# Vector Biology: Emerging Concepts and Novel Technologies

> **NIH NIH R13** · KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA · 2020 · $10,000

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Support is requested for a Keystone Symposia conference entitled Vector Biology: Emerging Concepts and
Novel Technologies organized by Drs. João Pedra, Elena A. Levashina and Maria-Carla Saleh. The
conference will be held in Breckenridge, Colorado from February 15-18, 2021.
Arthropod vectors transmit several infectious agents that infect millions of people globally and cause over
700,000 deaths annually. Rapid unplanned urbanization, increased travel and trade bring humans into
frequent contact with arthropod vectors, while climate change fuels their spread worldwide. Innovative
concepts and technologies are strengthening vector control worldwide and redefining how to study these
arthropods. Therefore, this Keystone Symposia conference will focus on cutting-edge areas of research, such
as synthetic biology, microbiome and immunometabolism. The program was designed to embrace the
reinvigorated aspects of arthropod vector epidemiology, physiology and reproduction. Furthermore, this
conference is being held jointly with “Skin and Immune Crosstalk at Barrier Surfaces”. Entomologists,
immunologists and microbiologists will discuss emerging insights into critical molecular mechanisms that occur
at the vector-host interface. This conference will provide a collegial forum for intellectual exchange between
investigators at various career levels, which will help to generate original thinking to tackle the complexity of
vector biology. Currently, there is no high-profile venue to discuss biological mechanisms and disease
transmission that occur and are influenced by arthropod vectors as well as the fundamental interactions
between vectors, pathogens and host. The program will develop and explore central paradigms in vector
biology, foster collaborations between investigators with distinct expertise and provide mentoring for the next
generation of scientists.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10070493
- **Project number:** 1R13AI154970-01
- **Recipient organization:** KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA
- **Principal Investigator:** TERRY L. SHEPPARD
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $10,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-02 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10070493

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10070493, Vector Biology: Emerging Concepts and Novel Technologies (1R13AI154970-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10070493. Licensed CC0.

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