Programs and Events
Biological Sciences for the 21st Century: Meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Development In an Era of Global Change
Symposium Schedule
All sessions will take place in the Presidential Ballroom, Capital Hilton
May 10, 2007
Session 1 (8:30-12:00) Overviews of Key Developments in the Biological Sciences:
8:30-9:00	The Biological Sciences and the Challenge of Sustainability William Clark, Harvard University, USA
9:00-9:30	Biocomplexity Applications in Addressing Global Issues Rita Colwell, University of Maryland, USA
9:30-10:00	Advances and Challenges in Computational Biology Stephen Emmott, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK
10:00-10:20	Coffee Break
10:20-10:50	Advances in Molecular Techniques Claire Fraser-Liggett, University of Maryland School of Medicine , USA
10:50-11:20	Advances in Integrating Knowledges Jan Salick, Missouri Botanical Garden, USA
11:20-11:50	Advances in Capacity Building Ismail Serageldin, The Library of Alexandria, Egypt
11:50-12:00	Session Wrap-up
Session 2 (14:00-17:30) The Challenge of Ecosystem Services
14:00-14:30	Natural Security: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being Jane Lubchenco, Oregon State University, USA
14:30-15:00	Complex Systems and the Challenge of Ecosystem Services Simon Levin, Princeton University, USA
15:00-15:30	A Bountiful Harvest: Using What We Already Know and Will Know James Reichman, University of California – Santa Barbara, USA
15:30-15:50	Coffee Break
15:50-16:20	The Development of a Predictive Model for the Control of the Desert Locust Onesmo ole-MoiYoi, International Center of Insect Physiology & Ecology (ICIPE), Kenya
16:20-16:50	Integrating Local and Scientific Knowledge Surrounding Tropical Ecosystem Goods & Services: Availability, Use and Policies Lisa Curran, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, USA
16:50-17:20	Discussion on Capacity Building Kamal Bawa, University of Massachusetts- Boston, USA Onesmo ole-MoiYoi, International Center of Insect Physiology & Ecology (ICIPE), Kenya
17:20-17:30	Session Wrap-up
May 11, 2007
Session 3 (8:30-12:00) The Challenge of Food Security
8:30-9:00	Threats to an Evergreen Revolution in Agriculture M.S. Swaminathan, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, and Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, India
9:00-9:30	Putting it all Together at the Grass Roots in African Green Revolution Pedro Sanchez, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, USA
9:30-10:00	Maize Genome Assembly, Mapping and Biofuels Patrick Schnable, Iowa State University
10:00-10:20	Coffee Break
10:20-10:50	Using Livestock Diversity to Understand Genome Biology Stephen Kemp, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya and University of Liverpool, UK
10:50-11:20	Knowledge Integration and Problem-solving for Sustainable Agriculture Calestous Juma, Harvard University, USA
11:20-11:50	Capacity Building in the Biological Sciences for Food Security Meryl Williams, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Australia
11:50-12:00	Session Wrap-up
Session 4 (14:00-17:30) The Challenge of Population Health
14:00-14:30	Population Health: Profile and Prospect in a Clever but Unwise World Anthony McMichael, The Australian National University, Australia
14:30-15:00	Analyzing and Predicting the Complex Process of Disease Emergence and Spread Peter Daszak, Consortium for Conservation Medicine, USA
15:00-15:30	Large-scale Genome Sequencing and Analysis of the Influenza Virus Steven Salzberg, University of Maryland, USA
15:30-15:50	Coffee Break
15:50-16:20	Can Microbial Genomics and Proteomics Contribute to Improve Human Health in the 21st Century? Yu-Mei Wen, Fudan University, P.R. China
16:20-16:50	The Promise of an Integrative Approach, Combining Ayurvedic Knowledge with Western Bio-medical Sciences Darshan Shankar, Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, India
16:50-17:20	Capacity Building in Biology and Public Health in the 21st Century Ulisses Confalonieri, National School of Public Health, Brazil
17:20-17:30	Session Wrap-up
Dinner and Session 5 (18:30-21:00) The Energy Challenge
19:00-19:30	Genomics: Key for Ecological Studies, Renewable Fuel Production, and the Stabilization of Atmospheric Carbon J. Craig Venter, J. Craig Venter Institute, USA
19:30-20:00	Commentary Corrado Clini, Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea, Italy Anna Palmisano, United States Department of Agriculture
	Dinner and refreshments
May 12, 2007
Session 6 (8:30-12:00) Transforming Research into Solutions
Discussion by world leaders in science policy, reflecting the content of the symposium and looking to the future
Closing remarks
Education Symposium (12:30-17:00)
Education for Sustainability
This half day session will feature strategies for the effective teaching of sustainability science.