Climate Change & Infectious Disease Threats
Jun 23–26, 2025 | Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover, Germany
Scientific Organizers:
Cecilia Sorensen, Kari C Nadeau, Anna Stewart-Ibarra and Desiree LaBeaud
In Person
On Demand
Jun 23–26, 2025 | Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover, Germany
Scientific Organizers:
Cecilia Sorensen, Kari C Nadeau, Anna Stewart-Ibarra and Desiree LaBeaud
Available Formats:
Supported by the Directors' Fund
In Person
On Demand
***Meeting program subject to change.
Available Formats: = In Person = On DemandMonday, June 23, 2025
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Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Grand Mussmann Hotel, Tivoli Room
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Central-Hotel Kaiserhof
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Breakfast
8:00–9:00 AM
Individual Hotel
Poster Setup
8:30–9:00 AM
Foyer
Poster Viewing
8:45–7:00 PM
Foyer
Welcome and Keynote Address
9:00–10:00 AM
Auditorium
* Cecilia Sorensen, Columbia University
Session Chair
Session Chair
Juli Trtanj †, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Why Should I Trust You? Podcast Introduction
10:00–10:10 AM
Auditorium
Emerging Zoonosis and Infectious Threats
10:10–12:15 PM
Auditorium
Tom Hughes, Conservation Medicine
Rapid Detection and Capacity Building to Detect Emerging Zoonosis and Infectious Threats
Rapid Detection and Capacity Building to Detect Emerging Zoonosis and Infectious Threats
Desiree LaBeaud, Stanford University
Extreme Weather Events, Warming and Plastic Pollution Impacts of VBD Spread in Kenya
Extreme Weather Events, Warming and Plastic Pollution Impacts of VBD Spread in Kenya
Harald Renz, Philipps University Marburg
The Bidirectional Relationship Between Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Infectious Diseases – Implications in the Context of Climate Change and Global Health
The Bidirectional Relationship Between Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Infectious Diseases – Implications in the Context of Climate Change and Global Health
Masahiko Haraguchi †, Columbia University
Short Talk: Waterborne Disease Risks During Extreme Events: A Scoping Review
Short Talk: Waterborne Disease Risks During Extreme Events: A Scoping Review
Coffee Break
10:30–10:50 AM
Foyer
Lunch
12:15–1:15 PM
Ballroom
Poster Session 1
12:45–3:00 PM
Foyer
Symposia Spotlight: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
3:00–4:30 PM
Auditorium
Rodrigo de Sá Figueirêdo Meira Teles, Zarns Medical College
Assessing the Impact of Severe Droughts on the Tuberculosis Care Cascade in the Brazilian Amazon: Evidence from 17 Years of Surveillance Data
Assessing the Impact of Severe Droughts on the Tuberculosis Care Cascade in the Brazilian Amazon: Evidence from 17 Years of Surveillance Data
Karina Tapinova, Medical University of Vienna
Predictive Models for Climate-Related Emergency Health Care Utilisation: a Scoping Review
Predictive Models for Climate-Related Emergency Health Care Utilisation: a Scoping Review
Alex Eapen, Indian Council of Medical Research
Impact of Climate change on disease transmission potential of Anopheles stephensi, urban malaria vector in India - Challenges for Malaria Elimination
Impact of Climate change on disease transmission potential of Anopheles stephensi, urban malaria vector in India - Challenges for Malaria Elimination
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Foyer
Modeling Health Risks and Outcomes
5:00–7:00 PM
Auditorium
Mesfin Tessema, Columbia University
Applying Climate Models to Predict and Optimize Adaptation Among Communities - Focus on Forcibly Displaced Populations
Applying Climate Models to Predict and Optimize Adaptation Among Communities - Focus on Forcibly Displaced Populations
Neil M Ferguson, Imperial College London
VIMC (Vaccine Impact Modelling Consortium) Climate Modelling
VIMC (Vaccine Impact Modelling Consortium) Climate Modelling
Aras Kadioglu, University of Liverpool
