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 - 2:05PM:
Lark L Coffey, PhD.
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
UC Davis
2:05PM - 2:20PM:
Karthikeyan Chandrasegaran, PhD.
Professor, Entomology Department
Professor, Entomology Department
UC Riverside
2:20PM - 2:35PM:
Anupama Dahanukar, PhD.
Professor, Molecular Cell & Systems Bio Department
Professor, Molecular Cell & Systems Bio Department
UC Riverside
2:35PM - 2:50PM:
Luciano Cosme, PhD.
Professor, Entomology Department
Professor, Entomology Department
UC Riverside
2:50PM - 3:10PM: Coffee Break
3:10PM - 3:40PM: 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
3:40PM - 4:10PM: Advances & 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
4:10PM - 4:30PM: Closing Remarks
Karine Le Roch, Ph.D. - Honoring Alexander Raikhel's Outstanding Career
4:30PM - 6:00PM: Reception - Genomics Auditorium Lobby