IDI 7th Annual Meeting
The meeting registration and trainee abstract submission deadline is now closed.
IDI is pleased to welcome the following keynote speakers:
Dr. Erin Updyke
Dr. Erin Welsh
Dr. Seema Lakdawala
Opening Remarks
Ravi V. Bellamkonda, PhD – Executive Vice President; Provost, The Ohio State University
Loren Wold, PhD – Associate Dean of Research, Research Operations and Compliance; Professor, Department of Surgery (Division of Cardiac Surgery), College of Medicine; Senior Associate Vice President, Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge, The Ohio State University
Mike Oglesbee, DVM, PhD – Director, Infectious Diseases Institute; Professor, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
IDI 7th Annual Meeting Program
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom East
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Archie M. Griffin Ballroom West
Check-In & Breakfast
Note: Self-service check-in stations will be located outside of the room; name badges will be arranged in alphabetical order by last name
Welcome & Introduction
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
The Ohio State University
Senior Associate Vice President for Research, Enterprise for Research, Innovation, and Knowledge
The Ohio State University
Director, Infectious Diseases Institute
The Ohio State University
Morning Keynote Address
Disease Ecologist, Epidemiologist, Science Communicator
Disease Ecologist, Epidemiologist, Family Medicine Physician, Science Communicator
Presentation Title: Science communication through conversation
Coffee Break
Selected Short Talks by Interdisciplinary Program in Microbe-Host Biology Trainees (NIH T32; Supported by the IDI and College of Medicine)
Introduction to Program
Principal Investigator, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Predoctoral Fellows
Miranda Hilt
Presentation Title: Role of glucocorticoids in stress-induced microbial dysbiosis and antimicrobial defense during infectious gastroenteritis
Michael Parthun
Presentation Title: Differential roles in murine lungs and trachea for Retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) in limiting Influenza A virus infection
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jana Cable, PhD
Presentation Title: Decipher the mechanisms by which prior viral infections impact disease severity, pathology, and lung/heart tissue damage in sequential respiratory virus infections
Poster Session
Lunch
Afternoon Session Short Talks
Featured 2024 IDI Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grant Program Awardees
Associate Professor, The Ohio State University
Presentation Title: Uncovering the environmental and biological drivers of seasonal West Nile virus transmission
PhD Candidate, The Ohio State University
Associate Professor, The Ohio State University
Presentation Title: Elucidating dispersal mechanisms of Gulf Coast ticks in the United States
New Ohio State Faculty Member
Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University
Presentation Title: Resolving commensal Lachnospiraceae function during Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis
Introduction to the IDI Trainee Association
Faculty Co-Advisor, IDI Trainee Association
Featured Trainee
Christoph Weigel, PhD
Presentation Title: DNA methylation profiling of human herpesviruses reveals distinct epigenetic layouts with diagnostic and therapeutic applications
Coffee Break with Dessert
Afternoon Keynote Address
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Emory University
Presentation Title: Every breath you take: Transmission of influenza viruses
Top Abstract for Oral Presentation and Poster Awards Closing Remarks
Director, Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University
Note: The charter bus for Wooster Campus attendees departs at ~5:45 PM
Networking Reception
Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar