Our first day features lectures from leading researchers around the world, along with short talks selected from submitted abstracts, TBA. Questions from the 1st day will help theme breakout discussions to be led the 2nd day.
Thursday, May 14th
9:00-9:30am: Keynote Address, Marlene Zuk
9:30-10:20am: Session I: Social Behavior & Pathogen Transmission
Meggan Craft, University of Minnesota. Contact networks and pathogen transmission.
TBA Short Talk
Nick Keiser, University of Florida. Collective behavior and pathogen transmission: group composition underlies differences in group outcomes.
10:20-10:40am: Coffee Break
1040am-Noon: Session II: Movement Behavior & Pathogen Spread
Sonia Altizer, University of Georgia. Title TBA
TBA Short Talk
Amy Wesolowski, Johns Hopkins University. Seasonal human movement and its consequences for transmission dynamics.
TBA Short Talk
Richard Hall, University of Georgia. Title TBA
Noon-12:30pm: Group Exercise: Questions for Day 2 Breakout Sessions
12:30-2:00pm: Lunch
2:00-3:20pm: Session III: Behavior, Physiology, & Infection Nexus
Jenny Tung, Duke University. Social stress and immunological dynamics
Short Talk TBA
Patrica Lopes, Chapman University. Sickness behavior and its consequences
Sort Talk TBA
Lauren Cator, Imperial College London. Malaria, mosquitoes, and manipulation
3:20-3:40pm: Coffee Break
3:40-5:00pm: Session IV: Behavioral Defenses Against Parasites
Marie Charpentier, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive. Social behavior as a tool to avoid parasites
Short Talk TBA
Todd Schlenke, University of Arizona. Behavioral immunity
Short Talk TBA
Jim Adelman, Iowa State University. Behavioral tolerance
5:00-5:30pm: Group Exercise: Questions for Day 2 Breakout Sessions
5:30-7:00pm: Poster Session and Reception
Friday May 15th
9:00-9:30am: Welcome & Breakout Group Orientation
9:30-11:30am: Breakout Group Discussions Part 1
11:30am-1:30pm: Working Lunch with Breakout Groups
1:30-4:00pm: Breakout Group Discussions Part 2 & Presentation Preparation
4:00-5:00pm: Breakout Group Presentations & Wrap-Up