Introduction to Session: 5 min. Yun Chang

Session 1. Advances in the genetic manipulation of pathogenic fungi.

1. Pneumocystis carinii: Towards a transformation system.
A. George Smulian, Univ. Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH

2. Cryptococcus neoformans: Insertional mutagenesis and screening for virulence mutants.
Jennifer Lodge, St. Louis University, MO

3. Histoplasma capsulatum: Fulfilling Koch's molecular postulates for URA5 and the H antigen gene.
John Woods, Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI

4. Blastomyces dermatiditis: Advances in genetic manipulation.
Bruce Klein, Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Session 2. Mechanisms of pathogenicity of host evasion in pathogenic fungi

1. Pneumocystis carinii: Gene rearrangements and surface variation.
James Stringer, Univ. Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH

2. Cryptococcus neoformans : Isolation of the MATa pheromone gene.
Brian Wickes, Univ. Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

3. Aspergillus fumigatus: Association of the conidial pigment biosynthetic pathway with virulence.
Huei-Fung Tsai, NIH, Bethesda, MD.

4. Candida albicans: Mammalian transglutaminase substrate properties of the hyphal protein, Hwp1.
Paula Sundstrom, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Closing comments: Melanie Cushion 5 min