Brucellosis 2003 proceedings - PHIDIAS

Conference at a glance
Monday, September 15, 2003
8:15 - 9:15 (Science Building Auditorium) - Registration
9:15 - 9:30 (Science Building Auditorium) - Welcome and Introductions
9:30 - 10:45 (Science Building Auditorium) - SESSION I - EPIDEMIOLOGY, CONTROL AND ERADICATION PROGRAMS
(KEYNOTE LECTURES)
• An overview of the epidemiology of brucellosis in selected countries. William Amanfu.
• Epidemiology of brucellosis: consequences in terms of control strategy. Bruno Garin-Bastuji.
9:30 - 10:45 (Lecture room 3A02) - SESSION II - HUMAN BRUCELLOSIS (KEYNOTE LECTURES)
• Brucellosis: Facts and Fantasies. Edward J. Young.
• Disease spectrum and laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis. George F. Araj .
10:45 - 11:15 - Coffee break and Poster Viewing (Part I)
11:15 - 13:00 (Science Building Auditorium)- SESSION I – EPIDEMIOLOGY, CONTROL AND ERADICATION PROGRAMS
(SHORT ORAL COMMUNICATIONS)
11:15 - 13:00 (Lecture room 3A02) - SESSION II – HUMAN BRUCELLOSIS (SHORT ORAL COMMUNICATIONS)
13:00 - 15:00 - Lunch and Poster Viewing (Part I)
15:00 - 16:15 (Science Building Auditorium)- SESSION III – DIAGNOSIS IN ANIMAL BRUCELLOSIS (KEYNOTE LECTURES)
• Development and validation of diagnostic tools and typing methods for the certification of the absence
of bovine brucellosis in Belgium. Jacques Godfroid.
• Brucellosis in wildlife. Darla Ewalt.
16:15 - 16:45 - Coffee break and Poster Viewing (Part I)
16:45 - 18:30 (Science Building Auditorium)- SESSION III – DIAGNOSIS IN ANIMAL BRUCELLOSIS (SHORT ORAL
COMMUNICATIONS)
20:30 (University Central Building) - Conference dinner
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
9:00 - 10:30 (Science Building Auditorium)- SESSION IV – IMMUNOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS AND HOST-PATHOGEN
INTERACTION (KEYNOTE LECTURES)
• Brucella LPS a key immunomodulator of immune responses in mice. Jean-Pierre Gorvel.
• A stealthy but nasty intracellular bug named Brucella: aspects of interaction of the pathogen with the
macrophage host cell. Stephan Köhler.
10:30 - 11:00 - Coffee break and Poster Viewing (Part I)
11:00 - 13:00 (Science Building Auditorium) - SESSION IV – IMMUNOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS AND HOST-PATHOGEN
INTERACTION (SHORT ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - PART I)
13:00 - 15:00 - Lunch and Poster Viewing (Part II)
15:00 - 16:15 (Science Building Auditorium)- SESSION V – VACCINES (KEYNOTE LECTURES)
• Classical and new generation vaccines against brucellosis in ungulates. Phil Elzer.
• Alternative brucellosis vaccines: experiences with drug delivery systems. Carlos Gamazo.
16:15 - 16:45 - Coffee break and Poster Viewing (Part II)
16:45 - 18:30 (Science Building Auditorium) - SESSION V – VACCINES (SHORT ORAL COMMUNICATIONS)
18:30 - 20:30 (Lecture room 3A02) - COST-845 MC, WG1, WG2, WG3 and WG4 meeting
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
9:00 - 10:15 (Science Building Auditorium) - SESSION VI – TAXONOMY AND EVOLUTION (KEYNOTE LECTURES)
• Phylogeny and evolution of alpha-proteobacterial genomes. Siv Andersson.
• Comparison of the genomic sequences of Brucella melitensis, Brucella suis, and Brucella abortus
biovars: structure and pseudogenes. Shirley Halling.
10:15 - 10:45 - Coffee break and Poster Viewing (Part II)
10:45 - 12:00 (Science Building Auditorium) - SESSION IV – IMMUNOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS AND HOST-PATHOGEN
INTERACTION (SHORT ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - PART II)
12:00 - 13:00 (Science Building Auditorium) - Brucella Taxonomy and Nomenclature Committee
13:00 - 15:00 - Lunch and Poster Viewing (Part II)
15:00 - 16:15 (Science Building Auditorium) - SESSION VII – GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS (KEYNOTE LECTURES)
• Proteomics and host-pathogen interaction: new paradigms. Michel Desjardins.
• From genome sequences back to (systems) biology: using the C. elegans v1.1 ORFeome for functional
proteomics. David E. Hill.
16:15 - 16:45 - Coffee break and Poster Viewing (Part II)
16:15 - 16:45 (Lecture room 3A02) - International Society for Brucellosis business meeting
16:45 - 18:30 (Science Building Auditorium) - SESSION VI & SESSION VII – TAXONOMY AND EVOLUTION & GENOMICS
AND PROTEOMICS (SHORT ORAL COMMUNICATIONS)
18:30 (Science Building Auditorium) - Closing Session
Brucellosis 2003 International Research Conference
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