Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance | Friday, October 30th, 2026 — Fischer Hall, Trafalgar Square
| Time | Speaker & Affiliation | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 AM | — | Introductions |
| 09:15 AM – 10:00 AM | Ivo Gomperts Boneca Pasteur Institute, France |
AI-driven high content phenotypic screening for prediction of mode of action of drugs |
| 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM | Mayland Chang University of Notre Dame, USA |
Breaking the cycle of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection |
| 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM | Tanja Schneider University of Bonn, Germany |
Breaking the Wall: Mechanistic Insights into Novel Cell Wall Targeting Antibiotics |
| 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Nathaniel Martin Leiden University, The Netherlands |
A Next-Generation Glycopeptide Antibiotic with Best-in-Class Potential |
| 12:15 PM – 02:00 PM | — | Lunch Break |
| 02:00 PM – 02:45 PM | James Spencer University of Bristol, UK |
Combining Experiment and Simulation to Study β-Lactamase Mechanism and Inhibition |
| 02:45 PM – 03:30 PM | Shahriar Mobashery University of Notre Dame, USA |
How Run-of-the-Mill Staphylococcus aureus Became Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| 03:30 PM – 04:15 PM | David Roper University of Warwick, UK |
Exploring the role of FtsEX-PcsB during Cell Division in Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| 04:15 PM – 04:45 PM | — | Coffee & Tea Break |
| 04:45 PM – 05:30 PM | Christian Melander University of Notre Dame, USA |
Combination Approaches Toward Combating Antibiotic Resistant Infections |
| 05:30 PM – 06:15 PM | Keynote: Christopher Schofield University of Oxford, UK |
New approaches to combating AMR in Gram-Negative Bacteria |
| 06:15 PM | — | Closing Remarks |