April 4th, 2018 Dinner Club

"Crisis in Biomedical Research: Time for Reform?"

and

"Understanding the Role of Apicoplast Metabolism in Plasmodium falciparum"

Guest lecturer: Arturo Casadevall, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Student speaker: Cyrianne Keutcha, BA, Post-baccalaureate Scholar/Research Technologist, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Buffet meal begins at 6:00pm with lecture starting at 7:00pm. Spouses, prospective members, students and other guests are cordially welcome! The buffet meal is $25 for TMDC full paid membership members, $30.00 for Non-TMDC members, residents and fellows are $15.00 and undergraduates/graduate students are $10. Meals can be paid by cash or personal check made out to “JHU”. Student/Residents/Fellows meal costs do not vary
whether they have a paid membership or not.

Students can receive a discounted meal rate of $8.00-Postdocs discounted meal rate of $13.00 if prepaid by credit card. Payment is due by 4:00pm on Friday, March 30th. After which, payments can only be made the night of the lecture by check or cash. Payment form attached to email.

Deadline for RSVP to maryann.smith@jhu.edu is 4:00pm on Friday, March 30th. Confirmations for registrations will be sent out no later than Tuesday, April 3rd. Seating is limited – talk only or walk-ins will be accepted only if space is available!

March 7, 2018 Dinner Club

"Lyme disease and Post-treatment Lyme disease Syndrome"

and

"How do DNA breaks contribute to mosaic VSG formation in Trypanosomiasis brucei?"

Guest lecturer: John N Aucott, MD, Associate Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Student speaker: Gabriel Romero-Meza, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Buffet meal begins at 6:00pm with lecture starting at 7:00pm. Spouses, prospective members, students and other guests are cordially welcome! The buffet meal is $25 for TMDC full paid membership members, $30.00 for Non-TMDC members, residents and fellows are $15.00 and undergraduates/graduate students are $10. Meals can be paid by cash or personal check made out to “JHU”. Student/Residents/Fellows meal costs do not vary
whether they have a paid membership or not.

Students can receive a discounted meal rate of $8.00-Postdocs discounted meal rate of $13.00 if prepaid by credit card. Payment is due by 4:00pm on Friday, March 2nd. After which, payments can only be made the night of the lecture by check or cash. Payment form attached to email.

Deadline for RSVP to maryann.smith@jhu.edu is 4:00pm on Friday, March 2nd. Confirmations for registrations will be sent out no later than Tuesday, March 6th. Seating is limited – talk only or walk-ins will be accepted only if space is available!

November 1, 2017 Dinner Club

"The Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium"

and

"Behavioral Health and Science in Puerto Rico's Zika Response: Challenges and Opportunities"

Guest lecturer: Kathleen M Neuzil, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Professor and Director, Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Student speaker: Rene Najera, MPH, DrPH candidate, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Buffet meal begins at 6:00pm with lecture starting at 7:00pm. Spouses, prospective members, students and other guests are cordially welcome! The buffet meal is $25 for TMDC full paid membership members, $30.00 for Non-TMDC members, residents and fellows are $15.00 and undergraduates/graduate students are $10. Meals can be paid by cash or personal check made out to “JHU”. Student/Residents/Fellows meal costs do not vary
whether they have a paid membership or not.

Students can receive a discounted meal rate of $8.00-Postdocs discounted meal rate of $13.00 if prepaid by credit card. Payment is due by 4:00pm on Friday, October 27th. After which, payments can only be made the night of the lecture by check or cash. Payment form attached to email.

Deadline for RSVP to maryann.smith@jhu.edu is 4:00pm on Friday, October 27th. Confirmations for registrations will be sent out no later than Tuesday, October 31st. Seating is limited – talk only or walk-ins will be accepted only if space is available!

October 4, 2017 Dinner Club

"Update on alpha virus infection"

and

"Modeling tuberculosis cavities using repetitive aerosol exposure"

Guest lecturer: Dianne Griffin, PhD, MD, Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Student speaker: Michael Urbanowski, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Buffet meal begins at 6:00pm with lecture starting at 7:00pm. Spouses, prospective members, students and other guests are cordially welcome! The buffet meal is $25 for TMDC full paid membership members, $30.00 for Non-TMDC members, residents and fellows are $15.00 and undergraduates/graduate students are $10. Meals can be paid by cash or personal check made out to “JHU”. Student/Residents/Fellows meal costs do not vary
whether they have a paid membership or not.

Students can receive a discounted meal rate of $8.00-Postdocs discounted meal rate of $13.00 if prepaid by credit card. Payment is due by 4:00pm on Friday, September 29th. After which, payments can only be made the night of the lecture by check or cash. Payment form attached to email.

