Schedule for Monday, February 8, 2027

	
    TIME
    DESCRIPTION
    SPEAKER
  
    7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
    Breakfast at Copper Mine
    
    8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
    Scientific Session 2: Turning Up the Heat - Microbial Adaptations to Stress
    Session Chair:
TBD

    9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
    Coffee Break
    
    10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
    Keynote #2
Intestinal Microbiota Interactions Promote Immune Development
    Ken Cadwell, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
  
    11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    Scientific Session 3: Microbial Community Behavior and Therapeutic Targeting
    Session Chair:
TBD

    12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
    Lunch at Copper Mine featuring "Dine with a Keynote Speaker"
    
    1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Free Time (slopes close at 5:00 p.m.; no night skiing)
    
    3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    Focus On Mentoring: Scientific Community Group Discussion
    
    4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
    Keynote #3
Updates on H5N1 Avian Influenza Spillover Events Causing Mammalian Infections
    Andrew Pekosz, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
  
    5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
    Scientific Session 4: Gene Regulation in Microbial Pathogens
    Session Chair:
TBD

    6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
    Dinner at Copper Mine featuring "Dine with a Keynote Speaker"
    
    8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
    Poster Session B
    
    10:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
    After Hours Bar at Copper Mine