Host–pathogen interactions

The interplay between pathogens and their hosts is a critical determinant of infectious disease. Acting at these interfaces is a highly orchestrated, complex series of molecular and biochemical interactions. In this theme, we will examine the chemical crosstalk between pathogens, microbiota and immune cells that enable host colonization, the macromolecular machines pathogens use to interact with host cells, how they modulate host cellular processes to establish infection, and how they transition from one site of infection to another.

Organizer

Tamara O'Connor
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Symposia

Sunday, April 13

Control of host lipids, a critical determinant of infection outcomes
Tamara O'Connor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
A multilayered assault: Toxoplasma usurps host ESCRT and membrane contact site components
Isabelle Coppens, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Mobilization of host cell structures by microbial pathogens
Matthew Welch, Univeristy of California, Berkeley
Vibrio pathogenesis: Invasion, proliferation and escape
Kim Orth, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Gut dysbiosis: ecological causes and causative effects on human disease
Andreas Baumler, Univeristy of California, Davis