2024 Conference Agenda

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Monday	August 5
12:00pm	Registration	Annex Room
4:45pm	Opening Reception	Tripp Commons
6:15pm	Introductions and Sternberg Announcement	Shannon Hall
6:30pm	Keynote Address Dr. George O’Toole	Shannon Hall
7:30pm-9:30pm	Session I: Host Microbe Interactions Session Chair: Ana Flores-Mireles	Shannon Hall
9:30pm	Late Night Drinks	Sunset Lounge

Tuesday	August 6
8:00am	Registration	Annex Room
8:45am-12:00pm	Session II: Bacterial Systems Biology Session Chair: Carol Gross	Shannon Hall
12:00pm	Lunch	Tripp Commons
2:30pm	Poster Session	2^nd & 4^th Floors
5:00pm	Dinner	Tripp Commons
7:00pm-9:15pm	Session III: Signaling & Stress Responses Session Chair: Pallavi Ghosh	Shannon Hall
9:15pm	Late Night Drinks	Sunset Lounge

Wednesday	August 7
8:00am	Registration	Annex Room
8:45am-12:00pm	Session IV: Beneficial Microbes Session Chair: Mark Mandel	Shannon Hall
12:00pm	Lunch	Tripp Commons
2:30pm	Poster Session	2^nd & 4^th Floors
5:00pm	Dinner	Tripp Commons
7:00pm-9:15pm	Session V: Phages & CRISPR Session Chair: Karen Maxwell	Shannon Hall
9:15pm	Late Night Drinks	Sunset Lounge

Thursday	August 8
8:00am	Registration	Annex Room
8:45am-12:00pm	Session VI: Cell & Membrane Biology Session Chair: Luisa Hiller	Shannon Hall
12:00pm	Lunch	Tripp Commons
2:00pm-3:45pm	Session VII: Chromosomes and Replication Session Chair: Prahathees Eswara	Shannon Hall
4:30pm	5K Run	Meet at Memorial Union Terrace
7:30pm	Poster Session – All Posters	2^nd & 4^th Floors

Friday	August 9
8:00am	Registration	Annex Room
8:45am-12:00pm	Session VIII: Bacterial Physiology Session Chair: Bruno Lima	Shannon Hall
12:00pm	Lunch	Tripp Commons
2:30pm-4:30pm	Session IX: Regulation of Gene Expression Session Chair: Elizabeth Campbell	Shannon Hall
5:00pm	Cocktails & Closing Banquet	Tripp Commons