2020 Conference Schedule

Thursday, Dec 3, 2020

  • 11:00 am – 2:00 pm CST — Open test connection for registered participants.

Saturday, Dec 5, 2020

  • 7:00 am CST – Recorded presentations become available online to registered participants.
  • 9:45 am-10:00 am CST – Official Opening of CRWAD Conference – Dr. Amelia Woolums, President
  • CRWAD Conference Keynote Speakers (Live-stream presentations that are being recorded)
    • 10:00 -11:00 am CST – Rafi Ahmed – “T Cell Memory and Exhaustion: Implications for Immunotherapy”
    • 11am – noon CST – Amesh Adalja – “The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens”
  • BREAK 12:00 -12:30 pm CST
  • Special Symposium on African Swine Fever (Live-stream presentations that are being recorded)
    • 12:30 – 1:15pm CST – Paul Sundberg – “ASF: US prevention, preparedness and response.”
    • 1:15-2:00 pm CST – Raymond R. R. (Bob) Rowland – “Novel tools for ASF control and prevention: 7 years’ research in Kansas Biosecurity Research Institute.”
    • BREAK 2:00-2:15 pm CST
    • 2:15-3:00pm CST – Scott Dee – “The risk of feed for viral transport and transmission: What do we know and what can we do.”
    • 3:00 – 3:45 pm CST – Waithaka Mwangi – “Prospects for an African Swine Fever Virus Subunit DIVA Vaccine”
    • BREAK 3:45-4:00 pm CST
    • 4:00 – 5:00 pm CST – Interactive Q&A session with ASF speaker panel

Sunday, Dec 6, 2020

  • View all recorded presentations, including sessions recorded on Saturday

Monday, Dec 7, 2020

  • *ACVM Distinguished Microbiologist Symposium (Recorded Featured Speaker Presentations become available on Sat, Dec 5 at 7am)
    • 10-10:45 am – Distinguished Microbiologist Awardee, Roy Curtiss, “Converting a Pathogen to Become a Servant” (Live-stream presentation that is being recorded)
    • *10:45 -11 am CST Moderated panel discussion with Q&A for ACVM Featured Speakers
      • Roy Curtis, PhD, 2020 ACVM Distinguished Microbiologist Awardee
      • *Thomas Gallagher, PhD, “Host factors controlling susceptibility to coronavirus infections” (pre-recorded presentation)
      • *Srinand Sreevatsan, BVSC, MVSC, MPH, PhD, “Mycobacterium-host interactions-Lessons from 25 years of research on a slow growing bacterium” (pre-recorded presentation)
  • *AVEPM Calvin Schwabe Symposium (Recorded Featured Speaker Presentations become available on Sat, Dec 5 at 7am)
    • 11:00 – 11:40 Presentation of Calvin Schwabe Award to Larry Glickman, (Live-stream presentation that is being recorded.
      • *Moderated panel discussion with Q&A for Schwabe Symposium Featured Speakers
        • Larry Glickman, DVM, PhD, 2020 Recipient of the Calvin Schwabe Award
        • *Alan Beck, ScD, “The biology of the human-animal bond” (pre-recorded presentation
        • *Charlene Edinboro, DVM, PhD, “Small animals-Big data!” (pre-recorded presentation)
        • *George E. Moore, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, “Big data – Big benefits or big obstacles?” (pre-recorded presentation)
  • CRWAD Organization Business Meeting
    • 12:00-1:00pm CST – Live-stream presentation and discussion that is being recorded
  • BREAK 1:00 -1:30 pm CST
  • AAVI Distinguished Immunologist Symposium – Bridging the Gap: Vaccines from Concept to Usage
    • 1:30-4:30pm CST – Live-stream presentations that are being recorded
      • 1:30-2:30 PM – Distinguished Immunologist Awardee, D. Scott McVey, “A Journey Through Vaccine Valley”
      • 2:30-3:00 PM – Jay Calvert, “From Scientific Discovery to Commercial Product in 10 Easy Steps:  The case of CD163 and PRRS Vaccines.”
      • 3:00-3:30 PM – Roy Curtiss III, “Vaccine Discovery and Development – from Lab to Market Place”
      • 3:30-4:00 PM – Douglas Gladue,“Advances in African swine fever live-attenuated vaccines”
      • 4:00-4:30 PM – Shawn Bearson, USDA-ARS, “DIVA vaccine cross-protects against Salmonella serovars in food animals”
  • 4:30 PM AVEPM Business Meeting

Tuesday, Dec 8, 2020

  • View all recorded presentations, including sessions recorded on Saturday and Monday
  • Animal Vaccinology Research Network Symposium
    • 9:00- 12:00 PM CST – Live-stream presentations that are being recorded
      • 9:00- 9:15 AM- Dr. Steven Geary, PhD, Update on the USAVRCN
      • 9:15- 10:15 AM- Cyril Gay, DVM, PhD, “The U.S National Biodefense Strategy for developing veterinary countermeasures to prepare and respond to biological threat agents”
      • 10:15- 10:35 AM- Moderated discussion with Q&A with Dr. Gay
      • 10:35- 11:35 AM- John Wyckoff, PhD, “From Discovery to Corporate Development; Challenges between Academia and Commercialization.”
      • 11:35- 11:55 AM- Moderated discussion with Q&A with Dr. Wyckoff
      • 11:55- 12:00 PM- Closing Comments
  • BREAK 12-12:30 pm CST
  • 12:30 – 1pm CST – Student Award announcements and closing remarks

*It is recommended that you view the  pre-recorded presentations prior to joining the live-stream Q&A sessions.

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