2023 Future of Malaria Research Symposium
A hybrid symposium highlighting early career and emerging malaria researchers.
CALLING ALL SCIENTISTS
Postdocs and students from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute and the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health's Malaria Research Program are organizing the 9th Future of Malaria Research Symposium on Friday, October 13, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. This complimentary, hybrid symposium provides a platform for early-career scientists to share their latest research. In-person and virtual participation from researchers at all levels is encouraged! REGISTER TODAY!

Event | Friday, October 13, 2023
The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute and the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health's Malaria Research Program will host the 9th Future of Malaria Research Symposium on Friday, October 13, 2023, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The free hybrid symposium precedes the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting. Organized by students and postdocs, this symposium aims to provide a platform for early-career scientists to share their research with peers, emerging leaders, and established investigators. In-person and virtual participation from researchers of all career levels is encouraged!
CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Dibyadyuti Datta, MS, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Indiana University, School of Medicine
"Brain injury and blood-brain-barrier dysfunction in pediatric severe malaria"
Filipa Rijo-Ferreira, MS, PhD, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, University of California, Berkeley
"Circadian rhythms in hosts, malaria parasites and their vectors"
The deadline to submit abstracts for these presentation formats is now closed:
- Oral Short Talk
- Poster (in-person only)
- Lightning Talk (virtual only)
You will be informed by September 27 regarding your submission's status. Details forthcoming.