Conference Program
 
Malaria

August 5-10, 2001
The Queen's College
Oxford, United Kingdom

Chair:
Chris Newbold

Vice Chair:
Brian Greenwood

Sunday 5/8/01
AfternoonArrival and registration
6:00 p.m.Dinner
7:20 pmIntroductory remarks (Chris Newbold)
7:30-9:30 p.m.Population Biology
Discussion leader Prof Dan Hartl
7:30-7:40Introduction Prof Dan Hartl
7:40-8:05Sarah Volkman
Recent Origin of Plasmodium falciparum from a Single Progenitor--Implications for Genomic Approaches to Identify Drug Resistance Determinants in Malaria
8:05-8:15Discussion
8:15-8:40Karen Day
8:40-8:50Discussion
8:50-9:15David Conway
Natural Selection on Plasmodium falciparum - some beautiful ramifications?'
9:15-9:35Discussion + general discussion
Monday 6/8/01
9:00amExploiting the genome
Discussion leader Prof Alan Cowman
9:00-9:30Alan Cowman
Analysis of function and trafficking of proteins involved in cytoadherence of P.falciparum infected erythrocytes
9:30-9:45 Discussion
9:45-10:15Dan Carucci
Proteomic Analysis of P. falciparum
10:15-10:30 Discussion
10:30-11:00Coffee
11:00-11:30 Andy Waters
The use of genetic manipulation to investigate Plasmodium berghei gamete fertilisation and parasite development in the mosquito vector.
11:30-11:45Discussion
11:45-12:15 David Roos
PlasmoDB: Mining the Plasmodium Genome Database
12:15-12:30Discussion
12:30Lunch
1:30-4:30Free time
4:30-6:00Poster Session
6:00 p.m.Dinner
7:30-9:30 p.m.Protein Trafficking
Discussion leader: Klaus Lingelbach
7:30-7:55Klaus Lingelbach
Signal sequences and mediator molecules required for protein secretion in Plasmodium falciparum
7:55-8:10Discussion
8:10-8:35Kasturi Haldar
Rafts and apicomplexan infection
8:35-8:50Discussion
8:50-9:15Keith Joiner
A comparison of endocytic targeting in T. gondii and P. falciparum
9:15-9:30Discussion
Tuesday 7/8/01
9:00am Drug resistance
Discussion leader :Tom Wellems
9:00-9:45Tom Wellems
Determinants of chloroquine resistance in falciparum and vivax malaria
9:45-10:00Discussion
10:00-10:45Steve Ward
10:45-11:00Discussion
11:00-11:30Coffee
11:30-12:15Chris Plowe
Update on molecular markers for drug-resistant malaria: Implementation and insight into clinical immunity
12:15-12:30Discussion
12:30Lunch
1:30-4:30Free time
4:30-6:00Poster Session
6:00 p.m.Dinner
7:30-9:30 p.m.Antigenic variation
Discussion leader: Artur Scherf
7:30-7:55Artur Scherf
A central role for P. falciparum nuclear architecture in antigenic variation
7:55-8:10Discussion
8:10-8:35Peter Presier
Stage specific expression of the 235 kDa rhoptry protein in Plasmodium yoelii
8:35-8:50Discussion
8:50-9:15Kirk Dietsch
The role of var introns in gene silencing and activation
9:15-9:30Discussion
Wednesday 8/8/01
9:00am Pathogenesis
Discussion leader: Dominic Kwiatkowski
9:00-9:30Dominic Kwiatkowski
Mapping malaria susceptibility genes
9:30-9:45Discussion
9:45-10:15Terrie Taylor
Clinicopathological correlates of fatal malaria: timing is everything
10:15-10:30Discussion
10:30-11:00Coffee
11:00-11:30 Mats Wahlgren
Role of PfEMP1 in the Pathogenicity Mechanisms of Severe Malaria
11:30-11:45 Discussion
11:45-12:15 Patrick Duffy
Malaria pathogenesis during pregnancy
12:15-12:30 Discussion
12:30Lunch
1:30-4:30Free time
4:30-6:00Poster Session
6:00 p.m.Dinner
7:30-9:30 p.m.Invasion
Discussion leader: Chetan Chitnis
7:30-8:15Chetan Chitnis
DBL domains and red cell invasion by malaria parasites
8:15-8:30Discussion
8:30-9:15Tony Holder
Merozoite surface proteins, antibodies and red blood cell invasion
9:15-9:30Discussion
Thursday 9/801
9:00am Immunology
Discussion leader: Jean Langhorne
9:00-9:30Jean Langhorne
9:30-9:45Discussion
9:45-10:15Magda Plebanski
'Immuno-suppression, malaria and vaccine development'.
10:15-10:30Discussion
10:30-11:00Coffee
11:00-11:30 Britta Urban
Plasmodium falciparum: infected erythrocytes alter the phenotype of dendritic cells in vitro and in vivo
11:30-11:45 Discussion
11:45-12:15Fidel Zavala
Induction and activation of CD8+ T cells against liver stages: A swift and tightly regulated process.
12:15-12:30 Discussion
12:30Lunch
1:30-4:30Free time
4:30-6:00Poster Session
6:00 p.m.Dinner
7:30-9:30 p.m.Vaccines
Discussion leader: Steve Hoffman
7:30-7:55Steve Hoffman
Rationale, progress and prospects for a multi-stage prime boost malaria vaccine
7:55-8:10Discussion
8:10-8:35Pierre Druilhe
8:35-8:50Discussion
8:50-9:15Adrian Hill
Effector T-cell vaccines for malaria
9:15-9:30Discussion

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