DAY 1 (Tuesday, 13/12/2022)
Morning (8:30-13:30)
- 8:30 – 9:00 Gathering, introduction
- 9:00 – 9:45 Introduction to plasmid biology, Prof. Alvaro San Milan
- 10:00-10:45 Evolution of plasmid-mediated ABR in clinical settings, Prof. Alvaro San Milan
- 11:00 – 11:45 Plasmid distribution across populations, Prof. Itzik Mizrahi
- 12:00 – 13:00 Plasmid communities as complex systems, Dr. Shai Pilosof
- 13:00 – 13:30 Burning questions and project instructions, all
Lunch (13:30-14:30)
Afternoon (14:30-18:00)
- 14:30 – 18:00 Guided project work, all
DAY 2 (Wednesday, 14/12/2022)
Morning (9:00-13:00) – lectures
- 8:45-9:00 Group photo
- 9:00 – 10:15 Student presentations – abstracts, students
- 10:15 – 11:00 Plasmid-based microbial interaction, Prof. Itzik Mizrahi
- 11:00 – 11:45 Modeling plasmid dynamics + guided computational exercise, Dr. Shai Pilosof
- 12:00 – 13:00 Beyond HGT role of plasmids in bacterial evolution, Prof. Alvaro San Milan
Lunch (13:00-14:00)
Afternoon (14:00-17:30)
- 14:00 – 16:30 Guided project work, all
- 16:30 – 17:30 Pitch, students