Deadline for RSVP to maryann.smith@jhu.edu is 4:00pm on Friday, September 29th. Confirmations for registrations will be sent out no later than Tuesday, October 3rd. Seating is limited – talk only or walk-ins will be accepted only if space is available!

April 5, 2017 Dinner club

“Zika Virus Vaccines and Therapeutics” 

and 

“Adeno-associated virus vectored immunoprophylaxis against Plasmodium falciparum in Aotus nancymaae”

Guest lecturer: Monica McArthur, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Pediatrics/Ctr Vaccine Development University of Maryland School of Medicine

Student speaker: Renuka Elizabeth Joseph, ScM, Research Specialist II, Dept of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Location: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

ROOM: W1030
NOTE: Buffet Meal begins at 6:00pm with a student presentation starting promptly at 7:00pm followed by Dr. McArthur’s lecture. Spouses, prospective members, international visitors, students and other guests are cordially welcome! The buffet meal is $25 for TMDC full paid membership members, $30.00 for Non-TMDC members, residents and fellows are $15.00 and undergraduates/graduate students are $10. Meals can be paid by cash or personal check made out to “JHU”. Student/Residents/Fellows meal costs do not vary whether they have a paid membership or not. Students can receive a discounted meal rate of $8.00-Postdocs discounted meal rate of $13.00 if prepaid by credit card. Payment is due by 4:00pm on Thursday, March 30, 2017. After which, payments can only be made the night of the lecture by check or cash.

Deadline for RSVP to maryann.smith@jhu.edu is 4:00pm on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Confirmations for registrations will be sent out no later than Monday, April 3rd. Seating is limited – talk only reservations are tentative until you receive an email confirmation. Walk-ins will be allowed only if space is available!
Deadline for RSVP to maryann.smith@jhu.edu is 4:00pm on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Confirmations for registrations will be sent out no later than Monday, April 3rd. Seating is limited – talk only reservations are tentative until you receive an email confirmation. Walk-ins will be allowed only if space is available!

March 1 Dinner Club

The Tropical Medicine Dinner Club is excited to announce the next event of the 2016-2017 season!

March 1, 2017
“How the pursuit of neglected infections can drive global febrile disease discovery”Stephen Dumler, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

“Catalytic Antibodies, a new factor in monoclonal antibody therapeutic development against Cryptococcus neoformans infection”
Maggie Wear, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology

The event will take place 6 PM - 8:30 PM at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - W1030, Anna Baetjer Room.

Deadline to RSVP is 5 PM on Wednesday, February 22. Reservations are accepted on a first-come first-serve basis and seating is limited. Please email maryann.smith@jhu.edu to reserve your spot.

Payments for the meal should be made as you enter the lecture/dining area. Please plan to pay with check (made out to "JHU") or with cash (please try to have exact change).

• $25 for Tropical Medicine Dinner Club members (to learn more about how to become a member, check out this site: Membership Information)
• $30 for Visitors
• $15 for Residents, Fellows, Research Associates and Spouses
• $10 for Students -- students can receive a discounted dinner by prepaying with a credit card by Sept 30. Use this form.

Make sure to check out the TMDC facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=tropical%20medicine%20dinner%20club

Zika: Should We Be Worried? on November 9

The Tropical Medicine Dinner Club is excited to announce the second event of the 2016-2017 season. This year we have a small modification to our events this year - each guest speaker will be preceded by a short presentation by an exceptional student. 

November 9, 2016
"Zika: Should We Be Worried?"
Scott Halstead, MD
Adjunct Professor
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 

Student Presenter: Hugo Jhun
"Probing the Necessity of the Lipoate Cofactor in Plasmodium"
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Molecular Microbiology

Event will take place 6 PM - 8:30 PM at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - W1030, Anna Baetjer Room.

Deadline to RSVP is 5 PM on Friday, November 4. Reservations are accepted on a first-come first-serve basis and seating is limited. Please email maryann.smith@jhu.edu to reserve your spot. 

Payments for the meal should be made as you enter the lecture/dining area. Please plan to pay with check (made out to "JHU") or with cash (please try to have exact change). 

• $25 for Tropical Medicine Dinner Club members (to learn more about how to become a member, check out this site: Membership Information)
• $30 for Visitors
• $15 for Residents, Fellows, Research Associates and Spouses
• $10 for Students -- students can receive a discounted dinner by prepaying with a credit card by Sept 30. Use this form.

Make sure to check out the TMDC facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=tropical%20medicine%20dinner%20club