08.20-08:50

Registration and mounting of posters

08.50-08.55

Welcome!
Patrik Danielson, Dean at the Faculty of medicine at Umeå University

08.55-09:15

UCMR update
Yaowen Wu, Director of UCMR

09:15-10:00

Keynote lecture 1:
Peijun Zhang, professor of structural biology, University of Oxford
"Visualizing virus infection in situ by cryoET"

Chair: Max Renner

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-11:10

Short talks I (10 minutes talk) 
Chair: André Mateus

Host response to Langat virus infection at the blood-cerebral spinal fluid interface
Amanda Lappalainen, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå University

Regulation of morphological features and metabolic adaptations by the prokaryotic maintenance respiration share
Ashish Verma, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science and Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Umeå University

Poster
#27

The role of membrane complexity and heparan sulfate in the early entry stages of SARS-CoV-2 variants
Dario V. Conca, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM), Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University

11:10-11:20

Stretch your legs

11:20-12:00

Short Talks II (10 minutes talk) 
Chair: André Mateus

Intravenous immunoglobin therapy for COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients: a retrospective cohort study
Johan Rasmuson, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University

A distinctive family of L,D-transpeptidases catalyzing L-Ala-mDAP crosslinks in Alpha and Betaproteobacteria
Gabriel Torrens, Department of Molecular Biology and Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), SciLifeLab, Umeå University

Co-infection of HAdV-F41 and AAV-2 as a possible aetiology behind acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children
Elin Hahlin, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University

12:00-13:00

Lunch Break

13:00-13:30

Elevator pitches (3 minute talks)
Chair: Annasara Lenman

Poster
#1

Interaction of neutrophils with breast cancer cells and fibroblast in a co-culture model
Anna Thunström Salzer, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University

Poster
#2

Breaking Barriers: A first glimpse of a Gram-positive type 4 Secretion system and a characterization of its cell-wall remodeling enzyme
Josy ter Beek, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University

Poster
#3

Neutrophil extracellular traps as a driving force behind severe COVID-19
Emelie Backman, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University

Poster
#4

Ribosome clustering and surface layer reorganization in the microsporidian host-invasion apparatus
Himanshu Sharma, Department of Molecular Biology and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Science for Life Laboratory, Umeå University

Poster
#5

Deciphering heterogeneous populations of infecting bacteria with a novel bacterial single-cell RNA-seq method
Joram Kiriga Waititu, Department of Molecular Biology and Umea° Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Integrated Science Lab (IceLab), Umea° University

Poster
#6

High content screening of natural compounds against Chikungunya virus infection identifies a steroidal lactone withaferin A as an antiviral agent
Kiran Bala Sharma, Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, India, and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University

Poster
#7

A shield against the mutants: Effects of different vaccine regimens against novel SARS-CoV-2 variants on the antibody levels and survival of nursing home residents
Remigius Gröning, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University

Poster
#8

Chasing Better Pharmacodynamics and Challenging Resistance Development Through Increasing 3D Complexity of 2-Pyridone Antibiotics
Victor Hellgren, Department of Chemistry, Umeå University

Poster
#9

How infection with respiratory syncytial virus alters the mechanics of live Hep-2 cells
Sarah F. Verbeek, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University

Poster
#10

The complex interplay between alphaviruses and cells: identification of host factors and viral evolution
Tessy A.H. Hick, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR),Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM), Umeå University

13:30-13:40

Stretch your legs

13:40-14:20

Short Talks III (10 minute talks)
Chair: Annasara Lenman

In vitro reconstitution reveals membrane clustering and double-stranded RNA recruitment by the enteroviral AAA+ ATPase 2C
Kasturika Shankar, Department. of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, Umeå University

Assessing the behavior of the genotoxin-producing Salmonella enterica in pro-carcinogenic mouse models
María López Chiloeches, Department of Molecular Biology and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University

Poster
#28

Simultaneous Membrane and RNA Binding by Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Capsid Protein
Pulkkinen LIA, Department of Medical and Translational Biology, Umeå University

14:20-16:00

Poster walks in groups led by PIs
Coffee and cake

16:00-16:45

Panel discussion – UCMR 20 years
Moderator: Jennie Ekbeck

Panel: 
Jennie Ekbeck, former CEO Umeå Biotech Incubator, Business coach LEAD
Fredrik Almqvist, Director of UCMR
Yaowen Wu, Director of UCMR 2020-2023
Bernt Eric Uhlin, Director of UCMR 2008-2019
Carl-Henrik Heldin, chair of UCMR Executive Board 2009-2021
Alice Kempe, Chair at Kempestiftelserna

Chair: Marta Bally

16:45-17:00

Post your thoughts on UCMR

17:00-17:45

Keynote lecture 2:
Maria Lerm, professor in medical microbiology at Linköping University
"It is in your DNA – How previous exposures to infections are reflected in DNA methylation patterns"

Chair: Oliva Wesula Lwande

17:45-18:00

Concluding remarks and short talk/poster rewards
Chair: Teresa Frisan

18:00-18:30

Reception with mingle

18:30-21:00

Dinner