Interdisciplinary Summer School on Snakebite Envenoming
Snakebite envenoming is a highly neglected disease of poverty that is of great public health importance. Among neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), it is the deadliest disease. In addition, it causes more than 400,000 permanent disabilities annually. As snakebite envenoming is a very complex One Health issue, an interdisciplinary approach is needed to address this problem and contribute to the WHO goal to achieve a 50% reduction of snakebite deaths and disabilities by 2030.
Therefore, this hybrid summer school aims to bring together young researchers from different disciplines and countries who are working on/interested in NTDs and snakebite envenoming to foster interdisciplinary and cross-cultural exchange.
Format
The summer school will take place over five days with arrival and departure on the first and last day at the Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg. It will be a mixture of lectures by experts from different fields and disciplines and presentations of the participants' own work (from selected abstracts), with plenty of time for discussion, feedback and exchange.
Programme and Speakers
All times are indicated in CEST.
Day and time | Title | Speaker | Location | |
Monday | ||||
12:30-14:00 | Registration | |||
14:00-15:30 | Welcome and introduction to Snakebite Envenoming | Dr Bernadette Abela, Dr David Williams, Julien Potet | Lecture hall & Online | |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee break | Messe hall | ||
16:00-17:30 | Why is this all so complicated? Causes and consequences of venom variation in snakes | Prof Dr Wolfgang Wüster, Prof Dr Stephen P. Mackessy | Lecture hall & Online | |
Tuesday | ||||
08:30-09:00 | Registration | |||
09:00-10:30 | Analytical Principles and Applied Research of Modern Venomics I | Dr Maik Damm, Dr Cassandra Modahl | Lecture hall & Online | |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | Messe hall | ||
11:00-12:30 | Analytical Principles and Applied Research of Modern Venomics II | Dr Tim Lüddecke, Dr Cecilie Knudsen | Lecture hall & Online | |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch break | Messe hall | ||
14:00-15:30 | Abstract Presentations and Discussions I | Seminar Room & Online | ||
15:30-16:00 | Coffee break | Messe hall | ||
16:00-17:30 | Abstract Presentations and Discussions II | Seminar Room & Online | ||
Wednesday | ||||
08:30-09:00 | Registration | |||
09:00-10:30 | Clinical Management of Snakebite Envenoming in Asia | Dr Jörg Blessmann, Dr Ahmad Khaldun Ismail, Prof Dr Ariaranee Gnanathasan | Lecture hall & Online | |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | Messe hall | ||
11:00-12:30 | Clinical Management of Snakebite Envenoming in Africa | Prof Dr Abdulrazaq Habib | Lecture hall & Online | |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch break | Messe hall | ||
14:00-15:30 | Community Engagement for Snakebite Prevention and Pre-Hospital Treatment | Dr Isabella C. Bassignana Khadka, Dr Ulrich Kuch | Lecture hall & Online | |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee break | Messe hall | ||
16:00-17:30 | Integrating Snakebite Research in the Broader NTD and One Health Agendas | Dr George Omondi Oluoch, Prof Dr Ymkje Stienstra | Lecture hall & Online | |
Thursday | ||||
08:30-09:00 | Registration | |||
09:00-10:30 | Abstract Presentations and Discussions III | Seminar Room & Online | ||
10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | Messe hall | ||
11:00-12:30 | Abstract Presentations and Discussions IV | Seminar Room & Online | ||
12:30-14:00 | Lunch break | Messe hall | ||
14:00-15:30 | Methods of Social Sciences in Public Health and their application to NTDs I | Dr Aurélia Souares, Dr Sung-Joon Park | Lecture hall & Online | |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee break | Messe hall | ||
16:00-17:30 | Methods of Social Sciences in Public Health and their application to NTDs II | Parbati Phuyal | Lecture hall & Online | |
Friday | ||||
08:30-09:00 | Registration | |||
09:00-10:30 | What's in the (Research) Pipeline for Snakebite Envenoming Therapy? | Juliette Borri, Dr Cecilie Knudsen, Dr Charlotte Dawson | Lecture hall & Online | |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | Messe hall | ||
11:00-12:30 | Public (Health) Policy and Snakebite Envenoming | Prof Dr John Amuasi, Prof Dr Md. Abul Faiz | Lecture hall & Online | |
End of summer school |
Application & Abstract Submission
The deadline for applications was 11 June 2023.
No fee is required to attend the summer school. Accommodation must be arranged and paid for by the participants themselves. Lunch and coffee breaks are included in the summer school.
Organisational Committee
- Benno Kreuels, Research Group Snakebite Envenoming, BNITM
- Ulrich Kuch, Department of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Goethe-University Frankfurt
- Maik Damm, Independent Researcher, Germany
- Jörg Blessmann, Research Group Snakebite Envenoming, BNITM
- Deborah Hosemann, Research Group Snakebite Envenoming, BNITM
Accomodations nearby
- Youth hostel "Auf dem Stintfang" INFO BOOKING
- Motel One INFO BOOKING
- Hotel Hanseport INFO BOOKING
- Arcotel Onyx INFO BOOKING
- Ibis Budget St Pauli Messe INFO BOOKING
- Hotel Hafen Hamburg INFO BOOKING
Arrival
You will find the directions to BNITM on our website.
Financed by
This summer school is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA).
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Key facts
Contact person
Deborah Hosemann
Project Manager
Phone : +49 40 285380 720
Email : deborah.hosemann@bnitm.de