Pathogen Host Invasion

December 4, 2013

Stefan Kunz

Prof. Stefan Kunz, CHUV/UNIL

Gisou van der Goot, EPFL

Thierry Soldati, University of Geneva

Pierre-Yves Lozach, Université de Laval, Quebec, Canada

Gisa Gerold, TWINCORE Hannover, Germany

The first and most fundamental step in infection with intracellular pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites is entry of the microbe into the host cell. This workshop will cover recent developments in pathogen-host cell invasion. Presentations by invited experts will highlight novel concepts for how microbes can manipulate the host cell to gain access and how in turn microbes can be used as probes to decipher the function of the host cell. A particular emphasis will be put on recent technological developments, in particular high-throughput proteomics and systems biology approaches to illuminate the complex interplay of cellular and microbial factors underlying pathogen host cell invasion. In a second part of the workshop, groups of students will present cutting-edge original articles in the area of research that will be discussed in a round-table format with the invited experts.

In the afternoon session groups of students will present seminal papers on the workshops topic selected by the invited experts. We recommend 20-25 minutes for the presentation (Powerpoint, including a short introduction, key results, and conclusion). The presentations will be followed by a 10-15 minutes discussion with the experts.

Presentation schedule:

14:00 – 14: 40            Presentation & discussion  paper van der Goot

14:40 – 15: 20            Presentation paper Soldati

15:20 – 16:00             Presentation paper Gerold

Coffee break 16:00 – 16:10

16:15 – 16:55             Presentation paper Lozach

16:55 – 17:35             Presentation paper Kunz

Université de Lausanne, CHUV

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Final program

Program Flyer

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Gisou paper

Location:

Centre Hospitalier universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) and UNIL

Institute of Microbiology

Rue du Bugnon 48

CH-1011 Lausanne

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