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*WORLD MALARIA DAY FORUM * *AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN* *WHEN:* *Friday, April 25, 2014; 1:00 - 5:00 pm EDT* *WHERE: University of Michigan Union, Pendleton Room * (*http://uunions.umich.edu/munion/maps/) <http://uunions.umich.edu/munion/maps/)%20>* *FREE REGISTRATION*: *http://www.nextbillion.net/healthcare/malaria/*<http://www.nextbillion.net/healthcare/malaria/> *Join a multidisciplinary audience in exchanging ideas and collaborating to defeat malaria!* ------------------------------------------------------------ *PRESENTED BY:* >The William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (*http://wdi.umich.edu* <http://wdi.umich.edu/>) >University of Michigan Global Public Health ( *http://www.sph.umich.edu/global/* <http://www.sph.umich.edu/global/>) >University of Michigan Global Reach (*http://globalreach.med.umich.edu/*)<http://globalreach.med.umich.edu/)> ------------------------------------------------------------ *WHO SHOULD ATTEND?* ALL ARE WELCOME, especially students, academics, health-care professionals, business community, and governmental and non-governmental organizations interested in the latest advancements in malaria research occurring locally and globally. ------------------------------------------------------------ *OPENING REMARKS:* *PRASHANT YADAV,* ( *http://wdi.umich.edu/about/people/staff-bios/prashant-yadav*<http://wdi.umich.edu/about/people/staff-bios/prashant-yadav>) Senior Fellow & Director of the Healthcare Research Initiative William Davidson Institute University of Michigan ------------------------------------------------------------ *PLENARIES:* "Challenges to Malaria Prevention: Determining Who is Infectious to Interrupt Transmission" *MARK WILSON* *(http://www.sph.umich.edu/iscr/faculty/profile.cfm?uniqname=wilsonml),*<file:///E:/DESKTOP-BACKUP/WORLD-MALARIA-DAY-2014/(http:/www.sph.umich.edu/iscr/faculty/profile.cfm?uniqname=wilsonml),%20>Professor of Epidemiology & Ecology and Evolutionary Biology School of Public Health University of MIchigan ------------------------------------------------------------ "Insights on Malaria Trends: Climate Change, Poverty Traps & Synergies in Control" *MERCEDES PASCUAL* ( *http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eeb/people/faculty/ci.pascualmercedes_ci.detail*<http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eeb/people/faculty/ci.pascualmercedes_ci.detail>), Rosemary Grant Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology College of Literature, Science, and the Arts University of Michigan ------------------------------------------------------------ *RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS:* - "Urbanicity & Malaria: Implications for Development and Disease" - "An Evaluation of Factors Affecting Anti-Malarial Drug Quality in the Private Sector" - "Estimating In-Country Costs of Getting Artemisinin Combination Therapies & Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Health Facilities" - "A Platform for Resource Allocation in Malaria" - "Exploring Semi-Batch Production of Artemisinin for Artemisinic Acid" *FREE REGISTRATION*: *http://www.nextbillion.net/healthcare/malaria/*<http://www.nextbillion.net/healthcare/malaria/> *QUESTIONS?* Email *[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]> ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.