Workshop Details
Cystic Fibrosis, Part I: Ecology, Evolution, and Eradication (VIRTUAL PARTICIPANT)
06/07/2021 - 06/11/2021
Meeting Description:

The development and application of culture-independent approaches (i.e. high throughput sequencing of bacterial and viral community DNA) has generated a profound shift in our understanding of chronic respiratory infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. We now recognize the importance of polymicrobial interactions, environmental conditions and evolutionary adaptations in the progression of CF disease. Yet, a lack of ecological perspective has limited the translation of bench research into effective therapeutic strategies. For example, how do you describe the response of a bacterial community to an environmental condition, without direct measurements of these conditions in vivo? Recently, applications of integrated omics approaches (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomic profiling) have shed light on the ecological dynamics of CF bacterial communities, though many outstanding questions remain. This will be the 6th bi-annual meeting of the TSRC CF workshop, which began in 2009 with the goal of building theoretical models of CF lung physiology to identify ecological and evolutionary instabilities. We will explore ecological and evolutionary approaches to modeling the CF lung environment and the microbiota that resides there, with the ultimate goal of devising more effective clinical therapies. In addition to a review of the last few TSRC CF meetings, talks from both basic scientists and clinicians will emphasize new tools and hypotheses about the CF bacterial ecosystem and its relation to disease progression. One-hour talks have been known to last an entire afternoon due to intensive probing from the audience. Come prepared to give chalk talks and/or show slides and plots about your work, anything that you feel is important!

Notes:

Possible Products
A) Models of CF lung that help us identify evolutionary and ecological instabilities
B) Identify missing datasets that are critical for managing CF as an ecosystem
C) Exchange information amongst biologists, clinicians, and mathematicians

We wish to ensure an intimate workshop setting, with no more than 20 to 25 participants. If you are interested in attending, but have not received an invitation, please contact the workshop organizer before registering.

TSRC is about expanding the frontiers of science, exploring new ideas, and building collaborations. The workshop schedule will allow for substantial unstructured time for participants to talk and think.

With a workshop organizer's approval, students/post docs/lab members/retired senior scientists can register for $50 if they are not participating as a presenter. Please register at the normal rate and send an email to Sara Friedberg (sara@telluridescience.org) to let her know that you would like to participate at that rate. When you email her, please include the name of the workshop and the name of the workshop organizer who approved that participation rate. Thank you!

Meeting Venue:

Virtual

Cystic Fibrosis, Part I: Ecology, Evolution, and Eradication (VIRTUAL PARTICIPANT) Registered Meeting Participants:
Participant Organization
Armbruster, Catherine R. University of Pittsburgh
Bailey, Barbara San Diego State University
Breen, Paul University of Michigan
Carmody, Lisa University of Michigan
Dunham, Sage UC Irvine
Garg, Neha Georgia Institute of Technology
Ghuneim, Lydia-Ann J Michigan State University
Harris, Kirk University of Colorado
Klapper, Isaac Temple University
Matejovicova, Lenka Medical University of Vienna
Thornton, Christina University of Calgary
Tuemmler, Burkhard Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Widder, Stefanie Medical University of Vienna

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