SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM |
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Wednesday, August 06 |
15:00/18:00 |
Arrival and Registrations |
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Thursday, August 07 |
7:00/7:45 |
Registrations |
7:30/7:45 |
NOTE: Posters will be exhibited from this moment on. They can be visited all throughout the Congress; presenters will make themselves available for discussion from 7:30 to 8:00 and from 18:00 to 19:00 hours Thursday 08 to Saturday 09 August. |
7:30/7:45 |
Welcome greetings: Luz E. Cano. Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB) y Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Medellín, Colombia. |
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Symposium 1.
P. brasiliensis genomics and bioinformatics |
Chairs: Celia M. Soãres and Daniel Matute |
7:45/8:05 |
Advances in the study of P. brasiliensis genome: Mia Champion. The Broad Institute of Massachusetts, Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAS, USA. |
8:05/ 8:25 |
Comparative genomics in Coccidioides spp. and possible applications to the study of P. brasiliensis: John W. Taylor. Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. |
8:25/ 8:45 |
Post-genomic contribution to the knowledge on the host-pathogen interaction: Maria Sueli Felipe. Departamento de Biologia Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biologicas, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil. |
8:45/9:05 |
Genes involved in cell wall regulation and morphogenesis: Gustavo Niño. Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Caracas, Venezuela. |
9:05/ 9:25 |
Questions |
9:25/9:45 |
Coffee break |
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Symposium 2.
Understanding the immune responses to dimorphic fungi in experimental animal hosts |
Chairs: John R. Graybill and Luz Elena Cano |
9:45/10:05 |
Experimental animal models and their contribution to the study of fungal pathogenesis: Karl V. Clemons. Division of Infectious Diseases, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, California Institute for Medical Research, and Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine Stanford University, San Jose, CA, USA. |
10:05/10:25 |
Pattern recognition receptors and P. brasiliensis infection: Vera L. Calich. Departamento da Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), SP, Brazil. |
10:25/10:45 |
In vivo protection against P. brasiliensis infection by means of antibodies: Carlos Taborda. Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas II (ICB-II), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
10:45/11:05 |
In the search for a vaccine against P. brasiliensis: Luis R. Travassos. Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas II (ICB-II), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
11:05/11:25 |
Pattern recognition receptors in the host immune response to Coccidioides spp.: María del Pilar Jiménez-A. Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), University of California San Diego, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB), Medellín, Colombia. |
11:25/11:45 |
Vaccines in coccidioidomycosis: an update. Garry T. Cole. Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX, USA. |
11:45/12:00 |
Questions |
12:00/17:00 |
SILLETEROS PARADE (Box lunch will be provided) |
18:00/19:00 |
Registrations |
19:00/21:00 |
Opening Ceremony, “A Centennial Celebration” |
Official greetings: Juan Guillermo McEwen. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia and Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Medellín, Colombia. |
Opening lecture: Henrique L. Lenzi. Departamento de Patologia, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, FioCruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. |
Birthday Celebration |
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Friday, August 08 |
Symposium 3.
Virulence factors and host-parasite interactions |
Chairs: Gioconda San-Blas and Angel González |
7:30/8:00 |
POSTERS |
8:00/8:20 |
Histoplasma spp. virulence mechanisms with parallels in paracoccidioidomycosis: William B. Goldman. Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA. |
8:20/8:40 |
P. brasiliensis genes involved in host interaction: Celia M. Soãres. Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biologicas, Universidade Federal de Goiãnia, Goiãs, Brazil. |
8:40/9:00 |
Adhesion and extracellular matrix proteins: Maria José Mendes-Giannini. Departamento de Analisis Clinicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, UNESP, Araraquara, Brazil. |
9:00/9:20 |
Virulence insights from the P. brasiliensis transcriptome: Ildinete Silva Pereira. Departamento de Biologia Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasilia, DF, Brazil. |
9:20/9:40 |
Role of melanin in certain dimorphic fungi: Beatriz L. Gómez. Mycotic Diseases Branch, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. |
9:40/10:00 |
Questions |
10:00/10:20 |
Coffee break |
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Symposium 4.
