Schedule

Day 1 — Friday, August 7, 2026

Opening

11:00 – 11:30 am	Registration and poster set-up
11:30 am – 12:50 pm	Lunch buffet
12:50 – 1:00 pm	Opening remarks and welcome

Keynote and Plenary Session 1

Moderator: Matt Anderson

1:00 – 1:45 pm	Mycology Keynote — Asiya Gusa, Duke University
1:45 – 2:00 pm	Q & A, discussion
2:00 – 2:25 pm	Faculty 1
2:25 – 2:40 pm	Trainee 1
2:40 – 2:55 pm	Trainee 2
2:55 – 3:10 pm	Coffee break

Plenary Session 2

Moderator: TBD

3:10 – 3:35 pm	Faculty 2
3:35 – 3:50 pm	Trainee 3
3:50 – 4:05 pm	Trainee 4
4:05 – 4:20 pm	Trainee 5
4:20 – 4:35 pm	Coffee break

Breakout Session 1

Moderator: Rob Striker

4:35 – 5:30 pm	Career Panel — MSB 1520
4:35 – 5:30 pm	Grand Challenges — MSB Atrium
5:30 – 7:00 pm	Dinner

Plenary Session 3 — Lightning Talks (3 min)

Moderator: Liza Loza

7:00 – 7:03 pm	Trainee 6
7:04 – 7:07 pm	Trainee 7
7:08 – 7:11 pm	Trainee 8
7:12 – 7:15 pm	Trainee 9
7:16 – 7:19 pm	Trainee 10
7:20 – 7:23 pm	Trainee 11
7:24 – 7:27 pm	Trainee 12
7:28 – 7:31 pm	Trainee 13
7:32 – 7:35 pm	Trainee 14
7:36 – 7:39 pm	Trainee 15
7:40 – 7:43 pm	Trainee 16
7:44 – 7:47 pm	Trainee 17

Poster Session (with beverages)

7:50 – 8:30 pm	Poster session A
8:30 – 9:10 pm	Poster session B
9:15 pm – end	Social outing @ Memorial Union Terrace

Day 2 — Saturday, August 8, 2026

Opening

7:30 – 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 am	Opening remarks and announcements

Keynote and Plenary Session 4

Moderator: Mostafa Zamanian

8:40 – 9:25 am	Parasitology Keynote — Lamba Omar Sangaré, Texas A&M University
9:25 – 9:40 am	Q & A, discussion
9:40 – 10:05 am	Faculty 3
10:05 – 10:20 am	Trainee 18
10:20 – 10:35 am	Trainee 19
10:35 – 10:50 am	Coffee break

Plenary Session 5

Moderator: TBD

10:50 – 11:15 am	Faculty 4
11:15 – 11:30 am	Trainee 20
11:30 – 11:45 am	Trainee 21
11:45 am – 12:00 pm	Trainee 22
12:00 – 12:15 pm	Closing remarks