Date: Monday, November 9, 2026
Time: 8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Location: Archie M. Griffin Ballroom, Ohio Union
The meeting highlights the breadth of infectious disease research across Ohio State and its partners while creating opportunities for collaboration, idea sharing and new connections.
Cost: Free
Abstract Submission Deadline: October 16, 2026, at 5 p.m. Abstract submissions are now closed.
Registration Deadline: October 23, 2026, at 5 p.m.
From keynote presentations and poster sessions to networking opportunities, the annual meeting offers multiple ways to engage with Ohio State's infectious diseases research community.
Schedule subject to change.
8–8:30 a.m.
Check-In and Breakfast
8:30–9 a.m.
Welcome from Leadership
Steven Ringel, PhD, senior associate vice president for research, Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge
Jordi B. Torrelles, PhD, director, Infectious Diseases Institute
9–9:50 a.m.
Opening Keynote Address
Jacqueline Kirchner, PhD, deputy director, Biologics Discovery, Discovery and Translational Sciences, Global Health Division, Gates Foundation
Presentation title: Harnessing innovation for global health
9:50–10 a.m.
Coffee Break
10–11 a.m.
Panel Discussion: From discovery to impact: scaling infectious disease innovation through partnership
Liliana Brown, PhD, director, Office of Genomics and Advanced Technologies, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Bill Dunlevy, MBA, vice president, Ohio Life Sciences
Ian Harris, chief executive officer, SPAERO Systems, LLC
Jacqueline Kirchner, PhD, deputy director, Biologics Discovery, Discovery and Translational Sciences, Global Health Division, Gates Foundation
11 AM–noon
Trainee Poster Session
Noon–12:45 p.m.
Lunch
12:45–1:30 p.m.
T32 Trainee Short Talks
Introduction to Program
Daniel Wozniak, PhD, professor, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, College of Medicine
T32 Trainees, TBD
1:30–2:20 p.m.
Mid-Day Keynote Address
Luis Martinez-Sobrido, PhD, professor, Department of Infectious Disease and Prevention, Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Presentation title: TBD
2:20–2:35 p.m.
ID Clinical Fellow Talk
Katherine Bergman, MD, infectious diseases fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Presentation title: Something in the air
2:35–2:50 p.m.
IDI-Trainee Association (IDI-TA) and Featured IDI Trainee (selected from abstract submissions)
Introduction to IDI-TA
Christoph Weigel, PhD, president, IDI-TA
IDI Trainee, TBD
2:50–3:20 p.m.
Coffee Break and Networking
3:20–4:10 p.m.
Closing Keynote Address
Sadie J. Ryan, PhD, professor, Department of Geography, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida
Presentation title: Tools, not scare tactics: mapping future thermal suitability of mosquito-borne diseases
4:10–4:30 p.m.
Research and Preparedness for Infectious Diseases (RAPID) and Plant and Animal Agrosecurity Research (PAAR) Facility Lightning Talks
Greg Habing, MS, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVPM, professor and vice chair, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine
Andrew Bowman, MS, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVPM, professor, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine
Renukaradhya Gourapura, DVM, PhD, director and professor, Center for Food Animal Health, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Cody Warren, MPH, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
4:30–4:45 p.m.
Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks
Jordi B. Torrelles, PhD, director, Infectious Diseases Institute
Note: The charter bus for Wooster Campus attendees departs at ~4:45 PM
For questions about the IDI 8th Annual Meeting, please contact the Infectious Diseases Institute at IDI@osu.edu.
If you register but can no longer attend, please email IDI@osu.edu as soon as possible. Advance notice helps us maintain accurate attendance records and catering counts.