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Global Ranavirus Consortium: Advancing Science Through Collaboration Director, GRC University of Tennessee Center for Wildlife Health Matthew J. Gray 2014 Annual Meeting of Southeast PARC

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Global Ranavirus Consortium: Advancing Science Through Collaboration

Director, GRCUniversity of TennesseeCenter for Wildlife Health

Matthew J. Gray

2014 Annual Meeting of Southeast PARC

Widespread Ranavirus Die-offs

Asia

EuropeNorth America

>120 Ecothermic Vertebrate Species, 5 Continents

First International Symposium on Ranaviruses

2011 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Friday, 8 July 2011: Minneapolis, MN

Dr. Greg ChincharKeynote

23 Invited Talks9 Countries

Four 45-min Breakout Sessions:Future Directions

http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/2011Ranavirus.htm

Second International Symposium on Ranaviruses

2013 International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association

27 – 29 July 2013: Knoxville, TN

Dr. Rick SpeareKeynote

36 Invited Talks11 Countries

Poster Session & SocialFive 1-hr Breakouts

Two Field Trips

http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/ranavirus/2013Ranavirus.htm

Global Ranavirus Consortiumhttp://www.ranavirus.org

The goal of the GRC is to facilitate communication and collaboration among scientists and veterinarians conducting research on ranaviruses and diagnosing

cases of ranaviral disease

[email protected]

SymposiaDiscussion Groups

WebsiteReporting SystemSpringer eBook

Outreach Resources

Membership in 2015

BylawsApproved

Global Ranavirus ConsortiumExecutive Committee and Board

Director, Associate Director, Sec/Treasurer, Regional Representatives, & Advisor

Laboklin GmbH & Co KG

Third International Symposium on Ranaviruses

2015 Florida Marine Health Conference

Late April or Early May 2015 (3 days): Gainesville, FL

Dr. Tom Waltzek

Invited Talks and Poster SessionDirected Topic Discussions

WorkshopsField Trips

Questions??

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