INVITED TALK

July 2003: Health Protection Agency, London, UK.

Ecological modeling of the bacterial pathogens, Vibrio cholerae and Campylobacter jejuni.

June 1999: Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE), Lima, Peru.

Detection of V. cholerae in the Chesapeake Bay related to environmental parameters.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Apr. 2001: Graduate Research Interaction Day, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Louis V. Satellite data used for modeling cholera outbreaks in Mexico.

Oct. 2000: 5th International Marine Biotechnology Conference, Townsville, Australia.

Louis V, Rivera ING, Choopun N, Huq A, and Colwell RR.

Rapid detection and genotypic characterization of Vibrio cholerae in the aquatic environment using polymerase chain reaction.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

May 2003: American Society of Microbiology, 103rd General Meeting, Washington, DC.

Louis V, Russek-Cohen E, Rubinstein MI, O’Brien SJ, Pearson AD, and Colwell RR.

Seasonality of Campylobacter cases in England and Wales (1990-1999).

Nov. 2002: Bioscience day. University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Louis V, Rubinstein MI, Russek-Cohen E , O’Brien SJ, Pearson AD, and Colwell R.R.

Campylobacter and climate in England and Wales (1990-1999).

Nov. 2001: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, GA.

Louis V, Russek-Cohen E, Lizarraga-Partida ML, Gutierrez-Cogco L, Kuri P, Velazquez-Monroy O, Flisser A, Huq A, and Colwell RR.

Modeling cholera outbreaks in the coastal states of Mexico.

May 2000: American Society of Microbiology, Los Angeles, CA.

Louis V, Choopun N, Rivera ING, Gangle B, Rubin A, Russek-Cohen E, Huq A, and Colwell RR.

Detection of Vibrio cholerae in the aquatic environment by culture method, bacterial plate-count/hybridization, and direct fluorescence assay to evaluate its ecology and public health risk.

Dec. 1999: US-Japan cholera conference, Baltimore MD.

Louis V, Rivera ING, Choopun N, Jiang SC, Gangle B, Huq A, and Colwell RR.

Spatial and temporal distribution of Vibrio cholerae in the Chesapeake Bay.

May 1999: American Society of Microbiology, 99^th General Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Louis V, Choopun N, Jiang SC, Huq A, and Colwell RR.

Detection of V. cholerae in the Chesapeake Bay related to environmental parameters.

Aug. 1998: International Conference on Ocean and Society, Lisbon, Portugal.

Louis V, Gil A, Wood B, Parkinson C, Huq A, and Colwell RR.

Using satellite remote sensing to determine environmental parameters of coastal ocean areas associated with Vibrio cholerae ecology and epidemiology.