The 20th International Biennial Pseudomonas Conference will feature 12 specialized sessions covering the breadth of contemporary Pseudomonas research:
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.
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Registration and Networking |
| Chair | Jayaraman,
Vellore Institute of Technology
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| Co-Chair | Deepti Jain,
Regional Centre for Biotechnology, India
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| Master-of-ceremony/Emcee: | Kalai Mathee,
Euleris.ai, USA
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| 16:00 – 16:30 | Welcome Speeches |
| Chair | Varsha Singh,
University of Dundee, UK
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| Co-Chair | Pablo Iván Nikel,
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
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| 16:30 – 17:30 | Cecília Maria Arraiano, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
| Info: | 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
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| Co-Chair | Lars Dietrich,
Columbia University, USA
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| 17:30 – 18:00 | Ajai Dandekar, University of Washington, USA |
| 18:00 – 18:15 | Offered talk |
| 18:15 – 18:30 | Offered talk |
| 18:30 – 18:45 | Offered talk |
| 18:45 – 19:15 | Peter Dedon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
| 19:15 – 21:00 | Opening Reception and Networking |
| 8:30 onwards | Registration and Networking |
| Info : | 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
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| Co-Chair | Saikat Bhattacharjee,
Regional Centre for Biotechnology, India
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| 09:00 – 09:30 | Alice Prince, Columbia University, USA |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Offered talk |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Offered talk |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Offered talk |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Gregory P. Priebe, Harvard Medical School, USA |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Flash talks for posters |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | LUNCH |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | POSTER SESSION |
| Info : | 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
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| Co-Chair | Daniel Volke,
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Radhakrishnan Mahadevan, University of Toronto, Canada |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Offered talk |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Offered talk |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Offered talk |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Nick Wierckx, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| Info : | 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
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| Co-Chair | Patricia Bernal,
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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| 17:00 – 17:30 | David S. Guttman, University of Toronto, Canada |
| 17:30 – 17:45 | Offered talk |
| 17:45 – 18:00 | Offered talk |
| 18:00 – 18:15 | Offered talk |
| 18:15 – 18:45 | Gail Preston, University of Oxford, UK |
| Chair | Pablo Iván Nikel,
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
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| Co-Chair | Kalai Mathee,
Euleris.ai, USA
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| 18:45 – 19:00 | Introduction of the Palleroni Award |
| 19:00 – 19:30 | Stephen Lory, Harvard Medical School, USA |
| 19:30 – 20:00 | Peter Greenberg, University of Washington, USA |
| 20:00 onwards | Dinner and Networking |
| 8:30 onwards | Registration |
| Chair | Varsha Singh,
University of Dundee, UK
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| Co-Chair | Kalai Mathee,
Euleris.ai, USA
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| 9:00 – 10:00 | Daniel Wozniak, Ohio State University, USA |
| Info : | 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
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| Co-Chair | Rolf Kümmerli,
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Catherine Armbruster, Carnegie Mellon University, USA |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Offered talk |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Offered talk |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Offered talk |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Carla López-Causapé, Hospital Son Espases, Spain |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Flash talks for posters |
| 12:45 – 13:45 | LUNCH |
| 13:45 – 15:45 | POSTER SESSION |
| Info : | 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
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| Co-Chair | Jason Papin,
University of Virginia, USA
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| 15:45 – 16:15 | Ryan Hunter, University at Buffalo, USA |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Offered talk |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Offered talk |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Offered talk |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Ludmilla Aristilde Northwestern University, USA |
| 17:30 – 17:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| Info : | 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
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| Co-Chair | Michael Franklin,
Montana State University, USA
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| 17:45 – 18:15 | Rohit Ruhal, Vellore Institute of Technology, India |
| 18:15 – 18:30 | Offered talk |
| 18:30 – 18:45 | Offered talk |
| 18:45 – 19:00 | Offered talk |
| 19:00 – 19:30 | P. Lynne Howell, University of Toronto, Canada |
| 19:30 onwards | Dinner and Networking |
| 8:30 onwards | Registration |
| Info : | 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 | Romé Voulhoux,
Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne, France
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| Co-Chair | Anand Anbarasu,
Vellore Institute of Technology, India
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| 09:00 – 09:30 | Jani Bolla, University of Oxford, UK |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Offered talk |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Offered talk |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Offered talk |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Julien Bergeron, King's College London, UK |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| Info : | 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. |
| Chair | Adela Luján,
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
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| Co-Chair | Adisak Romsang,
Mahidol University, Thailand
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Anupama Khare, National Institutes of Health, USA |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Offered talk |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Offered talk |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Offered talk |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Murugesan Rajaram, The Ohio State University, USA |
