SEA Faculty are invited to attend, virtually, the
Conference on Bacteriophages.
Links to a live-stream will appear within the agenda below when the conference begins.
Sunday • October 12, 2025
Washington, DC • Opening Session
4:00–5:40 PM
Opening Session and Keynote Lectures
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 4:00–5:30 PM |  |
OPENING SESSION
Conveners: Graham F. Hatfull, PhD; Robert T. Schooley, MD
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| 4:10–4:40 PM |  |
Evolution of Antiviral Immunity
Philip J. Kranzusch, PhD — Harvard Medical School
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| 4:50–5:20 PM |  |
Phage Therapy From Bench to Bedside, and Back Again
Daria Van Tyne, PhD — University of Pittsburgh
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Monday • October 13, 2025
Morning & Afternoon Symposia
8:30–10:05 AM
The Bacteriophage Landscape: Diversity and Evolution In Vitro and In Vivo
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:35–8:55 AM |  |
Diversity of Microviruses: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
Paul Kirchberger, PhD — Oklahoma State University
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| 9:05–9:25 AM |  |
Phage Evolution in Vitro and In Vivo
Paul E. Turner, PhD — Yale University
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| 9:35–9:55 AM |  |
Prophages: The Hidden Defense Reservoir
Karen Maxwell, PhD — University of Toronto
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10:20 AM–12:30 PM
Concurrent Oral Abstract Session 1: Bacteriophage Biology
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 10:20–10:50 AM |  |
New Views of Phage Tail Assembly and Disassembly
Alan Davidson, PhD — University of Toronto
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| 10:50 AM–12:30 PM |
ORAL ABSTRACTS (7 × 10 min)
Multiple presenters
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10:20 AM–12:30 PM
Concurrent Oral Abstract Session 2: Clinical Applications of Bacteriophages
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 10:20–10:50 AM |  |
Assessment of Phage Susceptibility Testing Reproducibility and Agreement Between Methods
Robin Patel, MD — Mayo Clinic
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| 10:50 AM–12:30 PM |
ORAL ABSTRACTS (7 × 10 min)
Multiple presenters
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4:00–5:35 PM
Lessons From the Clinic: Exploiting Bacteriophage Biology to Enhance Success
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 4:05–4:25 PM |  |
Phage-Induced Immunity
Anthony Maresso, PhD — Baylor College of Medicine
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| 4:35–4:55 PM |  |
Phages vs. Biofilms: Advancing Phage Therapy for Complex Prosthetic Joint Infections
Tristan Ferry, MD, PhD — University Lyon
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| 5:05–5:25 PM |  |
Innovating Phage Therapy for Respiratory Infections
Jonathan Koff, MD — Yale University
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Tuesday • October 14, 2025
Morning Symposium • Oral Abstracts • Afternoon Symposium
8:30–10:05 AM
Bacteriophage Resistance, Synergy, and Tradeoffs: Mechanisms and Consequences
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:35–8:55 AM |  |
Exploiting the Features of Mobile Genetic Elements to Identify Antiphage Defenses
Breck Duerkop, PhD — University of Colorado Anschutz
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| 9:05–9:25 AM |  |
Fellowship of the Phage: The Interplay of Microbial Communities and Bacteriophages
Meaghan Castledine, PhD — University of Exeter
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| 9:35–9:55 AM |  |
Mapping the Landscape of Anti-Phage Defense Systems
Michael T. Laub, PhD — MIT
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10:20 AM–12:30 PM
Bacteriophage Structure, Synthesis, and Engineering
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 10:20–10:45 AM |  |
Integrating Phage Biology and Therapeutic Potential
Martha R. J. Clokie, PhD — University of Leicester
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| 10:50 AM–12:30 PM |
ORAL ABSTRACTS (7 × 10 min)
Multiple presenters
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4:00–5:35 PM
Bacteriophage Engineering, Synthetic Biology, and Advancing Therapeutic Utility
| Time | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 4:05–4:25 PM |  |
Synthetic Phage Genomes: Assembly and Rebooting
Erica Hartmann, PhD — Northwestern University
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| 4:35–4:55 PM |  |
Systematic High-Throughput Characterization of Phage-Host Interactions
Vivek Mutalik, PhD — Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
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| 5:05–5:25 PM |  |
Predictive Phage Therapy: The Use of Machine Learning to Help Develop Effective Phage Interventions
David Gally, PhD — University of Edinburgh
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