Speakers & Agenda
(subject to change)
0930: Registration, networking and welcome coffee
1020: Housekeeping
1025: Welcome by symposium chairs
Session 1: Chair Dr Simon Scott
1030: Dr Janet Daly, University of Nottingham, UK
New twists on serological assays for emerging Bunya- and Flavi- viruses
1100: Dr Jason Long, Imperial College London, UK
Species difference in ANP32A underlies influenza A virus polymerase host restriction
1130: Dr Chinedu Ugwu, University of Cambridge, UK
Understanding the varying roles of Antigen presenting cells (APC) in emerging virus zoonoses
1150: Dr Alain Kohl, University of Glasgow, UK
Zika virus: properties and interactions with host cells
1220: Lunch, networking, posters
Session 2: Chair Dr Edward Wright
1300: Professor Jonathan Heeney, University of Cambridge, UK
Reservoirs and the evolution of Zoonotic Pathogens
1330: Professor Ian Goodfellow, University of Cambridge, UK
Provision of lab support during and after the 2013-16 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone
1400: Miss Pramila Rijal, University of Oxford, UK
Isolation and characterization of human monoclonal antibodies to Ebola Virus glycoprotein with an aim for therapeutic use
1420: Professor Sunetra Gupta, University of Oxford, UK
The role of epitopes of limited diversity in the antigenic evolution of influenza
1450: Dr Keith Grehan, University of Kent, UK
Viral Pseudotypes and In-silica analysis tools for studies of pathogen host switching
1510: Dr Ashley C Banyard, Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK
The challenge of emerging lyssaviruses
1540: Refreshments, networking, posters
Session 3: Chair Dr Nigel Temperton
1610: Professor Maria Zambon (Keynote), Public Health England, UK
Emerging viruses: The UK response
1640: Dr Lorraine McElhinney, Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK
Increased detection of hantaviruses in the UK
1710: Dr Mark Page, The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), UK
Responding to the need for reference standards in an outbreak situation
1740: Miss Emma Bentley, University of Westminster, UK
Exploiting pseudotypes for emerging virus research
1800: Close
