Global Virome in Health and Disease: From Individuals to Ecosystems (K1)
February 1-4, 2027  | Crowne Plaza Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Ryan A. Langlois, Ken H Cadwell and Jemma Geoghegan
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of November 4, 2025 6 PM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Monday, February 1, 2027
4:00–8:00 PM Registration
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer
Tuesday, February 2, 2027
7:30–8:30 AM Breakfast
8:00–8:30 AM Poster Setup
8:15–5:00 PM Poster Viewing
8:30–9:30 AM Welcome and Keynote Address
  Christian T. Happi, Redeemer's University
Virus Surveillance and Zoonoses		  
9:30–11:45 AM Viruses as Commensals
  Ken H Cadwell, University of Pennsylvania
Virus-Host Symbiosis		  
  Cedric Feschotte †, Cornell University
Endogenous Retroviruses and Host Evolution		  
  Yasmine Belkaid †, Institut Pasteur
Viruses and Tissue Homeostasis		  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
10:00–10:20 AM Coffee Break
11:45–12:45 PM Meet the Editors
12:45–1:45 PM Lunch
1:00–2:30 PM Posters
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Virus Surveillance and One Health
  Rafael Medina, Emory University School of Medicine
Insights into the Evolution and Mammalian Adaptation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A/H5N1		  
  Speaker to be Announced
  
  Speaker to be Announced
  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Wednesday, February 3, 2027
7:30–8:30 AM Breakfast
8:00–8:30 AM Poster Setup
8:15–5:00 PM Poster Viewing
8:30–11:30 AM Viruses as Therapeutics
  Aude Bernheim, Institut Pasteur
E. coli-Phage Host Interactions and Host Range		  
  Heather L Hendrickson, University of Canterbury
Phage Therapy for Agriculture		  
  Speaker to be Announced
  
  Andrew Varble, University of Rochester
Phage-Host Interactions Across Species		  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:30–12:30 PM Panel Discussion 1: Signal to Noise – How to Predict Virus Emergences in the Face Rapid Virus Discovery
  * Jemma Geoghegan, University of Otago
  
12:30–1:30 PM Lunch
1:00–2:30 PM Posters
3:00–4:30 PM Career Roundtable
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Virus Discovery, Innovations, and AI
  Matthew Sullivan †, Ohio State University
Virus Discovery in the Ocean		  
  Speaker to be Announced
  
  Jemma Geoghegan †, University of Otago
Virus Discovery for Disease Investigation		  
  Kristian Andersen, The Scripps Research Institute
Computational Approaches for Virus Emergence		  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Thursday, February 4, 2027
7:30–8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30–11:30 AM Comparative Approaches and Novel Model Systems
  Ryan A. Langlois, University of Minnesota
Fibroblast Zoo to Define Virus Host Range		  
  Stephanie Seifert, Washington State University
Multi-Scale Evaluation of Cross-Species Transmission		  
  Joe Grove, University of Glasgow
Protein Structure-Guided Exploration of the Virosphere		  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:30–12:30 PM Panel Discussion 2: GLOBAL Virome Project
12:30–1:30 PM Lunch
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:15 PM Human Virome
  Joanne Emerson †, University of California, Davis
Methods to Identify RNA and DNA Viruses in Human Samples		  
  Speaker to be Announced
  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
6:15–7:00 PM Closing Keynote Address
  Raina Plowright, Cornell University
Land use Change and Cross Species Transmission		  
7:00–7:15 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
7:15–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Friday, February 5, 2027
12:00–11:59 PM Departure