
D. Ashley Robinson, PhD
The University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, United States
Title: Genome evolution of MRSA during geographic dispersal

Lindsey “Les” Shaw, PhD
University of South Florida, FL, United States
Title: The post-translational regulation of infection in Staphylococcus aureus

Stephen Tuffs, PhD
University of Victoria, Victoria BC, Canada
Title: Staphylococcal Superantigen driven persistence during blood stream infections

Ana Lidia Flores-Mireles, PhD
University of Notre Dame, IN, United States
Title: Antibiotic-sparring therapies against catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Chia Lee, PhD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AK, United States
Title: Modulation of Agr regulatory function by CIpC chaperone in Staphylococcus aureus

Jamie K. Hobbs, PhD
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Title: Using atomic force microscopy to probe the cell wall of S. aureus and its role in life, death, and antimicrobial resistance

Rebecca Corrigan, PhD
University College Dublin, Ireland
Title: Signalling nucleotides: crucial pathways for Staphylococcus aureus infection

Ana Eulalio, PhD
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Title: Dissecting Staphylococcus aureus intracellular lifestyle by microscopy-based phenotypic screenings

Dina Raafat, PhD
University Medicine Greifswald, Germany
Title: Periprosthetic joint infections – What can the immune system reveal?

Rachel Contarin, PhD
Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire (ANSES), Université de Lyon, France
Title: Mobile genetic elements in Staphylococcus aureus, vectors of antibiotic resistance

Jonathan Batchelder
University of Connecticut, CT, United States
Title: The effects of metabolism and oxidative stress on Staphylococcus aureus fluoroquinolone survival

Rebecca Pospich
Hannover Medical School, Germany
Title: Adaptive T cell responses to Staphylococcus aureus and its virulence factors in atopic dermatitis

Josefien Hommes
University of Calgary, Canada
Title: Vectored Immunoprophylaxis of MEDI4893 protects against Staphylococcus aureus ⍺-Toxin

Barbara M. Bröker, PhD
University Medicine Greifswald, Germany
Title: Secreted proteases – Staphylococcus aureus‘ swiss army knife

Dane Parker, PhD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, NJ, United States
Title: Metabolic control of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Karen Moreau, PhD
University of Lyon, France
Title: The role of RNA in the regulation of virulence in Staphylococcus aureus

Jeffrey L. Bose, PhD
University of Kansas Medical Center, KS, United States
Title: Fatty acids in Staphylococcus aureus: Beyond membrane building blocks

Jennifer N. Walker, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, United States
Title: Investigating Staphylococcus aureus recalcitrance to prophylactic antibiotic treatment strategies

Mariya Goncheva, PhD
Rutgers NJ Medical School, NJ, United States
Title: Beyond the single species – understanding how Staphylococcus aureus complicates respiratory viral infections

Silva Holtfreter, PhD
University Medicine Greifswald, Germany
Title: Finding the perfect match: Improving murine colonization and infection models by using mouse-adapted Staphylococcus aureus strains

Shaun Brinsmade, PhD
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States
Title: Roles for de novo and salvaging pathways in staphylococcal membrane biogenesis during polymicrobial infection

Tania Wong, PhD
Rutgers NJ Medical School, NJ, United States
Title: Diet-mediated immunometabolic regulation promotes pulmonary clearance of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pu-Ting Dong, PhD
The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, United States
Title: Probing life with photons: How optical imaging uncovers the hidden signature of biological systems?

Brandon Berryhill
Emory University, GA, United States
Title: Fecal microbiota transplantation as a tool for controlling Klebsiella dysbiosis

Sonia Jain
Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences, West Bengal, India
Title: Roles of mazEF toxin–antitoxin system on clinical MRSA strain