Main Programme

Day 1: 19 November

Time	19 November 2024, Tuesday – Day 1
Time	Peridot 201 – 203	Peridot 205 – 206
0800 Onwards	Registration
0845 – 0900	Welcome Address
0900 – 1000	Keynote 1: Pandemic Preparedness Prof Peiris, Joseph Sriyal Malik, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Peridot 201 – 203
1000 – 1030	Coffee/Tea break, Exhibition & Posters viewing
1030 – 1130	Symposium 1: Emerging and Zoonotic Infections	Symposium 2: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 1
1030 – 1100	Prof Wang Linfa, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Long COVID: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Treatment Prof David Lye Chien Boon, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore
1100 – 1110	Abstract Talk 1	Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for Children: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Cell-Based versus Egg-Based Influenza Vaccine in Taiwan Prof Chia-Yu Chi, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
1110 – 1120	Abstract Talk 2
1120 – 1130	Abstract Talk 3	Abstract Talk 3
1140 – 1240	Symposium 3: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 2	Symposium 4: Viral Diagnostic
1140 – 1210	Prof Erik Karlsson, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Cambodia	Using AI/ML Approaches To Predict the Outcome of Infection in Ebola Virus and SARS-CoV-2 and Future Viral Evolution To Better Inform Medical Countermeasures Prof Julian A. Hiscox, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
1210 – 1220	Abstract Talk 1	Abstract Talk 1
1220 – 1230	Abstract Talk 2	Abstract Talk 2
1230 – 1240	Abstract Talk 3	Abstract Talk 3
1240 – 1410	Lunch, Exhibition & Posters viewing
1415 – 1515	Symposium 5: Enteroviruses	Symposium 6: Transformative Technologies in Virus Research 1
1415 – 1445	Prof Hongjie Yu, Fudan University, China	Potential Applications of Extracellular Vesicles as Anti-viral Agents and Carriers of Anti-viral Antisense Oligonucleotides Dr Le Thi Nguyet Minh, National University of Singapore, Singapore
1445 – 1455	Prof Yoke-Fun Chan, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia	Unraveling the Dynamics of Dengue: Integrating Antibody Profiling and Machine Learning for Enhanced Diagnosis and Severity Prediction A/Prof Tzong-Shiann Ho, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
1455 – 1505	Prof Yoke-Fun Chan, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
1505 – 1515	Abstract Talk 3	Abstract Talk 3
1515 – 1600	Coffee/Tea break, Exhibition & Posters viewing
1600 – 1700	Keynote 2: Emerging Infections Prof Shi Zhengli, Wuhan Institute of Virology, China Peridot 201 – 203

Day 2: 20 November

Time	20 November 2024, Wednesday – Day 2
Time	Peridot 201 – 203	Peridot 205 – 206
0830 Onwards	Registration
0900 – 1000	Keynote 3: Virus Surveillance and Public Health Intervention Prof Leo Yee Sin, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore Peridot 201 – 203
1000 – 1030	Coffee/Tea break, Exhibition & Posters viewing
1030 – 1130	Symposium 7: Innovations in Vaccine Research 1	Symposium 8: Viral Pathogenesis
1030 – 1100	COVID-19 Vaccines: Timing, Protection and Off-target Effects Prof Stephen Kent, The University of Melbourne, Australia	Role of Internal Ribosomal Entry Site-Driven Translation on Neurovirulence of Picornaviruses Prof Shih Shin-Ru, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
1100 – 1110	Systems Vaccinology of the BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccination in Healthy and Type 1 Diabetes Teenagers A/Prof Ching-Fen Shen, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan	Abstract Talk 1
1110 – 1120		Abstract Talk 2
1120 – 1130	Abstract Talk 3	Abstract Talk 3
1140 – 1240	Symposium 9: Innovations in Vaccine Research 2	Symposium 10: Blood Borne Viruses
1140 – 1210	Prof Zhang Linqi, Tsinghua University, China	Prof Dato’ Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia
1210 – 1220	Abstract Talk 1	Abstract Talk 1
1220 – 1230	Abstract Talk 2	Abstract Talk 2
1230 – 1240	Abstract Talk 3	Abstract Talk 3
1240 – 1410	Lunch, Exhibition & Posters viewing
1415 – 1515	Symposium 11: Prevention and Control of Viral Infections	Symposium 12: Transformative Technologies in Virus Research 2
1415 – 1445	Future-Proofing Pandemic Response: Bridging Scientific Gaps with Mucosal Vaccines and Lessons from a Live Attenuated COVID-19 Vaccine Prof Suresh Mahalingam, Griffith University, Australia	Prof Marco Vignuzzi, A*STAR Infectious Diseases Lab, Singapore
1445 – 1455	Glycyrrhizic Acid Methyl Ester Conjugates Target the Main Protease, Demonstrating Antiviral Efficacy Against Wild-Type and Nirmatrelvir-Resistant Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Prof Cheng-Wen Lin, China Medical University, Taiwan	Abstract Talk 1
1455 – 1505		Abstract Talk 2
1505 – 1515	Abstract Talk 3	Abstract Talk 3
1515 – 1600	Coffee/Tea break, Exhibition & Posters viewing
1600 – 1700	Keynote 4: Prevention and Control of Viral Infections Prof Kei Sato, The University of Tokyo, Japan Peridot 201 – 203

