Conference Description
The Tropical Infectious Diseases GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by October 5, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Progress in Vaccine Development
Discussion Leaders
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Chetan Chitnis (Institut Pasteur, France)
Speakers
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Maria Elena Bottazzi (Baylor College of Medicine, United States)
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Adrian Hill (Jenner Institute and University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Stuart Levitz (University of Massachusetts, United States)
Host-Pathogen Interaction Mechanisms and Evasion of Immune System
Discussion Leaders
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Julio Scharfstein (UFRJ, Brazil)
Speakers
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Hernando A del Portillo (Barcelona Institute for Global Health and Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute , Spain)
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Teresa O'Meara (University of Michigan, United States)
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Flaminia Catteruccia (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States)
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Oyebola Oyesola (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States)
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Ricardo Gazzinelli (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Extracellular Vesicles: Pathogenesis and Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases.
Discussion Leaders
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Leonardo Nimrichter (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Speakers
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Carmen Fernandez-Becerra (Barcelona Institute for Global Health and Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute , Spain)
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Stefan Schild (University of Graz, Austria)
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Marcio Rodrigues (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil)
Omics Approaches to Understanding Tropical Infectious Diseases
Discussion Leaders
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Pedro Gazzinelli-Guimaraes (The George Washington University, United States)
Speakers
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Sourav Roy (University of Texas at El Paso, United States)
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Attila Gacser (University of Szeged, Hungary)
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Sanjeeva Srivastava (IIT Bombay, India)
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Mariana Byndloss (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States)
Prospective Immunotherapy and Drug Treatments
Discussion Leaders
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Walderez Dutra (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Speakers
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Allan Guimarães (Fluminense Federal University, Brazil)
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Manu De Rycker (University of Dundee, United Kingdom)
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Maria Adelaida Gomez (CIDEIM, Colombia)
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Tianyu Zhang (Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, China)
Clinical Research in Infectious Tropical Diseases
Discussion Leaders
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Joaquim Gascon (Institute for Global Health, Spain)
Speakers
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Priscila S G Farani (University of Texas at El Paso, United States)
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Tom Harrison (St George's University London, United Kingdom)
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Fabiana Alves (DNDi, Switzerland)
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Tineke Cantaert (Institut Pasteur Cambodia, Cambodia)
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Santuza Teixeira (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Biology and Vector Control
Discussion Leaders
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Eva Iniguez (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States)
Speakers
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Carolina Barillas-Mury (National Institutes of Health, United States)
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Alvaro Acosta-Serrano (University of Notre Dame, United States)
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Joao Marques (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil)
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Lucas Tirloni (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States)
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Claudia Herrera (Tulane University, United States)
Global Health Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
Discussion Leaders
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Shaden Kamhawi (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States)
Speakers
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Xavier Rodó López (ISGlobal, Spain)
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Eva Iniguez (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States)
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Oluwaremilekun Ajakaye (Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria)
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Robert Garry (Tulane University, United States)
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Maria Jesus Pinazo (DNDi, Bolivia)
Keynote Session: Pathogen Glycobiology
Discussion Leaders
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Alvaro Acosta-Serrano (University of Notre Dame, United States)
Speakers
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Michael Ferguson (University of Dundee, United Kingdom)
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Tamara Doering (Washington University Medical School, United States)
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
Organizers
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Walderez Dutra (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
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Pedro Gazzinelli-Guimaraes (The George Washington University, United States)