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Appendix B: Agenda
Pages 403-408

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... Hughes, M.D., Vice Chair, Forum on Microbial Threats 8:45–10:15: Keynote Remarks James M Hughes, Moderator 8:45–9:30: The "Good," the "Bad," and the "Ugly": Fungi Mold Your World Meredith Blackwell, Ph.D., Louisiana State University 403
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... Tucker, Ph.D., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 11:30–12:00: Trade-Mediated Spread of Fungal Disease and Resulting Shifts in Amphibian Conservation Status and Practices Ché Weldon, Ph.D., North-West University 12:00–12:30: Weather, Globalization, and Trade -- Impacts on Invasion and Dispersal of Fungal Plant Pathogens Jim Stack, Ph.D., Kansas State University (for Michael Jeger, Ph.D., Imperial College London) 12:30–1:00: Geography, Climate, Dust, and Disease -- Epidemiology of Valley Fever (Coccidioides Spp.)
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From page 405...
... Matthew Fisher, Ph.D., Imperial College London 2:30–3:00: Bat White-Nose Syndrome: An Emerging Fungal Pathogen in New World Bats David Blehert, Ph.D., National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Geological Survey 3:00–3:30: Knowing Where to Look -- Environmental Sources of Cryptococcal Disease in Human and Animal Residents in the Pacific Northwest Karen Bartlett, Ph.D., University of British Columbia 3:30–3:45: Break 3:45–4:15: Emergence of Phytophthora ramorum in Europe and North America David Rizzo, Ph.D., University of California–Davis 4:15–4:45: Rapid Global Spread of Aggressive Strains of Puccinia striiformis on Wheat -- Origins, Causes, and Consequences Mogens Støvring Hovmøller, Ph.D., Aarhus University 4:45–5:15: Discussion 5:15–6:00: Open Discussion of Day One 6:00: Meeting Adjourns
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... 9:15–9:45: Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Animals: Similarities and Differences Barbara Howlett, Ph.D., University of Melbourne 9:45–10:15: Sexual Reproduction, Evolution, and Adaptation of C gattii in the Pacific Northwest Joseph Heitman, M.D., Ph.D., Duke University 10:15–10:30: Break 10:30–11:00: Genetic Factors and Immune Responses to Fungal Infection in Health and Disease Steve Holland, M.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 11:00–11:30: Host–Pathogen Dynamics of Amphibian Chytridiomycosis: The Role of the Skin Microbiome in Health and Disease Vance Vredenburg, Ph.D., San Francisco State University 11:30–12:00: Geomyces destructans in Old World and New World Bats Gudrun Wibbelt, D.V.M., Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research 12:00–12:30: Discussion 12:30–1:15: Lunch
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... gattii Julie Harris, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2:15–2:45: Global Capacity for Coordinated Surveillance, Detection, and Response to Emerging Diseases of Wildlife Peter Daszak, Ph.D., EcoHealth Alliance 2:45–3:15: Wildlife Conservation at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Luis Padilla, D.V.M., Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute 3:15–3:45: Break 3:45–5:15: Panel and Open Discussion Speakers: Peter Daszak, Julie Harris, Larry Madoff, and Luis Padilla Discussants: David Blehert, Jacque Fletcher, and Kevin Russell 5:15–5:30: Closing Remarks James M Hughes and David A
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