Australian Chlamydia Conference November, 2017

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1 Australian Chlamydia Conference November, 2017

2 Aerial conference centre, Building 10 University of Technology Sydney Conference Chair: Dr Willa Conference Organising and Scientific Programs Committee Prof. Peter Timms, Assoc. Prof. Garry Myers, Prof. Jane Hocking, Assoc. Prof. Adam Polkinghorne Local Organising Committee Dr Martina Jelocnik, Dr James Marsh, Regan Hayward, Samuel Kroon, Nicole Lima, Rami Mazraani, Natalie Strange, Mark Thomas, Alaina Vaisey Please Thank Our Conference sponsors:

3 Day 1: Clinical and Human Chlamydia 9.00 Opening Session and Welcome Invited Plenary Chairs: Dr Catherine Burke and Assoc. Prof. Garry Myers Distinguished Visiting Scholar Sponsored by UTS Prof. Jacques Ravel The University of Maryland School of Medicine The Vaginal Microbiome Stories from the Front Line Clinical sessions Chairs: Dr Willa Huston and Prof. Peter Timms Clinical Assoc. Prof. Deb Bateson Family Planning New South Wales Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Prof. David Lewis Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre Chlamydia and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and declining condom use Morning Tea Assoc. Prof. Rebecca Guy University of New South Wales, The Kirby Institute "Test, Treat, ANd Go (TTANGO) and indigenous-setting point of care testing" Prof. Basil Donovan University of New South Wales, The Kirby Institute "Are we treating chlamydia adequately in humans?" Prof. Jane Hocking Melbourne School of Population and Global Health "Rectal chlamydia in women should we worry about it?" Dr Joseph Debattista Central Area Health Service (QLD Health) "GeneXpert trial of peer-delivered point of care testing for gonorrhoea and chlamydia amongst MSM Alana Vaisey Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne Variations on a Theme: a review of Australian chlamydia testing and management guidelines

4 Jane Goller Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne Rates of pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy diagnosed in Australian hospital settings 2009 to 2014: an ecological analysis Torri Callan University of Technology Sydney Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes Following STI Testing: A Retrospective Population Based Data Linkage Cohort Study in Queensland, Australia Lunch Chlamydia is not alone the importance of other bacteria Chairs: Prof. Jane Hocking and Dr Joseph Debattista Prof. Monica Lahra South Eastern Area Laboratory Services "Multidrug-resistant Gonorrhoea" Assoc. Prof. Christopher Bourne NSW STI Programs Unit, Centre for Population Health, NSW Health and Senior Staff Specialist, Sydney Sexual Health Centre "Policy and public health perspective in NSW" Prof. Gilda Tachedjain Burnet Institute, Monash University "HIV and the vaginal microbiome Cell biology, Immunology, and Host responses Chair: Prof. Philip Hansbro Prof. Ken Beagley Queensland University of Technology Chlamydia infection in males: impact on spermatogenesis and fertility Dr Jay Horvat The University of Newcastle Utilisation of experimental models of Chlamydia infections to identify novel mechanisms and therapeutic targets for infection-associated disease Jemma Mayall School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle The role of direct and indirect IFN-ε-mediated responses during Chlamydia infections Anne Chevalier Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle The role of mast cell proteases during Chlamydia female reproductive tract infection

5 Afternoon Tea Pathogenesis and Genomics Chair: Prof. Peter Timms Assoc. Prof. Garry Myers University of Technology Sydney, the ithree institute An animal origin for Chlamydia trachomatis? Assoc. Prof. Joel Tyndall University of Otago "HtrA a new druggable target for Chlamydia? Assoc. Prof. Philip Giffard Charles Darwin University, Menzies School of Health Research CtGEM: A new genomics informed method for efficient discrimination of the major Chlamydia trachomatis lineages Dr James Marsh University of Technology Sydney, the ithree institute Comparative transcriptomics of the early host cell response to Chlamydia Alyce Taylor-Brown Comparative genomics of the Candidatus Parilichlamydiaceae reveals evidence of convergent evolution and genome reduction in the phylum Chlamydiae Open Q & A Panel Discussion Is the epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis changing, and should we worry? Two-minute speeches for discussion: Prof. Jane Hocking: Antibiotics are failing more than we realise Prof. Basil Donovan: The rectal site is Chlamydia s preferred location Dr Joe Debattista: We see less chlamydial disease, so we are obviously winning the war Closing comments and thanks to the sponsors by conference chair Casual Networking and Social Event and Student/ECR Posters Student/ECR prizes sponsored by

6 Day 2: Animal Chlamydia Opening Session and Welcome Back Koala chlamydiosis Chairs: Prof. Chegming Wang and Assoc. Prof. Nicole Borel Dr Amy Robbins Endeavour Veterinary Ecology Pty Ltd "Recovering koala populations: the importance of managing chlamydial disease" Alistair Legione The University of Melbourne "Koala Chlamydia genomics" Dr Rosie Booth Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital "Koala antimicrobials" Assoc. Prof. Damien Higgins The University of Sydney Field studies of Chlamydia in NSW koalas Assoc. Prof. Merran Govendir The University of Sydney "Koala chlamydiosis and pharmacokinetic studies of antibiotics" Morning Tea Samuel Phillips Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, The Evidence suggests an association between Chlamydia pecorum urogenital and rectal infections in South Eastern koala populations Danielle Madden A cross-sectional study of chlamydial infection, koala retrovirus co-infection and conjunctival host responses provides insight into the pathogenesis of chlamydial conjunctivitis in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

7 Bonnie Chaban Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, The Chlamydial disease modelling shows that ocular and urogenital disease is influenced by different chlamydial, host, microbiome and environmental factors Animal chlamydiosis and zoonosis Chairs: Assoc. Prof. Adam Polkinghorne and Dr Martina Jelocnik Invited Keynote Speaker Prof. Chengming Wang Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine "The epidemiology and pathogenesis of emerging chlamydial infections in livestock" Assoc. Prof. Nicole Borel University of Zurich "Chlamydiae in snakes - an update" Dr Cheryl Jenkins New South Wales Department of Primary Industries "Equine chlamydiosis: an emerging threat or an under-diagnosed disease?" Dr Hanna Marti University of Zurich "The Chlamydia suis genome - an update" Dr Ian Marsh New South Wales Department of Primary Industries "Development of novel Chlamydia diagnostics for veterinary labs" 12: Lunch Dr Martina Jelocnik The enigmatic Chlamydia pecorum plasmid: virulence factor or harmless genomic accessory? Sankhya Bommana Humoral immune response against two surface antigens of Chlamydia pecorum in vaccinated and naturally infected sheep Mominul Islam Characterisation of the in vitro Chlamydia pecorum response to IFN-γ

8 Delaney Burnard Novel Ca. Rhabdochlamydia sp. associated with both native Australian marsupials and their parasitising tick species Wildlife Challenges Q & A Panel Chair: Assoc. Prof. Adam Polkinghorne Featuring: Dr Ian Marsh, Assoc. Prof Nicole Borel and TBA Closing Ceremony Please Thank Our Conference Sponsors:

9 Aerial UTS Function Centre UTS Building 10, Level 7, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo. UTS acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation and the Boorooberongal People of the Dharug Nation upon whose ancestral lands our campuses now stand. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.