Program | Antimic

Preliminary program

16:00	Welcome
16:20	Cesar de la Fuente, University of Pennsylvania, United States Accelerating antibiotic discovery with AI Abstract
17:20	Sylvie Rebuffat, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France The continuous story of bacteriocins until emerging origins and methods for discovery Abstract
18:20	Welcome reception

Session 1: Innovative tools for screening and prediction Moderators:
8:30	Wananit Wimuttisuk, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani,Thailand Metabolomic variation along the gastrointestinal tract of shrimp with white feces syndrome Abstract
8:50	Laurent Bazinet, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada Combining statistical, machine learning and experimental approaches for screening of novel antimicrobial peptides from complex hydrolysates Abstract
9:10	Séverine Zirah, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France Microcin diversity and role in competitive interactions in poultry microbiota Abstract
9:30	Yesmine Sahnoun, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada Rapid bioinformatics and machine learning based identification of respiratory bacterial pathogens to assist antimicrobial stewardship Abstract
9:50	To be confirmed Abstract
10:10	Coffee break and poster session
Session 2: Discovery and design of new antimicrobials Moderators:
10:40	Anna Aris, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Caldes de Montbui, Spain Concatenating Bacteriocins as an antibiotic alternative for ruminants and aquaculture Abstract
11:00	Kitiya Vongkamjan Aurand, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand Isolation and characterization of novel broad-host range Vibrio phages for phage-based biocontrol formulation for the treatment of early mortality syndrome in shrimps Abstract
11:20	Éric Biron, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada The lipopeptide brevibacillin: A promising scaffold for the development of antimicrobials with tunable pharmacological properties and spectra of activity Abstract
11:40	Françoise Coucheney, Université de Lille, Lille, France Bacteriocins from Lacticaseibacillusparacasei CNCM I-5369: anti-Escherichia coli activity, original export system, potential medical application Abstract
12:00	Lucie Beaulieu, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada Screening of algal extracts antimicrobial activity for cheese preservation and characterization of active extracts Abstract
12:20	Mohammed Rhouma, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada First steps toward the discovery of a new generation of veterinary-specific tetracyclines: The case of oxytetracycline degradation products Abstract
12:40	Lunch

Session 3: Microbiome engineering Moderators:
14:00	Frédéric Borgues, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France Top-down strategies for engineering microbial communities with antimicrobial properties Abstract
14:30	Véronique Delcenserie, Université de Liège, Liege, Belgium Dynamic gastrointestinal models as engineering tools to decipher food-microbiome-probiotic interactions Abstract
Session 4: Antibiotic resistance and emerging alternatives Moderators:
14:50	Simon Heilbronner, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany Feast or famine: Nutrient sharing affects S. aureus growth in the nasal ecosystem Astract
15:20	Ismail Fliss, Université Laval, Québec, Canada Abstract
15:40	Margaret Crumlish, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom Tracking Resistance: Phenotypic and Genomic Insights into Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquatic Bacterial Pathogens in Vietnam Abstract
16:00	Coffee break and poster session
16:30	Nguyen Giang Thu Lan, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani, Thailand Reducing antibiotic use in tilapia aquaculture through scalable vaccination strategies Abstract
16:50

Session 4: Antibiotic resistance and emerging alternatives (to be continued) Moderators:
8:30	Mario Pablo Estrada, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB),Havana, Cuba Fighting antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture: new findings on PACAP antibacterial activity support host defense peptides as alternatives in aquaculture Abstract
8:50	Shafiq Ur Rehman, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Assessment of Bacteriophage cocktails (Sal-Pak-1 and Sal-Pak-2) Efficacy against Salmonella Gallinarum Infection in Broiler Chicken Abstract
9:10	Warangkhana Songsungthong, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, Thailand Universal Vibrio antigens stimulate shrimp immunity and protect shrimp against pathogenic Vibrio infection Abstract
9:30	Axel Pitard, Université de La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France Plant-Derived Antibacterials Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens: From Bactericidal Activity to Synergistic Combinations Abstract
Session 5: Emerging challenges for AMR innovations Moderators:
9:50	Sunday O. Ochai, International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS), Copenhagen, Danmark AMR in a Changing Environment: Bridging Evidence, Policy, and Practice gaps at the Climate - AMR Nexus in Low- and Middle- Income countries Abstract
10:20	Coffee break and poster session
10:50	Ingrid Lynch
11:20	Road to Market: Abstract
12:50	Poster awards and closing remarks
13:00	Lunch
14:30	Social activity/tour (optional)
19:00	Gala (optional)

8:30 am – 4:30 pm Workshop for students only

Integrative approaches and artificial intelligence for antimicrobial research

Facilitator: Séverine Zirah, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France

This workshop will offer an immersive experience designed to familiarise participants with the diversity of “omics” datasets, as well as with the principles of classification and machine learning as applied to antimicrobial research.

Following an introduction to multi-omic methods, as well as classification and machine learning methods, a hands-on computer-based workshop will use a dataset compiled from a collection of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains (1,2). The joint analysis of phenotypic data (antimicrobial activities of bacteriocins) and genomic data will aim to generate tools for predicting the sensitivity of strains to bacteriocins, followed by an assessment of their relevance.

References:
1. Telhig S, Pham NP, Ben Said L, Rebuffat S, Ouellette M, Zirah S, Fliss I. Exploring the genetic basis of natural resistance to microcins. Microb Genom. 2024,10:001156. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001156.
2. Telhig S, Ben Said L, Torres C, Rebuffat S, Zirah S, Fliss I. Evaluating the Potential and Synergetic Effects of Microcins against Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Microbiol Spectr. 2022, 10:e0275221. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02752-21.