RNA Viruses: Biology and Countermeasures
Agenda:
12:00 – 1:00pm :: Lunch (provided)
1:00 – 1:45pm
Ian Wilson, The Scripps Institute
Broad Neutralization of Influenza Virus and Implications for Vaccine Design
1:50 – 2:35pm
Sean Whelan, Harvard Medical School
RNA synthesis machines of negative-strand viruses
2:40 – 3:15pm
Stephen Cusack, EMBL/Grenoble
Insights into RNA synthesis by influenza polymerase from the crystal structure of the complete heterotrimer
3:15 – 3:45pm :: Break
3:50 – 4:35pm
Brian Gowen, Utah State University
Favipiravir – A Potential Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Agent Against RNA Viruses
4:40 – 5:15pm
Hans-Dieter Klenk, University of Giessen
Host Proteases - Promoters of Influenza Virus Replication and Targets of Antiviral Therapy
5:15 – 6:00pm
Hidde Ploegh, Whitehead Institute
New Strategies for Interfering with the Lifecycle of Influenza
6:00 – 6:30pm
Reception
Co-Chairs:
Lakshmi Goyal, Cell Host & Microbe
Hidde Ploegh, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research