Avian Flu: What Can We Do?

A Symposium

Held Friday, January 13, 2006 at the

University of Maryland School of Law
Baltimore, Maryland

Symposium Program    Speaker Biographies    Additional Resources

Panel One: The Science Underlying Avian Flu

Daniel Perez, PhD 
Director, "Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in the U.S." Grant, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Steven Salzberg, PhD  
Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology,
University of Maryland 
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James Chambers, PhD                                 
Director, Center for Excellence in Biotechnology and Bioprocessing Education and Research (CEBBER)
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James Maguire, MD, MPH                                          
Head and Professor, Division of International Health 
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 
         

Panel Two: Avian Flu Vaccines   

James Campbell, MD                                   
Clinical Vaccine Trial Specialist
University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development, Baltimore 
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Roland Levandowski, MD                           
Chief, Influenza, SARS, and Other Viral Respiratory Disease Section
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Rahul Singhvi, PhD, MBA, MS             
President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax, Inc.

U.S. Army Major General Philip Russell, MD (USA Ret.)
Former Senior Advisor, U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services                 
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James King, MD                                          
Vaccine Researcher, University of Maryland Center 
for Vaccine Development, Baltimore
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Panel Three: Quarantine and Isolation        

Elin Gursky, ScD
Principal Deputy for Biodefense, National Strategies 
Support Directorate, ANSER Institute for Homeland Security

Barbara Billauer, JD, MS                      
President, Foundation for Law and Science Centers, Inc.  


Richard A. Bissell, PhD, MS, MA   
Associate Professor, Emergency Health Services
University of Maryland Baltimore County  
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Panel Four: Anti-Virals                           

John H. Beigel, MD                              
Staff Clinician, Collaborative Clinical Research Branch
Office of Clinical Research
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Gary Smith, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP              
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore  
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Panel Five: What Can Healthcare Institutions Do?   

Matthew Payne, MPA            
Senior Advisor, Public Health
The CNA Corporation, Institute for Public Research
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Harold Standiford, MD, FACP            
Medical Director, Infection Control and Anti-Microbial Effectiveness,
University of Maryland Medical Center
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Mary-Claire Roughmann, MD, MS         
Associate Professor and Head, Division of Healthcare Outcomes Research
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
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Julie Casani, MD, MPH        
Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
                                   

Panel Six: Federal, State, & Local Governments Do? 

Christa-Marie Singleton, MD, MPH      
Chief Medical Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
Baltimore City Health Department
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David Blythe, MD, MPH     
State Epidemiologist
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Sherry Adams, RN            
Executive Director, Office of Emergency Health & Medical Services
District of Columbia Department of Health
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Michelle S. Davis, PhD, MPH
Deputy Secretary of Health Planning and Assessment
Pennsylvania Department of Health

Michael Greenberger, JD         
Director, University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security
Professor, University of Maryland School of Law
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Panel Seven: What is the Role of the Practitioner?

James "Seamus" P.G. Flynn, MD      
Vice President for Medical Affairs, University Specialty Hospital
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