Friday, November 8, 2024
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 10th Future of Malaria Research Symposium on Friday, November 8, 2024, at the University of Maryland Baltimore SMC Campus Center. The complimentary 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! Click here for directions to the SMC Campus Center .
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Tamar Carter, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology, Baylor University
Title: Genomic Investigation into Invasive Anopheles stephensi, Plasmodium Interactions, and Epidemiological Outcomes
Brandon Wilder, PhD, Assistant Professor, Oregon Health and Science University
Title: Using Humanized Mice and non-human Primates to Probe the Complexity of Malaria Infection and Immunity
The Career Panel
The symposium will offer a great learning and networking opportunity at the Career Panel, with the experts listed below. Attend to learn about the various paths a focus on malaria studies can lead in the future.
Andrea Buchwald, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine | Dr. Buchwald has a PhD in epidemiology. Her research interests include infectious disease transmission, with particular interest in climate, vector-borne diseases, and maternal/child health.
Matthew Ippolito, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Dr. Ippolito specializes in global health and tropical infectious diseases, focusing on malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. He is the Director of Clinical Epidemiology for the Southern and Central Africa International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research.
Laura Norris, PhD, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Dr. Norris has spent the past 17 years studying malaria’s ever-evolving path, first as a microbiologist and currently as a senior program officer at the Gates Foundation.
Meera Venkatesan, PhD, USAID Agency Lead for PMI | Dr. Venkatesan has been a member of the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) team within USAID’s Bureau for Global Health since 2013. Dr. Venkatesan is a microbiologist with a focus on malaria diagnosis and treatment.
If you have any questions, please contact JHMRI at malaria-conference@jhu.edu