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Workshop 6: Disease Models: Host-pathogen Interactions (June 21-25, 2004)

Organizers: Denise Kirschner and Tom Kepler

In this workshop, we will focus on modeling the dynamics of pathogens interacting with the immune system. We will do this in three main areas: viral models, bacterial models, and parasitic models. We will then explore chemotherapy treatment strategies and the generation of drug resistant mutants. Treatment will be discussed on the last day of the week.

Large numbers of cells and organisms, and long time scales, make differential equations the appropriate and primary tool used to study these phenomenon. Delay equations, simulations, and stochastic models will also play a role.

Schedule

Monday, June 21: Host-Viral Interactions I
9:00-9:15AM Introduction by Avner Friedman and the organizers
9:15-10:00AM Marry Carrington
10:00-10:30AM Coffee Break
10:30-11:15AM Todd Reinhart
11:15-11:45AM Coffee Break
11:45-12:30PM Georgia Tomaras
12:30-2:00PM Lunch Break
2:00-2:30PM Leor Weinberger
2:30-3:00PM Seema Bajaria
3:00-3:30PM Coffee Break
3:30-4:00PM Wai-Yuan Tan
4:00-4:30PM Robert Stengel
4:30-5:00PM Discussion Time
5:00-8:00PM Receptions and Posters
Tuesday, June 22: Host-Viral Interactions II
9:00 - 9:45AM Sandro Cinti
9:45 - 10:15AM Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:00AM Miles Cloyd
11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:15PM Garnett Kelsoe
12:15 - 2:00PM Lunch Break
2:00 - 2:30PM Jaroslav Stark
2:30 - 3:00PM Zvi Grossman
3:00 - 3:30PM Coffee break
3:30 - 4:00PM Reinhard Laubenbacher
4:00 - 4:30PM Ping Ye
4:30 - 5:00PM Discussion Time
Wednesday, June 23: Host-Bacterial/Fungus Interactions I
9:00-9:15AM Introduction by organizers
9:15-10:00AM Vic DiRita
10:00-10:30AM Coffee Break
10:30-11:15AM Arturo Casadevall
11:15-11:45AM Coffee Break
11:45-12:30PM Amy Herring
12:30-2:00PM Lunch Break
2:00-2:30PM Jorge Velasco-Hernandez
2:30-3:00PM John Ward
3:00-3:20PM Coffee Break
3:20-3:50PM Tom Kepler
3:50-4:20PM John Tomfohr
4:20-4:40PM Coffee Break
4:40-5:10PM Sergei Pilyugin
5:10-5:40PM Discussion Time
Thursday, June 24: Host-Bacterial/Fungus Interactions II
9:00-9:45AM JoAnne Flynn
9:15-10:05AM Coffee Break
10:05-10:50AM John Chan
10:50-11:10AM Coffee Break
11:10-11:55AM Mary O'Riordan
11:55-12:05PM Coffee Break
12:15-1:00PM Mark Miller
1:00-2:30PM Lunch Break
2:30-3:00PM Simeone Marino
3:00-3:30PM Jose Segovia-Juarez
3:30-3:50PM Coffee Break
3:50-4:20PM Stewart Chang
4:20-4:50PM Jun Lu
4:50-5:20PM Discussion Time
6:00-9:00PM Buffet Dinner at the Holiday Inn
Friday, June 25
9:00-10:30AM Discussion Time