The Upstream Alliance is born: Kick-off conference held January 2015 in Monterey CA

Partners from across four continents converged in Monterey, CA January 28-30 2015 to discuss research and milestones for the prawn-farming enterprise for schistosomiasis reduction in Senegal West Africa. Old friendships were rekindled and new ones were forged and The Upstream Alliance was born.  After two days of presentations by experts, break-out sessions, and intense scientific and strategic discussions, the participants joined the faculty and students from Stanford University, the meeting's hosting institution, for a magical dinner at the Monterey Bay Aquarium to commemorate the event.