Registration

08:30 - 09:00
Welcome and introduction to the symposium

Charles Dorman (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

09:00 - 09:10
A Century of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin

Tim Foster (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

09:10 - 09:30
Comparative transcriptomics identifies a single SNP mutation that controls virulence of African Salmonella

Jay Hinton (University of Liverpool, UK)

09:30 - 10:00
Offered paper: Experimental evolution selects clinically relevant antibiotic resistance in biofilms but with collateral tradeoffs

Eleftheria Trampari (Quadram Institute, UK)

10:00 - 10:15
Offered paper: Factors governing orthologous RpoD and H-NS evolution in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Escherichia coli

Aalap Mogre (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

10:15 - 10:30
Refreshments, networking and poster viewing

10:30 - 11:00
Understanding skin colonisation from the point of view of Staphylococcus aureus

Joan Geoghegan (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

11:00 - 11:30
Offered paper: The role of mature mycolic acids in mycobacterial biofilm formation and interactions with the human complement system

Rachel Halkerston (Public Health England, UK)

11:30 - 11:45
Evolution of a superbug: horizontal gene transfer and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the host

Jodi Lindsay (St George's, University of London, UK)

11:45 - 12:15
Lunch, networking and poster viewing

12:15 - 13:30

Thursday 24 October, Afternoon

Day 1

Aspergillus: A very contemporary opportunist

Thomas Rogers (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

13:30 - 14:00
Sharpening nature's tools, translating cellular immunology into better tuberculosis care

Joseph Keane (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

14:00 - 14:30
Offered paper: Chronic lung infection in cystic fibrosis – elucidating the role of an immunogenic protein in the process of chronic colonisation

Sarah Mc Cormack (University College Dublin, Ireland)

14:30 - 14:45
Offered paper: Transposable temperate phages promote the evolution of divergent social strategies in Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations

Siobhan O'Brien (University of Liverpool, UK)

14:45 - 15:00
Refreshments, networking and poster viewing

15:00 - 15:30
First contact: the start of microbiota-host interactions

Lindsay Hall (Quadram Institute, UK)

15:30 - 16:00
Combatting AMR Bacteria Predatory Bdellovibrio: opportunities and challenges investigating them as anti-pathogen agents

Liz Sockett (Nottingham University, UK)

16:00 - 16:30
Refreshments, networking and poster viewing

16:30 - 18:00
"Unpredictable" a Professorial Lecture by the Chair of Microbiology. Sponsored by the Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science, Trinity College Dublin

Charles J Dorman (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

18:00 - 19:30
Drinks reception

19:30 - 20:15
Meeting dinner

20:30 - 22:30

Friday 25 October, Morning

Day 2

Registration and welcome refreshments

08:30 - 09:00
Whole genome sequencing of Bacillus subtilis and related projects at Trinity College Dublin

Kevin Devine (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

09:00 - 09:30
Offered paper: The history, genome, and biology of NCTC 30, a non-pandemic Vibrio cholerae isolate from World War One

Matthew Dorman (Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK)

09:30 - 09:45
Offered paper: Functional characterisation of (p)ppGpp synthetase enzymes in Staphylococcus aureus

Sophie Irving (University of Sheffield, UK)

09:45 - 10:00
FNR is a segulator of Salmonella pathogenicity island 2

Carsten Kröger (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

10:00 - 10:30
Coffee break, networking and poster viewing

10:30 - 11:00
Salmonella persisters actively undermine host immune defences during antibiotic treatment

Sophie Helaine (Harvard University, USA)

11:00 - 11:30
Offered paper: Short-term consumption of a high-fat diet increases host susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes infection

Vanessa Las Heras (University College Cork, Ireland)

11:30 - 11:45
Offered paper: Pharmacological modulation of the autophagy pathway enhances Mtb killing

Kate McQuaid (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

11:45 - 12:00
Diet-microbiota-health interactions in the elderly

Paul O'Toole (University College Cork, Ireland)

12:00 - 12:30
Lunch, networking and poster viewing

12:30 - 14:00

Friday 25 October, Afternoon

Registration

Welcome and introduction to the symposium

A Century of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin

Comparative transcriptomics identifies a single SNP mutation that controls virulence of African Salmonella

Offered paper: Experimental evolution selects clinically relevant antibiotic resistance in biofilms but with collateral tradeoffs

Offered paper: Factors governing orthologous RpoD and H-NS evolution in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Escherichia coli

