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The 20th International Biennial Pseudomonas Conference will feature 12 specialized sessions covering the breadth of contemporary Pseudomonas research:

Core Biology & Physiology

  • Metabolism and Physiology
  • Gene Regulation
  • Biofilms

Environmental & Ecological Perspectives

  • Environmental Sensing
  • Evolution and Coevolution
  • Multi-species Interaction

Clinical & Applied Research

  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Immunology of Pseudomonas Infection

Emerging Technologies & Applications

  • Multiomics
  • Harnessing the Potential of Pseudomonas Species
  • Artificial Intelligence in Microbiology

Each session will feature keynote presentations, contributed talks, and poster discussions, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange among researchers from academia, industry, and clinical settings.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13

Registration and Networking
09:00 – 15:00 Registration and Networking
OPENING CEREMONY
Chair
G. Jayaraman,
Vellore Institute of Technology
Co-Chair
Deepti Jain,
Regional Centre for Biotechnology, India
Master-of-ceremony/Emcee:
Kalai Mathee,
Euleris.ai, USA
15:00 – 15:30 Seating & Videos
15:30 – 16:30 Welcome
SESSION: Plenary Lecture
Chair
Varsha Singh,
University of Dundee, UK
Co-Chair
Pablo Iván Nikel,
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
16:30 – 17:30
Cecília Maria Arraiano,
ITQB Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
RNA and RNases: A world still full of surprises
SESSION: Microbiolomics
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Integrating multi-omics data to understand Pseudomonas as complex biological systems. This session covers transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, network analysis, and computational modeling to uncover emergent properties and regulatory networks.

Chair
Jerry Reen,
University College Cork, Ireland
Co-Chair
Andrew Ulijasz,
University of Alabama-Birmingham, USA
17:30 – 18:00
Ryan Hunter,
University at Buffalo, USA
Oxygen heterogeneity as a driver of Pseudomonas aeruginosa physiology and host–pathogen interactions
18:00 – 18:15 Offered talk
18:15 – 18:30 Offered talk
18:30 – 19:00
Ludmilla Aristilde,
Northwestern University, USA
Metabolomics-enabled quantitative analysis of metabolic fluxes during co-utilization of substrates from cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin in wild-type and engineered Pseudomonas
Opening Reception and Networking
19:15 – 22:00 Opening Reception and Networking
19:45 – 20:15 Pseudomonas Fashion Show

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14

09:00 – 17:00 Registration
SESSION: Immune Response to Pseudomonads
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Examining host-pathogen interactions and immune mechanisms during Pseudomonas infections. This session covers innate and adaptive immunity, immune evasion strategies, inflammatory responses, and the role of the microbiome in shaping immune outcomes.

Chair
Timothy Wells,
The University of Queensland, Australia
Co-Chair
Saikat Bhattacharjee,
Regional Centre for Biotechnology, India
09:00 – 09:30
Alice Prince,
Columbia University, USA
Immunometabolic responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the lung
09:30 – 09:45 Offered talk
09:45 – 10:00 Offered talk
10:00 – 10:15 COFFEE BREAK
10:15 – 10:45
Gregory P. Priebe,
Harvard Medical School, USA
Host defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa : Implications for vaccines and immunotherapeutics
10:45 – 12:00 Flash talks for posters
12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 – 15:00 POSTER SESSION
SESSION: Synthetic Biology
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Harnessing Pseudomonas as a programmable chassis for industrial and biotechnological applications. This session covers engineered metabolic pathways, genetic circuits and toolkits, biosensors, and the design of robust strains for next-generation bioprocesses and the circular bioeconomy.

Chair
Prashant Phale,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Co-Chair
Daniel Volke,
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
15:00 – 15:30
Radhakrishnan Mahadevan,
University of Toronto, Canada
Sensing and engineering of Pseudomonas putida metabolism
15:30 – 15:45 Offered talk
15:45 – 16:00 Offered talk
16:00 – 16:30
Nick Wierckx,
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany
Aromatics production with Pseudomonas : chassis, modules, and beyond
16:30 – 16:45 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: Plant Pathogens and Symbionts
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Exploring Pseudomonas interactions with plant hosts, from devastating pathogens to beneficial symbionts. This session covers virulence mechanisms, host immunity, biocontrol applications, and the ecological roles of Pseudomonas in agriculture and natural ecosystems.

