Fifth Florida Marine Mammal Conference

Florida Marine Mammal Health Detailed Agenda

 

Fifth Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference

June 2-4, 2015

Part Of Aquatic Ecosystem Health 2015 In Gainesville, FL

 

Monday June 1st, 2015
4:00pm - 8:00pm Registration Registration Desk
4:00pm - 8:00pm Poster Set-Up Century Ballroom B/C
Tuesday June 2, 2015
7:00am - 5:00pm Registration Registration Desk
7:00am - 8:00am Morning Refreshments Century Ballroom B/C
7:50am-8:00am Welcome From Dr. James Lloyd, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine Century Ballroom A
8:00am-8:30am Keynote Address - Dr. Jan Landsberg
Healthy Aquatic Ecosystems and Tipping Points		 Century Ballroom A
8:30am - 9:00am Keynote Address - John Reynolds
Marine Mammal Conservation: The Role of Health Professionals 		 Century Ballroom A
Aquatic Ecosystem Health Assessments- Cetaceans- Session Chair- Dr. Craig Pelton
9:00am - 9:30am Evaluating ecosystem impacts on the health of Indian River Lagoon bottlenose dolphins during the 2013 unusual mortality event Dr. Wendy Noke Century Ballroom A
9:30am - 9:45am Health assessments in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis): from individuals to population level projections Dr. Scott Kraus /
Dr. Rosalind Rolland		 Century Ballroom A
9:45am - 10:00am Augmenting capture based dolphin health assessments  Dr. Craig Pelton /
Dr. Michael Walsh		 Century Ballroom A
10:00am - 10:15am The 'Best Place for Dolphins to Live" Index: creating a metric for local citizens and government involvement in protecting dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida Ms. Marilyn Mazzoil Century Ballroom A
10:15am - 10:30am Applying dolphin population health to conservation Dr. Randy Wells  
10:30am-10:45am Break Century Ballroom B/C
Aquatic Ecosystem Health Assessments-Manatees- Session Chair- Dr. Martine DeWit
10:45am - 11:00am One health at the terrestrial-aquatic interface Dr. Jennifer Chatfield Century Ballroom A
11:00am - 11:30am The use of hematology and chemistry analyses for monitoring health in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and its contribution to understanding biological population data Dr. Nicole Stacy Century Ballroom A
11:30am - 11:45am  Disseminated toxoplasmosis and serologic survey for Toxoplasma gondii in the wild Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Dr. Lauren Smith Century Ballroom A
11:45am - 12:00pm Establishing thromoboelastography reference intervals in wild Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) to enable further understanding of the pathophysiology of cold stress syndrome Dr. Ashley Barratclough Century Ballroom A
12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch Albert's Restaurant
Aquatic Ecosystem Health Monitoring-Sea Grass, HABS, GIS Satellite Use- Session Chair-  Dr. Jan Landsberg
1:30pm - 1:50pm Harmful algal bloom monitoring to protect public and animal health in Florida  Dr. Alina Corcora Century Ballroom A
1:50pm - 2:10pm  Brevetoxin-associated mass mortality event of bottlenose dolphins and manatees along the east coast of Florida Dr. Spencer Fire Century Ballroom A
2:10pm - 2:30pm The rise and fall… and rise again of the benthic macrophyte communities in the Indian River Lagoon Ms. Lori Morris Century Ballroom A
2:30pm - 3:00pm Florida Dept. of Health water quality monitoring Dr. Bob Vincent /
Dr. Danielle Stank		 Century Ballroom A
3:00pm - 3:15pm Break Century Ballroom B/C
Aquatic Ecosystem Health Monitoring- Non-mammalian research-Session Chair - Dr. Michael Walsh
3:15pm- 3:30pm A large scale chronic fish kill in the St. Johns River, Florida: A complex consequence of cyanobacteria blooms Dr. Jan Landsberg Century Ballroom A
