EUROPEAN WORKSHOP ON BACTERIAL PROTEIN TOXINS
June 25 - June 29, 2023, Scientific Programme
All times are British Summer Time BST
Day 1, Sunday PM, June 25, 2023
| 14:30 – 16.45 | Arrival, Registration and Check-in,
| 16.45 – 17.00 | Welcome address
| 17.00 – 18.00 | The EMBO Keynote Lecture: Stefan Raunser,
MPI of Molecular Physiology, Germany
Mechanism of Action of Tc Toxins: Protein Translocation Through Bacterial Syringes
| 18.00 – 19.30 | Dinner
| 19.30 – late | Evening Social
Day 1, Sunday PM, June 25, 2023
| 14:30 – 16.45 | Arrival, Registration and Check-in,
| 16.45 – 17.00 | Welcome address
| 17.00 – 18.00 | The EMBO Keynote Lecture: Stefan Raunser,
MPI of Molecular Physiology, Germany
Mechanism of Action of Tc Toxins: Protein Translocation Through Bacterial Syringes
| 18.00 – 19.30 | Dinner
| 19.30 – late | Evening Social
Day 2, Monday AM, June 26, 2023
Session 1 - Mechanism of toxin effectors and their secretion systems
Chair: Tbc
| 9.00 – 9.35 | Martin Pilhofer, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
'Structure, function and evolution of bacterial contractile injection systems'
| 9.35 – 9.50 | Short talk from selected abstracts,
Title: Tbc
| 9.50 – 10.25 | Jeongmin Song, Cornell University, USA
Salmonella AB toxins: biology, pathogenesis, and neutralization
| 10.25 – 10.40 | Short talk from selected abstracts, Title: Tbc
| 10.40 – 11:10 | Coffee Break
| 11.10 – 11.45 | John Whitney, McMaster University, Canada
Toxin export by the bacterial type VIIb secretion system
| 11.45 – 12.00 | Short talk from selected abstracts,
Title: Tbc
| 12.00 – 12.35 | Marek Basler, Biozentrum Basel, Switzerland
Spatial and temporal regulation of Type 6 Secretion System dynamics during interactions with bacterial and eukaryotic cells
| 12.35 – 13.00 | Poster Flash Talks
Titles: Tbc
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch
Day 2, Monday PM, June 26, 2023
Session 2 - Host Responses and Immunity
Chair: Tbc
| 14.30 - 15.05 | Charlotte Odendall, Kings College London, UK
'Interferon:Tug of War between Host and Pathogen'
| 15.05 – 15.20 | Short talk from selected abstracts,
Title: Tbc
| 15.20 – 15.55 | Laurent Boyer, Université Côte d'Azur, France
Innate immune sensing of RhoGTPase-activating bacterial toxins
| 15.55 – 16.10 | Short talk from selected abstracts, Title: Tbc
| 16.10 – 16.30 | Coffee Break
| 16.30 – 17.05 | Feng Shao, National Institute of Biological Sciences, China
Suppression of autophagy and pyroptosis-mediated defenses by bacterial effectors
| 17.05 – 17.20 | Poster Flash Talks
Title: Tbc
| 17.20 – 18.00 | Panel Discussion
Title: Tbc
| 18.00 – 19:30 | Dinner
| 19.30 – 21.00 | Posters and social
Day 3, Tuesday AM, June 27, 2023
Session 3 - Divergent roles of bacterial effectors and toxins
Chair: Tbc
| 9.00 – 9.35 | Bart Thomma, University of Cologne, Germany
Plant pathogens manipulate host microbiota to promote disease development
| 9.35 – 9.50 | Short talk from selected abstracts,
Title: Tbc
| 9.50 – 10.25 | Ethel Bayer-Santos, University of São Paulo, Brazil
The Salmonella T6SS arsenal to overcome colonization resistance
| 10.25 – 10.40 | Short talk from selected abstracts, Title: Tbc
| 10.40 – 11:10 | Coffee Break
| 11.10 – 11.45 | Neal Alto, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Mapping Effector Protein Functions at Single Cell Resolution
| 11.45 – 12.00 | Short talk from selected abstracts,
Title: Tbc
| 12.00 – 12.35 | Talk from selected abstracts,
Title: Tbc
| 12.35 – 13.00 | Poster Flash Talks
Titles: Tbc
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch
Day 3, Tuesday PM, June 27, 2023
Session 4 - Bacterial toxins against bacteria
Chair: Tbc
| 14.30 - 15.05 | Laurie Comstock, University of Chicago, USA
Title: Tbc
| 15.05 – 15.20 | Short talk from selected abstracts,
Title: Tbc
| 15.20 – 15.55 | Tim Blower, University of Durham, UK
Slowing down to get ahead: self-targeting toxins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
| 15.55 – 16.10 | Short talk from selected abstracts, Title: Tbc
| 16.10 – 16.30 | Coffee Break
| 16.30 – 16.45 | Short talk from selected abstracts, Title: Tbc
| 16.45 – 17.00 | Poster Flash Talks
Titles: Tbc
| 17.00 – 18.00 | Keynote lecture: Chris Hayes, University of California, USA
Break on through (to the other side): Delivery of type V secretion system effector domains into target cells
| 18.00 – 19:30 | Dinner
| 19:30 – 21:00 | Posters and social
Day 4, Wednesday AM, June 28, 2023
Session 5 - Host-Pathogen Interactions
Chair: Tbc
| 9.00 – 9.35 | Suzana Salcedo, University of Lyon, France
Studying TIR effectors in the context of bacterial pathogenesis
| 9.35 – 9.50 | Short talk from selected abstracts
Title: Tbc
| 9.50 – 10.25 | Jost Enninga, Institut Pasteur, France
Investigating Shigella intracellular niche formation in situ at molecular resolution
| 10.25 – 10.40 | Short talk from selected abstracts
Title: Tbc
| 10.40 – 11:10 | Coffee Break
| 11.10 – 11.45 | Teresa Thurston, Imperial College London, UK
Bacterial effectors and their many ways to modulate immune signaling
| 11.45 – 12.00 | Short talk from selected abstracts
Title: Tbc
| 12:00 – 12.35 | Carmen Buchreiser, Institut Pasteur, France
Transkingdom signalling via Legionella pneumophila small regulatory RNAs and extracellular vesicles
| 12.35 – 13.00 | Short talk from selected abstracts
Titles: Tbc
| 13.00 – 14:00 | Lunch
Day 4, Wednesday PM, June 28, 2023
| 14:00 – 18:00 | Free time to explore activities at the resort / group excursion
| 19.00 – late | Conference Dinner and Scottish Ceilidh
Day 5, Thursday AM, June 29, 2023
| 9.30 – 10.30 | Keynote lecture: Teresa Frisan,
University of Umeå, Sweden
Tissue microenvironment and bacterial genotoxins: an intricated liaison
| 10.30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break
Session 6 - New perspectives on bacterial toxins and effectors
Chair: Tbc
| 11:00 – 11:35 | Talk from selected abstracts
Title: Tbc
| 11:35 – 11:50 | Short talk from selected abstracts,
Title: Tbc
| 11:50 – 12.25 | Invited Speaker, Tbc
Title: Tbc
| 12.25 – 13.00 | ETOX 2025 announcement
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch and departure