Malaria in a Changing World: Past Lessons, Present Challenges, and Future Solutions

Event Description

Malaria is one of the oldest human diseases, having sculpted human biological evolution and history in many regions. Yet it remains a heavy burden on global public health in today’s changing world, where migration, climate change, and shifting mosquito vectors are influencing the global stage for this disease. New insights and innovative control methods, however, may help turn the tide against the scourge of malaria.

The program will feature expert talks, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions with leading researchers, including special guest Dr. Fitsum Tadesse from the Armauer Hansen Research Institute in Ethiopia, who will share insights on the challenges facing malaria control in the Horn of Africa. A reception will follow the symposium for light refreshments.

This symposium is part of the Environmental Pressures on Malaria Scholarly Working Group, supported by the Harvard Global Health Institute, and is co-sponsored by the Defeating Malaria: From the Genes to the Globe Initiative, the Nigerian Student Association at Harvard Chan, and the Harvard Undergraduate Premedical Society.

Please note: This event is in person and registration is required (space is limited). 

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Speakers

• Caroline Buckee, PhD | Deputy Director, Institute for Disease Modeling, Gates Foundation; Professor of Epidemiology,
  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Flaminia Catteruccia, PhD | Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases; Investigator,
  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Marcia Castro, PhD | Andelot Professor of Demography; Chair, Department of Global Health and Population,
  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Manoj Duraisingh, PhD | John LaPorte Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases,
  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Azza Idris, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Pediatrician, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Megan Michel, PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
• Daniel Neafsey, PhD | Associate Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Fitsum Tadesse, PhD | Lead Scientist; Wellcome Trust Fellow (2023–2028), Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) Ethiopia
• Dyann F. Wirth, PhD | Richard Pearson Strong Professor of Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health