George, if Xoma is not the one chosen to do the feasibility study, wouldn't it behove them to try and license the technology if it pans out?
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<<<<<<< |
