Here you go George.
ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE MEETING! George, are you going?
>>>ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES
Il Ciocco, Barga, Italy
April 25-30, 1999
Chair
Jules A. Hoffmann, Strasbourg
Vice-Chairs
Robert E. W. Hancock, Vancouver
Charles Bevins, Cleveland
Organizing Committee
Chair
Vice-Chair
Willem Broekaert, Leuven
Tom Ganz, Los Angeles
Sunday evening, April 25th, 1999
J. A. Hoffmann, Chairman, Strasbourg: Welcome address
Keynote lecture: T. Ganz, Los Angeles: The antimicrobial peptides - an overview
Monday, April 26th
9 h 00 - 12 h 30 Novel structural aspects, novel methodologies
Chairs: R.I. Lehrer, Los Angeles & M. Zanetti, Trieste
P. Bulet, Strasbourg: Use of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry to reveal novel immune-induced peptides in Drosophila (30 min)
H. Steiner, Stockholm: Application of differential display PCR techniques to unravel immunity genes (30min)
S. Natori, Tokyo: Glutathion-linked antimicrobial peptides from flies (30 min)
M.A. Marahiel, Marburg: Biosynthesis of antimicrobial peptides resulting from secondary metabolism in bacteria (30 min)
I.F. Nes, Akerhus, Norway: Ribosomally synthesised antimicrobial peptides in bacteria : A defence system used by bacteria to survive in a competitive environment? (30 min)
D. Romeo, Trieste: Comparative studies on cathelicidins and other antimicrobial peptides for the design of efficient antibiotics (30 min)
16 h 00 - 17 h 30 Poster session
Chairs: W. Broekaert, Leuven & F. Garcia-Olmedo, Madrid
17 h 30 - 19 h 30 Antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity (A)
Chair: P. Elsbach, New York
R.I. Lehrer, Los Angeles: Antimicrobial peptides in human body fluids (50 min)
C. Bevins, Cleveland: Regulation of antimicrobial peptide synthesis in mammals in response to bacterial stimuli (50 min)
20h00 - 22h - Dinner
Tuesday, April 27th
9 h 00 - 12 h 30 Antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity (B)
Chairs: D. Marchini, Siena & R. Gennaro, Trieste
J.A. Hoffmann, Strasbourg: Antimicrobial peptides in insect immunity (50 min)
F.C. Kafatos, Heidelberg: Innate immunity and transmission of parasites by vector insects (50 min)
A.J. Ouellette, Irvine: Role of antimicrobial peptides in intestinal defence (50 min)
16 h 00 - 17 h 30 Poster session
Chairs: R.E.W. Hancock, Vancouver & M. Selsted, Irvine
17 h 30 - 19 h 30 Antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity (C)
Chair: M. Simmaco, Chieti
D.F. Klessig, Piscataway: Signaling in the plant defense response (50 min)
W. Broekaert, Leuven: Antimicrobial peptides in plant immunity (50 min)
20h - 22h - Dinner
Wednesday, April 28th
8 h 30 - 11 h 00 The Toll signaling pathway in innate immunity
Chair: J.A. Hoffmann, Strasbourg
F. Bazan, Palo Alto: A family of human receptors structurally related to Drosophila Toll (50 min)
B. Beutler, Dallas: Positional cloning of LPS, the principal susceptibility locus for Gram negative sepsis (50 min)
S. Akira, Hygo: MyD88 and TLR-4 KO mice are LPS-hyporesponsive
11 h 00 - 13 h 00 Resistance strategies of microorganisms
Chairs: C. Bevins, Cleveland & L. Rivas, Madrid
E.A. Groisman, St Louis: Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial peptides (50 min)
P. Rodriguez-Palenzuela, Madrid: Bacterial resistance to plant antimicrobial peptides (30 min)
S.I. Miller, Seattle: Lipid A modifications and bacterial inducible resistance to antimicrobial peptides (30 min)
Excursion or Free
18 h 00 - 20 h 00 Mode of action (A)
Chair: C. Hetru, Strasbourg
R.E.W. Hancock, Vancouver: Design of improved antimicrobial peptides from natural templates 50min
20h - 22h - Dinner
Thursday, April 29th
9 h 00 - 12 h 30 Mode of action (B)
Chair: M. Zasloff, Philadelphia
Y. Shai, Rehovot: Molecular basis for cell selectivity by antimicrobial peptides (50 min)
H.G. Sahl, Bonn: The mode of action of lantibiotics. (50 min)
W.M. Shafer, Atlanta: A proton motive force-driven efflux pump that recognizes antibacterial peptides (30 min)
P.H. Axelsen, Philadelphia: Membrane recognition by antimicrobial peptides (50 min)
15 h 00 -19 h 30 Medical and agricultural applications
Chair: S. Natori, Tokyo
M.A. Zasloff, Philadelphia: State of the art in commercial peptide applications (30 min)
J. Fiddes, Sunnyvale: Medical uses of protegrin-like peptides (30 min)
P.R. Abraham, Amsterdam: Therapeutic potential of designer antimicrobial peptides in pre-clinical models of infection (30 min)
Manuel Dubald, Lyon: Production of plants resistants to diseases using antimicrobial peptides from arthropods
L.S. Melchers, Leiden: Antimicrobial proteins from plants in transgenic plants (30 min)
J.M. Jaynes, Demeter: TBA (30 min)
Round table discussion and business meeting
Chair: J.A. Hoffmann, Strasbourg
20h - 23h - Banquet and attribution of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Antimicrobial Peptides to Hans G. Boman<<<<<<<
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