Modeling and Predicting Impacts of Desertification on Pneumococcal Disease in the Sahel
Modeling and Predicting Impacts of Desertification on Pneumococcal Disease in the Sahel
Halfan Ngowo, Ifakara Health Institute
Short Talk: Using Bayesian State-Space Models to Understand the Population Dynamics of the Dominant Malaria Vector, Anopheles Funestus in Rural Tanzania
Short Talk: Using Bayesian State-Space Models to Understand the Population Dynamics of the Dominant Malaria Vector, Anopheles Funestus in Rural Tanzania
Megan Kowalcyk, University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Medicine
Short Talk: A Multi-Country Analysis of Vulnerability to Climate-Driven Pathogen Specific Moderate to Severe Diarrheal Disease
Short Talk: A Multi-Country Analysis of Vulnerability to Climate-Driven Pathogen Specific Moderate to Severe Diarrheal Disease
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Ballroom
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Breakfast
8:00–9:00 AM
Individual Hotel
Poster Setup
8:30–9:00 AM
Foyer
Poster Viewing
8:45–7:00 PM
Foyer
Climate Determinants of Public Health Risks
9:00–12:00 PM
Auditorium
Kari C Nadeau, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Intersection of Immunology and ID, Multiexposomics, Multiexposure Data
Intersection of Immunology and ID, Multiexposomics, Multiexposure Data
Gordon Dougan, University of Cambridge
Climate Impacts on Vaccinology, Infection and Genomics
Climate Impacts on Vaccinology, Infection and Genomics
Mauricio Santos Vega †, Universidad de los Andes
Short Talk: Temperature and Competition: Key Drivers in the Ecological Dynamics of Aedes Mosquitoes and Dengue Spread
Short Talk: Temperature and Competition: Key Drivers in the Ecological Dynamics of Aedes Mosquitoes and Dengue Spread
Brenda Zai, University of Guelph
Identification of Criteria for the Prioritization of Climate-Sensitive Preharvest Food Safety Risks: an Expert-Informed Approach
Identification of Criteria for the Prioritization of Climate-Sensitive Preharvest Food Safety Risks: an Expert-Informed Approach
Raquel Palasio, USP
Short Talk: Exploring Climate, Environmental, Mobility, and Socioeconomic Factors in Chikungunya Spread Across Brazil
Short Talk: Exploring Climate, Environmental, Mobility, and Socioeconomic Factors in Chikungunya Spread Across Brazil
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
Foyer
Award Recipient Acknowledgement
10:20–10:25 AM
Auditorium
Lunch
12:00–1:00 PM
Ballroom
Poster Session 2
12:30–2:30 PM
Foyer
Climate Change, Infectious Diseases, and the Growing Divide in Health Outcomes
2:30–3:45 PM
Auditorium
* Anna Stewart-Ibarra, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research and Instituto Interamericano
Session Chair
Session Chair
Guido Pisani, MIT
Climate Change and Lyme Disease: Expanding the Impact on Women’s Reproductive Health
Climate Change and Lyme Disease: Expanding the Impact on Women’s Reproductive Health
Elizabeth Maloney, Institut Pasteur
Temperature Affects Immune Responses in a Sex-Biased Manner
Temperature Affects Immune Responses in a Sex-Biased Manner
Mariana Baricco, CONICET
Socioeconomic Inequality, Poverty, and Climate Change Have Driven the Global Expansion of Dengue Over the Past 50 Years
Socioeconomic Inequality, Poverty, and Climate Change Have Driven the Global Expansion of Dengue Over the Past 50 Years
Matylda Buczkowska, UCL
Short Talk: Investigating the Links Between Extreme Weather Events, Financial Insecurity, Migration, and Risky Sexual Behaviours in Southern and Eastern Africa
Short Talk: Investigating the Links Between Extreme Weather Events, Financial Insecurity, Migration, and Risky Sexual Behaviours in Southern and Eastern Africa
Panel 1: Embedding Policy in your Research Plans to Influence Change in Climate and Health Practice
3:45–5:00 PM
Auditorium
Eloise Todd, Pandemic Action Network
Jan Semenza, UMEA University
Coffee Available
5:00–5:15 PM
Foyer
AI and Data Science -Benefits, Ethical Considerations, Biases - Data that Informs it is not Representative
5:15–6:45 PM
Auditorium
