Joint with: Biosecurity and Infectious Diseases: Pandemic Threats, Frontline Research, and the Path Forward
Positive-Strand RNA Viruses: Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis, Host Immunity, and Countermeasures

Sep 20–23, 2027 | InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72, Hanoi, AK, Vietnam
Scientific Organizers: David R. Martinez, Eng Eong Ooi, and Yoke Fun Chan

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Sep 20–23, 2027 | InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72, Hanoi, AK, Vietnam

Scientific Organizers: David R. Martinez, Eng Eong Ooi, and Yoke Fun Chan

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***Meeting program subject to change.

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Monday, September 20, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, September 21, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Poster Setup
7:30–8:00 AM
Poster Viewing
7:45–5:00 PM
Welcome Remarks (Joint)
8:00–8:10 AM
Keynote Address (Joint)
8:10–9:30 AM
Raul Andino, University of California, San Francisco
Virus Evolution and Live-Attenuated Viral Vaccines
Wendy Barclay, Imperial College London
The Arsenal of Modern Virology: From Viral and Human Genetics to Human Challenge Studies
Spillover Risk, Surveillance, and Potential from Animals to Humans (Joint)
9:30–11:30 PM
Le Van Tan †, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
Viral Surveillance: What Probing Nature Teaches Us About Pandemic Preparedness
Michael S. Diamond †, Washington University School of Medicine
Zoonotic Reservoirs, Spillover Mechanisms, and Surveillance of Emerging Positive-Strand RNA Viruses
Cleo Bertelsmeier †, University of Lausanne
Wildlife Trade Drives Animal-to-Human Pathogen Transmission
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Posters
12:00–2:00 PM
Career Roundtable (Joint)
2:00–3:00 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
The Replication Machinery: Insights from RNA and Protein Synthesis into Viral Co-Opting of Host Processes
5:00–7:00 PM
Speaker to be Announced
Shin-Ru Shih †, Chang Gung University
Host Translation Shutoff and Cellular Metabolic Reprogramming
Yue Wan †, Genome Institute of Singapore
Mapping Long-Range Viral RNA-RNA Interactions
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Wednesday, September 22, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Poster Setup
7:30–8:00 AM
Poster Viewing
7:45–5:00 PM
AI in Infectious Disease Research (Joint)
8:00–11:00 AM
Ethan Jackson †, Microsoft
Project Premonition: Reimagining Pathogen Surveillance with AI, Robotics, and Genomics
Aude Bernheim †, Institut Pasteur
Evolution of Immunity Across Domains of Life
Kathryn Tunyasuvunakool †, DeepMind
From AlphaFold to AI for Scientific Discovery
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Posters
12:00–2:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Viral Surveillance to Inform Pandemic Preparedness
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Viral Pathogenesis Determinants in Mammalian and Mosquito Hosts
5:00–7:00 PM
Craig B Wilen, Yale University
Norovirus infection and Pathogenesis
Gisa Gerold, Medical University of Innsbruck-Institute of Virology
Alphavirus-Host Interactions in Mammals and Mosquitoes
Gong Cheng, Tsinghua University
Mosquito Host-Viral Interactions in Orthoflavivirus Infection
Yoke-Fun Chan, University Malaya
Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Picornaviruses
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, September 23, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Countermeasures: Recent Advances in Vaccines to Positive-Stranded RNA Viruses
8:00–11:00 AM
David R. Martinez, Yale University School of Medicine
Vaccination Strategies Against RNA Viruses
Long Ping Victor Tse, Saint Louis University
Developing Dengue-Live Attenuated Vaccine to Minimize Antibody Dependent Enhancement via Directed Evolution
Eng Eong Ooi, Duke-NUS Medical School
Dengue Virus Vaccines
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion: Bridging Basic Virology to Clinical Post-Acute Care
11:10–12:10 PM
On Own for Lunch
12:10–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Countermeasure Development in a Post-Pandemic World
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Targeting the Virus: Small Molecules and Biologics to Counter Viral Disease
5:00–6:45 PM
Priscilla L. Yang, Stanford University School of Medicine
Orthoflavivirus Antivirals: Current Landscape and Future Targets
Sara R. Cherry, University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Development of Antivirals Against Emerging and Re-Emerging RNA Viruses
Camila H Coelho, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Next-Generation Monoclonal Antibodies Against Emerging and Endemic Arboviruses in Latin America
Tomas Cihlar †, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Preclinical and Clinical Development of Antivirals
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, September 24, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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