Highlights from 2024 Symposium

Keynote Speakers

Cesar Arias, MD, PhD

Director, Center for Infectious Diseases Research (Houston Methodist)

"Drivers of global emergence of Antimicrobial Resistance"

William A. Fischer, MD

Associate Professor, Director of Emerging Pathogens Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (UNC Chappel Hill)

"Critical care for the patient with severe acute viral infection: Lessons from bedsides around the world"

Gregory Gray, MD, MPH

Professor and Director, One Health Research and Training Program (UTMB)

"A Practical One Health Strategy to Detect Pre-Pandemic Zoonotic Respiratory Virus Threats"

Andre Kalil, MD, MPH

Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases (University of Nebraska)

"Why Placebo Controlled Randomized Trials are Essential to Save Lives during a Pandemic"

Trainee Presentation Award Winners

Andrew Platt, MD

NIH

"Deep Immunophenotyping of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers with a Cross Reactive 29-Color Spectral Cytometry Panel"

Katherine Reifler, MD

Boston University School of Medicine

"Chagas Cardiomyopathy in Boston, Massachusetts: Identifying Disease and Improving Management after Community and Hospital-Based Screening"

Trainee Poster Presentations

Madison Farnsworth

PhD at University of Texas Medical Branch in Human Pathophysiology and Translational Medicine

1^st Place - "Unmasking Yellow Fever Vaccines: Real World Data Identifying Long-Term Effects"

Justine Ortega-Mendez

PhD Candidate at University of Texas Medical Branch in Pharmacology and Toxicology

2^nd Place - "Elucidating the Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor GAMMA (PPARy) During Cryptosporidium Infection"

Ramaya Smithaveni Barre

PhD at University of Texas Medical Branch in Human Pathophysiology and Translational Medicine

3^rd Place - "Nluc-expressing Influenza A Viruses for Effective Evaluation of Viral Infections"

Trainee Innovation Award

Gowtham Anche

MD Candidate at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

"Legionella in Harlem: Examining the Influence of Social Determinants of Health"

Luis Peril