Fourth annual meeting of the Namur Research Pole in Infectiology

  • When May 17, 2022 (Europe/Brussels / UTC200)
  • Where UNamur, Auditorium Pedro Arrupe PA02
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After two years without gathering in-person, the Namur Research Pole in Infectiology (NaRePI) has the great pleasure to invite you to its fourth meeting which will take place on Tuesday May 17, 2022 at the University of Namur. The theme of this year's conference is: "Escaping bugs, the role of basic research".

An exciting day in perspective with 5 keynote lectures, 6 abstract-selected short talks, 16 posters and ~70 participants already registered. Registration and late abstract submissions are open until May 10, 2022! New abstract submissions are being considered for poster presentations only.

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Invited speakers

   
Prof. Christoph DEHIO
Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland
       

   
Prof. Coralie FUMEAUX
Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
       

   
Prof. Piet MAES
Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Belgium
       

   
Prof. Alba SILIPO
Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
       

   
Prof. Thomas VAN BOECKEL
Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Programme

 09:00

 

Welcome Coffee

09:45  

Introduction

09:55  

Structure-function analysis of cyclic-beta-glucan synthesis and export in the alpha-proteobacteria

Prof. Christoph DEHIO, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland

10:35  

Identification of mutational processes that drive the evolution of human viruses

Florian POULAIN, Integrated Veterinary Research Unit (URVI), NARILIS, UNamur

10:50  

Filoviruses: Correlates of protection and development of countermeasures

Prof. Piet MAES, Zoonotic infectious diseases unit, Rega institute, KU Leuven, Belgium

11:30  

Poster flash talks

12:00

 

Lunch and poster session

13:30  

Mapping antimicrobial resistance rates in low- and middle-income countries

Prof. Thomas VAN BOECKEL, Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

14:10  

Scarless excision of an insertion sequence restores capsule production and virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii

Clémence WHITEWAY, Microbial Resistance and Drug Discovery, VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology; Structural Biology Brussels, VUB, Belgium

14:25  

Interactions between Influenza A virus NS1 and the Human ubiquitin-proteasome system

Laurie-Anne LAMOTTE, Cell Biology laboratory, Research Institute for Biosciences, Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, UMons, Belgium

14:40  

Beta-lactamase induction and cell wall metabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Prof. Coralie FUMEAUX, Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland

 15:20

 

Coffee break

15:50  

BNIP3L-dependent mitophagy induced by Brucella abortus in host cells is required for bacterial egress

Jérémy VERBEKE, Research Unit in Cell Biology (URBC) / Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms (URBM), NARILIS, UNamur, Belgium

16:05  

In vivo characterization of A. baumannii lung infection in mice

Emeline BARBIEUX, Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms (URBM), NARILIS, UNamur ; Laboratory of Parasitology, ULB Center for Research in Immunology (U-CRI), ULB, Belgium

16:20  

Metabolic Glycoengineering : A strategy to label bacterial cell wall with synthetic analogues of D-mannose

Marine LACRITICK, Laboratory of Bio-Organic Chemistry (CBO), NARILIS, UNamur, Belgium

16:35  

Unveiling the puzzle of microbial glycans: tell me your function and I'll tell your structure

Prof. Alba SILIPO, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

17:15  

Closing remarks and awards

17:30  

End

LIST OF POSTERS

 

Venue

University of Namur
Auditorium Pedro Arrupe PA02
Rue de Bruxelles
5000 Namur
 

Access to the University

By Train: As the University campus is no more than 10' on foot from the main station, the train is certainly the best way to get to our campus.

By Car: University parkings are only for staff members. One of them, located rue Henri Lemaître, is also accessible to visitors.

Scientific committee

  • Prof. Xavier De Bolle, UNamur, Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms (URBM)
  • Prof. Nicolas Gillet, UNamur, Integrated Veterinary Research Unit (URVI)
  • Prof. Régis Hallez, UNamur, Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms (URBM)
  • Prof. Catherine Linard, UNamur, Department of Geography
  • Prof. Benoît Muylkens, UNamur, Integrated Veterinary Research Unit (URVI)
  • Prof. Francesco Renzi, UNamur, Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms (URBM)
  • Prof. Stéphane Vincent, UNamur, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of bio-organic chemistry (CBO) 

Registration & abstract submission

Participation is free, but registration is mandatory.

Registration and late abstract submissions are open until May 10, 2022! New abstract submissions are being considered for poster presentations only.