March 22 - 26, 2010
Miami, Florida
This conference will be held concurrently with the 10th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis -- register for one and attend any sessions of interest at both conferences for no additional fee!
Conference Scope:
In recent years, major technical advances have revolutionized the molecular analysis of the systemic dimorphic fungi. These pathogens are ubiquitous soil fungi that infect healthy and immunocompromised individuals who live in endemic areas. These fungi collectively comprise a significant threat to human health. With the advent of mutagenesis technology, genome sequence, whole genome expression profiling, proteomics, and other advances, the ability to probe the biology of these fascinating organisms has reached a new level of molecular sophistication. This meeting will cover numerous topics including morphogenesis, pathogenesis, molecular cell biology, host response, genomics, proteomics, and fungal evolution. Of special note is the “Sequence workshop/community tool-building session”, where where the community and a panel of experts will brainstorm about database tools for the dimorphic fungal pathogens.
Session Topics:
Regulation of Morphogenesis
Pathogenesis and Virulence Strategies
Host response to Infection
Molecular Cell Biology of Dimorphic Fungi
Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment
Functional Genomics and Proteomics
Sequence Workshop/Community Tool-Building Fungal Evolution and Selection
Program Committee:
Anita Sil
University of California
San Francisco, California (USA)
Juan McEwen
Cellular and Immunogenetics Group, Corporación para Investigaciones
Biológicas (Colombia)
Chad A. Rappleye
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio (USA)
Program Advisory Committee:
William E. Goldman
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC (USA)
Bruce S. Klein
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
Josh Nosanchuk
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York (USA)
Alex Andrianopolous
University of Melbourne
Parkville, Victoria (Australia)
John Taylor
University of California
Berkeley, CA (USA)
Finance Committee:
Josh Nosanchuk
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York (USA)
Joseph Wheat
MiraVista Diagnostics
Indianapolis, Indiana (USA)
Carol A. Kauffman
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA)
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