Conference Schedule
Monday, November 4 |
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| 7:30am - 8:20am | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:20am - 8:30am | Opening Remarks (Simmons Auditorium) | |
| Rebecca W. Doerge, Ph.D., Glen de Vries Dean, Mellon College of Science   Carnegie Mellon University Alison Morris, MD, MS   University of Pittsburgh |
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| 8:30am - 9:10am | Keynote: Gut Microbiota and Atherosclerosis | |
| Stanley Hazen, MD, PhDÂ Â Â Cleveland Clinic | ||
| 9:10am - 9:30am | Rapid Fire Abstract Presentation | |
| A Cardiovascular Disease-linked Gut-microbial Metabolite Phenylacetylglutamine (Pagln) Acts via Adrenergic Receptors (Adrs) Prasenjit Saha, PhDÂ Â Â Cleveland ClinicPaired Sinus Microbiome and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Whole Genome Sequencing Reflects a Competition for Space and Resources During Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Rhinosinusitis Catherine Armbruster, PhDÂ Â Â University of PittsburghGut Microbiota and Liver Disease Marlies Meisel, PhDÂ Â Â University of PittsburghMicrobial Metabolite Signaling is Required for Systemic Iron Homeostasis Nupur Das, PhDÂ Â Â University of Michigan |
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| 9:30am - 9:50am | Break | |
| 9:50am -12:10pm | Session 1: Microbiome in Heart and Lung Disorders | |
| Moderators: Alison Morris, MD, MSÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh Vaughn Cooper, PhDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh John McGinnis, MDÂ Â Â University of Pennsylvania |
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| 9:50 - 10:10 | Gut Microbiome and Cholesterol Metabolism | |
| Jonathan Mark Brown, PhDÂ Â Â Cleveland Clinic | ||
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Gut Microbiome and Hypertension | |
| Jennifer Pluznick, PhDÂ Â Â Johns Hopkins University | ||
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Biofilms in Cystic Fibrosis | |
| Jennifer Bomberger, PhDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh | ||
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Pneumococcal Signaling | |
| Luisa Hiller, PhDÂ Â Â Carnegie Mellon University | ||
| 11:10 - 11:30 | The Lung Microbiome in Critical Illness | |
| Georgios Kitsios, MD, PhDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh | ||
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Antimicrobial Delivery with Perfluorocarbon Emulsions | |
| Keith Cook, PhDÂ Â Â Carnegie Mellon University | ||
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Panel Q&A | |
| 12:10pm - 1:10pm | Lunch | |
| 1:10pm - 1:50pm | Keynote: Otitis Media and Microbial Biofilms | |
| Lauren Bakaletz PhDÂ Â Â Ohio State University | ||
| 1:50pm - 2:10pm | Rapid Fire Presentations | |
| Developing and Applying Microdroplet Co-Cultivation Technology for Elucidating Bacterial Interspecies Interactions in the Human Vaginal Microbiome Corine Jackman, BSÂ Â Â Â University of MichiganHuman Corynebacterium Isolates Colonize Ocular Mucosal Tissue and Influence Local Immunity Benjamin Treat, PhDÂ Â Â Â University of PittsburghCutibacterium Acnes Antibiotic Production Shapes Niche Competition in the Human Skin Microbiome Jan Claesen, PhDÂ Â Â Â Cleveland Clinic |
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| 2:10pm - 2:30pm | Break and Poster Viewing (PNC Rooms) | |
| 2:30pm - 3:20pm | Moderated Poster Discussion (PNC Rooms) | |
| 3:20pm - 3:40pm | Break | |
| 3:40pm - 5:40pm | Session 2: Microbiome, Nutrition, and Human Performance (Department Of Defense focus session) | |
| Moderators: Warren Ruder, PhDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh J. Philip Karl, PhDÂ Â Â US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine |
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| 3:40 – 4:00 | Investigating the Role of the Intestinal Microbiome in Deployment-Associated Diarrhea Blake Stamps, PhD   Air Force Research Laboratory |
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| 4:00 – 4:20 | Military Stressors, Diet and the Gut Microbiome J. Philip Karl, PhD   US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine |
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| 4:20 – 4:40 | Designing Synthetic Microbial Consortia with Defined Social Interactions Ting Lu, PhD   University of Illinois |
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| 4:40 – 5:00 | Performance Enhancing Microbes in Elite Athletes Theodore A Chavkin, BS, PhD student   Harvard Medical School |
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| 5:00 – 5:20 | Probiotics, An Alternative to Mitigate the Effects of Operational Stress? Kim Beals, PhD, RD, CSSD, LDN   University of Pittsburgh |
