2026 Conference Schedule

Sunday, July 19, 2026

3:00pRegistration Main Lounge
5:30pWelcome and Keynote AddressShannon Hall
Colleen Cavanaugh
Harvard University
6:00pWelcome ReceptionTripp Commons

Monday, July 20, 2026

8:00aRegistrationAnnex
9:00aSession I – Host Microbe Interactions at the Ecological Scale I
Session Chair: Julia Oh		Shannon Hall
12:00pLunchTripp Commons
1:00pPoster SessionGreat Hall
2:30pSession II – Host Microbe Interactions on the Molecular Scale I
Session Chair: John Rawls		Shannon Hall
6:00pDinnerTripp Commons

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

8:00aRegistrationAnnex
9:00aSession III – Host-Microbe Interactions at the Evolutionary Scale I
Session Chair: Maggie Sogin		Shannon Hall
12:00pLunchTripp Commons
1:00pPoster Session Great Hall
2:30pSession IV – One Health and Beneficial Microbes
Session Chair: Jack Gilbert		Shannon Hall
Free Evening

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

8:00aRegistrationAnnex
9:00aSession V – Host-Microbe Interactions on the Molecular Scale II
Session Chair: Amelia Lindsey		Shannon Hall
12:00pLunchTripp Commons
1:00pPoster Session Great Hall
2:30pSession VI – Host-Microbe Interactions on the Ecological Scale II
Session Chair: Chris Lane		Shannon Hall
6:00pTrainee Networking EventShannon Hall

Thursday, July 23, 2026

8:00aRegistration Annex
9:00aSession VII – New Approaches to Study Microbe-Host Crosstalk
Session Chair: Laura Knoll		 Shannon Hall
12:00pLunch Tripp Commons
1:00pPoster Session Great Hall
2:30pSession VIII – Emerging Concepts in Microbe-Host Dynamics
Session Chair: Shai Bei		 Shannon Hall
4:30pAwards & Closing Remarks Shannon Hall
5:30pKeynote Shannon Hall
 Johnathan Eisen
University of California,
Davis
7:00pBanquet