Committees
ISPPD-12 Co-Chairs

Upton Allen, Canada
ISPPD-12 Co-chairThe Hospital for Sick Children,
University of Toronto,
Canada
Upton Allen, Canada
ISPPD-12 Co-chair
Cynthia Whitney, USA
ISPPD-12 Co-chairEmory University,
Rollins School of Public Health,
USA
Cynthia Whitney, USA
ISPPD-12 Co-chair
Philippe de Wals, Canada
ISPPD-12 Co-chairDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine,
Laval University,
Quebec City (QC), Canada
Philippe de Wals, Canada
ISPPD-12 Co-chairLocal Organising Committee

Natasha Crowcroft, Canada
LOC MemberUniversity of Toronto,
Canada
Natasha Crowcroft, Canada
LOC Member
Allison McGeer, Canada
LOC MemberMount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto
Canada
Allison McGeer, Canada
LOC Member
James D. Kellner, Canada
LOC MemberAlberta Children’s Hospital,
University of Calgary,
Canada
James D. Kellner, Canada
LOC Member
Shaun Morris, Canada
LOC MemberThe Hospital for Sick Children
University of Toronto
Canada
Shaun Morris, Canada
LOC Member
Zulfiqar Bhutta, Canada
LOC MemberThe Hospital for Sick Children
University of Toronto & Aga Khan University
Zulfiqar Bhutta, Canada
LOC Member
Shelly McNeil, Canada
LOC MemberCanadian Center for Vaccinology,
IWK Health Centre;
Nova Scotia Health
Dalhousie University
Canada
Shelly McNeil, Canada
LOC Member
Dawn Bowdish, Canada
LOC MemberMcMaster University
Canada
Dawn Bowdish, Canada
LOC MemberScientific Programme Committee

Jeffrey Weiser, USA
Scientific Programme CommitteeDepartment of Microbiology
NYU Langone Health
Jeffrey Weiser, USA
Scientific Programme Committee
Luisa Hiller, USA
Scientific Programme CommitteeDepartment of Biological Sciences
Carnegie Mellon University
Luisa Hiller, USA
Scientific Programme Committee
Lesley McGee, USA
Scientific Programme CommitteeStreptococcus Laboratory
Respiratory Diseases Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesley McGee, USA
Scientific Programme Committee
Carlos Orihuela, USA
Scientific Programme CommitteeDepartment of Microbiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Carlos Orihuela, USA
Scientific Programme Committee
Rick Malley, USA
Scientific Programme CommitteeDivision of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Rick Malley, USA
Scientific Programme Committee
Tamara Pilishvili, USA
Scientific Programme CommitteeNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tamara Pilishvili, USA
Scientific Programme Committee
Laura Hammitt, USA
Scientific Programme CommitteeInfectious Disease Prevention Program,
Center for American Indian Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Laura Hammitt, USA
Scientific Programme Committee
Bill Hanage, USA
Scientific Programme CommitteeDepartment of Epidemiology,
Harvard School of Public Health
Bill Hanage, USA
Scientific Programme Committee
Marc Lipsitch, USA
Scientific Programme CommitteeDepartment of Epidemiology,
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Marc Lipsitch, USA
Scientific Programme Committee
Luciana Leite, Brasil
Scientific Programme CommitteeLaboratório de Desenvolvimento de Vacinas
Instituto Butantan, Brasil
Luciana Leite, Brasil
Scientific Programme Committee
Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Sweden
Scientific Programme CommitteeDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC),
Karolinska Institute,
Stockholm, Sweden
Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Sweden
Scientific Programme Committee
Martin Antonio, Republic of The Gambia & United Kingdom
Scientific Programme CommitteeMedical Research Council Unit,
The Gambia at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Martin Antonio, Republic of The Gambia & United Kingdom
Scientific Programme Committee
Lay Myint Yoshida, Japan
Scientific Programme CommitteeDepartment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases,
Institute of Tropical Medicine,
Nagasaki University,
Japan
Lay Myint Yoshida, Japan
Scientific Programme Committee
Brenda Kwambana-Adams , United Kingdom
Scientific Programme CommitteeResearch Associate in Bacterial Pathogenesis and Genomics at the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Mucosal Pathogens,
Division of Infection and Immunity,
University College London