2025 CIVDR Symposium Schedule
Schedule subject to change
1:00PM - 1:30PM Coffee & Registration
1:30PM – 1:35PM: Welcome & Opening Remarks
Karine Le Roch, PhD.
Director, Center for Infectious Disease and Vector Research
Director, Center for Infectious Disease and Vector Research
UC Riverside
1:35PM - 2:10PM: "Advances and Challenges in Synthetic Biology for Mosquito Control"
Omar Akbari, PhD.
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
University of California, San Diego
2:10PM - 2:45PM: "Understanding Host-Seeking Behavior in Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes"
Craig Montell, PhD.
Duggan Professor and Distinguished Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of California, Santa Barbara
2:45PM - 3:10PM: Title In Progress
Anupama Dahanukar, PhD.
Professor, Molecular Cell & Systems Bio Department
Professor, Molecular Cell & Systems Bio Department
UC Riverside
3:10PM - 3:20PM: Coffee Break
3:20PM - 3:55PM: Title In Progress
Lark L Coffey, PhD.
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
UC Davis
3:55PM - 4:20PM: Title In Progress
Karthikeyan Chandrasegaran, PhD.
Professor, Entomology Department
Professor, Entomology Department
UC Riverside
4:20PM - 4:40PM: Title In Progress
Luciano Cosme, PhD.
Professor, Entomology Department
Professor, Entomology Department
UC Riverside
4:45PM - 6:00PM: Reception - Genomics Auditorium Lobby