Program
2025 XXV International Poxvirus, Asfarvirus, and Iridovirus Conference Tentative Program
Sunday, May 18, 2025
12:00 pm-4:00 pm, registration
4:15 pm-6:15 pm, reception
Dinner (on your own)
Monday, May 19, 2025
7:00 am-8:30 am, Breakfast
8:30 am-8:45 am, Welcome Remarks
8:45 am-10:15 am, Session 1: Viral Entry
Session Chairs:
Dr. Wen Chang, Academia Sinica
Dr. Carlos Maluquer de Motes, University of Surrey
10:15 am-10:45 am, Break
10:45 am-12:30 pm, Session 2: Gene Expression & Genome Replication
Session Chairs:
Dr. Bernard Moss, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Ryan Noyce, University of Alberta
12:30 pm-2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm-4:00 pm, Session 3: Viral Assembly & Trafficking
Session Chairs:
Dr. Brian Ward, University of Rochester
Dr. Don Gammon, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
4:15 pm-6:15 pm, Poster Session I
6:30 pm-8:30pm 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
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
12:30 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
4:15 pm-6:15 pm, Poster Session II
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, Heinrich-Heine Universität
Dr. Heather Hickman, National Institutes of Health
10:15 am-10:45 am, Break
10:45 am-12:30 pm, Session 8: Pathogenesis & Therapeutics
Session Chairs:
Dr. Luis Sigal, Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Zhengqiang(ZQ) Wang, University of Minnesota
12:30 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
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
12:30 pm-2:00 pm Lunch
Reserve a table for Conference business discussion (past, current, and future meeting organizers attend)
2:00 pm-3:45 pm, Session 11: Vaccine & Diagnostics
Session Chairs:
Dr. Stuart Isaacs, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Benjamin M. Liu, Chidren’s National Hospital
3:45 am-4:15 am, Break
4:15 pm-6:15 pm, Session 12: Emerging Viruses
Session Chairs:
Dr. Rachel Roper, East Carolina University
Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, University of Manitoba
6:15 pm-6:30 pm Closing remarks and introduction to Poxvirus 2027
7:00 pm- 11:00 pm Closing Dinner
Friday, May 23, 2025
Departure