AGENDA MORNING    LDA/COLUMBIA
Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases: Solutions Through Cutting-Edge Science”
Brian A. Fallon MD & James Miller, PhD    Course Co-Directors

Friday - October 17, 2008

7:30-8:00 AM	   REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST/EXHIBITS

8:00-8:15 AM	        Welcome, Remarks, & Introduction	
 			  Patricia Smith, President, Lyme Disease Association
			  Introduction of: Brian A. Fallon, MD, MPH, Course Co-Director
  Morning Session Facilitator

8:15-9:00 AM	       Keynote Address
                                   Steven W. Barthold, DVM, PhD
Distinguished Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
                                   “A Mouse Model for Persistent Lyme Disease”

9:00-9:35 AM	  Mario T. Philipp, PhD
                                   Chairman, Division of Bacteriology & Parasitology, Tulane Medical School                            
“Pathogenesis of Neuroborreliosis in Rhesus Monkeys”

9:35-10:10 AM	  Steven Schutzer, MD
Professor, Dept. of Medicine, UMDNJ
“Pathogens in Ticks: Eastern Versus Western United States”

10:10-10:45 AM	  Patricia A Conrad, DMV, PhD
Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, UC Davis
 “Babesia duncani and Babesia microti: Genetic Differences and Clinical Features”

10:45-11:00          BREAK
                 
11:00-11:35	Diego Cadavid, MD
   Associate Director, Biogen Idec, Cambridge
  “Neuroborreliosis and the Role of IL-10”

11:35 – 12:10	  Brian A. Fallon MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical                                               Center
   “Biomarkers of Central Nervous System Lyme Disease”

12:10-12:20           	    Discussion
	Morning Session Facilitator

12:20 – 1:30 pm	  LUNCH BREAK

AGENDA AFTERNOON LDA/COLUMBIA
Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases: Solutions Through Cutting-Edge Science”

1:30 – 2:05 pm	Chris Contag, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics and Microbiology and            Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine
   “Molecular Biophotonics: Imaging the Immune System and Infection”
	
2:05 – 2:40pm	  George Chaconas, PhD
   Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology,University of                                                  	Calgary
  “3-D Real-Time High Resolution of the Lyme Disease Spirochete”

2:40 – 3:15pm      Armin Alaedini, PhD
Dept. of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College/Cornell    . University
   “Immunological Findings in Post-Treatment Lyme Disease”

3:15-3:30               AFTERNOON BREAK

3:30 – 4:05 pm	  John G. Keilp, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical  Center
   “Neuropsychological Profile of Lyme Disease Versus Depression”

4:05-4:40pm         Fabio Tavora, MD
   Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC
   “Cardiovascular Pathology of Lyme Carditis Confirmed By PCR”

4:40-5:15pm         Suzanne Vernon, PhD
   Scientific Director, CFIDS Association of America
   “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Current Research Advances”

5:15-5:50 pm	  TBA 

5:50-6:25pm         TBA

6:25-6:35pm                   Discussion & Closing Remarks 
                                   Brian Fallon, MD	

6:35-8:30pm         NETWORKING RECEPTION