The conference programme includes the following Plenary Lectures, Express Debates and Symposia.
Plenary Lectures
Genomic diversity in genetically monomorphic pathogens
Mark Achtman, SFI Fellow, UCC, Ireland
Phylogeography of infectious diseases: reconstructing global, regional and local transmission pathways
Paul Keim, Northern Arizona University, USA
Genetic recombination in trypanosomes
Michael A. Miles, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Molecular epidemiology of pathogens by non invasive methods
Martine Peeters, Retrovirus Laboratory, IRD, France
Global surveillance of host genetic associations with dengue
Henry A F Stephens, Centre for Nephrology & The Anthony Nolan Trust, University College London, UK
Molecular epidemiology of healthcare associated infection: deciphering the rise of global superbugs
Marc Struelens, European Centre for Disease Protection and Control (ECDC), Sweden
A theory-based pragmatism for discovering and classifying newly divergent bacterial species
Frederick M. Cohan, Frederick Cohan Department of Biology, Wesleyan University, USA
Express Debates
Is ethnic identification relevant for biomedical research?
Chair: Michel Tibayrenc
Clonal evolution in pathogens and its epidemiological implications
Chair: Michel Tibayrenc
Can we estimate population size of clonal trypanosomatidae and how? What is the difference with the effective population size? Is it useful?
Chair: Thierry de Meeûs
How far can the population genetics of vectors help control campaigns against trypanosomiases? What kind of improvement can we propose?
Chair: Thierry de Meeûs
Rapid molecular screening: the new standard for optimal mrsa control?
Chair: Marc Struelens
Symposia
Bioinformatics
Climate change and infectious diseases
Coevolution
Evolution of trypanosomes and vectors
Evolutionary and population genomics of mycobacteria
General mechanisms of evolution
Genomics and metabolomics approaches to pathogen population biology
Global evolution of hiv
Host genetics
Influenza evolution
Integrated genetic epidemiology of chagas disease
Leishmania epidemiology and evolution
Mechanisms of resistance in pathogenic agents
Molecular epidemiology and genetic adaptation of staphylococcus aureus
Molecular epidemiology of fungal organisms
Molecular epidemiology of helminth parasites
Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis viruses
Molecular epidemiology of parasitic protozoa
Molecular epidemiology of viruses
Molecular genetics of veterinary relevant pathogens
New insights in molecular epidemiology of bacterial infections
New molecular typing methods for bacterial pathogens
Population genetics and evolution of bacteria
Viral evolution
Conference Schedule
Wednesday November 3, 2010
Registration 10.00
Opening Remarks and Conference Sessions 13.00 – 18.30
Welcome Reception 18.30 – 19.30
Thursday November 4, 2010
Conference Sessions 08.30 – 18.30
Optional Conference Dinner 19.00 – 22.00
Friday November 5, 2010
Conference Sessions 08.30 – 18.30
Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks 18.30
Conference sessions are comprised of presentations by the invited speakers. In addition, a selected number of authors of submitted abstracts will be invited to give oral presentations.
