Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges

January 1-4, 2026 | Location to be Determined
Scientific Organizers: Scott G Filler, Rebecca Drummond and Iliyan D. Iliev

  In Person
  On Demand

January 1-4, 2026 | Location to be Determined
Scientific Organizers: Scott G Filler, Rebecca Drummond and Iliyan D. Iliev

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Friday, January 2, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Infections Caused by Airborne Fungal Pathogens
9:00–11:15 AM
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Fungal Commensalism and Pathogenesis: Consequences for the Host
5:00–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Saturday, January 3, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Keynote Address
8:00–8:45 AM
Fungal Infections of the Brain
8:45–11:00 AM
Rebecca Drummond, University of Birmingham
Heterogeneity of Fungal and Host Responses in the Brain
Damian Krysan †, University of Iowa
Transcription Factors and Kinases that Govern C. albicans CNS Infection
Nelesh Govender †, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Cryptococcosis in Immunocompromised Patients in LMICs
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Fungal Colonization and Immunity of the Skin and Mucosa
5:00–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Keynote Address
8:00–8:45 AM
Fungal Recognition and Antifungal Immunity
8:45–11:00 AM
Jay K. Kolls †, Tulane School of Medicine
Immunity to Pneumocystis
Amariliz Rivera-Medina †, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Innate Immune Response to Aspergillus Fumigatus
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Challenges and Opportunities in Translational and Clinical Mycology
5:00–6:45 PM
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Monday, January 5, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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