3:30pm - 3:45pm Status, trends, and health of Florida's coral reefs Ms. Vanessa Brinkhuis Century Ballroom A
3:45pm - 4:00pm Fish kills and disease events in Florida: FWC role and resources Mr. Micah Bakenhaster Century Ballroom A
4:00pm - 4:15pm  Emerging diseases of aquatic birds Dr. Mark Cunningham Century Ballroom A
4:15pm - 4:30pm Anthropogenic impacts on Florida's coastal marine invertebrates Dr. LeRoy Creswell Century Ballroom A
4:30pm - 4:45pm Long-term data provide insights on the impact of harmful algal blooms on marine turtles of the Indian River Lagoon Mr. Christopher Long Century Ballroom A
4:45pm - 5:00 pm The role of rehab in sea turtle health assessments Dr. Michael Walsh /
Dr. Craig Pelton		 Century Ballroom A
5:30pm - 7:30pm Poster Session With Hors D'Oeuvres Century Ballroom B/C
Wednesday June 3, 2015
7:00am - 5:00pm Registration Registration Desk
7:00am - 8:00am  Morning Refreshments Century Ballroom B/C
Infectious Diseases-Emerging Infectious Disease- Session Chair- Dr. James Wellehan
8:00am - 8:15am Pathologic findings from the 2013 Mid-Atlantic dolphin Morbillivirus unusual mortality event Dr. David Rotstein Century Ballroom A
8:15am - 8:30am Seroprevalence of West Nile Virus in Florida Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) or the Indian River Lagoon and proximate sentinel birds following Florida introduction in 2011 Dr. David Kilpatrick Century Ballroom A
8:30am - 8:45am Genomic characterization of two papillomaviruses in Indian River Lagoon Bottlenose dolphins Dr. Galaxia Cortes Century Ballroom A
8:45am - 9:00am A viromic study of serum collected from wild Turpsiops truncatus (bottlenose dolphin) Mr. Cory Russo Century Ballroom A
9:00am - 9:15am Phylogenomics diversity of cetacean morbilliviruses Ms. Nelmarie Landrau Giovannetti Century Ballroom A
9:15am - 9:30am Infectious diseases in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)  Dr. David Rotstein Century Ballroom A
9:30am - 9:45am Fatal systemic Salmonellosis in an adult Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Dr. Bryan Vorbach Century Ballroom A
9:45am - 10:00am Characterization of a novel papillomavirus in Florida manatees, Trichechus manatus Papillomavirus 2 Dr. James Wellehan Century Ballroom A
10:00am - 10:15am Break Century Ballroom B/C
Anthropogenic Health Stressors: Emerging Contaminants and Toxicology- Session Chair- Dr. Nancy Denslow
10:15am - 10:30am Investigating an increase in Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) mortalities in 2013 using proteomic and transcriptomic analyses Dr. Nancy Denslow Century Ballroom A
10:30am - 10:45am Trace metals in tissues of free-ranging Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and its environment: Thirty year perspective Dr. Noel Takeuchi Century Ballroom A
10:45am - 11:00am Are molecular endpoints useful for environmental monitoring programs? Dr. Chris Martyniuk Century Ballroom A
11:00am - 11:15am Analytical toxicology of inshore Gulf seafood: bridging environmental and public health concerns post-DWH oil spill Dr. Andrew Kane Century Ballroom A
11:15am - 11:30am Mercury concentrations in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) inhabiting the Indian River Lagoon, Florida and local human residents: Patterns of distribution Mr. Adam Schaefer Century Ballroom A
11:30am - 11:45am  Investigating the possibility that pollution due to oil and gas activates may be affecting recovery of Cook Inlet beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) Dr. Dana Wetzel Century Ballroom A
11:45am - 12:00pm Understanding the use and limitations of clinicopathologic endpoints in toxicologic studies of Aquatic Animals Dr. Nicole Stacy Century Ballroom A
12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch Albert's Restaurant
