Ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions in a changing world
Global change is in full swing, and increasingly affecting the emergence, spread, and impact of disease. The challenge for biologists is to understand the complexity of these processes in order to predict short- and long-term system responses and to guide management efforts. In this context, pathogens and parasites can be viewed as both signatures and drivers of global change. This conference will bring together diverse and cross-scale expertise to address the various facets by which changing climates, land use, and species distributions influence feedbacks between ecology, epidemiology and (co)evolution in host-parasite systems.
Across three main themes, this conference will provide the participants with an overview of the state of the art across different research areas. We will discuss (1) how the ecological niches of hosts and parasites are shaped by changing environments, and how this changes the sign and strength of antagonistic interactions and, consequently, the geographic ranges of the interacting players. We will hear (2) recent advances in our understanding of how the topology of contact networks or landscape structure and dispersal shape eco-evolutionary feedbacks in host-parasite systems, particularly in regard to emerging diseases and spreading epidemics, with important implications for strategies of intervention and treatment. Finally, we will explore (3) how various types of multi-species networks influence the outcome of host-parasite interactions, and the sensitivity of these effects to global change. This community perspective ranges from the extended phenotype produced by microbiome or symbionts to the co-infection and co-circulation of multiple parasites.
By addressing the 'global change' context from diverse angles, we aim at fostering dialogue between scientists from diverse research areas (from immunology to epidemiology to parasite & host evolution), using different approaches (field study, experimental evolution, theory) and different organisms and ecosystems. We aim to specifically foster cross-talk between scientists in fundamental research and those working at the interface with applied fields. This is needed to identify areas in which more foundational knowledge is needed to solve pressing societal need and to explore where current theoretical understanding has not yet been fully leveraged to explain and predict disease outcomes in a changing world.
Chairperson
Oliver Kaltz
CNRS Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution UMR5554, Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
Phone : +33467144063
E-mail : oliver.kaltz@umontpellier.fr
Vice-chairperson
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E-mail : bkoskella@berkeley.edu
(provisional titles)
Lutz Becks (Univ. Konstanz, Germany)
The third player effect in virus–host evolution
François Blanquart (CNRS, Paris, France)
The population biology of pathogenicity and virulence of Escherichia coli
Vittoria Colizza (INSERM, Paris, France)
Mapping the global spread of influenza
Troy Day (Queen's Univ., Kingston, Canada)
The evolution of Lyme disease in response to climate change
Frédéric Fabre (INRAE, Bordeaux, France)
Use (and abuse) of mathematical models for plant resistance deployment: insights from participative science projects with agricultural cooperatives
Ville Friman (Univ. Helsinki, Finland)
Bacteria-phage coevolution drives patchy distribution of plant disease through phage resistance-virulence trade-offs
Andrea L. Graham (Princeton Univ., US)
The evolution of powerful yet perilous mammalian cytokine responsiveness across environmental gradients
Alice Guidot (INRAE, Toulouse, France)
Epigenetic variations as a strategy for rapid adaptation to new hosts in pathogenic bacteria
Katie Hampson (Univ. Glasgow, UK)
Dissecting transmission processes across scales and species for canine rabies
Michael E. Hochberg (CNRS, Montpellier, France)
Somatic parasitism as a mediator of multi-trait evolution under short and long-term environmental change
Oliver Kaltz (CNRS, Montpellier, France)
Feedbacks between epidemiology and evolution in complex landscapes
Britt Koskella (Univ. California, US)
Leveraging plant microbiomes for agricultural resilience and reduced disease
Anna-Liisa Laine (Univ. Helsinki, Finland)
Human disturbance modifies the relationship between host diversity and disease
Frédérique Le Roux (Univ. Montréal, Canada)
Viral predators and bacterial hosts: phage ecology for a sustainable blue economy
Sébastien Lion (CNRS, Montpellier, France)
Parasite evolution in spatially and temporally heterogeneous environments
Sara Magalhaes (Univ. Lisbon, Portugal)
How does adaptation to stressful environments affect virulence and competition under single and multiple infections?
Monica Medina (Penn State Univ., US)
Uncovering anthropogenic impact on the coral holobiont through ancient DNA
Karen McCoy (CNRS, Montpellier, France)
Dirty dining: host-parasite interactions in an opportunistic seabird
Erin Mordecai (Stanford Univ., US)
Temperature drives the ecology and evolution of mosquito and ciliate host-parasite interactions
Alice Risely (University of Salford, UK)
Bacterial virulence evolution in city wildlife: The role of urbanisation in the acquisition of virulence factors in gut E. colis
Simone Sommer (Univ. Ulm, Germany)
Interplay between pathogen, microbiomes and wildlife health in a changing world
Clara Torres-Barcelo (INRAE, Avignon, France)
Phage–bacteria interactions shaping the ecology of plant diseases
Pedro Vale (Univ. Edinburgh, UK)
Genetic, physiological, and evolutionary drivers of individual host heterogeneity in pathogen transmission (in flies)
Jiasui Zhan (Uppsala Univ., Sweden)
Potato immunity enhances the adaptation of Phytophthora infestans to ecological stress
Notification of acceptance or rejection for the submitted paper will be intimated within 15 working days of abstract submission deadline. If your abstract is accepted, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions for joining the meeting.