North Campus Research Complex (NCRC), Building 18
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
MNID is the only regional conference that features cutting-edge basic science and translational research on the pathogenic mechanisms of fungal and parasitic diseases. These pathogens cause widespread and devastating infectious diseases worldwide, and MNID is the only scientific meeting that brings together Midwest experts in these fields of research.
Deadlines
- Meeting registration deadline: July 1
- To be considered for a talk, please submit your abstract by May 31.
- For a poster presentation, please submit your abstract by July 1.
EVENT REGISTRATION & TALK-POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM
Schedule
Friday, August 16
Arrival: 11:00 am
Lunch: 11:30 am
Dinner: 5:30 pm
Saturday, August 17
Breakfast: 8:00–9:00 am
End of Meeting at noon (no lunch provided)
For more information, contact: [email protected]
Meeting organizers: Kristie Goughenour, Teresa O’Meara and Yifan Wang, University of Michigan
This meeting will be a zero waste event with compostable dinnerware.
Steering Committee
Emmitt R. Jolly, Case Western Reserve University
*Prasida Holla, Indiana University School of Medicine
*Michael Holmes, Indiana University School of Medicine
*Joshua Beck, Iowa State University
Stefan M. Kanzok, Loyola University Chicago
*Fernanda Novais, The Ohio State University
Chad Rappleye, The Ohio State University
*Noelia Lander, University of Cincinnati
*Som Nanjappa, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Sumiti Vinayak Alam, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
*Bin He, University of Iowa
Michal Olszewski, University of Michigan
Vern Carruthers, University of Michigan Medical School
*Teresa O’Meara, University of Michigan Medical School
*Kristie Goughenour, University of Michigan Medical School
*Felipe H. Santiago, University of Notre Dame
Kasturi Haldar, University of Notre Dame
Matthew Anderson, University of Wisconsin Madison
Tamara Doering, Washington University School of Medicine
* = Assistant Professor
Duke University
Dr. Alspaugh's research seeks to understand the ways in which microorganisms sense and respond to changes in their environment. His group studies the model fungal organism Cryptococcus neoformans to define signal transduction pathways associated with systemic fungal diseases. This pathogenic fungus causes lethal infections of the central nervous system in patients with AIDS and other immunological disorders, and is an outstanding system for dissecting the signaling pathways associated with pathogenicity.
Columbia University
Dr. Ho is interested in understanding how membrane protein complexes mediate host-pathogen interactions in endogenous malaria parasites, using biochemistry and the latest advances in single-particle cryo electron microscopy and cryoFIB-enabled in situ cryo electron tomography.
