Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity: From Molecular Discoveries to Therapeutics

January 1-4, 2026 | Location to be Determined
Scientific Organizers: Michaela U. Gack, Michael S. Diamond, Volker Thiel and Pei-Yong Shi

  In Person
  On Demand

January 1-4, 2026 | Location to be Determined
Scientific Organizers: Michaela U. Gack, Michael S. Diamond, Volker Thiel and Pei-Yong Shi

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Friday, January 2, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Host-Virus Interactions in Innate Immunity
9:00–11:15 AM
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Species Expansion of (re)Emerging Viruses and Associated Immunity
5:00–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Saturday, January 3, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Success and Failures of Adaptive Immunity to Acute and Persistent Virus Infections
8:00–11:00 AM
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Genetic and Acquired Immune Factors Modulating Viral Susceptibility
5:00–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Novel Approaches of Host-Directed and Immune-based Therapies to Virus Infections
8:00–11:00 AM
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
New Approaches to Optimizing Vaccine-Induced Immunity to Viral Pathogens
5:00–6:45 PM
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Monday, January 5, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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