Malaria Conference Reports Progress Against Malaria, Developments On The Horizon

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Article Date: 02 Oct 2007 - 4:00 PDT

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October 24, 2007
1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10007

The Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and The New York Academy of Sciences present "Progress Against Malaria: Developments on the Horizon," a half-day symposium to highlight the latest research developments in the fight to combat malaria. This meeting will include discussions of new diagnostic tests, treatment and prevention strategies, and malaria-resistant mosquitoes. The symposium will also feature work from Macha, Zambia, where malaria research is conducted in a unique rural setting.

Online registration is available at http://www.nyas.org/mraconf.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007 1:00 PM -- 5:30 PM

1:00 pm -- 2:00 pm Registration

2:00 pm -- 2:15 pm Welcome and Introduction
Ellis Rubinstein, President, The New York Academy of Sciences

2:15 pm -- 2:45 pm KEYNOTE LECTURE
Current Developments in Malaria Product Innovation and Control
Chris Hentschel, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Medicines for Malaria Venture

2:45 pm -- 3:25 pm SESSION I: The State of the Art and Beyond:
Vaccine Development and Creation of Malaria-Resistant Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes That Can't Get Infected
Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute

Progress and Challenge in the Development of a Malaria Vaccine: The PATH MVI Perspective
Christian Loucq, M.D., Director, The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative

3:25 pm -- 3:45 pm Coffee Break

3:45 pm -- 4:45 pm SESSION II: Progress in Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment Moderator: Diane Griffin, Ph.D., M.D., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Macha: A Living Laboratory in Rural Zambia
Douglas Norris, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute

Using Human Saliva to Detect Malaria Infection
Sungano Mharakurwa, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute

A Urine Dipstick for Malaria Diagnosis
David Sullivan, M.D., Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute

New Highly Active Artemisinin
Theresa Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute

Vaccination to Prevent Mosquito Infection
Nirbhay Kumar, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute

4:45 pm -- 5:15 pm General Discussion and Questions

5:15 pm -- 5:30 pm Closing Remarks
Michael J. Klag, M.D., Dean, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

5:30 pm -- 7:30 pm Reception

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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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Source: Tim Parsons
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health