Schedule for Antibiotic Resistance Symposium      

1. AMR in hospital and society [ 8.00 – 9.15 am ]
8.00 am:  Sam Brown (GT) – Welcome and opening remarks
8.15 am: Alison Laufer (CDC) – AMR and public health
8.45 am: Arlene Stecenko (Emory Hospital) – Cystic fibrosis Airway Microbiology and treatment Challenges

                             COFFEE BREAK [ 9.15 – 9.45 ]

2. Discovering Novel Antimicrobials [ 9.45 – 11.30 am ]
9.45 am: Jennifer Leeds (Novartis) – Challenges and opportunities in novel antibacterial discovery and development
10.30 am: Julia Kubanek (GT) – Marine natural products as inspiration for antibiotic discovery
11.00 am: Cassandra Quave (Emory) – Ethnobotanical approach to anti-infective drug discovery

                             LUNCH BREAK [ 11.30 am – 12.30 pm]

3. Biology of AMR [ 12.30 – 2.00 pm ]
12.30 pm: Stephen Trent (UGA) – Outer membrane remodeling and antimicrobial resistance
1.00 pm: David Weiss (Emory) – Undetected resistance as a cause of antibiotic treatment failure
1.30 pm: Bruce Levin (Emory) – Antibiotics do more than select for resistance

                           TEA BREAK [ 2.00 – 2.30 pm ]

4. Alternative therapeutic strategies [ 2.30 – 4.00 pm]
2.30 pm: Joshua Weitz (GT) – Immunophage synergy for curative treatment of respiratory infections
3.00 pm: Andrew Gewirtz (GSU) – C. difficile and replacement therapy
3.30 pm. Kristofer Wollein Waldetoft (GT) – Preserving antibiotics with diagnostics and alternatives

5. Open Floor Discussion [4.15 – 5.00 pm]
5.00 pm. Stephen Diggle (GT) – Concluding remarks

6. Posters in Atrium with Snacks and Drinks [ 5.15 – 6.00 pm ]