Immune responses in paracoccidioidomycosis:
Cellular and molecular mechanisms |
Chairs: Maria José Mendes-Giannini and María del Pilar Jiménez |
10:20/10:40 |
Microbicidal mechanisms exerted by macrophages against P. brasiliensis conidia: Angel González M. Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), y Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia (U de A), Medellín, Colombia. |
10:40/11:00 |
Human cells and molecules involved in the microbicidal mechanisms against P. brasiliensis: Angela M.V.C. Soãres. Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estatal de São Paulo, Botucatú, SP, Brazil. |
11:00/11:20 |
The role of CD8+ T cells in human paracoccidioidomycosis: Maria Heloisa Blotta. Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estatal de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil. |
11:20/11:40 |
Antigen-specific immunosuppression in paracoccidioidomycosis: adverse effect or desired outcome?: Gil Benard. Laboratorio de Alergia Clinica e Experimental e Imunologia. Departamento de Dermatologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), SP, Brazil. |
11:40/12:00 |
Several reasons for the immunosuppression observed in paracoccidioidomycosis: João Santana Silva. Departamento de Bioquimica e da Imunologia, Escola de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. |
12:00/12:20 |
Questions |
12:20/13:20 |
Lunch with professors: Historical Accounts, Coccidioidomycosis. |
Discovery in Argentina: Ricardo Negroni. Unidad de Micología, Hospital de Infecciosas Francisco Javier Muñiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
Initial history in North America: Garry T. Cole. Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA. |
Recent records in Latin America: Bodo Wanke. Laboratorio/Serviço de Micologia Médica, Centro de Pesquisa Hospital Evandro Chagas (IPEC), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. |
13:20/14:00 |
Break |
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Symposium 5.
Granuloma and fibrosis: tissue markers of paracoccidioidomycosis |
Chairs: Marcello Fabiano Franco and María Mercedes Patiño |
14:00/14:20 |
Mechanisms involved in granuloma formation: José Daniel Lopes. Disciplina de Imunologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Centro de Microscopia electrônica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
14:20/14:40 |
Extracellular matrix modulation in paracoccidioidal granuloma: Eva Burger. Departamento da Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
14:40/15:00 |
Experimental and therapeutic approaches to modulate fibrosis in an experimental model of paracoccidioidomycosis: Luz E. Cano. Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB) y Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Medellín, Colombia. |
15:00/15:20 |
Immune reactive cells in skin lesions of patients with paracoccidioidomycosis: Carla Pagliari. Departamento de Patologia, Facultade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
15:20/15:40 |
Questions |
15:40/16:00 |
Coffee break |
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Symposium 6.
Fungal Cellular Biology Aspects |
Chairs: Luis R. Travassos and Agostinho J. Almeida |
16:00/16:20 |
Growth, morphogenesis and pathogenesis of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans and the interactions between zoosporic plant pathogens and their hosts: Neil A.R Gow. School of Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences. University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK. |
16:20/16:40 |
PbCDC42 is involved in the regulation of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (P. brasiliensis) multiple budding phenotype: Agostinho J. Almeida. Instituto de Pesquisa em Ciências da Vida e da Saúde (ICVS), Escola de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Minho, Braga, Portugal. |
16:40/17:00 |
Cell signaling in morphogenesis and virulence of P. brasiliensis: Larissa Fernandes. Departamento de Biologia Celular, Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil. |
17:00/17:20 |
Analysis of extracellular vesicles in P. brasiliensis: Rosana Puccia. Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Divisão de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
17:20/17:40 |
Analysis of some genes related with P. brasiliensis conidia to yeast transition process: Ana María García. Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia. |
17:40/18:00 |
Proteomics of cell wall fractions in different isolates of P. brasiliensis: Rosana Puccia. Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Divisão de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
18:00/18:20 |
Questions |
18:20/19:00 |
POSTERS |
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Saturday, August 09 |
7:00 – 8:00 |
Registration for the new attendants to the Clinical Symposium |
7:30 – 8:00 |
POSTERS |
Symposium 7.
The endemic mycoses under consideration by Public Health Agencies |
Chairs: Gilberto Álvarez and Ángela María Tobón |
8:00/8:20 |
Evolving public health importance of the endemic mycoses: Tom Chiller. Chief, Epidemiology Unit Mycotic Disease Branch, National Center for zoonotic, vector borne and enteric diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA. |
8:20/8:40 |
Epidemiology issues on invasive fungal infections: a United States prospective. Mary Brandt. Mycology Disease Branch, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA. |
8:40/9:00 |
Governmental functions in the treatment on fungal infection: María Adelaide Millington. GT de Pneumonias e Micoses Sistemicas, Ministerio de Saude, Brazilia, Brazil. |
9:00/9:20 |
Questions |
9:20/9:40 |
Coffee break |
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Symposium 8.
Clinical and Epidemiological considerations on the endemic mycoses |
Chairs: Tom Chiller and Ángela Restrepo |
9:40/10:20 |
The impact of histoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients: John R. Graybill. Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA. |
10:20/10:40 |
The coexistence of HIV infection and paracoccidioidomycosis: Roberto Martinez. Departmento de Molestias Infecçiosas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto,SP, Brazil. |
10:40/11:00 |
Treatment compliance in paracoccidioidomycosis: Rinaldo Põncio-Mendes. Departamento de Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estatal de São Paulo, Botucatú, SP, Brazil. |
11:00/11:20 |
Guidelines for the treatment of paracoccidioidomycosis: Flavio Queiroz-Telles. Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. |
11:20/11:40 |
Questions |
11:40/13:00 |
Lunch with professors: Historical Accounts, Histoplasmosis. |
Discovery in Panama: Marion C. de Martin. Departamento de Microbiología, Sección de Micología, Universidad de Panamá, Panamá, Republic of Panamá. |
Initial History in North America: John R. Graybill. Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA. |
13:00/14:00 |
Break |
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Symposium 9.
