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The continuous and ever-increasing resistance to antibiotics represents a major challenge to global public health. In this context, there is an urgent need to identify novel potential antimicrobials, to dissect their molecular mechanism(s) of action, and to characterize their function in the context of complex immune responses. Antimicrobial peptides represent a class of antibiotic molecules that display targeted activity against microorganisms, which are produced by living organisms as diverse as bacteria, fungi, plants, insects and vertebrates, and which can be as well artificially designed and synthesized.

AMP2024 will bring together the world’s leading experts in the field to discuss the most recent research advances on: a) the discovery, biosynthesis pathways and bioengineering of novel antimicrobial peptides, b) the mechanisms of antimicrobial activities and bacterial resistance, c) immune modulation by antimicrobial peptides, d) the interplay between antimicrobial peptides & microbiota, and e) antimicrobial peptides as an ecological and evolutionary point of view.

Invited speakers

Charles BEVINS – University of California – Davis, USA
Eugene CHANG – University of Chicago, USA
Svetlana DUBILEY – Toulouse Biotechnology lnstitute, France
Cesar de la FUENTE – University of Pennsylvania, USA
Peter MERGAERT – University of Paris-Saclay, France
Ines NEUNDORF – University of Cologne, Germany
Octavio FRANCO – Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasil
Anna ZAIDMAN-REMY – University of Lyon, France

Scientific Committee

Charles BEVINS- University of Davis, USA
Jean-Michel BOLLA – Aix-Marseille University, France
Svetlana DUBILEY – Toulouse Biotechnology lnstitute, France
Yannick FLEURY – University of Occidental Bretagne, France
Cesar DE LA FU ENTE – University of Pennsylvania, USA
Katy JEANNOT – University of Bourgogne, France
Michael LAFOND – Aix-Marseille University, France
Ines NEUNDORF – University of Cologne, Germany
Javier PIZARRO-CERDA- Pasteur lnstitute, France
Aurélie TASIEMSKI – University of Lille, France
Anna ZAIDMAN-REMY – University of Lyon, France
Séverine ZIRAH – National Museum of Natural History, France

Programme

Wednesday 5 June 2024

08h00-09h00 Welcoming participants

First Session
09h00-09h15 Opening Remarks
09h15-10h15 Opening lecture: Prof. Cesar de la FUENTE (University of Pennsylvania, USA)

 10h15-10h45 – Coffee Break (Posters available)

Second Session: Mechanisms of antimicrobial activities and bacterial resistance – part I:
10h45-11h25    Prof. Ines Neundorf (Germany)
11h25-12h10    3 Talks selected from the abstracts

12h10-13h30 – Lunch (Posters available)

Third Session: Mechanisms of antimicrobial activities and bacterial resistance – part II:
13h30-14h15    3Talks selected from the abstracts
14h15-14h25    General discussion with speakers of the session

Fourth Session: Interplays between antimicrobial peptides & Immune modulation – part I:
14h25-15h05    Prof. Eugene Chang (University of Chicago, USA)
15h05-15h35   2 Talks selected from the abstracts

15h35-16h05 – Coffee Break (Posters available)

Fifth Session: Interplays between antimicrobial peptides & Immune modulation – part II:
16h05-16h45   Dr. Anna Zaidman-Rémy (INSA Lyon, France)
16h45-17h25   2 Talks selected from the abstracts
17h25-17h35   General discussion with speakers of the session

 17h35-19h35 – Poster session / Wine & Cheese

Thursday 6 June 2024

Sixth Session: Interplays between antimicrobial peptides & microbiome – part I:
08h30-09h10        Prof. Charles Bevins (University of California Davis, USA)
09h10-09h55        3 Talks selected from the abstracts

09h55-10h25 – Coffee Break (Posters available)

Seventh Session: Interplays between antimicrobial peptides & microbiome – part II:
10h25-11h25        3 Talks selected from the abstracts
11h25-11h35        General discussion with speakers of the session

11h35-13h15 – Lunch (Posters available)

Eight Session: General session for flash presentations by young scientists selected from posters:
13h15-13h50        6 Flash talks selected from posters
13h50-14h00        General discussion with speakers of the session

14h00 – Departure towards the ‘Grotte Cosquer’ (Coquer Cave) or ‘Mucem’ museum
14h45 – Social activity: Visit of the ‘Grotte Cosquer’ (Coquer Cave) or ‘Mucem’ museum

20h00-23h30 – Gala Dinner – Restaurant La Nautique, Le Vieux-Port (optional, registration required)

Friday 7 June 2024

Ninth Session: Antimicrobial peptides, Ecology and Evolution – part I:
08h30-09h10        Dr. Peter Mergaert (University of Paris-Saclay, France)
09h10-10h10        4 Talks selected from the abstracts

10h10-10h40 – Coffee Break (Posters available)

Tenth Session: Antimicrobial peptides, Ecology and Evolution – part II:
10h40-10h55        Talk selected from the abstracts
10h55-11h10        General discussion with speakers of the session

Eleventh Session: Discovery, biosynthesis pathways and Bioengineering of novel AMPs – part I:
11h10-11h50        Prof. Svetlana Dubiley (Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, France)
11h50-12h05        Talk selected from the abstracts 

12h05-13h30 – Lunch

Twelfth Session: Discovery, biosynthesis pathways and Bioengineering of novel AMPs – part II:
13h30-14h30        4 Talks selected from the abstracts
14h30-14h40        General discussion with speakers of the session       

14h40-15h20        Closing lecture: Prof. Octavio Franco (Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil)

15h20-15h30 – Awards & Concluding Remarks

15h30 – Departure

Abstract Submission

Deadline abstract submission : April 15 May 1, 2024

Presentation of the abstract (Arial 10). The abstract text may not be longer than 500 words. Indicate the title, the names of the authors, the institutions – Please structure your abstract with the following items: Introduction, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions.

To Submit your abstract, please use this template and send to comptabilite@sfm-microbiologie.org

Reviewing and selection process: All abstracts submitted will go through a peer-review process. If your presentation is accepted, the final decision will be carried out by the conference Scientific Committee. The conference Scientific Committee reserves the right to reject low quality abstracts, as well as those not pertinent to the themes of the conference.

Posters: Abstracts selected for poster presentation will be displayed during the poster sessions. (cf conference program).

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