Meeting of the FNRS contact group "Molecular Bacteriology"

University of Namur, Auditorium CH01

The meeting of the FNRS contact group « Molecular Bacteriology » is an annual opportunity to bring together Belgian researchers that decipher molecular mechanisms in diverse bacteria, such as bacterial models, opportunistic or professional pathogens, as well as environmental bacteria. It is also an opportunity to invite experts from abroad. This year, we welcome Simonetta Gribaldo (Institut Pasteur, Paris) and Christophe Grangeasse (MMSB, Lyon) to talk about their recent discoveries related to molecular bacteriology. PhD students and postdoc researchers are invited to give short talks to present their recent advances. This event helps the different research teams to keep in touch and create networking activities.

Invited speakers

			Prof. Simonetta GRIBALDO Institut Pasteur, Paris Evolutionary Biology of the Microbial Cell
			Prof. Christophe GRANGEASSE Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry (MMSB), Lyon Bacterial Pathogens and Protein Phosphorylation

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Program

09:30-10:00

WELCOME COFFEE

10:00-10:10

INTRODUCTION

10:10-10:50

KEYNOTE LECTURE | One or two membranes ? Diderm Firmicutes illuminate the transition between Gram-negatives and Gram-positives. Prof. Simonetta GRIBALDO, Institut Pasteur Paris, Department of Microbiology, Evolutionary Biology of the Microbial Cell Unit

10:50-12:10

SHORT TALK 1 | DarB modulates the (p)ppGpp synthetase activity of the ribosomal factor Rel by promoting ATP incorporation to the SYNTH domain. Dr. Andres AINELO, ULB, Cellular and Molecular Microbiology

SHORT TALK 2 | Impact of a TonB-dependent receptor and its associated oxygenase in Cu and Fe homeostasis in Caulobacter crescentus. Pauline CHERRY, UNamur, NARILIS, Research Unit in Microorganisms Biology (URBM)

SHORT TALK 3 | Unveiling the cell-cycle-dependent localization of ParB_Bb at the centromere. Jovana KALJEVIC, UCLouvain, de Duve Institute

SHORT TALK 4 | Identification and characterization of cationic peptides produced by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and promoting its autolysis. Dr. Katy PONCIN, University of Oxford, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology - Current affiliation: UNamur, NARILIS, Research Unit in Microorganisms Biology (URBM)

12:10-13:30

LUNCH

13:30-14:10

KEYNOTE LECTURE | Cell division and morphogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Prof. Christophe GRANGEASSE, Université de Lyon, Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry

14:10-14:50

SHORT TALK 5 | A bacterial protein secretion system caught in the act of transport. Dr. Frederic LAUBER, University of Oxford, Department of Biochemistry - Current affiliation: UCLouvain, de Duve Institute

SHORT TALK 6 | Direct activation of an innate immune system in bacteria by a viral capsid protein. Albinas CEPAUSKAS, ULB, Cellular and Molecular Microbiology

14:50-15:20

COFFEE BREAK

15:20-16:40

SHORT TALK 7 | Post-segregational killing by toxin-antitoxin systems and how to escape it. Nathan FRAIKIN, ULB, Cellular and Molecular Microbiology

SHORT TALK 8 | Deciphering biological functions of newly discovered Salmonella Typhimurium N-terminal proteoforms with the use of multiplexed recombineering. Valdes SNAUWAERT, UGhent, Laboratory of Microbiology, iRIP Unit

SHORT TALK 9 | Adaptation of the Group A Streptococcus bacteriophages to the human host. Dr. Lionel SCHIAVOLIN, ULB, Molecular Bacteriology Laboratory

SHORT TALK 10 | Unlocking Antibiotic Persisters Through Inhibition of Reactive Nitrogen Species During Infection. Dr. Séverin RONNEAU, Harvard Medical School, USA - Current affiliation: UNamur, NARILIS, Research Unit in Microorganisms Biology (URBM)

16:40-16:45

CLOSING REMARKS

16:45-18:30

BEER HOUR

Registration

Participation is free, but registration is mandatory. Please register before October 5, 2022.

Organizing committee

Prof. Xavier De Bolle, UNamur, Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms (URBM)

Prof. Laurence Van Melderen, ULB, Cellular and Molecular Microbiology (CM2)

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