Molecular Basis of Infectious Diseases 16th Lorne Infection and Immunity 2026

• Understanding erythrocyte invasion using zoonotic malaria parasites: New biology and new tools for P. vivax vaccine development - Robert Moon
• Retrovirus capsids – the multifunctional orchestrators of infection - David Jacques
• PfPTRAMP-CSS as a multi-stage malaria vaccine target - Pailene S Lim
• Hijacking and tissue destruction, the story of a novel bacterial toxin. - Jason J Paxman
• I want to break free: A metabolic cross-talk between immune cells and fungal pathogens determines their fate upon interaction   - Harshini Weerasinghe

This session features a 5-minute talk from sponsor Olink.