2008 USDA–CSREES Animal Protection and Biosecurity PD Workshop - AGENDA

Sunday, December 7, 2008
Chicago, IL
Agenda

7:15 – 7:45  Coffee and Tea; Set-up for both Poster Sessions

7:45 – 8:00 Overview and Introductions (Peter Johnson, National Program Leader for the Animal Protection and Biosecurity programs)

8:00 – 9:45  Six 10-minute oral presentations (plus 5 min. for Q and A)

8:00 – 8:15  The mechanics and optimization of immunological memory in the Salmonid fish – Steve Kaattari, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

8:15 – 8:30  Discovery of novel subset of teleost fish B cells uniquely expressing surface IgT: Role in phagocytosis – Oriol Sunyer, University of Pennsylvania

8:30 – 8:45  Pathophysiology of Equine Laminitis – Sam Black, University of Massachusetts

8:45 – 9:00  Break

9:00 – 9:15  Protective antigens of horse pathogen Streptococcus equi – Ben Lei, Montana State

9:15 – 9:30  Haemophilus somnus immunoglobulin binding proteins – Lynette Corbeil, University of California, San Diego

9:30 – 9:45  Susceptibility of domestic cattle to chronic wasting disease following oral inoculation – ten year study – Jean Jewell, University of Wyoming

9:45 – 11:45  Poster Session A (odd-numbered posters should be manned)

11:45 – 1:00  Lunch (on your own)

1:00 – 2:15  Five 10-minute oral presentations (plus 5 min. for Q and A)

1:00 – 1:15  Mapping host protective immunity in the PCV2 capsid protein – Raymond Rowland, Kansas State

1:15 – 1:30  Pathogenesis and immunoprophylaxis of necrotic enteritis in poultry – Glenn Songer, University of Arizona

1:30 – 1:45  Maternal and fetal response to fetal persistent infection with Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) – Tod Hansen, Colorado State

1:45 – 2:00  Thermal-stable marker proteins for detection of bovine central nerve system tissues and blood in feedstuffs – Peggy Hsieh, Florida State University

2:00 – 2:15  Role of glycosylation of Classical Swine Fever virus envelope proteins on virus virulence, antigenicity, and immunogenicity – Guillermo Risatti, University of Connecticut

2:15 – 2:30  Break

2:30 – 4:30  Poster Session B (even numbered posters should be manned)

4:30 – 6:00  Roundtable Discussion (including an overview of The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (The Institute) and the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI); Animal Protection and Biosecurity program priorities; the PD Workshop structure; and whatever else comes up for discussion.

6:00 CRWAD Researcher's Reception begins for CRWAD registrants

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