Molecular Determinants of Zoonotic Viruses and Beyond
International Symposium27 February to 1 March, 2025
Dear colleagues and friends,
On behalf of the organizing committee, I am very pleased to announce the symposium "Molecular Determinants of Zoonotic Virus Infections and Beyond", which will take place from 27 February to 1 March, 2025, at the Institute of Virology in Freiburg, Germany.
Zoonotic viral infections are a constant threat to human populations. The molecular mechanisms that allow a zoonotic virus to cross the species barrier to humans are still poorly understood. In order to develop new measures to combat this threat, we need expert knowledge from different disciplines.
The aim of this two and a half day conference is to bring together national and international experts working on different aspects of zoonotic viruses to gain in-depth insights into the basic mechanisms of these infections. This symposium is open for all scientists at different career levels (group leaders, postdocs and PhD students). In order to facilitate a lively conference with extensive interactions and discussions, the number of participants is limited to 120, including speakers. We encourage to submit an abstract, which will be presented during the meeting in a dedicated poster session with all participants. Based on the submitted abstracts, 6 participants will be selected to give an oral presentation. In addition, they will receive a fellowship covering all expenses. Catering will be provided during the meeting, including a social evening with plenty of networking opportunities.
Sincerely yours,
Martin Schwemmle
Program
Research topics include
· Emerging zoonotic viruses
· Virus-host interaction
· Molecular host determinants
· Cutting-edge structural biology
· High resolution microscopy
· Novel vaccine strategies
· Therapeutic intervention
Confirmed speakers
Martin Beer
Insel Riems, Germany
Jean-Laurent Casanova
New York, USA
James Crowe
Nashville, USA
Petr Chlanda
Heidelberg, Germany
Christian Drosten
Berlin, Germany
Adolfo Garcia-Sastre
New York, USA
Gisa Gerold
Hannover, Germany
Ben Hale
Zürich, Schweiz
Susanne Herold
Gießen, Germany
Aaron Irving
Haining, China
Florian Krammer
New York, USA & Vienna, Austria
Fabian Leendertz
Greifswald, Germany
Mathias Munschauer
Frankfurt, Germany
Johan Neyts
Leuven, Belgium
Gustavo Palacios
New York, USA
Andreas Pichlmair
Munich, Germany
Tony Schountz
Fort Collins USA
Ana Fernández-Sesma
New York, USA
Christian Sieben
Braunschweig, Germany
Konstantin Sparrer
Ulm, Germany
Silke Stertz
Zürich, Schweiz
Volker Thiel
Bern, Schweiz
Antoni Wrobel
London, UK
Registration
The event is fully booked. If you wish, you can join the waiting list through the registration link.
Opening registration and abstract submission: October 7, 2024
Deadline abstract submission: December 31, 2024
Registration fee:
PhD students and Postdocs: 250 Euro
Principle investigators: 350 Euro
Meeting Venue
University of Freiburg
Institute of Virology
Hermann-Herder-Str. 11
79104 Freiburg
see map No. 4
Contact
Local Organizing committee
Martin Schwemmle
University of Freiburg, Germany
Peter Reuther
University of Freiburg, Germany
Laura Graf
University of Freiburg, Germany
Kevin Ciminski
University of Freiburg, Germany
National / International Organizing committee
Stefan Ludwig
University of Münster, Germany
Friedemann Weber
University of Giessen, Germany
Martin Beer
FLI, Germany
Toni Schountz
Colorade State University, USA
Congress Organizer
Medical Center University of Freiburg
Communication Department | Event Management
Elke Bührer
Breisacher Str. 153
79110 Freiburg
+49 761 270-19210
veranstaltung@uniklinik-freiburg.de