We look forward to welcoming you to San Antonio in May. For 15-minute talks and flash talks, please submit your slides to poxvirus2025@gmail.com or bring a USB to upload your file to the laptop (if the files are too big) or upload to https://forms.gle/VR49mdMdF5AEHKA28. In any case, please submit it the day before your presentation time. Name your file using the following format: talk number-last name (e.g., 11-O8-Jenner) and use your talk number in the subject line. More details or changes may be announced when the meeting date is closer.
Oral Presentation:
Duration: 15 minutes, 10-12 minutes for presentation and 3-5 minutes for discussion.
Prepare PowerPoint slides in widescreen format (16:9 aspect ratio) for optimal viewing.
The meeting will use a PC laptop. If you prepare your slides on a Mac, you may check them on a PC before the meeting.
Flash Talk:
Purpose: To advertise your poster presentation and attract the audience to your poster for further discussion.
Content: Convey the purpose of your research, your approach, and its significance. Do not present data; direct attendees to your poster for details.
Duration: less than 3 minutes, please prepare a 2.5-minute talk, no Q&A.
Slides: Maximum of 2 slides, without animations, overlapping text, or movies. Include your poster number and session (Mon/Tues) in your flash talk.
Prepare PowerPoint slides in widescreen format (16:9 aspect ratio) for optimal viewing. If you prepare your slides on a Mac, you check them on a PC before the meeting.
Poster:
Poster Stand Dimensions: 4 ft (w) x 3 ft (h) (122cm x 91cm).
Include your title at the top, followed by a list of authors and affiliations.
Text should be readable from a distance of 4 ft, with a minimum font size of 28.
All posters are to be mounted no later than 9:00am on the date of their sessions.
2025 XXV International Poxvirus, Asfarvirus, and Iridovirus Conference Program and Schedule
Sunday, May 18, 2025
1:30 pm-8:00 pm, Registration
5:30 pm-8:00 pm, Reception
Monday, May 19, 2025
7:00 am-8:30 am, Breakfast
8:30 am-8:45 am, Opening Remarks
8:45 am-10:15 am, Session 1: Viral Entry (+flash talks)
Session Chairs:
Dr. Wen Chang, Academia Sinica
Dr. Carlos Maluquer de Motes, University of Surrey
8:45-9:00am Introduction
9:00-9:15am 1-O1 Ching-An Li
9:15-9:30am 1-O2 Brian M. Ward
9:30-9:45am 1-O3 Huibin Yu
9:45-10:00am 1-O4 Hsiao-Jung Alice Chiu
10:00-10:03am P1-F Chang Sheng-Huei Lin
10:03-10:06am P2-F Santiago Navarro
10:06-10:09am P3-F Saige Munig
10:09-10:12am P4-F Ilaria Dalla Rosa
10:10-10:15am P5-F Yining Deng
10:15 am-10:45 am, Break
10:45 am-12:30 pm, Session 2: Gene Expression & Genome Replication (+flash talks)
Session Chairs:
Dr. Bernard Moss, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Ryan Noyce, University of Alberta
10:45-11:00am Introduction
11:00-11:15am 2-O1 Istvan Prazsak
11:15-11:30am 2-O2 Rohit Verma
11:30-11:45am 2-O3 Chorong Park
11:45-12:00pm 2-O4 Yogesh K. Gupta
12:00-12:15pm 2-O5 Kepalee Saeng-chuto
12:15-12:18pm P6-F Samuel Gillespie
12:18-12:21pm P12-F Jessica Alvarez
12:21-12:24pm P13-F Hannah Ashby
12:24-12:27pm P14-F Bert Jacobs
12:27-12:30pm P16-F Gonzalo Vigara-Astillero
12:45 pm-2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm-3:54 pm, Session 3: Viral Assembly & Trafficking (+flash talks)
Session Chairs:
Dr. Brian Ward, University of Rochester
Dr. Don Gammon, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2:00-2:15pm Introduction
2:15-2:30pm 3-O1 Kala Hardy
2:30-2:45pm 3-O2 Paul Gershon
2:45-3:00pm 3-O3 Miguel Hernandez-Gonzalez
3:00-3:15pm 3-O4 Yeontae Jang
3:15-3:18pm P17-F Deon Nguyen
3:18-3:21pm P19-F Andrés Soto-Zaragoza
3:21-324pm P20-F Cynthia G. Lorang
3:24-3:27pm P23-F Amy L. MacNeill
3:27-3:30pm P24-F Joelle Johnson
3:30-3:33pm P25-F Kevin Yeo
3:33-3:36pm P27-F Ingo Drexler
3:36-3:39pm P30-F Ethan Ramsey
3:39-3:42pm P31-F Nika Kooshki Zamani
3:42-3:45pm P32-F Mahsa Ahmadi
3:48-3:51pm P34-F Clemens Bodenstein
3:51-3:54pm P36-F Joseph Patrick McGrail gámiz
4:15 pm-6:15 pm, Poster Session I
P1-F Chang Sheng-Huei Lin
P2-F Santiago Navarro
P3-F Saige Munig
P4-F Ilaria Dalla Rosa
P5-F Yining Deng
P6-F Samuel Gillespie
P7 Sabeeha Reshi
P8 Lachlan Yuek Shun Lai
P9 Ingo Drexler
P10 Jacklyn Hurst
P11 David Ulaeto
P12-F Jessica Alvarez
P13-F Hannah Ashby
P14-F Bert Jacobs
P15 Susana Guerra
P16-F Gonzalo Vigara-Astillero
P17-F Deon Nguyen
P18 Junpeng Deng
P19-F Andrés Soto-Zaragoza
P40 Patricia Pérez Ramírez
P42 Wilfried Letessier
P43 Florian Pfaff
6:30 pm-8:30 pm Dinner
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
7:00 am-8:30 am, Breakfast
8:30 am-10:15 am, Session 4: Genomics & Evolution, Other Omics
Session Chairs:
Dr. Stefan Rothenburg, University of California, Davis
Dr. Dustin Hancks, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
8:30-8:45am Introduction
8:45-9:00am 4-O1 Carlos Maluquer de Motes
9:00-9:15am 4-O2 Florian Pfaff
9:15-9:30am 4-O3 Stefan Rothenburg
9:30-9:45am 4-O4 Adrian Pelin
9:45-10:00am 4-O5 Chuan Ku
10:00-10:15 am 4-O6 Crystal M. Gigante
10:15 am-10:45 am, Break
10:45 am-12:30 pm, Session 5: Virus-Host Interactions I
Session Chairs:
Dr. Derek Walsh, Northwestern University
Dr. Jia Liu, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
10:45-11:00am Introduction
11:00-11:15am 5-O1 Ailish Ellis
11:15-11:30am 5-O2 Djamal Brahim Belhaouari
11:30-11:45am 5-O3 Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca
11:45-11:00pm 5-O4 James Bonner
12:00-12:15pm 5-O5 Kaitlyn Cribbs
12:15-12:30pm 5-O6 Bruno Hernáez
12:30-12:40 pm Asisa Volz A Tribute to Dr. Gerd Sutter
12:45 pm-2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm-4:00 pm, Session 6: Virus-Host Interactions II
Session Chairs:
Dr. Matthew Wiebe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr. John Connor, Boston University
2:00-2:15pm Introduction
2:15-2:30pm 6-O1 Chengchao Ding
2:30-2:45pm 6-O2 Marisol Morales
2:45-3:00pm 6-O3 Jia Liu
3:00-3:15pm 6-O4 Daniel Sauls
3:15-3:30pm 6-O5 Anil Pant
3:30-3:45pm 6-O6 Brian Ferguson
3:45-4:00pm 6-O7 Tatiana G Senkevich
4:15 pm-6:15 pm, Poster Session II
P20-F Cynthia G. Lorang
P21 Robert Ingham
P22 Patricia Pérez Ramírez
P23-F Amy L. MacNeill
P24-F Joelle Johnson
P25-F Kevin Yeo
P26 Christian Meyer zu Natrup
P27-F Ingo Drexler
P28 Mohammed Selman
P29 Milagros Virhuez-Mendoza
P30-F Ethan Ramsey
P31-F Nika Kooshki Zamani
P32-F Mahsa Ahmadi
P34-F Clemens Bodenstein
P35 Rafael Blasco
P36-F Joseph Patrick McGrail gámiz
P37 Jason Kindrachuk
P38 Guillermo Albericio
