Welcome to The Oxford Influenza Conference
With a major focus on avian influenza this year, the conference promises to provide a relaxed, friendly and intellectually-stimulating discussion forum, and will feature:
o Emerging and cutting-edge topics addressing most aspects of basic and applied research on zoonotic and human influenza viruses, in particular avian influenza viruses
o Keynote addresses by world leaders in the field of influenza
o Distinguished international faculty comprising senior and junior scientists
o Global participation by scientists from academia, industry and government organisation
o Excellent networking opportunities
We welcome proposals for oral and poster presentations in the following general areas of influenza research. We particularly encourage final year doctoral students and early/mid career postdoctoral researchers/junior group leaders to submit oral abstracts, as we believe this event will provide their research an excellent exposure, critical analysis by attending senior researchers and new career opportunities.
o Molecular and structural virology
o Immunology and vaccination
o Host-pathogen interaction – virulence and pathogenecity
o Epidemiology and evolution
o National and international surveillance and contingency strategies
o Advances in viral detection and identification technologies
Confirmed Speakers
Professor Ian H Brown (Keynote Speaker), Head of Virology Department & Director of EU/OIE/FAO International Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease; OIE Reference Laboratory for Swine Influenza, Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK
Professor Ron AM Fouchier (Keynote Speaker), Professor of Molecular Virology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Professor Miles Carroll (Keynote Speaker), Head of Research, Public Health England, Porton Down, UK
Professor Sunetra Gupta, Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK
Professor Oliver Pybus, Professor of Evolution & Infectious Disease, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Professor James P Stewart, Chair of Molecular Virology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, UK
Professor Hualan Chen, Director, Animal Influenza Laboratory, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, China
Professor Jonathan M Grimes, NDM Senior Reseach Fellow & DIAMOND Research Fellow, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
Professor Thijs Kuiken, Professor of Comparative Pathology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Dr Lidewij C M Wiersma, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN-FAO), Rome, Italy
Dr Laurence Tiley, Senior Lecturer, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr Stephen Dunham, Senior Lecturer, University of Nottingham, UK
Dr Marisa Peyre, Vaccinologist/Epidemiologist, CIRAD, Animal et Gestion Intégrée des Risques, Montpellier, FRANCE
…more speakers will be announced soon…please visit again – thank you!
