180 - Behind the Curtain: New Insights Into the Pathogenesis of Candida Infections

Friday, October 21, 2022

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Location: 151 AB

Watch the live stream on the conference website.

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, NY, United States

Disclosure(s): Merck: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Luiz Bermudez, MD

Professor
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Faculty(s)

Joe Sexton, PhD

Team Lead - Mycotic Diseases Branch Laboratory
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GA, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Michail Lionakis, MD, ScD

Chief, Fungal Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology & Microbiology
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Bethesda, MD, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Priya Uppuluri, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, MD, PhD: Merck: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Luiz Bermudez, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Joe Sexton, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Michail S. Lionakis, MD, ScD: No financial relationships to disclose

Priya Uppuluri, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-22-002-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

discuss the role of the environment as a risk factor on C. auris infection;
recognize host defense mechanisms that confer resistance against C. auris infection;
appreciate the role of biofilm in human infections caused by C. albicans

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US ET

Public Health Perspectives on Candida auris: Environmental Contamination and Colonization
Speaker: Joe Sexton, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET

Host Resistance Against Candida auris
Speaker: Michail S. Lionakis, MD, ScD – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/National Institutes of Health (NIH)
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

The Challenge of Candida albicans Biofilms
Speaker: Priya Uppuluri, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles