Programa Preliminar
Symposium “Infectious Diseases: New approaches in Immunology and Therapies”
November 12 to 14, 2018, Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK), Havana, Cuba.
First Edition, IPK´s First Scientific Winter Journey
Coordinators:
IPK: Professor Beatriz Sierra, MD, PhD, Virology Department, Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK).
OSU: Professor Abhay Satoskar, Division of Experimental Pathology and Department of Microbiology and Vice Chair for Research, OSU.
| Time | Lecture Title | Professor |
| Monday November 12 | ||
| 9:00-9:15 am | Symposium Opening | Professor Abhay Satoskar, OSU/Professor Beatriz Sierra, IPK |
| 9:15-9: 50 am | RNA Editing and Modification by enzyme co-activation: A 10-year solution to a 25-year problem | Professor Juan Alfonzo, OSU |
| 9:55-10:35 am | Bacterial toxins: new allies for understanding induction of mucosal immunity | Professor Prosper Boyaka, OSU |
| 10:40-11:20 am | Coffee Break | |
| 11:35-12:15 am | Inhibitors of aminopeptidases as potential antibacterial and antimalaric agents | Professor Jorge Gonzalez, UH |
| 12:20-1:00 pm | Targeting the biofilm to develop novel approaches to treat and prevent respiratory tract diseases due to nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae | Professor Lauren Bakaletz , OSU |
| 1:00-2:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 2:00-2:45 pm | HIV-1, Pregnancy, and Adverse Birth Outcomes | Professor Jesse Kwiek, OSU |
| 2:45-3:00-pm | Coffee Break | |
| 3:00-4:30 pm | 5 short presentations (15 minutes each) | Students and Trainees |
| Tuesday November 13 | ||
| 9:00-9:15 am | Cuban Society of Microbiology and Parasitology Award | Professor Maria Guzmán, President of Cuban the Society Microbiology and Parasitology |
| 9:15-9: 50 am | Innate immune response linked to Lipid metabolism at the center of natural Flaviviruses protection | Professor Beatriz Sierra, IPK |
| 9:55-10:35 am | Nutrients and immunity against enteric viruses | Professor Anastasia Vlasova, OSU |
| 10:40-11:20 am | Coffee Break | |
| 11:35-12:15 am | Advances in Dengue virus vaccine and Cuban candidate | Professor Lazaro Gil, CIGB |
| 12:20-1:00 pm | CIGB-300, a synthetic peptide-based drug targeting the Human Papillomavirus type-16 (HPV-16) oncoprotein. Translational & Clinical Researchproperties | Professor Silvio Perea, CIGB |
| 1:00-2:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 2:00-2:45 pm | Regulation of the immune response in parasitical diseases | Professor Luis Terrazas, UNAM |
| 2:45-3:00-pm | Coffee Break | |
| 3:00-4:30 pm | 4-5 short presentations (10-15 minutes each) | Students and Trainees |
| Wednesday November 14 | ||
| 9:30-10:30 am | Development of a live attenuated vaccine for leishmaniasis | Professor Abhay Satoskar, OSU |
| 10:00-11:00 am | Biochemical and biological characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi cyclophilin 19 | Professor Bradford McGwire, OSU |
| 11:15-11:30 am | Questions/Discussion and Closing | Professor Abhay Satoskar, OSU/Professor Beatriz Sierra, IPK |
| 11:30-11:45 am | Coffee | |