Early Bird Closes: December 22, 2025

2nd International Virtual Conference on
Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections

February 23-24, 2026 | Virtual | 9 AM Eastern Time (USA)

Access to unpublished research

Listen to top specialists discuss groundbreaking work on Staphylococcus aureus biology, diagnostics, and therapies.

Access to Recorded Talks

Take advantage of our interactive virtual sessions to connect with professionals. Enjoy recorded talks at your convenience so you don’t miss any important insights.

Gain Recognition

Enhance your academic and professional credentials with a certificate of participation.

About the Staphylococci Meet-2026

Welcome to the 2nd Virtual Conference on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections—Staphylococci Meet 2026!

Building on the success of our first event, this virtual gathering will be held on February 23–24, 2026, organized by Impact Research Communications. The conference will spotlight the latest interdisciplinary research on Staphylococcus aureus and related infections, a major global health concern due to rising antibiotic resistance, including MRSA.

This event offers a dynamic platform for researchers, clinicians, industry professionals, and young scientists to exchange ideas, share discoveries, and foster collaborations in understanding and combating staphylococcal diseases.

Join us online for two days of engaging talks, interactive discussions, and global networking opportunities. We look forward to welcoming you to an inspiring and collaborative experience.

SPEAKERS

Jianrong Qiu

Abderrahman Hachani

University of Melbourne, Australia

Talk: To Be Updated

Jianrong Qiu

Andrew B. Herr

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA

Talk: Mechanistic Basis for Staphylococcal Adhesion to Human Corneocytes

Kodo Kawase

Balazs Rada

The University of Georgia, GA, USA

Talk: Novel Mechanisms of Impaired Staphylococcus aureus Clearance by Neutrophils in Cystic Fibrosis

Kodo Kawase

Benedykt Wladyka

Jagiellonian University, Poland

Talk: Peptidoglycan Hydrolases Against Staphylococcus aureus

Kodo Kawase

Donald R. Ronning

University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE, USA

Talk: Leveraging Knowledge of S. aureus D-Cycloserine Tolerance for Novel Drug Discovery

Kodo Kawase

Emily Felton

University of South Florida, FL, USA

Talk: Characterization of a Rare Hospital-Associated “Snowbird” MRSA Lineage

Kodo Kawase

Fan Zhang

Harvard Medical School, MA, USA

Talk: Fighting Against Staphylococcus aureus : The Essential Role of Cellular Immunity

Koji Sugioka

James P. O'Gara

University in Galway, Ireland

Talk: Novel Adjuvants to Re-Sensitise MRSA to Antibiotics

Jeffrey L. Bose

Jeffrey L. Bose

University of Kansas Medical Center, KS, USA

Talk: Fatty Acids in Staphylococcus aureus: Beyond Membrane Building Blocks

Kodo Kawase

Jerome Josse

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, France

Talk: Intraosteoblastic Staphylococcus aureus and Antibiotic Tolerance

Kodo Kawase

Joshua Parsons

Duke University Medical Center, NC, USA

Talk: In-Host Evolution and Adaptation of S. aureus During Bacteremia

Jianrong Qiu

Kuan-Yi Lu

University of North Carolina, NC, USA

Talk: A Host-Directed Adjuvant Sensitizes Intracellular Bacterial Persisters to Antibiotics

Ken-ichi Ueda

Lee Korshoj

University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE, USA

Talk: Prokaryotic Single-Cell Transcriptomics for Understanding Staphylococcus aureus Infection Heterogeneity and Immune Evasion

Kodo Kawase

M. Brittany Johnson

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, USA

Talk: Interfering with Staphylococcus aureus Infection: Cytosolic Nucleic Acid Sensors Initiate Protective Bone Cell Responses to Osteomyelitis

Kodo Kawase

Maisem Laabei

University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Talk: Exposure to Human Serum Promotes Innate Immune Evasion in Staphylococcus aureus

Ken-ichi Ueda

Meera Unnikrishnan

University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Talk: Type VII Secretion Systems and How They Modulate Host-Staphylococcal Interactions

Ken-ichi Ueda

Megan R. Kiedrowski

University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA

Talk: Host and Microbial Factors Regulating Staphylococcus aureus Aggregation in the Airways

Kodo Kawase

Rikke Louise Meyer

Aarhus University, Denmark

Talk: Emergent Roles of Extracellular Nucleic Acids in Staphylococcus Biofilms

Kodo Kawase

Romain Guerillot

University of Melbourne, Australia

Talk: Simple Sequence Repeats Power Staphylococcus aureus Adaptation

Kodo Kawase

Ronan K. Carroll

Ohio University, OH, USA

Talk: Adenosine Deaminase TadA in Staphylococcus aureus

Kodo Kawase

Shaun R. Brinsmade

Georgetown University, DC, USA

Talk: Lean on Me (for Lipids): Metabolic Synergy Between Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis During Polymicrobial Infection

Kodo Kawase

Silva Holtfreter

University Medicine Greifswald, Germany

Talk: Spontaneous Preputial Gland Adenitis in Persistently Colonized Male Mice Triggers a Th17-Driven Immune Response

Kodo Kawase

William Norris Beavers

Louisiana State University, LA, USA

Talk: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Sensitivity is Modulated Through the Electron Transport Chain in Staphylococcus aureus

REGISTRATION

Early Bird Closes: December 22, 2025

Student

$ 59 USD
  • Access to live meeting
  • Access to recorded talks
  • Book of Abstracts
  • Full Program
  • Participation certificate

Academic

$ 79 USD
  • Access to live meeting
  • Access to recorded talks
  • Book of Abstracts
  • Full Program
  • Participation certificate

Industry

$ 99 USD
  • Access to live meeting
  • Access to recorded talks
  • Book of Abstracts
  • Full Program
  • Participation certificate

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