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Registration & Poster Set-up

12:00 - 4:00

ACLC Building, 1st floor

Come early to set up your poster, peruse some agar art and chat with our sponsoring vendors!

Session 1: Dynamic interactions between microbes and their hosts

Chair: Kate Buckley, Auburn University (ACLC 002)

Opening Remarks

Keynote Speaker: ASM Distinguished Lecturer

4:00 - 4:15

4:15 - 5:15

Joanne Engel, University of California, San Francisco

Bacterial Mimicry of Viruses: How Chlamydia Incs employ SLiMs to Reprogram the Host

Chembilikandy Vipin, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Impact of choline binding protein-F in Pneumococcal pathogenicity and host tissue damage

5:15 - 5:30

Jake Tatum, Auburn University

Motility is required for pathogenesis of Vibrio diazotrophicus in sea urchin larvae

5:30 - 5:45

Olivia Brahms, Auburn University

Characterization of Murine Cytomegalovirus M72 Interactions with the CCR4-NOT Complex

5:45 - 600

Opening Reception (ACLC Atria)

Micro Trivia! (ACLC 012)

6:00 - 7:30

7:30 - 9:00

Breakfast

8:15 - 9:00

ACLC Building, 1st floor

Session 2: Microbes in Disease

Moderator: Sophie Darch, University of South Florida (ACLC 002)

Mark Liles, Auburn University

A global survey and disease control of hypervirulent Aeromonas hydrophila in fish

9:00 - 9:30

Navdeep Kaur, Auburn University

Pseudogenes and host specificity in a bacterial plant pathogen

9:30 - 9:45

Md. Mohasin, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Capsule serotype alters PC and CbpA exposure on the bacterial surface impacting pneumococcal adhesion

9:45 - 10:00

Rahena Yasmin, University of Alabama at Birmingham

PspA-mediated aggregation protects Streptococcus pneumoniae against desiccation on fomites

10:00 - 10:15

Coffee Break

10:15 - 10:45

Session 3: The biology of viruses and viral disease

Moderator: Jason Upton, Auburn University (ACLC 002)

Abdelaal Shehata, Auburn University

Sequencing the Nucleocapsid of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus is a Step Towards Understanding the Peanut Breaking Resistance in Alabama

10:45 - 11:00

Brandon Berryhill, Emory University

Bacteriophage when antibiotics fail: lessons learned from Staphylococcus aureus treatment failure

11:00 - 11:15

Federico Prokopczuk, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Pf phage mediates intraspecies competition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

11:15 - 11:30

Ellen Jones, Mercer University School of Medicine

Outcome of Zaire ebolavirus infection linked to specific proteins in Sierra Leone

11:30 - 11:45

Sandra Scott, Mercer University School of Medicine

Targeting Herpesvirus DNA Encapsidation Via Disruption of Portal Protein Interactions

11:45 - 12:00

Lunch Break (ACLC 1st floor)

12:00 - 1:00

SEB-ASM Executive Meeting (ACLC 108)

Session 4: Keynote Speaker: ASM Distinguished Lecturer

1:00 - 2:00

Andrew Yurochko, University of Louisiana

Understanding the Role Myeloid Cells Play in HCMV Persistence

Poster Session (ACLC 202/208)

2:00 - 4:00

Session 5a: Microbial Evolution & Diversity

Moderator: TBD (ACLC 002)

Terence Crofts, Florida State University

Functional metagenomic discovery of novel chlorhexidine efflux pumps from across environments

4:15 – 4:30

Brooke Talbot, Emory University

Metagenome-wide characterization of shared antimicrobial resistance genes in people and lemurs

4:30 – 4:45

Iris Irby, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mobile genetic elements bridge the gap between clades in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

4:45 – 5:00

Amanpreet Kaur, Auburn University

Rapid adaptation of a pathogen population in response to climatic fluctuations

5:00 – 5:15

Theresa Gil-Gil, Emory University

Evolved heteroresistance following long-term exposure to bacteriostatic antibiotics

5:15 – 5:30

Session 5b: Clinical and agricultural microbiology

Moderator: TBD (ACLC 012)

