Welcome Message from Organising Committee

Foreword from the organisers:

It is with great pleasure and anticipation that I welcome you to the Asia Pacific Congress of Medical Virology (APCMV) 2024. As the organiser of this prestigious scientific congress, we are honoured to bring together virologists in different aspects of research from the Asia Pacific region. We hope that this will be an exciting three days of sharing of the labour of our research, coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic that is a crucial litmus test of how prepared we are in doing what we are trained to do.

The past three years have been a testament to our unwavering commitment to humanity’s protracted battle with viruses. In our pursuit for preparedness against disease X, we acknowledge the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that each of you bring. It is this rapid sharing of information during the COVID-19 pandemic that drives the effort against the virus and the pandemic, and we hope that the same can be achieved with the APCMV congress series to enable the same essence of collaboration seen during the pandemic.

We have a selection of topics covering a wide spectrum of disciplines in virology research, ranging from basic to clinical and public health related research. We would like to see, via these topics, interactions, networking and discussions that drive the close collaboration in the region that can go on to become the core in the fight against medically important viruses, while developing lasting relationships that transcend geographical boundaries.

On behalf of the organising committee, I welcome you to Singapore, and to APCMV 2024, and I eagerly anticipate the transformative discussions, collaborations, and discoveries that will undoubtedly arise from this congress.

Thank you for your participation to breathe new life into the congress series.

Warm regards,

Tan Kai Sen
Organising Chairman
On behalf of the organising committee of Asia Pacific Congress of Medical Virology