Monday, September 10, 2018

Time Event  
09:00 - 09:30 Welcoming coffee and Registration - Welcoming the attendees with a coffee and a french croissant. Registration  
09:30 - 10:00 Toulouse University, a university at the heart of science or CNRS: advancing the frontiers - Comité d'organisation, autorité universitaire,  
10:00 - 11:00 Adhesin, adhesion factors - Hélène Martin-Yken & Ingrid Bäkke  
10:00 - 10:30 › Trimeric Autotransporter Adhesins - Understanding adhesive function and screening for inhibitors - Dirk Linke, University of Oslo, Department of Biosciences, Oslo, Norway  
10:30 - 11:00 › One messenger, different messages – different effects of c-di-GMP signaling in regulating life on surfaces among pathogenic and non-pathogenic Bacillus species - Ole Andreas Økstad, University of Oslo  
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break  
11:20 - 12:30 Adhesin, adhesion factors - Hélène Martin-Yken and Ingrid Bäkke  
11:20 - 11:50 › Proteomic studies of hyperadhesive Candida strains identify novel cell wall adhesins involved in biofilm formation - Piet De Groot, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha  
11:50 - 12:10 › Characterization of Candida albicans GPI-anchored proteins involved in biofilm formation. - Mennat El Ghalid, Institut Pasteur  
12:10 - 12:30 › Glycan-based molecular interactions and their role in bacterial surface - Marit Sletmoen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim]  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
13:30 - 15:00 Poster  
15:00 - 16:20 Single molecule techniques to probe adhesion - Mickaël Castelain & Marit Sletmoen  
15:00 - 15:30 › Quantitative, multi-scale measurements of adhesion forces using Atomic Force Microscopy and Optical Trapping - Frédéric EGHIAIAN, JPK Instruments AG  
15:30 - 16:00 › Unraveling bacterial adhesion profile: is force spectroscopy the key to more efficient medicine? - Paula Parreira, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica  
16:00 - 16:20 › Role of Lactococcus lactis pili in homotypic interactions using single-molecule force spectroscopy - Ibrahima Dramé, DRAME  
16:20 - 16:50 Coffee break  
16:50 - 17:40 Single molecule techniques to probe adhesion - Mickaël Castelain & Marit Sletmoen  
16:50 - 17:20 › Comparison of Adhesion Pili expressed in Different Environments - Magnus Andersson, Umeå University  
17:20 - 17:40 › Automatic nanomechanical analysis on cell populations by Atomic Force Microscopy - Sergio Proa Coronado, Laboratoire dánalyse et dárchitecture des systèmes [Toulouse]  
19:00 - 23:30 Gala Dinner  

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Time Event  
09:00 - 09:50 From planktonic to biofilm life style - Karen Dunker et Etienne Dague  
09:00 - 09:30 › Biofilm- the third dimension that makes the differences - Romain Briandet, INRA, Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay  
09:30 - 09:50 › Understanding the function of the Pga15 family in Candida albicans pathobiology - Elham Khatrawi, University of Aberdeen - Carol Munro, University of Aberdeen  
09:50 - 10:20 Coffee break  
10:20 - 11:30 From planktonic to biofilm life style - Karen Dunker & Etienne Dague  
10:20 - 10:50 › Micromucus: Germfree Atlantic salmon fry as model system for studying microbial adhesion to an intact natural mucosal surface - Ingrid Bakke, Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim]  
10:50 - 11:10 › Effect of the nutritive medium choice on the formation of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG biofilms on an abiotic surface - Elena Yunda, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour les Matériaux et l'Environnement, Institut Jean Lamour (Matériaux - Métallurgie - Nanosciences - Plasmas - Surfaces)  
11:10 - 11:30 › Rosemary inhibits Candida albicans biofilm production through the proposed EFG1-HWP1 pathway, leading to vacuolar disintegration and cell cycle arrest - Tanya Dahms, University of Regina  
11:30 - 13:00 Poster  
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch  
14:00 - 14:50 Smart materials and safe processes - Claire Tendero, Cécile Formosa-Dague  
14:00 - 14:30 › From living in the ‘plastisphere' to plastic biodegradation: a big step for marine biofilms. - Jean-François GHIGLIONE, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne, UMR 7621, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Banyuls sur mer  
14:30 - 14:50 › Adhesion of Candida albicans on the surface of tailored by AgNPs thin silica layers: evaluation at low shear stresses - Marvine SOUMBO, Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion dÉnergie [Toulouse], Laboratoire de génie chimique  
14:50 - 15:20 Coffee break  
15:20 - 16:30 Smart materials and safe processes - Claire Tendero & Cécile Formosa-Dague  
15:20 - 15:50 › Surface & Material Modifications to Influence Biofouling – From lab-scale to technical applications - Martina Baum, Kiel University  
15:50 - 16:10 › Antifouling coatings for the protection of surfaces exposed to continental superficial waters - Zibin NAN, Laboratoire dÍngénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés  
16:10 - 16:30 › The “spectro-inside” concept based on using AgNPs nanocomposites for biosensing the adsorption of proteins on solid surfaces - Kremena Makasheva, Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion d'Energie [Toulouse]  
16:30 - 17:00 Closing ceremony