Allyson Shea, University of South Alabama

Uncovering the interplay between patient variables and uropathogen biology

4:15 – 4:30

Emily Cason, University of Georgia

Variability in Salmonella prevalence and serovar presence through turkey production highlights food safety challenges

4:30 – 4:45

Reagan Williams, Mercer University School of Medicine

Intranasal Povidone Iodine Provides Prophylaxis Against S. Aureus Periprosthetic Joint Infections

4:45 – 5:00

Amber Richards, University of Georgia

Processing interventions reduce Salmonella serovar complexity on post-chill chicken carcasses

5:00 – 5:15

Thomas Bagwell, Mercer University School of Medicine

Enhancing Antimicrobial Stewardship in Rural Healthcare: Impact of an Educational Intervention

5:15 – 5:30

Steven Ray Kitchens, Auburn University

Use of a Chicken Embryo Assay to Investigate Virulence of Salmonella from Poultry Environmental Sources

5:30 - 5:45

Session 6 (ACLC 002)

5:45 - 6:15

W. Edward Swords, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Cooperative and competitive interactions in cystic fibrosis-related infections.

Banquet Dinner (Alumni Hall)

6:30 - 9:30

Breakfast

8:15 - 9:00

ACLC Building, 1st floor

Session 6a: Microbial Physiology

Moderator: TBD (ACLC 002)

Shabarinath Srikumar, Auburn University

Identification of the genetic factors that are critically required for the survival of Salmonella Typhimurium in milk

9:00 - 9:15

Cristian Crisan, Emory University School of Medicine

Identification of a Stenotrophomonas maltophilia contact-dependent antibacterial toxin

9:30 - 9:45

Mohammad Savari,

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Antibiotic nano-conjugates: tackling resistance in staphylococcus aureus

9:30 – 9:45

Logan Kavanaugh, Emory University

Di-berberine conjugates are potent MexXY-OprM efflux inhibitors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

9:45 – 10:00

Isaac Estrada, Georgia Institute of technology

Bactericidal efficacy of diverse R-pyocins against MDR and XDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa

10:00 – 10:15

Deepak Shantharaj, Auburn University

Nanoparticles against Xylella fastidiosa

10:15 – 10:30

Session 6b: Microbial communities

Moderator: TBD (ACLC 012)

Jason Chen, Emory University

Symbiont-elicited shifts in host immunity govern a strong priority effect in the assembly of an insect-microbe symbiosis

9:00 - 9:15

Calvin Mackey, Florida State University

The Role of the Microbiome in Social Isolation Stress and Re-socialization Intervention in a Prairie Vole Model

9:30 - 9:45

Kaylie Hintze, University of Alabama Huntsville

Analysis of Interbacterial Competition Amongst Lactobacilli Isolated from the Human Urinary Tract

9:30 – 9:45

Kelly Eick, Georgia Institute of Technology

Neisseria subflava drives colonization resistance against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

9:45 – 10:00

Anuradha Goswami, University of Alabama Birmingham

Landfills shape the native microbial community and selection for antimicrobial resistance

10:00 – 10:15

Jeffrey Morris, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Host-specific adaptation of Alteromonas during experimental evolution of phytoplankton cultures

10:15 – 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:00

Session 7: Microbial metabolism & Biofilm formation

Moderator: Alexey Petrov, Auburn University (ACLC 002)

Claire Bowman, Emory University

Comparing Growth Rates of Acinetobacter baumannii Phenotypes in Various Carbon Sources

11:00 – 11:15

Tianhan Huang, Auburn University

Alternative Mechanisms of Prokaryotic Translation Initiation

11:15 – 11:30

James Daubenspeck, University of Alabama at Birmingham

“Moonlighting”: Expanding the Proteome in Reduced Genome Organisms

11:30 – 11:45

Annalie Harris, Berry College

Biofilm formation of Streptococcus equi ssp. equi alters antibiotic susceptibility in vitro

11:45 – 12:00

Arul Thason, Georgia Southwestern State University

Interaction Between Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis During Biofilm Formation