The 4th International Gahro-Berlin
Symposium on Polymicrobial Infections & Novel Diagnostics
IN-SPIN
22-25 May 2025 Berlin-Gahro
Initiated by ISSVD In-SPIN initiative group and Molecular Genetics Laboratory for Polymicrobial Infections and Biofilms, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Skolkovo Innovation Center, MDPI Journal “Pathogens”, and Ärztekammer Berlin
Preliminary program
Thursday, May 22
12:00 – 00:00
12:00 – 00:00
Arrival in Berlin with transfer to Gahro Symposium venue
18:00 – 19:00
18:00 – 19:00
Dinner
19:00 – 21:00
19:00 – 21:00
Round table
Setting of the schedule for FISH testing of samples provided by participants. Discussion of outstanding meeting organization and program issues
Friday, May 23
07:30 – 08:00
07:30 – 08:00
Conference opening
08:00 – 09:00
08:00 – 09:00
Workshop
Explanation and demonstration of laboratory fixation of vaginal swab specimens with alcohol/acetic acid/chloroform (6/3/1 vol) mixture.
09:00 – 10:00
09:00 – 10:00
Werner Mendling
Introduction of the atlas for phase-contrast microscopy of cervicovaginal smears as a basis for comparative studies of diseases associated with vaginal discharge
10:00 – 11:00
10:00 – 11:00
Alexander Swidsinski
Polymicrobial infections in Medicine and FISH
11:00 – 11:30
11:00 – 11:30
Ekkehard Schleußner
Clinical issues related to the perinatal microbiome
11:30 – 12:00
11:30 – 12:00
Janine Zoellkau, Jana Pastuschek
Vaginal and neonatal microbiota in pregnant women
12:00 – 12:30
12:00 – 12:30
Lisa Himschoot
Vaginal microbiota and preterm birth
12:30 – 13:20
12:30 – 13:20
Gary Gelbfish
Exploring trace metals in the vaginal environment as an etiological mechanism in BV: Methodology and implications for the treatment of vaginal dysbiosis
13:20 – 14:00
13:20 – 14:00
Lunch Discussion
14:00 – 15:30
14:00 – 15:30
Piet Cools
Detection, characterization prevalence and clinical correlates of Gardnerella spp., Fannyhessea vaginae, Lactobacillus crispatus and L. iners in different populations
15:30 – 16:30
15:30 – 16:30
Aliona Rosca
Polymicrobial interactions within biofilms leading to higher antimicrobial tolerance. New drugs based on essential oil substances
16:30 – 17:00
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee Break and Discussion
17:00 – 18:00
17:00 – 18:00
Nuno Cerca
In vitro interactions within a polymicrobial biofilms in bacterial vaginosis
18:00 – 19:00
18:00 – 19:00
Kevin R. Theis
The epistemology of bacterial virulence factor characterization
19:00 – 20:00
19:00 – 20:00
Dinner
20:00 – 21:30
20:00 – 21:30
Round table I
Looking for a way to create a platform that unifies the results of individual research and diagnostic methods that address the vaginal microbiome
Saturday, May 24
07:30 – 09:00
07:30 – 09:00
Breakfast, discussion, program adjustment
09:00 – 10:00
09:00 – 10:00
Pedro Vieira Baptista
ISSVD research tasks and perspectives
10:00 – 11:30
10:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break and Discussion
11:30 – 12:30
11:30 – 12:30
Lorenzo Corsini
Developments in phage therapy in humans and tools for monitoring of effects
12:30 – 14:00
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch, discussion
14:00 – 15:00
14:00 – 15:00
Hans Verstraelen
Polymicrobial infections and cancer
15:00 – 16:00
15:00 – 16:00
Jack Sobel
Bringing what we know together
16:00 – 17:00
16:00 – 17:00
Jacques Ravel
Understanding the vaginal microbiota through the prism of detection methods
17:00 – 18:00
17:00 – 18:00
Coffee Break and Discussion
18:00 – 19:30
18:00 – 19:30
Roundtable II
Direct comparison of methods based on microscopy, multiplex PCR, sequencing and FISH to deepen and standardize polymicrobial conditions’ diagnostics
19:30 – 21:00
19:30 – 21:00
Dinner and continuation of the previous discussion
Sunday, May 25
07:30 – 08:00
07:30 – 08:00
Breakfast
08:00 – 10:00
08:00 – 10:00
Roundtable III
Outline and foundation of IN-SPIN - International Society for Polymicrobial Infections & Novel Diagnostic as a separate unit within the ISSVD
10:00 – 12:00
10:00 – 12:00
Changing location
From Gahro to the Charite Hospital Laboratory for practical polymicrobial infections and biofilms diagnosis, in Berlin
14:00 – 16:00
18:00
18:00
14:00 – 16:00
18:00
18:00
Performing hybridizations on vaginal smears and microscopy
Supported by
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MDPI by “Pathogens”Postfach, CH-4020 Basel, Switzerland
Office: Grosspeteranlage 5, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
Tel. +41 61 683 77 34
www.mdpi.com
