2025 CeZAP Infectious Disease Research Symposium
October 17, 2025 
8:30 am - 6:00 pm

 

Keynote Speaker: Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D. Higgins Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University

“Pivoting from Poliovirus to Podcasts”

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Registration is FREE but you must sign up by Sept 15th. You must also register if you submit an abstract

2025 CeZAP Infectious Disease Research Symposium Agenda
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Watch the recap of last year’s symposium to relive the highlights and get excited for what's ahead. Stay tuned—full event details coming soon!

2025 CeZAP Symposium Planning Committee

  • Kylene Kehn-Hall, Director of CeZAP, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
  • Jonathan Auguste, Associate Director of CeZAP, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology
  • Sarah Gouger, Program Coordinator of CeZAP
  • Coy Allen, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
  • Shannon Carney, ID IGEP affliated student, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
  • Tom Ewing, Professor, Department of History
  • Soumi Gosh, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
  • Chloe Lahondere, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
  • Hanh Lam, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
  • Leah Lejune, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Mathematics
  • Emily Mevers, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
  • Kirsten Nielsen, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
  • Marcel Shams Eddin, ID IGEP affiliated student, Department of Biological Sciences
  • Xiaogang Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
  • James Weger, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
  • Kush Yadav, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology