June 19, 2017 | 8:00 am to 5:30 pm
The University of Texas at San Antonio
John Peace Library Assembly Room (JPL 4.04.22)
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Abstract Deadline: June 10, 2017
Symposium Registration Deadline: June 15, 2017
Keynote Speakers

George Dimopoulos, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University

Helen Lazear, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina

Mary Ann McDowell, Ph.D.
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

Joao Pedra, Ph.D.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland
Schedule of Events
8:00 – 8:45 | Registration / Breakfast | |
8:45 – 9:00 | Welcome | |
9:00 – 9:55 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joao Pedra, University of Maryland “Tick Humoral Responses: Marching To the Beat of a Different Drummer” |
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9:55 – 10:15 | Dr. Janakiram Seshu, University of Texas San Antonio | |
10:15 – 10:35 | Dr. Adalberto Perez de Leon, Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory | |
10-minute break | ||
10:45 – 11:05 | Dr. Megan Wise de Valdez, Texas A&M University San Antonio | |
11:05 – 12:00 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Helen Lazear, University of North Carolina “Zika Virus Tropism and Pathogenesis” |
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12:00 – 2:30 | Poster session and lunch in the BSE atrium | |
2:30 – 3:20 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mary Ann McDowell, University of Notre Dame | |
3:20 – 3:40 | Dr. Phil LoVerde, UT Health San Antonio | |
3:40 – 4:00 | Dr. Evelien Bunnik, UT Health San Antonio | |
10-minute break | ||
4:10 – 4:30 | Dr. Kirsten Hanson, University of Texas at San Antonio | |
4:30 – 5:20 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. George Dimopolous, Johns Hopkins University “Interfering with Vector-Pathogen Interactions for Disease Control” |
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5:20 – 5:30 | Closing and Poster Prizes |