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The Livestock Revolution, Sustainable Development, Zoonotic Disease
Conference Audio and Video - Leslie Real
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Leslie Real, PhD Emory University
Audio of Dr. Real's lecture (MP3 format; 26 minutes) Video of Dr. Real's lecture (RealVideo format; 26 minutes) |
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Biography Leslie A. Real received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1977. He has served on the faculties of North Carolina State University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Indiana University. Dr. Real joined the Emory faculty in 1998 as the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Biology and Director of the Emory Center for Disease Ecology, a multi-school initiative exploring the ecological and evolutionary conditions for infectious disease emergence and spread. He is also director of the Graduate Program in Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution. Dr. Real's research focuses on the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases and the molecular evolution of viral pathogenesis. He has received numerous grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Real has served on many national and international committees and editorial boards including the National Research Council Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST), the Science Advisory Board of the EPA, the editorial boards of Ecology, The American Naturalist, Oecologia, and Evolution. He currently serves on the editorial boards of EcoHealth, Emerging Infectious Diseases, and Science. |
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Abstract Causes and Consequences of Ebola Virus Emergence in Central Africa Because of its high human fatality rate and enigmatic epidemiology, Ebola virus exemplifies the threat of emerging zoonotic diseases. I will present some of the recent findings on Ebola virus ecology and epidemiology and describe the mechanisms thought to be critical for its emergence. I will further identify some important gaps in our current understanding of this zoonotic pathogen that hinder our ability to predict and prevent future outbreaks. |