Marine Mammal Molecular Techniques and Immunology- Session Chair- Dr. Margaret Hunter
1:30pm - 1:45pm Next-generation sequencing of gut content to help inform the Florida manatee unusual mortality event in the Indian River Lagoon Dr. Margaret Hunter Century Ballroom A
1:45pm - 12:00pm Comparative study of the innate immunity and clinical pathology among two populations of Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) after the 2013 unusual mortality event Dr. Estelle Rousselet Century Ballroom A
2:00pm - 2:15pm Sublethal red tide toxin exposure in free-ranging manatees (Trichechus manatus) affects the immune system through reduced lymphocyte proliferation responses, inflammation and oxidative stress Dr. Cathy Walsh Century Ballroom A
2:15pm - 2:30pm Immune assessment in manatees with cold stress syndrome Dr. Tracy Sherwood Century Ballroom A
2:30pm - 2:45pm Baseline leukocyte cytokine levels in a subpopulation of healthy Florida manatees measured by quantitative PCR Dr. Jason Ferrente Century Ballroom A
2:45pm - 3:00pm A transcriptomic analysis of skin from the Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncates Mrs. Jeanie Morey Century Ballroom A
3:00pm - 3:15pm Kissin' cousins: A look at the high genetic relatedness and inbreeding of the endangered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus) Dr. Michelle Davis Century Ballroom A
3:15pm- 3:30pm Getting the most information during health assessment, stranding response and rehabilitation studies: Optimizing sample collection for future molecular diagnostics and toxicology studies Dr. Alissa Deming Century Ballroom A
3:30pm - 3:45pm  Break Century Ballroom B/C
Marine Mammal Reproductive Health- Session Chair- Dr. Dana Wetzel
3:45pm - 4:00pm  Defining baseline reproduction: the basis for reproductive health assessment programs  Dr. Todd Robeck Century Ballroom A
4:00pm - 4:15pm Reproductive success of bottlenose dolphins  Dr. Randy Wells Century Ballroom A
4:15pm - 4:30pm Reproductive anatomy and histology of the male Florida mantaee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Ms. Hilda Chaves Perez Century Ballroom A
4:30pm - 4:45pm Anthropogenic health stressors potentially related to captive management during rehabilitation of Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Dr. Ray Ball Century Ballroom A
4:45pm - 5:00 pm Impaired reproduction in North Atlantic Right Whales: assessing sub-lethal anthropogenic influences  Dr. Rosalind Rolland /
Dr. Scott Kraus		 Century Ballroom A
5:00pm - 7:00pm Poster Removal Century Ballroom B/C
7:00pm - 9:00pm Reception / Social Florida Museum of Natural History
Thursday June 4, 2015
7:00am - 8:00am  Morning Refreshments Century Ballroom B/C
Moving Towards Solutions for Maintaining Healthy Marine Ecosystems- Session Chair- Dr. John Reynolds
8:00am - 8:30am Optimizing Conservation Solutions Through Health Professionals Dr. Pat Rose Century Ballroom A
8:30am - 8:45am Role of Government in aquatic ecosystem health Mr. Larry Williams Century Ballroom A
8:45am - 9:10am A rising tide: Translational social research, institutional anthropology and the policy sciences as tools to navigate the complex dynamics of social engagement in conservation Dr. Adrian Cerezo Century Ballroom A
9:10am - 9:35am Applying Economics to Marine Mammal Conservation Dr. Elizabeth Pienarr Century Ballroom A
9:35am-10:00am Break Century Ballroom B/C
10:00am - 12:00pm Panel: Linking Priorities and Partners for Ecosystem Conservation Dr. Adrian Cerezo,
Dr. Elizabeth Pienarr,
Dr. Pat Rose &
Dr. James Lloyd		 Century Ballroom A
12:00pm - 12:30pm Conference Closing Remarks Dr. Michael Walsh /
Dr. Thomas Waltzek		 Century Ballroom A

 

 


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