Uppsala Antibiotic Days 2026 Program
This conference will consist of scientific sessions with keynote speakers and selected presentations, and a poster session. We also offer plenty of opportunities for social interaction during breaks and the conference dinner. We look forward to have you with us. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
NOTE: the shown schedule is subject to slight changes as we arrange the details for the conference, but start and end days and time won't change. See you there!
DAY 1 - June 15th, 2025
8:00 - Registration opens
9:00 - Conference Opening
Session 1: Social Sciences & Education
9:15 – Keynote by Anne Kveim Lie, University of Oslo
“No magic bullet: histories of antibiotic resistance in an unequal world.”
9:45 – Short talks from abstracts:
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From Practice to Policy: Rethinking Veterinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Across Contexts – Gabriella Olmos Antillón, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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BRIDGE-ABR: Building transdisciplinary bridges to navigate sustainable development goal conflicts on antibiotic resistance – Luong Ngygen Thahn, Stockholm Resilience Center
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Stakeholder reasoning on sustainable access to effective antibiotics: cross-domain tensions in the Swedish antibiotic system – Mirko Ancillotti, Uppsala University
10:30 - Coffee Break
Session 2: Drug discovery & Economics
11:00 – Keynote by Heinz Moser, HEM consulting, drug discovery
“Antibiotics in clinical development & case history: Plazomicin”
11:30 – Short talks from abstracts:
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Brilliant Science, Broken Markets: The Commercialization Crisis in AMR Diagnostics – Christer Malmberg, Uppsala University
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Motivations and hurdles for researchers in antibiotic discovery – Enrico Baraldi, Uppsala University
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Model-informed translation and dosing strategies for lung-delivered aminoglycosides – Haini Wen, Uppsala University
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Smart Hydrogel Formulations for Targeted Antibiotic Delivery and Biofilm Control in Chronic Infected Wounds – Madhulika Pradhan, Rungta College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
Lunch Break
12:45
Light lunch with the possibility of networking, mingling, and visiting the poster gallery.
Session 3: Complements to antibiotics
13:45 – Keynote by Martha Clokie, University of Leicester
“Getting Bacteriophages Closer to Clinical Development”
14:15 – Short talks from abstracts:
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SPARK: Systematic Profiling of Antibiotic–phage Response Kinetics Reveals Dynamic Interaction Landscapes – Brandon Berryhill, Uppsala University
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Phage isolation and characterization against clinically relevant non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria – David Parker, Karolinska Institute
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ASEND-MDR: Translating Antibiotic Interaction Testing into Clinical Practice—First Clinical Evidence Linking Synergy to Outcomes in MRSA Bacteremia - Nikos Fatsis-Kavalopoulos, Uppsala University
Poster session
15:00
Open poster session where attendees will have the chance to present their latest research and discuss their results with colleagues. Coffee and sweets will be served!
Cultural Tour
Participants will be able to join one of several cultural tours around Uppsala's historical spots.
17:00
Conference Dinner
Dinner arranged for any participant to join. (Note: this dinner is paid by each participant)
19:00
DAY 2 - June 16th, 2025
Session 4: Antibiotics beyond human treatments
9:00 – Keynote by Joakim Larsson, University of Gothenburg
“Widespread selection of antibiotic resistance within hospital sewers”
9:30 – Keynote by Scott Weese, University of Guelph
“A shared resource and a shared problem: misconceptions and complexity in antimicrobial use in animals”
10:00 – Short talks from abstracts:
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The complexity of coinfections: Antibiotic efficacy is mediated by inter-species interactions - Dione Sanchez Hevia, Uppsala University
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Antimicrobial stewardship challenges in high-income vs low-income regions - Susanna Sternberg Lewerin, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
10:45 - Coffee Break
Session 5: Emergent pathogens
11:15 – Keynote by Tobias Spielmann, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
“Fast or perish: how malaria parasites survive artemisinin exposure”
11:45 – Short talks from abstracts:
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Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in less than a day – Buu Minh Tran, Uppsala University
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Barriers to creation of E. coli strains with ‘hybrid chromosomes’ – Diarmaid Hughes, Uppsala University
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Vancomycin heteroresistance (hVISA) in MRSA links to treatment failure and supports a revised PAP-AUC threshold – Yong Kyun Kim, Hallym University College of Medicine
Lunch Break
12:30
Light lunch with the possibility of networking, mingling, and visiting the poster gallery.
Session 6: Diagnostics and Infection Control
13:30 – Keynote by Evelina Tacconelli, University of Verona
“IPC as cornerstone against AMR: evidence, gaps and future directions”
14:00 – Keynote by Rafael Cantón, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
“Transforming Clinical Microbiology Diagnostics: From Innovation to Clinical Implications”
14:35 – Short talks from abstracts:
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Development of a single-cell whole-genome sequencing method for human fecal samples - Shankar Chaitra, Umeå University
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Nutrition Matters: Cpx Stress Response Shapes Fosfomycin Susceptibility in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis - Kumar D. Gahlot, Umeå University
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Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program with Digital Health Tools in Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal – Renuu Karki, Kathmandu University
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A Lab-on-a-Silicon-Chip Platform for Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing - Zheqiang Xu, Uppsala University
UAD Final Remarks
15:45