Global Virome in Health and Disease: From Individuals to Ecosystems (S7)
January 1-4, 2027
| Location to be Determined
Ryan A. Langlois, Ken H. Cadwell and Jemma Geoghegan
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Saturday, January 2, 2027
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address |
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Christian T. Happi †, Redeemer's University
Virus Surveillance and Zoonoses |
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| 9:00–11:15 AM |
Viruses as Commensals |
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Ken H. Cadwell, University of Pennsylvania
Virus-Host Symbiosis |
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Cedric Feschotte †, Cornell University
Endogenous Retroviruses and Host Evolution |
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Yasmine Belkaid †, Institut Pasteur
Viruses and Tissue Homeostasis |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts †
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:15–12:15 PM |
Meet the Editors |
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| 12:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 12:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Virus Surveillance and One Health |
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Rafael Medina-Flores †, Emory University School of Medicine
Influenza Surveillance |
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Barbara Han †, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Computational Approaches to Study Cross-Species Transmission |
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Linfa Wang †, Duke-NUS Medical School
Bat Surveillance |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Viruses as Therapeutics |
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Aude Bernheim †, Institut Pasteur
E. coli-Phage Host Interactions and Host Range |
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Heather Lyn Hendrickson †, University of Canterbury
Phage Therapy for Agriculture |
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Daria Van Tyne †, University of Pittsburgh
Phages for Antibiofilm Therapies |
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Andrew Varble †, University of Rochester
Phage-Host Interactions Across Species |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–12:00 PM |
Panel Discussion 1: Signal to Noise – How to Predict Virus Emergences in the Face Rapid Virus Discovery |
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* Jemma Geoghegan, University of Otago
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| 12:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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| 12:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Virus Discovery, Innovations, and AI |
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Matthew Sullivan †, Ohio State University
Virus Discovery in the Ocean |
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Edward C. Holmes †, University of Sydney
Virus Discovery using AI |
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Jemma Geoghegan †, University of Otago
Virus Discovery for Disease Investigation |
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Kristian Andersen †, The Scripps Research Institute
Computational Approaches for Virus Emergence |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Comparative Approaches and Novel Model Systems |
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Ryan A. Langlois, University of Minnesota
Fibroblast Zoo to Define Virus Host Range |
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Stephanie Seifert †, Washington State University
Multi-Scale Evaluation of Cross-Species Transmission |
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Joe Grove †, University of Glasgow
Structure Guided Approaches for Virus Host Range |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00–12:00 PM |
Panel Discussion 2: GLOBAL Virome Project |
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| 12:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:15 PM |
Human Virome |
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Joanne Emerson †, University of California, Davis
Methods to Identify RNA and DNA Viruses in Human Samples |
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Ami S. Bhatt †, Stanford University
The Human Virome in the Immunocompromised Host |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:15–7:00 PM |
Closing Keynote Address |
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Raina Plowright †, Cornell University
Land use Change and Cross Species Transmission |
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| 7:00–7:15 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
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| 7:15–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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