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, PhD 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, PhD Cleveland ClinicPaired Sinus Microbiome and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Whole Genome Sequencing Reflects a Competition for Space and Resources During Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Rhinosinusitis Catherine Armbruster, PhD University of PittsburghGut Microbiota and Liver Disease Marlies Meisel, PhD University of PittsburghMicrobial Metabolite Signaling is Required for Systemic Iron Homeostasis Nupur Das, PhD 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, MS University of Pittsburgh Vaughn Cooper, PhD University of Pittsburgh John McGinnis, MD University of Pennsylvania |
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| 9:50 – 10:10 | Gut Microbiome and Cholesterol Metabolism | |
| Jonathan Mark Brown, PhD Cleveland Clinic | ||
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Gut Microbiome and Hypertension | |
| Jennifer Pluznick, PhD Johns Hopkins University | ||
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Biofilms in Cystic Fibrosis | |
| Jennifer Bomberger, PhD University of Pittsburgh | ||
| 10:50 – 11:10 | Pneumococcal Signaling | |
| Luisa Hiller, PhD Carnegie Mellon University | ||
| 11:10 – 11:30 | The Lung Microbiome in Critical Illness | |
| Georgios Kitsios, MD, PhD University of Pittsburgh | ||
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Antimicrobial Delivery with Perfluorocarbon Emulsions | |
| Keith Cook, PhD 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 PhD 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, BS University of MichiganHuman Corynebacterium Isolates Colonize Ocular Mucosal Tissue and Influence Local Immunity Benjamin Treat, PhD University of PittsburghCutibacterium Acnes Antibiotic Production Shapes Niche Competition in the Human Skin Microbiome Jan Claesen, PhD 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, PhD University of Pittsburgh J. Philip Karl, PhD 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 | |
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, MD University of Pittsburgh Michael Morowitz, MD University of Pittsburgh |
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| 8:20 – 8:40 | Human Milk and Gut Microbiome | |
| Diana Taft, PhD 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, PhD 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, MD University of PittsburghAltered Intestinal Microbiome Induced by Inflammatory Bowel Disease is Sufficient to Render Mice Susceptible to Clostridioides DifficileColonization Lisa Abernathy Close, PhD University of MichiganMicrobial Dysbiosis Drives Elevated Serum IL-18 and Intestinal Epithelial Major Histocompatibility Class II Expression in Immunodeficient Mice Lauren Van Der Kraak, PhD 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, MD University of Pittsburgh Stacy Wendell, PhD 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, PhD Pennsylvania State University | ||
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Relationship between the intestinal microbiome and risk of hospital-acquired infection | |
| David B Haslam, MD University of Cincinnati | ||
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Dietary Fiber, Gut Microbiota, and Liver Cancer | |
| Matam Vijay-Kumar, PhD University of Toledo | ||
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Gut Microbiome and Environmental Enteropathy | |
| Timothy Hand, PhD University of Pittsburgh | ||
| 11:20 – 11:40 | The biofilm inhibiting protein gastrokine-1 protects against inflammatory bowel disease | |
| David Boone, PhD 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, PhD 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: A Model for Promoting Human Health and Combating Disease | |
| Mahmoud Ghannoum, PhD Case Western Reserve University | ||
| 1:30 – 1:50 | Exploiting Mycobacteriophages for TB Treatment | |
| Graham Hatfull, PhD University of Pittsburgh | ||
| 1:50 – 2:10 | Host Fatty Acid Metabolism Modifies Toxoplasma Differentiation | |
| Bruno Martorelli Di Genova, PhD University of Wisconsin | ||
| 2:10 – 2:30 | Gut Mycobiota and Inflammation | |
| IIlyan Iliev, PhD Weill Cornell Medical College | ||
| 2:30 – 2:50 | Symbiotic interactions among the core microbes of the scalp | |
| Wook Kim, PhD Dusquene University | ||
| 2:50 – 3:00 | Panel Q&A | |
| 3:00pm – 3:20pm | Poster Presentation Awards and Closing Remarks | |
| Luisa Hiller, PhD Carnegie Mellon University Michael Morowitz, MD University of Pittsburgh |
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