Refreshments, networking and poster viewing

Understanding skin colonisation from the point of view of Staphylococcus aureus

Offered paper: The role of mature mycolic acids in mycobacterial biofilm formation and interactions with the human complement system

Evolution of a superbug: horizontal gene transfer and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the host

Lunch, networking and poster viewing

Aspergillus: A very contemporary opportunist

Sharpening nature's tools, translating cellular immunology into better tuberculosis care

Offered paper: Chronic lung infection in cystic fibrosis – elucidating the role of an immunogenic protein in the process of chronic colonisation

Offered paper: Transposable temperate phages promote the evolution of divergent social strategies in Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations

Refreshments, networking and poster viewing

First contact: the start of microbiota-host interactions

Combatting AMR Bacteria Predatory Bdellovibrio: opportunities and challenges investigating them as anti-pathogen agents

Refreshments, networking and poster viewing

"Unpredictable" a Professorial Lecture by the Chair of Microbiology. Sponsored by the Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science, Trinity College Dublin

Drinks reception

Meeting dinner

Registration and welcome refreshments

Whole genome sequencing of Bacillus subtilis and related projects at Trinity College Dublin

Offered paper: The history, genome, and biology of NCTC 30, a non-pandemic Vibrio cholerae isolate from World War One

Offered paper: Functional characterisation of (p)ppGpp synthetase enzymes in Staphylococcus aureus

FNR is a segulator of Salmonella pathogenicity island 2

Coffee break, networking and poster viewing

Salmonella persisters actively undermine host immune defences during antibiotic treatment

Offered paper: Short-term consumption of a high-fat diet increases host susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes infection

Offered paper: Pharmacological modulation of the autophagy pathway enhances Mtb killing

Diet-microbiota-health interactions in the elderly

Lunch, networking and poster viewing

Rational design of plant defensin-like peptides for improved antimicrobial activity

Searching for virulence factors in Mycobacterium bovis, the agent of bovine TB

Coffee break, networking and poster viewing

Novel regulators of barrier function, the gut microbiota and intestinal health

Moving genomics into the clinic

Prize giving and closing remarks

Drinks reception

Registration

Welcome and introduction to the symposium

A Century of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin

Comparative transcriptomics identifies a single SNP mutation that controls virulence of African Salmonella

Offered paper: Experimental evolution selects clinically relevant antibiotic resistance in biofilms but with collateral tradeoffs

Offered paper: Factors governing orthologous RpoD and H-NS evolution in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Escherichia coli

Refreshments, networking and poster viewing

Understanding skin colonisation from the point of view of Staphylococcus aureus

Offered paper: The role of mature mycolic acids in mycobacterial biofilm formation and interactions with the human complement system

Evolution of a superbug: horizontal gene transfer and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the host

Lunch, networking and poster viewing

Aspergillus: A very contemporary opportunist

Sharpening nature's tools, translating cellular immunology into better tuberculosis care

Offered paper: Chronic lung infection in cystic fibrosis – elucidating the role of an immunogenic protein in the process of chronic colonisation

Offered paper: Transposable temperate phages promote the evolution of divergent social strategies in Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations

Refreshments, networking and poster viewing

First contact: the start of microbiota-host interactions

Combatting AMR Bacteria Predatory Bdellovibrio: opportunities and challenges investigating them as anti-pathogen agents

Refreshments, networking and poster viewing

"Unpredictable" a Professorial Lecture by the Chair of Microbiology. Sponsored by the Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science, Trinity College Dublin

Drinks reception

Meeting dinner

Registration and welcome refreshments

Whole genome sequencing of Bacillus subtilis and related projects at Trinity College Dublin

Offered paper: The history, genome, and biology of NCTC 30, a non-pandemic Vibrio cholerae isolate from World War One

Offered paper: Functional characterisation of (p)ppGpp synthetase enzymes in Staphylococcus aureus

FNR is a segulator of Salmonella pathogenicity island 2

Coffee break, networking and poster viewing

Salmonella persisters actively undermine host immune defences during antibiotic treatment

Offered paper: Short-term consumption of a high-fat diet increases host susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes infection

Offered paper: Pharmacological modulation of the autophagy pathway enhances Mtb killing

Diet-microbiota-health interactions in the elderly

Lunch, networking and poster viewing

Rational design of plant defensin-like peptides for improved antimicrobial activity

Searching for virulence factors in Mycobacterium bovis, the agent of bovine TB

Coffee break, networking and poster viewing

Novel regulators of barrier function, the gut microbiota and intestinal health

Moving genomics into the clinic

Prize giving and closing remarks

Drinks reception