Wednesday, October 15
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Breakfast
Host-microbe interactions
Chairs: Patricia Diaz and Drake Williams
09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
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Uncovering the Role of Mutanofactins in Oral Biofilm Formation: A Molecular Insight into Streptococcus mutans and Mucin InteractionsLeon S.G. Thies1, Konstantin N. Beitl1, Muhammad Afzal1, Lukas Lüthy2, Susanne Bloch1, Fiona F. Hager-Mair1, Alex Mira3, Erick M. Carreira2, Erik Reimhult1, and Chrsitina Schäffer1
09:20 AM - 09:40 AM
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Boosting oral defense: Streptococcus sanguinis membrane vesicles safeguard gingival epithelial cellsJens Kreth
09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
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Biomarkers of Host-Microbe Interaction in Periodontal HealingUlvi K Gursoy
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
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Oral Host-Microbiome Interactions; some examples using a complex in vitro modelBastiaan P. Krom
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
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Pathogen Synergy and Immune Subversion in PeriodontitisCourtney Jennings and Apollo Stacy
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
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Development of a selective inhibitor for Porphyromonas gingivalisAkintunde Emiola
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing (Odd Numbers)
Current topics in oral science
Chairs: Youngnim Choi and Nezar Al-hebshi
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM
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Diabetes enhances periodontitis by activating the CD137L-CD137 axis in dendritic and γδ T-cells Dana Graves1, Xin Huang 1,3, Min Liu1, Michael Gonzalez 2, Hamideh Afzali 1, and Kang Ko1
12:05 PM - 12:25 PM
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From Microbial Myths to Clinical Milestones Through Probiotics Wim Teughels
12:25 PM - 12:40 PM
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Mechanisms of corncob formationRoss Garrison1, Kenneth L Brockman3, and Samantha J King1,2
12:40 PM - 12:55 PM
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Exploring fatty acid metabolism in Streptococcus to guide therapeutic developmentJonathon L Baker
12:55 PM - 01:10 PM
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Oral Microbial Resilience to Estradiol Variations: In Vivo and In Vitro EvidenceMaria J Rus1, Ana T Marcos2, Victoria Areal-Quecuty1, Thuy Do3, Jack Lynch3, David Alarcón-Alarcón4, José Manuel Navarro-Pando2, and Aurea Simon-Soro1
01:10 PM - 01:25 PM
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Shotgun metagenomic profiling of multi-kingdom oral microbiome in periodontal health and diseasesSusanna Paju1, Jaakko Leskelä1, Eija Könönen2, Leo Lahti3, Jukka Putaala4, Pirkko Pussinen1,5, and Muhammed Manzoor1
01:25 PM - 01:40 PM
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Unveiling the Role of Granulicatella adiacens Extracellular Vesicles in Infection: Proteomic and Functional Insights from Biofilm and Planktonic StatesMaribasappa Karched1 and Sarah Alkandari2
01:40 PM - 01:55 PM
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Genomic characterization of canine ‘Treponema denticola-like’ isolatesRory M Watt1, Yuki Chan1, and Huihui Zeng2
01:55 PM - 03:00 PM
Lunch and Informal Discussions
03:00 PM - 08:00 PM
City Tour of Chania (Buses Depart Hotel Lobby)
08:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Dinner and Informal Discussions (Buses do not return or pickup from the hotel prior to dinner)