P39 Isobel Stokes
P41 Florian Pfaff
Dinner on your own
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
7:00 am-8:30 am, Breakfast
8:30 am-10:15 am, Session 7: Viral Immunity
Session Chairs:
Dr. Ingo Drexler, Düsseldorf University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University
Dr. Heather Hickman, National Institutes of Health
8:30-8:45am Introduction
8:45-9:00am 7-O1 Carolina R Melo-Silva
9:00-9:15am 7-O2 David Tscharke
9:15-9:30am 7-O3 Guna Karupiah
9:30-9:45am 7-O4 Tengchuan Jin
9:45-10:00am 7-O5 Ingo Drexler
10:00-10:15am 7-O6 Pilar Delgado
10:15 am-10:45 am, Break
10:45 am-12:45 pm, Session 8: Pathogenesis & Therapeutics
Session Chairs:
Dr. Luis Sigal, Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Zhengqiang(ZQ) Wang, University of Minnesota
10:45-11:00am Introduction
11:00-11:15am 8-O1 Jacqueline Williams
11:15-11:30am 8-O2 Alexandra Lucas
11:30-11:45am 8-O3 Masmudur M. Rahman
11:45-12:00pm 8-O4 Sydney Merritt
12:00-12:15pm 8-O5 Zhengqiang (ZQ) Wang
12:15-12:30pm 8-O6 Denisa Bojkova
12:30-12:45pm 8-O7 Camila Coelho
12:45 pm-2:00 pm Lunch
Free Afternoon/Dinner on your own
Thursday, May 22, 2025
7:00 am-8:30 am, Breakfast
8:30 am-10:15 am, Session 9: Vector Development
Session Chairs:
Dr. Asisa Volz, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Dr. Rafael Blasco, Spanish National Research Council
8:30-8:45am Introduction
8:45-9:00am 9-O1 Taha Azad
9:00-9:15am 9-O2 Christopher Norbury
9:15-9:30am 9-O3 Matthias Helmold
9:30-9:45am 9-O4 Taha Azad
9:45-10:00am 9-O5 Sabrina Clever
10:00-10:15am 9-O6 James K. Jancovich
10:15 am-10:45 am, Break
10:45 am-12:30 pm, Session 10: Oncolytic Poxviruses
Session Chairs:
Dr. Liang Deng, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Dr. Eric Bartee, University of New Mexico
10:45-11:00am Introduction
11:00-11:15am 10-O1 Eric Bartee
11:15-11:30am 10-O2 Ryan Noyce
11:30-11:45am 10-O3 Yueqi Wang
11:45-12:00pm 10-O4 Liang Deng
12:00-12:15pm 10-O5 Jacqueline Carmona
12:15-12:30pm 10-O6 David Tscharke
12:45 pm-2:00 pm Lunch
(Note: A table will be reserved for conference business discussion. Attendees: past, current, and future meeting organizers)
2:00 pm-3:45 pm, Session 11: Vaccine & Diagnostics
Session Chairs:
Dr. Stuart Isaacs, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Benjamin M. Liu, Children’s National Hospital / George Washington University
2:00-2:15pm Introduction
2:15-2:30pm 11-O1 Audrey Ferrier
2:30-2:45pm 11-O2 Aaron Oom
2:45-3:00pm 11-O3 Alba Grifoni
3:00-3:15pm 11-O4 Bernard Moss
3:15-3:30pm 11-O5 Megan Keller
3:30-3:45pm 11-O6 Meng Yuan
3:45 am-4:15 am, Break
4:15 pm-6:00 pm, Session 12: Emerging Viruses
Session Chairs:
Dr. Rachel Roper, East Carolina University
Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, University of Manitoba
4:15-4:30pm Introduction
4:30-4:45pm 12-O1 Sydney Merritt
4:45-5:00pm 12-O2 Luca M. Zaeck
5:00-5:15pm 12-O3 Joseph Patrick McGrail gámiz
5:15-5:30pm 12-O4 Janine Michel
5:30-5:45pm 12-O5 Laure Bosquillon de Jarcy
5:45-6:00pm 12-O6 Amanda Stéphanie Arantes Witt
6:00 pm-6:15 pm Closing remarks and introduction to Poxvirus 2027
6:30-8:30 pm Closing Dinner
8:30 pm-12:00 am Music and dance (Henry Brun & the International
Trio), Ballroom
Friday, May 23, 2025
Departure