08h00-09h00 Registration – welcoming coffee

First Session
Chair Michael Lafond

09h00-09h15 Opening Remarks
09h15-10h15 Opening Lecture: Prof. Cesar de la FUENTE (University of Pennsylvania, USA) 

10h15-10h45 – Coffee Break (Posters available)

Second Session: Mechanisms of antimicrobial activities and bacterial resistance – part I
Chairs Svetlana Dubiley and Javier Pizarro-Cerda

10h45-11h25    Prof. Ines Neundorf (Germany) – Tailoring the antimicrobial activity of a cell-penetrating peptide
11h25-11h40    Julian D Hegemann – Study of the antimicrobial activity of microcin j25 and variants thereof
11h40-11h55    Caroline Giraud – Lasso peptides sviceucin and siamycin I have anti-virulence activity and restore vancomycin-effectiveness in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus sp. and Staphylococcus aureus
11h55-12h10    Anne Boyeldieu – Deciphering the mode of action of the RumC1 bacteriocin in Streptococcus pneumoniae

12h10-13h20 – Lunch (Posters available)

Third Session: Mechanisms of antimicrobial activities and bacterial resistance – part II
Chairs Svetlana Dubiley and Javier Pizarro-Cerda

13h20-13h35    William Zamora – Structure–antimicrobial activity relationships of recombinant host defense peptides against drug-resistant bacteria
13h35-13h50    Robert Vacha – Design guidelines for antimicrobial peptides that kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria via transmembrane pores
13h50-14h05    Mary Chan-Park – Eradication of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms and antibiotic-tolerant persisters by block co-beta-peptides
14h05-14h15    General discussion with speakers of the session

Fourth Session: Interplays between antimicrobial peptides & Immune modulation – part I
Chairs Aurélie Tasiemski and Marc Maresca

14h15-14h55   Prof. Eugene Chang (University of Chicago, USA)
14h55-15h10   Julien Diana – Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide modulates neuroinflammation differently depending on its cellular source
15h10-15h25   Weronika Wozniak – Identification and characterization of an FDA-approved molecule boosting expression of human antimicrobial peptides

15h25-15h55 – Coffee Break (Posters available)

Fifth Session: Interplays between antimicrobial peptides & Immune modulation – part II
Chairs Marc Maresca

15h55-16h15 Aurélie Tasiemski – Immune function of worm AMPs and adaptation to changing marine habitats

16h15-16h25   General discussion with speakers of the session

16h30-19h00 – Poster session / Wine & Cheese
Chairs Josette Perrier and Marc Maresca

Sixth Session: Interplays between antimicrobial peptides & microbiome – part I
Chairs Ines Neundorf and Quentin Albert

08h45-09h25   Prof. Charles Bevins (University of California Davis, USA)
09h25-09h40   Johanna Bosch – Functional and ecological characterization of novel Ranthipeptides from the gut microbiome
09h40-09h55   Garance Leroy – Modulation of microbiota by alterin-producing Pseudoalteromonas during a maturation cycle of the flat oyster, Ostrea edulis

09h55-10h25 – Coffee Break (Posters available)

Seventh Session: Interplays between antimicrobial peptides & microbiome – part II
Chairs Ines Neundorf and Quentin Albert

10h25-10h40 Natalia Szeligowska – Peptides for microbiota modulation
10h40-10h55   Axelle Liebaut – Characterization of a new family of bacteriocins produced by the intestinal microbiota
10h55-11h05   General discussion with speakers of the session

Eight Session: General session for flash presentations selected from posters
Chairs Yanyan Li and Jean-Michel Bolla

