May 20, 2022 | 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM | Ebling Auditorium
8:30-9:00 AM | Registration Check-in
Continental breakfast provided by UW catering. |
9:00-9:10 AM | Opening Remarks
Lindsay Kalan |
9:10-9:50 AM | “Chemical Defenses and Potential Drug Leads Made by Uncultured Bacterial Symbionts”
Jason Kwan |
9:55-10:05 AM | Lightning Talk
“Systematically Phenotyping Acinetobacter Baumannii Essential Genes Using Antibiotics” Jennifer Tran, Graduate Student |
10:05-10:10 AM | Break
Refreshments and snacks provided by UW catering. |
10:10-10:50 AM | “High-Throughput Collateral Sensitivity Profiling Platform for Natural Product Discovery”
Roger Linington |
10:55-11:05 AM | Lightning Talk
“A Host-Derived Peptide Enhances Sensitivity of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella to Antibiotics” Trina Westerman, Postdoc |
11:10-11:50 AM | “Exploiting Synergistic and Antagonistic Drug Interactions to Improve Treatment of Fungal and Bacterial Infections”
Jessica Brown |
11:55-12:05 PM | Lightning Talk
“Discovery, Characterization, and Synthesis of Small Molecule Inhibitors of Staphylococcus Aureus Quorum Sensing and Associated Virulence” Thomas Polaske, Graduate Student |
12:05-1:00 PM | Lunch break + Poster Session
Boxed lunch provided by UW catering. |
1:10-1:50 PM | “Mapping the Biosynthetic Pathway of a Hybrid Polyketide-Nonribosomal Peptide in a Metazoan”
Rebecca Butcher |
1:55-2:05 PM | Lightning Talk
“Human Oral Streptococcus spp. Defend Against Pathogen Colonization” Susan Zelasko, Graduate Student |
2:10-2:50 PM | “Production and Metabolism of Bioactive Small Molecules by the Human Microbiome”
Mohamed Donia |
3:00-4:00 PM | Poster Award Presentation + Reception
Beverages and hors d’oeuvres provided by UW catering. |
Please note that the 2022 Perlman Symposium schedule is subject to change.
We are monitoring the Covid-19 climate and will adjust the format and schedule should the need arise.