The 1995 Gordon Research Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases is being held in
Irsay, Germany Oct. 1-6. Attendence is limited but a few slots are still open
for those who wish to attend. The program is listed below.
Support is available for qualified young investigators who may not have the
financial resource to attend.
For further information please contact:
Steve Projan
Lederle Labs
phone: 914 732-3063
fax: 914 732-5536
1995 Gordon Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases
Location: Irsee, Germany
Dates: October 1-6
Chairman: G.L. Archer
Vice-Chairman: S.J. Projan
Global regulation of virulence: S. Arvidson, Discussion Leader
R. Novick: "The agr regulatory locus."
A. Cheung: "The sar regulatory locus."
M. Schmid: "Novel strategies for identifying anti-staphylococcal agents."
S. aureus adherence and adhesins: J.I. Flock, Discussion Leader
M. H?ok: "Genetic and biochemical analysis of binding proteins."
P. Vaudaux/T. Foster: "Analysis of binding protein deficient mutants in
animal models."
Analysis of S. aureus virulence factors: T. Foster, Discussion Leader
N. Barg: "Animal models of virulence."
R. Proctor: "Small colony variants and attenuation of virulence."
G. Bohach: "Enterotoxin structure-function and immunomodulation."
Glycopeptide resistance:
K. Dyke, Discussion Leader
P. Courvalin: "Genetics and epidemiology of glycopeptide resistance."
P. Reynolds: "Biochemistry of glycopeptide resistance."
Methicillin resistance: H.F. Chambers, Discussion Leader
B. Berger-B?chi: "Chromosomal loci affecting the expression of resistance."
J. Ghuysen: "Low affinity penicillin binding proteins."
K. Hiramatsu: "Transcriptional regulation of mecA and resistance
expression."
Epidemiology: B. Kreiswirth, Discussion Leader
M. Streulens: "Molecular typing techniques."
B. Cookson: "Hospital spread of methicillin resistant staphylococci."
Capsules and immunity: G. Peters, Discussion Leader
G. Pier: "Capsular polysaccharide of S. epidermidis."
J. Lee: "S. aureus capsules and virulence."
A. Fattom: S. aureus capsular polysaccharide vaccines."
Oral poster presentations: S. Projan, Discussion Leader
Virulence Factors of coagulase negative staphylococci:
F. G?tz, Discussion Leader
G. Johnson: "Inhibition of phagocytosis by coagulase negative
staphylococcal exoproducts."
D. Mack: "Genetic Analysis of Biofilm accumulation."
S. Gatermann: "Virulence-associated proteins of S. saprophyticus."
