This two-day workshop onf pneumonia in bighorn sheep.

General Information Directions, parking and lodging information Attendees Raina Plowright (PSU) Peter Hudson (PSU) Andrea Graham (Princeton) Andy Dobson (Princeton) Ash Pathak (PSU) David Hughes (PSU) Emily Almberg (PSU) Eric Harvill (PSU) Frances Cassirer (Idaho Fish Game) Holly MacCormick (UCSC) Isabella Cattadori (PSU) Kezia Manlove (PSU) Mary Poss (PSU) Matt Ferrari (PSU) Mike Miller (CSU) Oscar Bedoya Reina (PSU) Ottar Bjornstad (PSU) Paul Cross (USGS) Tom Besser (WSU) Tom Hobbs (CSU) Webb Miller (PSU) Program Thursday, October 6th, 2011 When What 8:30-9:00 Coffee and bagels* 9:00-9:15 Welcome and introductions Raina Plowright and Peter Hudson 9:15-10:15 Overview of Case-study Frances Cassirer - Spatial and temporal patterns of pneumonia in Hells Canyon Raina Plowright - Inferences about dynamics from data and models Mike Miller - Perspectives on bighorn sheep pnumonia Tom Besser - Microbiology and etiology Group discussion 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break* 10:30-12:00 Diseases in social systems Andy Dobson - Diseases in socially structured systems Paul Cross - Problems understanding dynamics in socially structured systems Group discussion 12:00-1:30 Lunch* 1:30-3:00 Inferring dynamics from imperfect data Part 1: Reconciling captive and field data Mike Miller, Tom Besser Group discussion Part 2: Incorporating uncertainty into models of disease Tom Hobbs - Representing uncertainty in models of disease Kezia Manlove and Paul Cross - Disease absence and sampling variability 3:00-3:15 Break* 3:15-5:00 Critical questions, models, and experiments Group discussion 6:00-8:00 Evening reception at Pete's house Friday, October 7th, 2011 When What 8:30-9:00 Coffee and bagels* 9:00-10:30 Introduction Individual-level variation Andrea Graham - Insights from Soay sheep Isabella Cattadori - Tolerance and resistance Group Discussion 10:30-10:45 Coffee break* 10:45-12:00 Individual level variation continued... Oscar Bedoyq Reina - Bighorn sheep genome Mary Poss - Genetics and resistance Group discussion 12:00-1:30 Lunch* 1:30-3:00 Interventions and perturbations Peter Hudson Group discussion 3:00-3:15 Break* 3:15-4:30 Critical questions, models, and experiments Group discussion 4:30-5:00 Synthesis Peter Hudson and Raina Plowright 6:00-8:00 Evening Reception TBA * Meals are provided through the generosity of the Morris Animal Foundation and the Huck Institute

Contact

  Raina Plowright
  rplowright@gmail.com