Liu1, Michael Troka1, Kang Ko1, Michael Gonzalez2, and Dana T Graves1
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
22
Mouth-Gut Connection: A alternative causal mechanism for the link between periodontal disease and systemic diseases
Kazuhisa Yamazaki
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
23
The Influence of Periodontitis on the Oral-Gut Microbiome Axis
Armond June, Lu Li, and Patricia I Diaz
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
24
Maladaptive innate immune training of myelopoiesis links periodontitis and arthritis
Xiaofei Li1, Hui Wang2, Triantafyllos Chavakis3, and George Hajishengallis2
12:40 PM - 01:00 PM
25
Aberrant immunity in periodontitis - local and systemic consequences
Shauna Culshaw
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
26
Bond between oral microbiome and pregnancy outcomes
Nagihan Bostanci
01:20 PM - 01:40 PM
27
Endotoxemia - cause and consequence.
Pirkko Pussinen
01:40 PM - 01:55 PM
28
Impact of periodontitis on stroke severity : an experimental study
Marjolaine Gosset1, Banndith Cheat1, Gabrielle Mangin2, Giuseppina Giuseppina2, Jerome Bouchet1, and Sandrine Delbosc2
01:55 PM - 03:20 PM
Lunch and Informal Discussions
03:20 PM - 07:00 PM
Informal Discussions
07:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Dinner and Informal Discussions - Buses Depart Hotel Lobby