2024 TWS Annual Conference

October 19-23, 2024 in Baltimore, MD

MEWG offers Student Travel Awards for 

members presenting at the conference! 

Symposium

Genetic Advances in Disease Management Symposium - Wednesday, October 23, 8:30 - 12 pm

Genetic data can help us understand different aspects of a disease, including transmission pathways, host resilience, and monitoring. In this session, we highlight how molecular approaches are advancing our ability to understand and manage wildlife diseases. 

Presentations and Speakers

Carson Torhorst, Hannah Atsma, Zoe White, Sebastian Bolero-Cañola, Lawrence Reeves, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Samantha Wisely

Isabella Livingston

Sarah Schwartz, Nicole Chinnici, Michael Rowley, Matthew Williams, Gaimi Davies, Priscilla Langlais, Grace Oram

Laura Kwasnoski, Vincenzo Ellis, Michael Collins

Jenny Urbina, Emily Dziedzic, Tina Cheng, Winifred F. Frick, Taal Levi

Alec Christensen, Michelle Carstensen, Emily Latch, Torre Hovick, Travis Seaborn

Brooke Maslo, Robert Kwait, Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Malin Pinsky, Maarten Vonhof, Evan Eskew

Robert Kwait, Evan Eskew, Malin Pinsky, Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Brooke Maslo

Alyssa Kaganer, Krysten Schuler

Chandika Rani Ganesh Babu, Emily Latch

Scarlet Shifflett, Vincenzo Ellis, Jacob Bowman, Ashley Kennedy

Workshops

Ask a Geneticist Special Session - Monday, October 21, 1-5 pm

If you are interested in requesting help during “Ask a Geneticist,” please email tws.mewg@gmail.com and provide a brief description of your project so that MEWG can have an expert ready to meet with them. Time slots are 45 minutes. Please spread the word to any colleagues that may find this conference resource useful!

Doing the eDNA: Methods and considerations for field collection of eDNA and protocols for on-site analysis - Tuesday, October 22, 8 am - 5 pm

This workshop will provide participants with an overview of how eDNA is collected in the field, including considerations for quality control and limiting sample to sample contamination, including hands-on practice. We will also include a demonstration of how eDNA samples can be analyzed in the field using isothermal amplification methods.