11h05-11h10   Anna Benešová – Comparison of pore-forming activity of colicins E1, E11 and unrelated colicin Js
11h10-11h15   Hana Brzobohatá – LEGO-lipophosphonoxins: Fluorescent peptidomimetics as a powerful tool for studying the membrane disruption
11h15-11h20   Barbara Cardoso Domingues – Antimicrobial Activity of Degradable Synthetic Antimicrobial Copolymers
11h20-11h25   Felipe Miceli de Farias – Raffinocyclicin is a novel plasmid-encoded circular bacteriocin produced by Lactococcus raffinolactis
11h25-11h30   Gabriella Petti – The virulence factor AVE1 of the fungal plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae displays antimicrobial activity by targeting bacterial membranes and cell walls
11h30-11h35   Lana Vianey – Investigations the antifungal properties of the lanthipeptide pinensin and its naturally-occuring variants

11h35-11h40 General discussion with speakers of the session 

11h40-12h40 – Lunch (Posters available)

Ninth Session: Antimicrobial peptides, Ecology and Evolution
Chair Cesar de la Fuente

12h40-13h20   Dr. Peter Mergaert (University of Paris-Saclay, France)
13h20-13h35   Pr. Séverine Zirah – Production of microcins within Enterobacteriaceae isolates from poultry: a phenotypic, genomic and peptidomic study
13h35-14h15   Dr. Anna Zaidman-Rémy (INSA Lyon, France) – Multiple functions and fine-tuned regulation of antimicrobial peptides in the mutualistic symbiosis between the cereal weevil Sitophilus spp and their endosymbiotic bacterium

14h15-14h25   General discussion with speakers of the session

14h25 – Departure towards the ‘Grotte Cosquer’ (Coquer Cave) or ‘Mucem’ museum
15h15-18h30 – Social activity: Visit of the ‘Grotte Cosquer’ (Coquer Cave) or ‘Mucem’ museum

20h00-23h30 – Gala Dinner – Restaurant La Nautique, Le Vieux-Port (optional, registration required)

Tenth Session: Discovery, biosynthesis pathways and Bioengineering of novel AMPs – part I
Chairs Séverine Zirah and Charles Bevins

09h00-09h40   Prof. Svetlana Dubiley (Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, France) – Cytosine that Learned to Mimic Adenine: an Unusual Aminoacyl-nucleotide Inhibitor of Aspartyl-tRNA Synthetase
09h40-09h55  Tânia Raquel Rodrigues Graínha – New polymyxin analogs to combat Gram-negative biofilm-associated infections
09h55-10h10   Pipiya Sofiya – Creation of new drug candidates by deep functional profiling of synthetic biodiversity of AMP

10h10-10h40 – Coffee Break (Posters available)

Eleventh Session: Discovery, biosynthesis pathways and Bioengineering of novel AMPs – part II
Chairs Séverine Zirah and Charles Bevins

10h40-10h55   Ammar Almaaytah – The design of a novel ultrashort antimicrobial peptide-levofloxacin conjugate with potent intra-synergistic antimicrobial activity against multi-drug and levofloxacin-resistant bacterial clinical isolates
10h55-11h10   Jose Vicente Carratalá Tomás – Enhancing antimicrobial efficacy: endolysin-AMP conjugates
11h10-11h25   Silvia Arino – Developing De Novo Antimicrobial Peptides: from machine learning to biological validation
11h25-11h40   Juan Borrero del Pino – Engineering of novel circular bacteriocins using split-inteins
11h40-11h50   General discussion with speakers of the session

11h50-13h10 – Lunch

Twelfth Session: Discovery, biosynthesis pathways and Bioengineering of novel AMPs – part III
Chairs Séverine Zirah and Charles Bevins

13h10-13h25    Katia Conceição – Rational design of bioactive peptides derived from toxins and proteases for therapeutic application
13h25-13h40    Patricia López-Gómez – Antibacterial and cell-enhancing hydrogels composed of self-assembling peptides for tissue engineering applications
13h40-13h55   Clarisse Roblin – Bridging the gap: navigating peptide development from academia to clinic
13h55-14h05   General discussion with speakers of the session 

14h05-15h05  Closing lecture: Prof. Octavio Franco (Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil) Chair Sylvie Rebuffat

15h05-15h20 – Awards & Concluding Remarks

15h30 – Departure

En Métro depuis la gare SNCF Saint-Charles (et gare routière)

• Prendre la ligne M1 (ligne bleue) en direction de “La Fourragère”. Descendre à l’arrêt “Vieux-Port / Hôtel de ville” ;
• Suivre la sortie “Vieux-Port” (en montant les escalators, aller tout droit, puis après les seconds escalators, prendre à droite).