Stella Hartinger Peña, Cayetano Heredia University
Creating Regional Indicators to Track Infectious Disease Outcomes in South America
Creating Regional Indicators to Track Infectious Disease Outcomes in South America
Roberto C Baldizon, Silibrain LLC
Short Talk: Leveraging AI for Climate-Sensitive Disease Detection: Enhancing Rapid Testing Through Patient and Environmental Data Correlation
Short Talk: Leveraging AI for Climate-Sensitive Disease Detection: Enhancing Rapid Testing Through Patient and Environmental Data Correlation
Chloé Morin, Institut Louis Malardé
Short Talk: BRIGHT Pacific: A Digital Platform to Strengthen Pacific Islands Health Research Collaboration
Short Talk: BRIGHT Pacific: A Digital Platform to Strengthen Pacific Islands Health Research Collaboration
Data Resources & Sharing Platforms
6:45–7:15 PM
Auditorium
Priyank Hirani, Data.org
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:15–8:15 PM
Ballroom
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Breakfast
8:00–9:00 AM
Individual Hotel
Early Warning Systems
9:00–12:00 PM
Auditorium
Anna Stewart-Ibarra, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research and Instituto Interamericano
Science to Implementation of EWSs in Latin America & Caribbean
Science to Implementation of EWSs in Latin America & Caribbean
Assaf Anyamba, University of Maryland Baltimore County
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Teleconnections and Rift Valley fever Early Warning
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Teleconnections and Rift Valley fever Early Warning
Avriel Diaz, Columbia University
Co-Producing a Budget Forecasting System for Vector-Borne Diseases in Panama Using Climate Information
Co-Producing a Budget Forecasting System for Vector-Borne Diseases in Panama Using Climate Information
Kulandaisamy A Mary, Vector Control Research Centre
Short Talk: Dengue Awareness and Source Reduction in Hotspot Area of Lawspet Constituency, Puducherry Union Territory, India
Short Talk: Dengue Awareness and Source Reduction in Hotspot Area of Lawspet Constituency, Puducherry Union Territory, India
Kamil Erguler, The Cyprus Institute
Short Talk: Novel Technologies and Ensemble Modelling for Climate-Sensitive Vector Activity and Vector-Borne Disease Risk Assessment
Short Talk: Novel Technologies and Ensemble Modelling for Climate-Sensitive Vector Activity and Vector-Borne Disease Risk Assessment
Donnie Mategula †, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme
Short Talk: Forecasting Malaria for Elimination: Spatial-Temporal and ARIMA Models for Early Warning in Malawi
Short Talk: Forecasting Malaria for Elimination: Spatial-Temporal and ARIMA Models for Early Warning in Malawi
Anne E Rittscher-Fogg, Utrecht University
Short Talk: Innovative Methods of Environmental Monitoring for Early Infectious Disease Detection at the One Health Interface
Short Talk: Innovative Methods of Environmental Monitoring for Early Infectious Disease Detection at the One Health Interface
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
Foyer
Funding Opportunities Panel Discussion
12:00–1:00 PM
Auditorium
Lunch
1:00–2:00 PM
Ballroom
Independent Exploration of the Gardens
2:00–3:30 PM
Herrenhausen Palace
Career Roundtable
3:30–4:30 PM
Auditorium
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Foyer
Mitigation and Health/Economic Co-Benefits
5:00–6:45 PM
Auditorium
Liz Willetts, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Martin Edlund, WEF/World Bank
Circular Economic Models to Tackle Climate-Related Infectious Diseases
Circular Economic Models to Tackle Climate-Related Infectious Diseases
Breanna B Raymond, Simon Fraser University
Climate Change Impacts on Early-Life Immune System Development
Climate Change Impacts on Early-Life Immune System Development
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Auditorium
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Ballroom
Friday, June 27, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM
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