New Approaches to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria - 3rd Edition - Pre-registration and abstract submission

Description

Scientific Organizers

Christoph Dehio, Maximiliano Gutierrez, Deborah Hung, Tanja Schneider

Date

June 9-13, 2024

Location

Ascona, Switzerland

Summary of the meeting

Over the past decades, pan-resistant strains of major bacterial pathogens have emerged rendering available antibiotics ineffective and putting at risk many achievements of modern medicine. New ways to identify clinically effective antimicrobials are urgently needed. However, the current antimicrobial development pipeline is inadequate because of high attrition and limited coverage of multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria.

This conference aligns with the scope of the National Center of Competence in Research “AntiResist” which aims at revitalizing antibiotic discovery by bringing a patient-centered paradigm shift. Such a shift requires a multidisciplinary approach starting at the bedside. Many factors affect the development of novel antibiotics such as our limited understanding of the physiology and heterogeneity of bacterial pathogens in patients and their interactions with microbiota. Bacteria growing in patients experience environments that are very different from standard laboratory conditions traditionally used for antibacterial discovery.

This conference will review the current knowledge of:

- Clinical relevance of antibiotic resilience

- Axenic model systems and single cell technologies

- Complex tissue model systems

- Drug penetrance and action through scale

- New approaches in antibiotic discovery and development

- Non-traditional antibacterials

It will introduce students to emerging concepts that promise to accelerate antibacterial discovery, improve treatment regimens and uncover novel targets for eradicating pathogens.

It will bring together world-leading clinicians, microbiologists, tissue engineers and chemists who share common interests in the field and work towards the development of urgently needed control strategies to win the race against superbugs.

Contact

For more information visit the conference website. For specific questions regarding the registration or financial assistance, contact info@nccr-antiresist.ch


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Please, note that participants submitting an abstract for a presentation (short talk, poster, or both) will have priority for attendance at the conference as a very limited number of seats is available for non-presenting participants. Submitting an abstract does not guarantee your participation to the conference. Abstracts will be selected by the scientific organizers, and selected participants will receive the registration link privately before 23 March 2027.


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