Day 3: 21 November

Time	21 November 2024, Thursday – Day 3
Time	Peridot 201 – 203	Peridot 205 – 206
0830 Onwards	Registration
0900 – 1000	Keynote 5: Pathogenesis and Immunology Prof Benhur Lee, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States Peridot 201 – 203
1000 – 1030	Coffee/Tea break, Exhibition & Posters viewing
1030 – 1130	Symposium 13: Pathogenesis and Immunology	Symposium 14: Vector Borne viruses 1
1030 – 1100	Dynamics of CD8+ T Cell Immunity to Circulating and Pandemic Viruses Dr Carolien Van de Sandt, The University of Melbourne, Australia	Prof Prasert Auewarakul, Mahidol University, Thailand
1100 – 1110	Abstract Talk 1	Abstract Talk 1
1110 – 1120	Abstract Talk 2	Abstract Talk 2
1120 – 1130	Abstract Talk 3	Abstract Talk 3
1140 – 1240	Symposium 15: Host Pathogen Interaction	Symposium 16: Vector Borne viruses 2
1140 – 1210	Prof Priscilla Li-ning Yang, Stanford University, United States	Prof Ooi Eng Eong, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
1210 – 1220	Abstract Talk 1	Abstract Talk 1
1220 – 1230	Abstract Talk 2	Abstract Talk 2
1230 – 1240	Abstract Talk 3	Abstract Talk 3
1240 – 1410	Lunch, Exhibition & Posters viewing

1415 – 1515	Symposium 17: Water and Food Borne viruses	Virology Joint Satellite Symposium by the Taiwan Society of Virology and Vaccinology, and National Cheng Kung University
1415 – 1445	Prof Jason Mackenzie, The University of Melbourne, Australia	Enterovirus
1445 – 1455	Abstract Talk 1	1415 – 1435	Disruption of Calcium Homeostasis as an Inhibitory Mechanism for Enterovirus D68 Replication Prof Jim-Tong Horng, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
1455 – 1505	Abstract Talk 2	1435 – 1455	Effect of Genetic Variations of Enterovirus A71 on Viral Properties and Pathogenesis Prof Jen-Ren Wang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
1505 – 1515	Abstract Talk 3	1455 – 1515	Mechanistic Insight into WWOX-Mediated Suppression of Enterovirus Infection Prof Li-Jin Hsu, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
1515 – 1600	Coffee/Tea break, Exhibition & Posters viewing
1600 – 1700	Symposium 18: Other Virus Infections of Medical Significance	Virology Joint Satellite Symposium by the Taiwan Society of Virology and Vaccinology, and National Cheng Kung University
1600 – 1630	Detection of Emerging Pathogens in Wildlife in Cambodia Prof Veasna Duong, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Cambodia	Dengue Virus
1630 – 1640	Abstract Talk 1	1600 – 1620	The Critical Role of Integrin Linked Kinase in Innate Responses to Dengue Virus Infection Prof Chih-Peng Chang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
1640 – 1650	Abstract Talk 2	1620 – 1640	Enhanced Pathogenicity and Transmissibility of Dengue Virus Strains Prof Guann-Yi Yu, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
1650 – 1700	Abstract Talk 3	1640 – 1700	Uncovering Dengue Virus Host Factors: Paving the Way for Innovative Antiviral Strategies Prof Shin-Hong Shiao, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
1700 – 1715	Closing Ceremony Peridot 201 – 203