3rd Annual World Congress of Virus and Infection (WCVI-2012)
Time: July 30-August 1, 2012
Venue: Guangzhou, China
WCVI 1: Medical and Clinical Virology Time: 13:30-17:20, July 30, 2012 (Monday); Place: Room No. 3412, 4th Floor, GZBICC
Chair:
Dr. Sharon M. Donovan, Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, USA
Co-Chair:
Dr. Albert Bosch, Full Professor, Microbiology, University of Barcelona, Spain
13:30-13:50
Title: A New Immunofluorescence-based Instrument and Kit for the Rapid Diagnosis of Influenza A+B Dr. John Donald Tamerius, Senior Vice President, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, Quidel Corporation, USA
13:50-14:10
Title: Human Milk Oligosaccharides But Not Prebiotics Inhibit Rotavirus Infection Dr. Sharon M. Donovan, Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, USA
14:10-14:30
Title: Food- and Water-borne Viruses: Preventions and Interventions. Dr. Albert Bosch, Full Professor, Microbiology, University of Barcelona, Spain
14:30-14:50
Title: Effects of Autophagy on the Replication of Dengue 2 Virus in Aedes Aegypti Dr. Cheng-Chen Chen, Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
14:50-15:10
Title: Ultra-sensitive Pathogen Detection to Avoid False Negatives Diagnostics Using a Sample Pretreatment Technology Dr. Francisco Veas, Chief Scientific Officer, ApoH-Technologies, France
15:10-15:20
Coffee Break
15:20-15:40
Title: Better Long-term Control of Herpesvirus Recurrences through Single-Dose, Continuous Release of Licensed Antiherpetic Drugs Dr. Barry J Margulies, Associate Professor, Towson University Herpes Virus Laboratory (TUHVL), USA
15:40-16:00
Title: Bloodborne Virus Exposure in Healthcare Settings: A Review of Patient Notification Exercises in Ireland from 1997 to 2011 Dr. Sinead C Donohue, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (HSE), Ireland
16:00-16:20
Title: The Inhibitory Mechanism of Bovine Lactophorin against Human Rotavirus Gastroenteritis
Dr. Mizuho Inagaki, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Applied Life Science, Gifu University, Japan
16:20-16:40
Title:Impedimetric Cell-based Biosensor for the Real-time Monitoring of Viral Infection of Cells Dr. Chee-Seng Toh, Assistant Professor, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Presenter: Ming Soon Cheng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
16:40-17:00
Title: Development of International Partnerships to Improve Health Security and Biological Risk Management: U.S. DoD Cooperative Biological Engagement Program Dr. Suman Marie Paranjape, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy, School of Public Health, George Washington University, USA
17:00-17:20
Title: Identification of Herpes Simplex Virus in Clevicular Fluid Samples of Patients with Periodontal Disease by Real Time PCR Dr. Gabriela G. Carrillo Nunez,Medical Doctor & Head, Microbiology and Pathology, University Center of Health Sciences, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
Dr. Pang-Chui Shaw, Professor, Biochemistry Programme, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Co-Chair:
Dr. Juliet V. Spencer, Associate Professor, University of San Francisco, USA
08:30-08:55
Title: Structural Basis of Influenza Virus Nucleoprotein and its Interaction with the Viral Polymerase Dr. Pang-Chui Shaw, Professor, Biochemistry Programme, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
08:55-09:20
Title: Manipulation of Host Immune Responses and Oncomodulation by Human Cytomegalovirus Dr. Juliet V. Spencer, Associate Professor, University of San Francisco, USA
09:20-09:45
Title: Oligomerization Paths of the Nucleoprotein of Influenza A Virus Dr. Anny Slama-Schwok, Senior Scientist, Animal Health, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France
09:45-10:10
Title: Mosquito and Bird Surveillance of West Nile and Usutu Viruses in Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) Dr. Mattia Calzolari, Researcher, Laboratorio Entomologia Santaria, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna B. Ubertini (IZSLER), Italy
10:10-10:20
Coffee Break
10:20-10:45
Title: Influenza Virus Tropism in Human Respiratory Tract Dr. Renee Wan Yi Chan, Research Assistant Professor & Honorary Assistant Professor in Pathology, Department of Pathology and Centre of Influenza Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
10:45-11:10
Title: Diagnostic Capacity of Rapid Influenza Antigen Test:Reappraisal with Experience from the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Dr. Jeng-How Yang, Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
11:10-11:35
Title: Evolution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses Isolated from Humans in Vietnam, 2003-2011 Dr. Le Quynh Mai, Head, Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Vietnam
11:35-12:00
Title: Recombinant Antigen Based Sero Diagnosis of Important Poultry Diseases Dr. Sohini Dey, Scientist, Recombinant DNA Laboratory, Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India
WCVI 3: Agriculture and Plant Virology Time: 13:30-15:10, August 1, 2012 (Wednesday) ; Place: Room No. 3412, 4thFloor, GZBICC
Chair:
Dr. Jacek Hennig, Head, Laboratory of Plant Pathogenesis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
13:30-13:55
Title: Involvement of Dof proteins in the Transcriptional Activation of the Tobacco Resistance Gene N by the Tobacco Mosaic Virus Elicitor and Its Implication for the Induction of Hypersensitive Response
Dr. Hiroshi Nyunoya, Professor, Gene Research Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
13:55-14:20
Title: Investigation of Ny-1 and Ryfsto Genes to Develop Successful Defense Strategy Against Potato Virus Y Infections Dr. Jacek Hennig, Head, Laboratory of Plant Pathogenesis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
14:20-14:45
Title: Difference of the Defense Response to the Infection of Nine Rice Viruses in Rice Dr. Shoshi Kikuchi, Senior Researcher, Plant Genome Research Unit Agrogenomics Research Center, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Japan
14:45-15:10
Title: Diversity and Phylogenetic Studies of Potato Virus Y (PVY) Isolates Infecting Solanaceous Vegetable Crops in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal in the Republic of South Africa Dr. Augustine Gubba, Senior Lecturer, Plant Pathology, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Dr. Pang-Chui Shaw, Professor, Biochemistry Programme, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Co-Chair:
Dr. Juliet V. Spencer, Associate Professor, Biology, University of San Francisco, USA
15:20-15:45
Title: Emerging disease surveillance activities in Southern China Dr. Corina G Monagin, Asia Program Coordinator, Global Viral Forecasting (GVF), USA
15:45-16:10
Title: Successful Treatment of Ebola Virus Infected Cynomolgus Macaques with Monoclonal Antibodies Dr. Xiangguo Qiu, Biologist, Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada
16:10-16:35
Title: Evasion of Autophagy by2-herpesviruses
Dr. Chengyu Liang,Assistant Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, USA
16:35-17:00
Title:Influenza Surveillance as a Tool to Manage the Threat of Global Respiratory
Dr. Workenesh Ayele,Researcher, The Ethiopian Health & Nutrition Research Institute, Ethiopia
