The rapid expansion of tick-borne illness in the Americas and Europe poses great challenges for the prevention and treatment of these diseases, in both humans and animals. Though Lyme Disease continues to be the predominant disease (with estimates of as many as 300,000 new cases every year in the US), new and emerging illnesses are increasingly reported. The cost for treatment of these diseases continues to rise. As humans and animals spend more time in wooded areas, the threat becomes even more urgent. This conference will address the newest science in the pathogenesis of these diseases, along with the latest research into prevention and treatment of these crippling illnesses.
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
John Aucott, MD
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
John A. Branda, MD
Department of Pathology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charles R. Brown, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Missouri
Marina E. Eremeeva, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D.
Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Director, Public Health Core Laboratory
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
Georgia Southern University
Marie Esteve-Gassent, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Veterinary Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Texas A & M University
Mollie W. Jewett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Konstance Knox, Ph.D.
CEO
Coppe Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Dr. Benjamin Luft, Ph.D.
Professor
Medicine
Stony Brook University
Chris MacManus, Ph.D.
Scientist, Research and Development
Ventria Bioscience
Richard S. Ostfeld, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Nikhat Parveen, Ph.D.
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
Presenting organization list: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Coppe Healthcare Solutions, University of Vermont, Massachusetts General Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri, Georgia Southern University, Ventria Biosciences, Texas A & M University, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Cary Institute, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, New York Medical College, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation