2026 Program at a Glance

BacPath 2026 Program at a Glance
Monday
21 September
3:30 PM
Registration Opens
4:30 PM
Opening AddressMitali Sarkar-Tyson
4:40 PM
ASM Oration — Charlene Kahler Chair: Mark Schembri
5:30 PM
Session 1 — Advances in Treatment Strategies Chairs: Aleksandra Debowski & Steven Mileto Paul Brett · Mary Burtnick · Mark Blaskovich · Bailey Heron · Aimee Tan · Samuel Lundin
7:00 PM–9:00 PM
Welcome Mixer & Poster Session 1
Tuesday
22 September
8:30 AM
Keynote Speaker — Cynthia Whitchurch Chair: Joshua Ramsay
9:15 AM
Session 2 — Bacterial Communities and Biofilms Chairs: Ashleigh Rogers & Justine Bendo Janessa Pickering · Carola Venturini · Laura M. Nolan · Debnath Ghosal · Glen P Carter
10:30 AM
Morning Tea
11:00 AM
Session 3 — Resistance Pathways and Determinants Chairs: Alec Truswell & Pauline Coulon Desirel Ng · Claire L Gorrie · Bonnie L Hyatt · Zeus J Nair · Chloe Estoque
12:30 PM
Lunch
1:45 PM
Session 4 — Genomes and Virulence Chairs: Galain Williams & Aimee Tan Jane Hawkey · Romain Guérillot · August Mikucki · Pauline ML Coulon · Olivia M Bertolla · Ritika Bahal
3:15 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM
Session 5 — Bacterial Cell Envelope Biology Chairs: Stephanie Neville & Matthew Sullivan Yoshikazu Kawai · Bart Eijkelkamp · Jason J Paxman · Sam Gastrell · Daniel G Meddati · Anna Roujeinikova
5:15 PM–7:15 PM
Poster Session 2
7:30 PM–9:30 PM
Dinner at Shelter Brewing Co.
Wednesday
23 September
8:30 AM
Keynote Speaker — Johan Malmström Chair: Tim Barnett
9:15 AM
Session 6 — Virulence Factors and Functions Chairs: Daniel Meddati & Johanna Ljungberg Matthew J Sullivan · Christopher McDevitt · Joanna K MacKichan · Jessica L Rooke · Justine Bendo
10:30 AM
Morning Tea
11:00 AM
Session 7 — Awards Session Chairs: Mitali Sarkar-Tyson & Nicole Bzdyl Vanessa Tenglia · Thanh Huyen Linh (Leah) Dinh · Georgia-Rose Gilmore · Holly Floyd (Ellis) · Kate P Whyte
12:00 PM
Lunch & Organised Tours
  • Winery Tour
  • Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse
  • Ngilgi Cave
  • Guided Beer Tasting
5:15 PM
Transfers to Conference Dinner
5:45 PM
Conference Dinner — Sabina River Farm
Thursday
24 September
8:30 AM
Keynote Speaker — Manuela Raffatellu Chair: August Mikucki
9:15 AM
Session 8 — Host-Pathogen Interactions Chairs: Jason Paxman & Joanna MacKichan Matthew McNeil · Ulrike Kappler · Joe T Hooton · Johanna K Ljungberg · Riya Joshi
10:30 AM
Morning Tea
11:00 AM
Session 9 — Bacterial Metabolic Pathways and Regulation Chairs: Ritika Bahal & Laurence Don Wai Luu Ram Maharjan · Jai Tree · Lauren Zavan · Kwok Jian Goh · Jackie Lu
12:15 PM
Closing Remarks & Awards
12:40 PM
Lunch / Departure

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