| 12:45 – 14:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| Info : | 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
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| Co-Chair | Alessandra Bragonzi,
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Italy
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| 14:00 – 14:30 | Jennifer Bomberger, Dartmouth College, USA |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Offered talk |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Offered talk |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Offered talk |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | John Whitney, McMaster University, Canada |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| Info : | 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
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| Co-Chair | You-Hee Cho,
CHA University, South Korea
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| 16:00 – 16:30 | Adline Princy, SASTRA University, India |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Offered talk |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Offered talk |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | Offered talk |
| 17:15 – 17:45 | Victor Nizet, University of California San Diego, USA |
| Chair | G. Jayaraman,
Vellore Institute of Technology
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| Co-Chair | Kalai Mathee,
Euleris.ai, USA
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| 19:30 – 20:00 | Presentation of awards — Varsha Singh & Pablo Iván Nikel |
| 20:00 – 20:15 | Pseudomonas Fashion |
| 20:15 – 20:30 | Word of Thanks — Deepti Jain |
| Chair | Deepti Jain
Regional Center for Biotechnology, India
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| Co-Chair | Pablo Ivan Nikel
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
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| Plenary Speaker | Cecília Maria Arraiano
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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| Chair | Varsha Singh
University of Dundee, UK
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| Co-Chair | Kalai Mathee
Euleris.AI, USA
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| Plenary Speaker | Daniel Wozniak
The Ohio State University, USA
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| Chair | Kalai Mathee
Euleris, USA
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| Co-Chair | Pablo Ivan Nikel
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
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| Awardees | E. Peter Greenberg
University of Washington, USA
Stephen Lory
Harvard University, USA
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| Info : | 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 | Lars Dietrich
Columbia University, USA
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| Invited Speakers | Peter Dedon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Ajai Dandekar
University of Washington, USA
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| Chair | Maia Kivisaar
Tartu Ülikool (U of Tartu), Estonia
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| Co-Chair | Rolf Kummerli
Universität Zürich (U of Zurich), Switzerland
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| Invited Speakers | Cara Haney (Tentative)
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Adam Feist (TBC)
University of California, San Diego, USA
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| Chair | Andrea Smania
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
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| Co-Chair | You-Hee Cho
Cha University, South Korea
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| Invited Speakers | Adlin Princy
Sastra University, India
Karl Hassan (Tentative)
The University of Newcastle, Australia
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| Chair | Romé Voulhoux
Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne, France
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| Co-Chair | Anand Anbarasu
Vellore Institute of Technology, India
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| Invited Speakers | Jani Bolla
University of Oxford, UK
Marek Basler (TBC)
Universität Basel, Switzerland
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| Chair | Prashant Phale
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
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| Co-Chair | Daniel Volke
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
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| Invited Speakers | Radhakrishnan Mahadevan
University of Toronto, Canada
Nick Wierckx
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany
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| Chair | F. Jerry Reen
Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh (U College, Cork), Ireland
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| Co-Chair | Jason Papin (Tentative)
University of Virginia, USA
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| Invited Speakers | Ryan Hunter
University at Buffalo, USA
Paula Garcia-Fraile (TBC)
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
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| Chair | Daniel Pletzer
University of Otago, New Zealand
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| Co-Chair | Deborah Hogan (TBC)
Dartmouth College, USA
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| Invited Speakers | P. Lynne Howell
University of Toronto, Canada
Rohit Ruhal
Vellore Institute of Technology, India
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| Chair | Robert Jackson
University of Birmingham, UK
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| Co-Chair | Patricia Bernal
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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| Invited Speakers | David S. Guttman
University of Toronto, Canada
Gail Preston
University of Oxford, UK
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| Chair | Marvin Whiteley (TBC)
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
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| Co-Chair | Joseph D. Mougous (TBC)
Yale, USA
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| Invited Speakers | Jennifer Bomberger
Dartmouth College, USA
John Whitney (Tentative)
McMaster University, Canada
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| Chair | Timothy Wells (Tentative)
The University of Queensland, Australia
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| Co-Chair | Saikat Bhattacharjee
Regional Center for Biotechnology, India
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| Invited Speakers | Alice S. Prince
Columbia University, USA
Gregory P. Priebe
Harvard University, USA
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| Chair | Kendra Rumbaugh (TBC)
Texas Tech University, USA
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| Co-Chair | Adisak Romsang
Mahidol University, Thailand
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| Invited Speakers | Anupama Khare
National Institutes of Health, USA
Murugesan Rajaram
The Ohio State University, USA
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