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| 5:20 – 5:40 | Panel Q&A | |
| 5:40pm - 6:00pm | Break and Transportation to Reception Location | |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Evening Reception, Carnegie Museum of Natural History | |
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Tuesday, November 5 |
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| 7.30am - 8.20am | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:20am - 9:30am | Session 3: Mother and Infant Microbial Cross-Talk | |
| Moderators: Dennis Simon, MDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh Michael Morowitz, MDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh |
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| 8:20 - 8:40 | Human Milk and Gut Microbiome | |
| Diana Taft, PhD Â Â Â University of California, Davis | ||
| 8:40 - 9:00 | Maternal IgA, Microbiota and Necrotizing Enterocolitis | |
| Kathyayini Gopalakrishna, MBBS, PhD Student   University of Pittsburgh | ||
| 9:00 - 9:20 | Enteroviral Infections and Gut Mucosal Immunity | |
| Carolyn Coyne, PhDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh | ||
| 9:20 - 9:30 | Panel Q&A | |
| 9:30am - 9:50am | Rapid Fire Presentations | |
| Plant Based Nutrition Decreases Severity and Duration of Antibiotic Induced Gut Dysbiosis in Mice Rafael Ramos-Jimenez, MDÂ Â Â Â University of PittsburghAltered Intestinal Microbiome Induced by Inflammatory Bowel Disease is Sufficient to Render Mice Susceptible to Clostridioides DifficileColonization Lisa Abernathy Close, PhDÂ Â Â Â University of MichiganMicrobial Dysbiosis Drives Elevated Serum IL-18 and Intestinal Epithelial Major Histocompatibility Class II Expression in Immunodeficient Mice Lauren Van Der Kraak, PhDÂ Â Â Â University of Pittsburgh Evolutionary dynamics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium during gastrointestinal tract colonization and bloodstream infection in pediatric patients |
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| 9:50am - 10:00am | Break | |
| 10:00am - 11:50am | Session 4: Gut Microbiome in Health and Disease | |
| Moderators: Bryan McVerry, MDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh Stacy Wendell, PhDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh |
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| 10:00 - 10:20 | Vitamin D regulation of the microbiota, Regulatory T cells and gastrointestinal homeostasis | |
| Margherita Cantorna, PhDÂ Â Â Pennsylvania State University | ||
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Relationship between the intestinal microbiome and risk of hospital-acquired infection | |
| David B Haslam, MDÂ Â Â University of Cincinnati | ||
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Dietary Fiber, Gut Microbiota, and Liver Cancer | |
| Matam Vijay-Kumar, PhDÂ Â University of Toledo | ||
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Gut Microbiome and Environmental Enteropathy | |
| Timothy Hand, PhDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh | ||
| 11:20 - 11:40 | The biofilm inhibiting protein gastrokine-1 protects against inflammatory bowel disease | |
| David Boone, PhDÂ Â Â Indiana University | ||
| 11:40 - 11:50 | Panel Q&A | |
| 11:50am - 12:30pm | Break – Preparation for Lunch | |
| 12:30pm - 1:10pm | Lunch and Keynote: Epigenomic regulation of the gut microbiota relationship during health and disease | |
| Theresa Alenghat, VMD, PhDÂ Â Â University of Cincinnati | ||
| 1:10pm - 3:00pm | Session 5: Beyond the Bacteriome: Fungi and Viruses | |
| Moderators: Barbara Methé, PhD   University of Pittsburgh Daria Van Tyne, PhD   University of Pittsburgh |
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| 1:10 - 1:30 | Bacteriome-Mycobiome Interactions: AÂ Model for Promoting Human Health and Combating Disease | |
| Mahmoud Ghannoum, PhDÂ Â Â Case Western Reserve University | ||
| 1:30 - 1:50 | Exploiting Mycobacteriophages for TB Treatment | |
| Graham Hatfull, PhDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh | ||
| 1:50 - 2:10 | Host Fatty Acid Metabolism Modifies Toxoplasma Differentiation | |
| Bruno Martorelli Di Genova, PhDÂ Â Â University of Wisconsin | ||
| 2:10 - 2:30 | Gut Mycobiota and Inflammation | |
| IIlyan Iliev, PhDÂ Â Â Weill Cornell Medical College | ||
| 2:30 - 2:50 | Symbiotic interactions among the core microbes of the scalp | |
| Wook Kim, PhDÂ Â Â Dusquene University | ||
| 2:50 - 3:00 | Panel Q&A | |
| 3:00pm - 3:20pm | Poster Presentation Awards and Closing Remarks | |
| Luisa Hiller, PhDÂ Â Â Carnegie Mellon University Michael Morowitz, MDÂ Â Â University of Pittsburgh |
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