#OceanHealth2022

Scientific Programme

	MON, 29.08.2022		Travel
	Afternoon		Site events
			Traverse the Kiel Fjord by ferry and take a tour at GEOMAR East shore Meet Kiel marine scientists: visit the Kiel Outdoor Benthocosms
	18:00 – 21:00 h		Ice breaker at Seebar Bellevue
	TUE, 30.08.2022		Steigenberger Hotel
	09:00 – 10:30 h		Opening Session: Setting the scene
			Moderated by Thorsten Reusch (GEOMAR & Kiel University, Germany)
	09:05 – 09:15 h		Welcome Nele Matz Lück (Vice president Kiel University)
	09:15 – 09:45 h		Keynote Kevin Lafferty (US Geological Survey & UC Santa Barbara, USA)
			“Are marine diseases bad or good?”
	09:45 – 09:55 h		Discussion
	09:55 – 10:30 h		Coffee break
	10:30 – 12:15 h		Session 1: Emerging marine diseases
			Chair: Ute Hentschel Humeida (GEOMAR & Kiel University, Germany)
		Guiding questions: Which are the emerging marine pathogens/parasites? Are infection processes in the ocean different from those of terrestrial organisms? What are the mechanistic underpinnings of marine disease? What are the impacts on organismal function?
	10:30 – 10:45 h		Introduction into field by discussion chair
	10:45 – 11:05 h		Forest Rohwer (San Diego State University, USA)
			“Microbialization and coral reef decline”
	11:05 – 11:15 h		Discussion
	11:15 – 11:35 h		Alicia Bruzos (The Francis Crick Institut, London, UK & Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
			“Clonal evolution of a marine transmissible cancer”
	11:35 – 11:45 h		Discussion
	11:45 – 12:05 h		Claire Gachon (SAMS, UK & MNHN, France)
			“Pathogens, physiology of disease, and disease management in algal aquaculture”
	12:05 – 12:15 h		Discussion
	12:15 – 13:45 h		Lunch
	13:45 – 13:55 h		Opening afternoon session: Katja Matthes (Director of GEOMAR)
	13:55 – 15:40 h		Session 2: Marine epidemiology, triggers, and tipping-points
			Chair: Ruth Schmitz-Streit (Kiel University, Germany)
		Guiding questions: What is the current understanding of marine disease dynamics (epidemiology) compared to land? How can we use the sediment record to understand past disease dynamics? How can we explore and visualise health and disease related processes using a digital twin ocean approach?
	13:55 – 14:10 h		Introduction into field by discussion chair
	14:10 – 14:30 h		Assaf Vardi (Weizmann Institute, Israel)
			“Partners in crime – synergy of viruses and bacteria during algal blooms in the ocean”
	14:30 – 14:40 h		Discussion
	14:40 – 15:00 h		Isabelle Arzul (IFREMER, France)
			“Factors triggering main bivalve diseases in Europe”
	15:00 – 15:10 h		Discussion
	15:10 – 15:30 h		Arne Biastoch (GEOMAR & Kiel University, Germany)
			“On the power of biophysical modelling to explain biological dispersal“
	15:30 – 15:40 h		Discussion
	15:40 – 16:15 h		Coffee break
	16:15 – 20:30 h		Poster session, networking, buffet (18:30 h)
	WED, 31.08.2022		Steigenberger Hotel
	09:00 – 11:00 h		Session 3: Marine disease between mass mortality and essential regulation
			Chair: Thorsten Reusch (GEOMAR & Kiel University, Germany)
		Guiding questions: What are advances in the understanding of how disease regulates ecosystems? How can we distinguish among key regulating and detrimental functions of (emerging) marine disease? How much disease does a healthy ocean need? What is the relationship among pathogen / parasite and the biodiversity of free-living species?
	09:00 – 09:15 h		Introduction into field by discussion chair
	09:15 – 09:35 h		David Thieltges (NIOZ, The Netherlands)
			“Parasites as ecological players in marine ecosystems”
	09:35 – 09:45 h		Discussion
	09:45 – 10:05 h		Lauren Schiebelhut (UC Merced, USA)
			"Genomic consequences, considerations, and conservation opportunities following mass mortalities in sea stars"
	10:05 – 10:15 h		Discussion
	10:15 – 10:35 h		Ursula Siebert (University of Veterinary Medicine, Germany)
			“Infectious diseases in marine mammals: Do impacts of anthropogenic activities have a boomerang effect on human health?”
	10:35 – 10:45 h		Discussion
	10:45 – 10:55 h		Group picture
	10:55 – 12:45 h		Coffee break & Brunch
	12:45 – 14:30 h		Session 4: Governance of marine diseases
			Chair: Marie-Catherine Riekhof (KMS & CeOS, Kiel University, Germany)
		Guiding questions: What are direct and indirect links between ocean health and disease and human well-being? What are possible roles of humans in fostering marine disease outbreaks (e.g. pollution, destroying biodiversity) and in curing them? How can management account for the “double role” of marine disease (mass mortality versus regulating function)? How can management across time, space and national borders effectively be implemented?
	12:45 – 13:00 h		Introduction into field by discussion chair
	13:00 – 13:20 h		Christina Pettan-Brewer (University of Washington, USA & ECOHA, Brasil & OHLAIC)
			“One Ocean, One Health in Latin America: How can we define and disseminate a modern historical perspective of the concept”
	13:20 – 13:30 h		Discussion
	13:30 – 13:40 h		Raquel Peixoto (KAUST, Saudi Arabia)
			“Customized medicine for Corals: Promise, Challenges and Next Steps”
	13:40 – 14:00 h		Discussion
	14:00 – 14:20 h		Lone Grønbæk Jørgensen (SDU, Denmark)
			“Game Theory and Fisheries Management: The Challenges of Regulation”
	14:20 – 14:30 h		Discussion
	14:30 – 15:15 h		Coffee break
	15:15 – 16:00 h		Panel discussion including international steering group members
			moderated by Martin Visbeck (GEOMAR & Kiel University, Germany)
		Guiding question: Which research agenda do we need for the next decade to study ocean health and disease?
	16:15 – 17:00 h		Wrap-up with coffee
	THU, 01.09.2022		Steigenberger Hotel
			Synthesis groups (Invitation only)
			Visit at ARENA2 Visualization Laboratory at GEOMAR (Optional)

 

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