Agenda

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Madison Eagle (Shawnee and Cherokee)

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* Moderator: Matthew Anderson (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians descent, The Ohio State University)

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Betsy Nelson (Pasteur Institute)

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Temet McMichael (Luiseño and Wailaki, Centers for Disease Control)

Emily Plumage (Nakoda, The Ohio State University)

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Naomi Lee (Seneca, Northern Arizona University) “Novel vaccine development to target sexually transmitted infections ” *

Saydie Sago (Zuni Pueblo and Mescalero Apache, University of Colorado – Boulder) “The soil-derived bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae”

Elise Lamont (Bad River, University of Minnesota) “The lung microbiome & drug resistance” *

*Remote

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Krystal Tsosie (Dine’, Arizona State University)

Matthew Anderson (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians descent, The Ohio State University)

Aislinn Concha (Taos Pueblo, University of Colorado – Boulder)

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Rich Robinson (The Ohio State University)

Mike Oglesbee (OSU Infectious Diseases Institute)

Shu-Hua Wang (OSU Global One Health Initiative)

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Michelle Larsen * (Albert Einstein College of Medicine): “Novel animal adapted mycobacteria”

Jennifer Honda (National Jewish Health): “Environmental NTM hot spots of the Hawaiian Islands”

Paul Converse (Johns Hopkins University): “Mycobacterium ulcerans and Buruli ulcer”

Ray Ball (Eckerd College): “Mycobacterium paratuberculosis and Johne’s Disease”

Michele Miller (Kruger National Park, South Africa): “Mycobacteria infections among the cats of Kruger National Park”

Kathy Alexander (Virginia Tech): “Mycobacterium mungi and mongoose”

* Panel Session Chair

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Luanne Hall-Stoodley * (The Ohio State University) “NTM and Cystic Fibrosis”

Jyothi Nagajyothi (Hackensack University Medical Center): “Adipocyte dysfunction induces insulin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection”

Kevin Fennelly (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) “NTM and COPD”

Brendan Podell (Colorado State University) “TB and Diabetes”

Ken Olivier (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) “NTM and PCD”

Murugesan Rajaram (The Ohio State University) “M. avium and cardiac dysfunction”

* Panel Session Chair

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Fred Quinn * (University of Georgia): “Modeling the Mycobacterium tuberculosis carriage state”

Karen Dobos (Colorado State University): “Current state of biomarker utility in the guinea pig infection model”

Janice Endsley (University of Texas Medical Branch): “Humanized mice and HIV/Mtb co-infection”

Selvakumar Subbian (Rutgers University): “Rabbit model of latency and reactivation to evaluate the effect of host-directed therapy”

Vidya Vijayan (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill): “Epigenetic modifications in BCG vaccinated infants”

Deanna Hagge (The Leprosy Mission International): “Complicit Indicators: Leprosy and Soil-Transmitted Helminths”

* Panel Session Chair

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Rich Robinson* (The Ohio State University)

Natalie Hull (The Ohio State University): “Novel technologies for disinfection of NTM laden water ”

Don Hayes Jr. (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital): “Combatting NTM to improve lung transplant outcomes.”

Christopher Lowry (University of Colorado): “Modulation of the psychological stress response by Mycobacterium vaccae”

Andrew Simonson (University of Pittsburgh): “The role of lymphocyte subsets in preventing tuberculosis following intravenous vaccination with BCG.”

Mark Endsley (University of Texas Medical Branch): “Challenges associated with TB chemotherapy in an HIV setting.”

* Panel Session Chair

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Bruce Chandler, MD, MPH  Physician with the Alaska TB program, Alaska Division of Public Health

Michelle Rothoff, MD  Family physician and Alaska State TB controller, Alaska Division of Public Health

Timothy Lemaire, DO, MPH  Family physician and TB Liaison/Director of Inpatient Services at Norton Sound Health Corporation

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John Spencer * (Colorado State University)

Kathryn Dupnik (Weill Cornell Medicine)

Ramanuj Lahiri (National Hansen’s Disease Programs)

Maria Pena (National Hansen’s Disease Programs)

Carlos Franco-Paredes (Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, México)

* Panel Session Chair

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Liliana Salvador * (University of Georgia)

Sandrine Lesellier (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, ANSES)

Paola Boggiatto (USDA National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research)

Claudia Perea (USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories)

James Sunstrum (Beaumont Health, Michigan)

* Panel Session Chair

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Boxed lunch pickup in Pfahl lobby. Turkey, ham and vegetarian options available.

David Tobin (Duke University)

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Karen Lacourciere * (National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease)

Gillian Beamer (Aiforia Technologies & Texas Biomed) “CXCL1: A new diagnostic biomarker for human tuberculosis discovered using Diversity Outbred mice.”

Igor Kramnik (Boston University) “Mechanisms of post-primary pulmonary TB progression in a mouse model.”

Keith Derbyshire (Wadsworth Institute) “A mycobacterial systems resource for the research community.”

Srinand Sreevatsan (Michigan State University) “Genome sequences of Mycobacterium strains recovered from captive elephants with tuberculosis”

* Panel Session Chair

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Cash bar.