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New Genomic Solutions for
Conservation Problems Workshop
April 6-9, 2015 – Sausalito, California

 Work Groups

Group 1 – Wildlife diseases with vectors
Group 2 – Wildlife diseases with potential 
                    for genetic disease resistance
Group 3 – Invasive Species

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CLICK on a tab below to view the topic areas and the initial group of participants for each work group.

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Work Group 1 – Wildlife diseases with vectors

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Avian malaria (mosquitoes)

Link to Participant Bios

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Dr. Luke Alphey, Group Leader, Vector-Borne Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, UK


RobAmakihiBrysons2014-Sackett[2]Dr. Rob Fleischer, Center Head, Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics, Smithsonian

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Dr. Thierry Work
National Wildlife Health Center, USGS

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Sylvatic plague (fleas)

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Dr. Ken Gage
Chief, Entomology and Ecology Activity
CDC Fort Collins

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Dr. Toni Rocke
National Wildlife Health Center, USGS

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Technologists

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Dr. Kevin Esvelt
Research Associate
Wyss Institute, Harvard University

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Dr. Bruce Hay
Professor of Biology
California Institute of Technology

Jack-NewmanJack Newman, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Amyris

linus-upsonLinus Upson, Vice President, Engineering, Google

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Public Policy


pic KuzmaDr. Jennifer Kuzma,  Co-director, Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University; Goodnight-NCGSK Distinguished Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs and Co-Director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center

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Pathologist

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Dr. Dee McAloose
Head of Pathology, Zoological Health
Chief Pathologist, Wildlife Conservation Society

Additional Experts

Endy_Drew_picDrew Endy, Associate Professor of Engineering, Stanford University

Ryan_PhelanRyan Phelan, Executive director, Cofounder, Revive & Restore

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Dr. Oliver Ryder
Director of Genetics
San Diego Frozen Zoo

ben_novakBen Novak, Lead Researcher, The Great Passenger Pigeon Comeback, Revive & Restore

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Team Leader

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Dr. Margaret Wild, DVM, PhD
Chief Wildlife Veterinarian
National Park Service
Biological Resources Division
Wildlife Health Branch

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Event Organizers

Ryan_PhelanRyan Phelan, Executive director, Cofounder, Revive & Restore

redford-buffalos_cropKent H. Redford, Principal, Archipelago Consulting. Workshop curation.

IMG_3156Perry Hall, Project Coordinator, Revive & Restore. Event Coordination.

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Work Group 2 – Wildlife diseases (potential for genetic disease resistance)

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Chytrid (amphibians)

Link to Participant Bios

Lee Skerratt PhotoDr. Lee Skerratt, James Cook University, Australia

JPC_for_AIBS_in_lab_with_booksDr. James Collins, Professor of Natural History and the Environment, Arizona State University

VanceDr. Vance Vredenburg, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, San Francisco State University

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White-nose syndrome (bats)

Photo for bio_ColemanJeremy Coleman, National White-Nose Syndrome Coordinator; Northeast Regional Wildlife Disease Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

MVerantMichele Verant, Veterinarian, Postdoctoral Research, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Herpes virus (Asian elephants)

Dr-Wendy-Kiso copyWendy Kiso, Ph.D., Research and Conservation Scientist, Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation

Ling_photoDr. Paul Ling, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine

schmitt_copyDr. Dennis Schmitt, Chair of Veterinary Services and Director of Research, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation

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Technologists

GMC_2011Dr. George Church, Platform Lead, Synthetic Biology, Wyss Institute, Harvard University

Tim Doran picDr. Tim Doran, Senior Research Scientist and Group Leader for Advanced RNA Technology, CSIRO Biosecurity Flagship

Bill Powell TEDx 2013 #2Dr. William Powell, American Chestnut Research & Restoration Project

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Public Policy

eleonore_pauwels_CroppedEleonore Pauwels, Public Policy Scholar, Science and Technology Innovation Program, Woodrow Wilson Center

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Additional Experts

StewartBrand-1Stewart Brand, Cofounder, Revive & Restore. President, The Long Now Foundation

IMG_4436Dr. Claudio Campagna, Marine Argentina, Wildlife Conservation Society; Adjunct Professor, UC Santa Cruz; Steering Committee member, IUCN Species Survival Commission

Alicia Jackson Alicia Jackson, Deputy Director, Biological Technologies Office (BTO), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

SCHULAK_PHOTOEdward Schulak, Private Investor

 

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Team Leader

Karesh_cropTeam Leader: Dr. Billy Karesh, Executive Vice President for Health and Policy at EcoHealth Alliance

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Event Organizers

Ryan_PhelanRyan Phelan, Executive director, Cofounder, Revive & Restore

redford-buffalos_cropKent H. Redford, Principal, Archipelago Consulting. Workshop curation.

IMG_3156Perry Hall, Project Coordinator, Revive & Restore. Event Coordination.

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Work Group 3 – Invasive Species

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Rodents and other mammals

Link to Participant Bios

Karl_profile pic_cropDr. Karl Campbell, Island Conservation, Galapagos

howald_150x150Gregg Howald, Island Conservation, Canada

otago009384Dr. Phil Seddon, Professor, Department of Zoology,  Director, Postgraduate Wildlife Management Programme, University of Otago, New Zealand

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Ants on islands

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Dr. Ben Hoffman, Senior Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia

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Neil D. Tsutsui, Professor, Vice Chair for Instruction Policy & Management, Department of Environmental Science, UC Berkeley

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Marine Invasives

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Dr. Ronald Thresher, CSIRO / Wealth from Oceans Research Flagship, Australia

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Marcela Uliano da Silva, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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Technologists

carlson_picRob Carlson, Principal,  Biodesic

Cook.Robert.LandscapeDr. Robert Cook, Program Director of the Conservation Program and the Basic Medical Research Program, Helmsley Charitable Trust

Owain EdwardsOwain Edwards, Program Leader Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia (CSIRO)

60b7d5298fac76ec87_l_ffab1 copyDr. Neil Gemmel, Professor and Gemmel Lab Lead, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago

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Dr. Fred Gould, North Carolina State University

lipkin_lecture_picDr. W. Ian Lipkin, Director, Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University

piaggio+smallerAntoinette J. Piaggio, Research Molecular Biologist, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

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Dr. David Threadgill, Texas A&M University

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Pathologist

zabka_cropTanja Zabka, Veterinary Pathologist, Safety Assessment Group, Genentech

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Additional Experts

David Lang..Photo: Ryan LashDavid Lang, Co-founder of OpenROV

redford-buffalos_cropKent H. Redford, Principal, Archipelago Consulting.

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Team Leader

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Dr. Josh DonlanAdvanced Conservation Strategies

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Event Organizers

Ryan_PhelanRyan Phelan, Executive director, Cofounder, Revive & Restore

redford-buffalos_cropKent H. Redford, Principal, Archipelago Consulting. Workshop curation.

IMG_3156Perry Hall, Project Coordinator, Revive & Restore. Event Coordination.

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