Une fois sur le Vieux-Port, vous avez la possibilité d’utiliser les Bus de la RTM ou de venir à pied.

En Bus :

• L’arrêt “Métro Vieux Port” des bus se trouve à 30m devant la sortie du métro ;
• Prendre le Bus n°83 (direction “Rond Point du Prado”) ou les Bus n°82 et n°82S (direction “Pharo/Catalans”) ;
• Descendre au 4^e arrêt “Le Pharo” (durée : 7 minutes environ).

À pied :

• Longer la mer sur la rive gauche (sud) du port et continuer tout droit jusqu’au Palais du Pharo (durée : 18 minutes environ).

Il existe une tarification particulière qui concerne les achats de titres ou d’abonnements faits par les entreprises, les collectivités, les associations, les congressistes ou organisateurs d’évènements.

Pour plus d’informations : RTM – Réseau de transports

Marseille est le carrefour autoroutier entre l’Espagne, l’Italie et l’Europe du Nord.

• Autoroute Nord A7 : Lyon, Paris, Bruxelles.
• Autoroute du Littoral A55 : Arles, Montpellier, Toulouse, Barcelone.
• Autoroute Est A50 : Toulon, Nice, Milan, Turin, Gènes.
• Dans Marseille intra muros, le tunnel Prado-Carénage permet :
  • une liaison directe entre les autoroutes A55 et A50,
  • une traversée du centre-ville en moins de 5 min.

Coordonnées GPS : 43.297386 – 5.375061

Votre itinéraire : Michelin – GoogleMap – Mappy

Parking

Parking Q-Park Pharo privé de 414 places (en face de l’entrée du Palais du Pharo).
75 impasse Clerville – 13007 Marseille

Pour plus d’informations : www.q-park.fr

Où se garer à Marseille : seety.co/fr

La Gare TGV Marseille Saint-Charles est située en plein cœur de la ville. Elle donne accès au lieu du congrès en quelques stations de métro.

• Plus de 200 trains quotidiens et depuis l’arrivée du TGV Méditerranée.
• 20 TGV Méditerranée Paris/Marseille par jour (3 heures de trajet).

Pour plus d’informations : www.sncf-connect.com – Se rendre ou partir de la gare de Marseille – TER

L’aéroport International Marseille Provence se situe à 25 minutes du centre-ville de Marseille.

• 25 liaisons quotidiennes Paris/Marseille (1h20)
.
• 20 villes françaises desservies.
• 89 villes desservies dans 27 pays
.
• 29 compagnies nationales et internationales
.

Pour plus d’informations : Tél. : 0820 811 414 – www.marseille.aeroport.fr

Aérogare low-cost mp2

• 30 destinations “low-cost” en Europe avec le Terminal mp2

Pour plus d’informations : www.mp2.aeroport.fr

Air France : Tél. : 36 54 (appel non surtaxé) – www.airfrance.fr

Service de navettes autocars depuis/vers l’aéroport Marseille Provence
Navette toutes les 10 minutes. Durée du trajet : 25 mn environ (Départ/arrivée : gare TGV Marseille Saint-Charles).

Pour plus d’informations : achat ticket en ligne – horaires

Entre l’aéroport et le centre-ville, compter 50 € environ de jour et 60 € de nuit.

Taxis Radio Marseille
Tél. : +33 4 91 02 20 20 (24h/24-7j/7) – www.taximarseille.com

Les Taxis Marseillais
Tél. : +33 4 91 92 92 92 (24h/24-7j/7) – www.lestaxismarseillais.com

Taxis aéroport Marseille-Provence
Tél. : +33 4 42 14 24 44 (24h/24-7j/7) – taxis-aeroport.com

Seul ce groupement de taxi est dûment habilité à stationner sur l’aéroport Marseille Provence.