This symposium will provide an in-depth discussion of current control and eradication efforts. It will also serve as a forum to discuss recent scientific and policy advances, challenges and new approaches to encourage interdisciplinary research in malaria.
7:30 – 8:30 AM — Breakfast & Registration
8:30 – 9:00 AM — Welcome Message: Dean Jeffrey Flier, Harvard Medical School
9:00 – 9:15 AM — Introductory Remarks: Professor Dyann Wirth, Chair, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health
9:15 – 9:45 AM — “Overview of the Problem” by Professor Marcel Tanner, Director, Swiss Tropical Institute and Co-chair, Malaria Eradication Research Agenda (malERA)
9:45 – 10:15 AM — “Vaccines in the Field and Implications” by Professor Pedro Alonzo, Director, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research and Chair, malERA
10:15 – 10:30 AM — Break
10:30AM – 12:00 PM — Science Panel Presentation
•Jessica Cohen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Global Health, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health
•Dr. Dan Neafsey, PhD, Visiting Scientist, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health
•Professor Dyann Wirth, Chair, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health
12:00 – 12:30 PM — “On the Ground Approaches” by TBD
12:30 – 1:00 PM — “Vision for Going Forward” by Regina Rabinovich, MD, Director, Global Health Program’s Infectious Diseases Development Team, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
1:00 – 1:30 PM — Closing Remarks: Dean Julio Frenk, Harvard School of Public Health
1:30PM — Lunch