New approaches to the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of systemic mycoses |
Chairs: Zoilo Pires de Camargo and Elizabeth Castañeda |
14:00/14:20 |
The value and the promise of molecular biological tools in the diagnosis of Aspergillosis, Candidiasis and Pneumocystosis: Beatriz L. Gómez. Mycotic Diseases Branch, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. |
14:20/14:40 |
Refined Immunologic diagnostic tests in Paracoccidioidomycosis and Histoplasmosis: Rosely Zancopé Oliveira. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. |
14:40/15:00 |
High-resolution histopathology in paracoccidioidomycosis: Henrique L. Lenzi. Departamento de Patologia, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, FioCruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. |
15:00/15:20 |
Clinico-Immunological and Immunopathological correlations in different clinical forms of paracoccidioidomycosis: Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda. Laboratorio de Imunologia, Departmento de Doênças Infecciosas e Parasitarias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
15:20/15:40 |
Differential Clinical diagnosis in paracoccidioidomycosis: Angela M. Tobón., Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB) y Hospital La María, Medellín, Colombia. |
15:40/16:00 |
Questions |
16:00/16:20 |
Coffee break |
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Symposium 10.
Advances on Antifungal Antibiotics |
Chairs: Ricardo Negroni and Carlos Andrés Agudelo |
16:20/16:40 |
Coccidioidomycosis as seen in a non endemic area: John E. Bennett. Head, Clinical Mycology Section, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. |
16:40/17:00 |
New and experimental antifungal drugs: Gioconda San-Blas. Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Caracas, Venezuela. |
17:00/17:20 |
Nanobiotechnology: advances in antifungal therapy. André Amaral. Departamento de Biologia Celular, Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil. |
17:20/17:40 |
The epidemiology of Candida and Aspergillus infections: clinical and molecular aspects: Christopher Kibbler, Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom. |
17:40/18:00 |
Questions |
18:00/19:00 |
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posters should now removed from the exhibit hall after presentation. |
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Sunday, August 10 |
Symposium 11.
Agriculture and paracoccidioidomycosis |
Chairs: María Adelaide Millington and Donald L. Greer |
7:30/8:00 |
Chemical components derived from coffee and their impact on health: Manuel Elkin Patarroyo. Instituto de Inmunología, Bogotá, Colombia. |
8:00/8:20 |
P. brasiliensis growth and infective propagule production in clayey and sandy soil: Eduardo Bagagli, Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatú, SP, Brazil. |
8:20/8:40 |
On the relationship between land use and paracoccidioidomicosis: coffee, sugar cane and other cultures: Ligia B. Vizeu. Departamento de Geografia , Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas. Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
8:40/9:00 |
Influence of alternating coffee and sugar cane agriculture in the incidence of paracoccidioidomycosis in Brazil: Flavio Queiroz-Telles. Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. |
9:00/9:20 |
“Coffee: The Revolutionary Drink for Pleasure and Health”: Darcy Roberto Andrade Lima. Professor do Instituto de Neurologia da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil e Director Associado de Pesquisas, ICS, Vanderbilt University, TN, USA. |
9:20/9:50 |
Questions |
9:50/10:00 |
Coffee break |
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Symposium 12.
Evolutive biology of P. brasiliensis |
Chairs: Gustavo Niño and Juan Guillermo McEwen |
10:00/10:20 |
What can we know about speciation on P. brasiliensis?: Daniel Matute. Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. |
10:20/10:40 |
Is P. brasiliensis an unique species? Maria Sueli Felipe. Departamento de Biologia Celular, Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil. |
10:40/11:00 |
Evolutive biology of certain pathogenic fungi: John W. Taylor. Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. |
11:00/11:20 |
Climate variability and acute/subacute paracoccidioidomycosis in a hyperendemic area in Brazil: Ligia B. Vizeu. Departamento de Geografia , Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
11:20/11:40 |
Overview of the biogeography of P. brasiliensis: Eduardo Bagagli, Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatú, SP, Brazil. |
11:40/12:00 |
Questions |
12:00/13:30 |
Farewell lunch |
Poster awards and Adjourn: Angela Restrepo M, Directora Científica, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Medelllín, Colombia. |
Concert |
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Posted in the web page: 14 April, 2008. |
