John P. Wyatt Lecture on Environmental Health and Disease

Global Climate Change and the Emergence of Infectious Diseases

University of Kentucky

Office of the Vice President for Research

Wednesday December 12, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

William T. Young Library Auditorium

This Symposium on “Global Climate Change and the Emergence of Infectious Diseases” will present and discuss selected topics including Emerging Pathogens: the Ecology and Evolution in the Invasion of New Species, Invasive Mosquitoes and Human Health, and Biogeography and Infectious Disease Ecology and Climate Change.  The Symposium addresses students and faculty participants, with a program of activities consisting of distinguished lectures and a panel discussion of open access for the general public.

PROGRAM

LECTURES

"Climate change, ecology, and disease emergence: A public health perspective"

Dr. Ben Beard

Associate Director for Climate Change

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Chief, Bacterial Diseases Branch

Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, CDC

http://www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/sme/beard.html

"More than climate:  Ecological change and its potential effects on vector-borne disease"

Dr. Steven Juliano

Distinguished Professor of Ecology

School of Biological Sciences

Illinois State University

http://bio.illinoisstate.edu/sajulian/

"Arbovirus emergence - anthropogenic effects and viral-instrinsic factors"

Dr. Christopher Mores

School of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Pathobiological Sciences

Louisiana State University

http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/pbs/mores.htm

PANEL DISCUSSION PARTICIPANTS

Dr. John Cox (UK Forestry) · Dr. Grayson Brown (UK Entomology) · Dr. Stephen Dobson (UK Entomology) Dr. Christopher Mores (Louisiana State U.) · Dr. Steven Juliano (Illinois State U.) · Dr. Brian Stevenson (UK Microbiology) · Moderator: Dr. Dave Westneat (UK Biology)

Reception at the Helen King Alumni House 5-7pm

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Organization Committee:

Phillip H. Crowley, Dave Westneat and Gisela García Ramos

Contact (GGR): ggarc0@uky.edu; Phone: 257-5306

Department of Biology, University of Kentucky