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Friday, August 18
8:45 am-4:30 pm
French Family Science Center Auditorium, Rm 2231
Duke University
8:30-8:45 AM Coffee and light refreshments, Catered by Nosh
Outside of Bonk Auditorium, 2231 French Family Science Center
8:45-9:00 AM Welcome by Lotus Lofgren
Talk Session 1: Ecology of Fungi
Chaired by Lotus Lofgren
9:00-9:45 AM Keynote: Evolution and distribution of isocyanides, a new class of fungal
natural products promoting fungal fitness in copper scarce environments
Dr. Nancy Keller, University of Wisconsin - Madison
9:45-10:15 AM Deciphering mycorrhiza-mediated plant potassium nutrition
Dr. Kevin Garcia, NC State University
10:15-10:30 AM Deciphering the switchgrass microbiome using nestedness
and cross-domain co-occurrence
Rachel Hammer, NC State University
10:30-10:45 AM Suillus as a model genus for ectomycorrhizal ecology
Dr. Lotus Lofgren, Duke University
10:45-11:05 AM Coffee Break, outside of Bonk Auditorium
Talk Session 2: Fungi as Model Systems
Chaired by Catherine Denning-Jannace
11:05-11:50 AM Keynote: Targeting the Aspergillus fumigatus hypoxia response
for therapeutic development
Dr. Robb Cramer, Dartmouth
11:50-12:20 PM Histoplasma species complex: Genetic divergence and virulence strategies
Dr. Victoria Sepulveda, UNC-Chapel Hill
12:20-12:35 PM Evaluating the sensitivity of microbial proteins to Cu-induced misfolding
Amy Robison, Duke University
12:35-12:55 PM Quantifying genome dynamics in Candida populations during adaptation
to antifungal drugs
Dr. Anna Selmecki, University of Minnesota
1:00-2:15 PM Lunch, outside of Bonk Auditorium, catered by Parker & Otis
Talk Session 3: Medical Mycology/Natural Products from Fungi
Chaired by Brianna Almeida
2:15-3:00 PM Keynote: Natural variation in Candida albicans biofilm regulatory network
Dr. Aaron Mitchell, University of Georgia
3:00-3:15 PM Developing natural product ligands of FKBP12 as antifungal agents
Angela Rivera, Duke University
3:15-3:30 PM Functional characterization of the STRIPAK complex in Cryptococcus neoformans
Dr. Patricia Peterson, Duke University
3:30-4:00 PM Recombination rate variation and evolution in Saccharomyces yeast
Dr. Caiti Heil, NC State University
4:00-4:15 PM Yeast Species Emergence and Adaptation to Extreme Environmental Stressors
Dr. Emmanuel Nnadi, Plateau State University, Nigeria
4:15-4:20 PM Closing remarks – Dr. Joe Heitman
5:00–8:00 PM After Party at Durty Bull Brewing Company catered by Sitar Indian Cuisine & Locopops
Address: 206 Broadway St #104, Durham, NC 27701
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Passcode: mycology
After Party at Durty Bull Brewing Company
5:00-8:00 PM
Catered by Sitar Indian Cuisine & Locopops
206 Broadway St #104, Durham, NC 27701
Durty Bull is located at 206 Broadway Street in Durham NC (on the corner of Broadway and North Street) and is a 12-minute drive from the French Science Center. A paved parking lot is located next to the building (enter on North Street), with additional street parking along North St. or Corporation St.
There is also paid parking available in the parking garage at Liberty Warehouse, 613 Rigsbee Avenue, about a 5-minute walk from Durty Bull. Enter the parking garage from W. Corporation Street between Foster St and Rigsbee St.