Chair
Robert Jackson,
University of Birmingham, UK
Co-Chair
Dananjeyan Balachandar,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India
16:45 – 17:15
David S. Guttman,
University of Toronto, Canada
Mapping the adaptive landscape of virulence
17:15 – 17:30 Offered talk
17:30 – 17:45 Offered talk
17:45 – 18:15
Gail Preston,
University of Oxford, UK
Regulatory and metabolic adaptation of Pseudomonas syringae to the plant environment
18:15 – 18:30 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: Palleroni Award Lecture
Chair
Pablo Iván Nikel,
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
Co-Chair
Kalai Mathee,
Euleris.ai, USA
18:30 – 19:00 Introduction of the Palleroni Award
19:00 – 19:15
E. Peter Greenberg,
University of Washington, USA
19:15 – 19:30
Stephen Lory,
Harvard Medical School, USA
19:30 – 19:45
Victor de Lorenzo,
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
20:00 – DINNER & NETWORKING

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15

09:00 – 17:00 Registration
SESSION: Plenary Lecture
Chair
Varsha Singh,
University of Dundee, UK
Co-Chair
Kalai Mathee,
Euleris.ai, USA
09:00 – 10:00
Daniel Wozniak,
Ohio State University, USA
Neutrophil exhaustion and biofilm formation drives chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa skin infection
SESSION: Clinical Infections & Disease
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Examining the full spectrum of Pseudomonas clinical manifestations beyond traditional respiratory infections. This session welcomes research on cardiac, ocular, bloodstream, urinary tract, wound and other site-specific infections, including biofilm-associated and device-related infections and the host responses that shape their outcome.

Chair
Adela Luján,
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
Co-Chair
Anand Anbarasu,
Vellore Institute of Technology, India
10:00 – 10:30
Neha Jain,
Indian Institute of Technology-Jodhpur, India
Host defense against bacterial biofilms
10:30 – 10:45 COFFEE BREAK
10:45 – 11:00 Offered talk
11:00 – 11:15 Offered talk
11:15 – 11:45
Murugesan Rajaram,
The Ohio State University, USA
Beyond the lung: How Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection impairs cardiac function
11:45 – 12:45 Flash talks for posters
12:45 – 13:45 LUNCH
13:45 – 15:30 POSTER SESSION
SESSION: Metabolism and Physiology
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Exploring the metabolic versatility and physiological adaptations that enable Pseudomonas species to thrive in diverse environments. Topics include nutrient acquisition, energy metabolism, stress responses, and metabolic regulation across environmental and host-associated niches.

Chair
Martin Welch,
University of Cambridge, UK
Co-Chair
Adisak Romsang,
Mahidol University, Thailand
15:30 – 16:00
Deepa Raju,
Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Exopolysaccharides in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation
16:00 – 16:15 Offered talk
16:15 – 16:30 Offered talk
16:30 – 16:45 Offered talk
16:45 – 17:15
Peter Dedon,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Linking the microbial epitranscriptome to metabolism, physiology and antibiotic resistance
17:15 – 17:30 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: Motility, Collective Behavior, and Quorum Sensing
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Examining how Pseudomonas coordinates movement and group behaviors through sophisticated signaling systems. Topics include flagellar- and pilus-mediated motility, biofilm formation, swarming, and quorum-sensing networks that regulate community-level responses.

Chair
Daniel Pletzer,
University of Otago, New Zealand
Co-Chair
Daniel Raj M,
Indian Institute of Technology Chennai, India
17:30 – 18:00
Ajai Dandekar,
University of Washington, USA
Functional implications of variation in the DNA-binding domain of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing transcription factor LasR
18:00 – 18:15 Offered talk
18:15 – 18:30 Offered talk
18:30 – 19:00
Adline Princy,
SASTRA University, India
Who is Pseudomonas talking to and why should we listen? Decoding bacterial communication for diagnosis
19:00 – DINNER & NETWORKING

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16

TOUR
07:15 – Full day delegate tour of Chennai & Mahabalipuram

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17

09:00 – 17:00 Registration
SESSION: Evolution
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Exploring evolutionary processes shaping Pseudomonas diversity and adaptation. Topics include experimental evolution, phylogenomics, adaptive mutations, population genetics, and evolutionary dynamics in both natural environments and during host colonization.

