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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
USA

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
USA

Dr. Peter Agre is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The following international scientists were selected to deliver Plenary or Keynote Lectures at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology. Click on their names for more information and their presentation from ICE 2016.

Dr. Peter Agre (Keynote)- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
Moderator: Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA

Presentation Title – Opening Doors Worldwide through Medical Science
Sunday, September 25 – 6:30 p.m.

ICE 2016’s Theme “Entomology without Borders” emphasized the global impact of entomology along with a multidisciplinary approach to explore and expand our scientific frontiers.

ICE 2016 honored leaders in the discipline through its Certificates of Distinction and other awards. In addition, ICE 2016 offered travel awards for students and early career professionals to participate in this historic event.

ESA’s Early Career Professional Committee (ECP), formerly know as Student and Early Professionals Committee (STEP), sponsored two competitions for travel grant awards for airfare, meeting registration, and lodging/living costs associated with travel to the 2016 International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2016). The first competition for a total of $50,000 was open to ESA members who were undergraduate or graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or professionals having less than three years’ experience and who are located outside of the continental U.S.

The 2016 International Congress of Entomology featured the following Sections and Conveners:

Students who attended ICE 2016 participated in Student Debates, Linnaean Games, and the Student Competition.  Below are the highlights and the winners of each area.

Student Debates 

Lively, cross-examination-style debates took place with University teams from around the world!