  The analysis of heavy flavor lattice correlation functions to obtain insights
into transport phenomena and bound state dissociation patterns is a difficult
and interesting challenge from the point of view of lattice QCD spectroscopy.
In this contribution to "Hard Probes 2015", the recent developments and
advances from different lattice efforts to determine the relevant spectral
properties will be reviewed and discussed. The difficulties underlying this
line of research will be highlighted and the obtained results assessed. Among
others, results on the dissociation of charm systems and bottomonia, as well as
the diffusion of heavy quarks will be addressed.