Chair
Maia Kivisaar,
University of Tartu, Estonia
Co-Chair
Rolf Kümmerli,
University of Zürich, Switzerland
09:00 – 09:30
Catherine Armbruster,
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Environmental evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa generates stable intraspecies diversity that influences downstream host infection
09:30 – 09:45 Offered talk
09:45 – 10:00 Offered talk
10:00 – 10:30
Balaram Mohapatra,
Gujarat Biotechnology University, India
Pseudomonas -centric microbial consortia enable higher survivability and metabolic flexibility for degrading oil hydrocarbons: Metagenomic and culturomics-based insights
10:30 – 10:45 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: Inter-microbial Warfare
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Investigating competitive and cooperative interactions between Pseudomonas and other microorganisms. Topics include bacteriocins, contact-dependent inhibition systems, phage-bacteria dynamics, and the molecular mechanisms governing microbial competition and coexistence.

Chair
Alain A. Filloux,
Centre for Environmental Life Sciences, Singapore
Co-Chair
Florence Vincent,
Aix-Marseille University, France
10:45 – 11:15
Jennifer Bomberger,
Dartmouth College, USA
Type VI secretion system effector locus mediates competition and persistence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
11:15 – 11:30 Offered talk
11:30 – 11:45 Offered talk
11:45 – 12:00 Offered talk
12:00 – 12:30
Anupama Khare,
National Institutes of Health, USA
A quorum sensing molecule from a co-infecting pathogen induces protective multicellular behaviour
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
SESSION: Antimicrobial Resistance
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Addressing the critical challenge of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas . This session covers resistance mechanisms, evolution of multidrug resistance, novel antimicrobial strategies, diagnostic approaches, and stewardship efforts to combat resistant infections.

Chair
Andrea Smania,
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
Co-Chair
You-Hee Cho,
CHA University, Republic of Korea
13:30 – 14:00
Rohit Ruhal,
Vellore Institute of Technology, India
Deciphering quorum-sensing-associated fitness determinants to reverse antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
14:00 – 14:15 Offered talk
14:15 – 14:30 Offered talk
14:30 – 14:45 Offered talk
14:45 – 15:00
Victor Nizet,
University of California San Diego, USA
Beyond antibiotics: Novel nanotherapies, nanovaccines, and monoclonal antibodies to treat or prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
15:00 – 15:15 COFFEE
SESSION: Structural Biology & Systems Biology
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Revealing the molecular mechanisms that govern Pseudomonas biology through three-dimensional structures of its proteins and complexes. This session covers structure determination, macromolecular assemblies, integrative and systems-level modeling, and how atomic-resolution insights explain pathogenesis, antibiotic resistance, and adaptive strategies.

Chair
Lars Dietrich,
Columbia University, USA
Co-Chair
Aneta Bartosik,
Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
15:15 – 15:45
Jani Bolla,
University of Oxford, UK
Native mass spectrometry and cryo-EM reveal how Pseudomonas builds and balances its cell envelope
15:45 – 16:00 Offered talk
16:00 – 16:15 Offered talk
16:15 – 16:45
Romé Voulhoux,
Aix-Marseille University, France
Structure-function exploration of dynamic processes in bacterial type II secretion
CLOSING RECEPTION
Chair
G. Jayaraman,
Vellore Institute of Technology, India
Co-Chair
Kalai Mathee,
Euleris.ai, USA
18:30 – 19:30 Cultural Show
19:30 – 19:45 Presentation of awards — Varsha Singh & Pablo Iván Nikel
19:45 – 20:15 Pseudomonas Fashion Show
20:15 – 20:30 Announcements
20:30 – 20:45 Word of Thanks — Deepti Jain