To defend ourselves against a diverse range of viral pathogens, our bodies are equipped with cells, pathways, and molecules that mediate an effective antiviral response. The innate immune response is the first line of defense against pathogens and is rapidly activated upon viral infection, days before the adaptive immune response kicks in.
It is important to understand the exact molecular mechanisms underlying antiviral defense mechanisms of the innate immune system, how these are exploited by viruses, and how these are sometimes deregulated in human disease. Insight into such molecular mechanisms will eventually help to pinpoint novel therapeutic targets to treat or prevent infectious diseases.
This Symposium will bring together experts in the field of innate immunity, viral infection, molecular biology, and cell biology to discuss the latest advancements in the field of antiviral immunity and how the same mechanisms that protect us from viral infections can also drive disease when they are inappropriately activated or deregulated by viruses. The meeting will have an emphasis on the molecular mechanisms underlying the sensing and response to viral nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). The meeting aims to bring together a diverse group of researchers and to stimulate the exchange of new, exciting ideas.
Keynotes
John Hiscott
Institute Pasteur, Rome, Italy
Volker Thiel
University of Bern, Switzerland
Speakers
Andrew Bowie
Trinity College Dublin,
Ireland
Christopher Duncan
Newcastle University,
UK
Theo Geijtenbeek
Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam,
the Netherlands
Bernadette van den Hoogen
Erasmus MC,
the Netherlands
Marjolein Kikkert
Leiden University Medical Center,
the Netherlands
Jonathan Maelfait
Ghent University,
Belgium
Mihai Netea
Radboud University Medical Center,
the Netherlands
Søren Paludan
Aarhus University,
Denmark
Sébastien Pfeffer
University of Strasbourg,
France
Andreas Pichlmair
Technical University of Munich,
Germany
Enzo Poirier
Institute Curie, Paris, France
Daniela Ribeiro
University of Aveiro,
Portugal
Izabela Rodenhuis-Zybert
University Medical Center Groningen,
the Netherlands
Martin Schlee
University Hospital Bonn,
Germany
Annemarthe van der Veen
Leiden University Medical Center,
the Netherlands
Andreas Wack
The Francis Crick Institute,
UK
Programme
Registration
Registration open from 9th October to 30th November 2023.
Registration fee: 100€
- Includes access to the lectures, 4 coffee breaks, 2 lunches, drinks (day 2). Dinners will be on your own on day 1 and day 2.
The abstract submission cannot be done in the registration platform but should be done via the link below. The deadline for abstract submission is October 31st November 10th.
Please note that registration is not final until your payment has been received.
Registration will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis.
Cancellation Policy
Notification of cancellation should be sent to cs-epiviral@ua.pt but no refund will be done.
Abstract Submission
Abstract submission deadline: 31st October 2023 10th November 2023
Posters should be portrait format and A0 size (~84 × 119 cm).
Scientific Organization
Marjolein Kikkert
Leiden University Medical Center,
the Netherlands
Annemarthe van der Veen
Leiden University Medical Center,
the Netherlands
Daniela Ribeiro
University of Aveiro,
Portugal
Symposium Administration
Ana Rita Ferreira
University of Aveiro,
Portugal
Contact: cs-epiviral@ua.pt
Venue
The Innate Immunity in Viral Infection Symposium will be held in the Academy Building, which is situated in the heart of the Leiden city centre. The Academy Building, the oldest building of the Leiden University, is situated at the Rapenburg 73 in Leiden.
Accomodation
All attendants need to book their own accommodation and reservations can be made through the respective hotels or booking platforms.
- Golden Tulip Leiden Centre Hotel **** (18 min walk to Academy building)
- Tulip Inn Hotel *** (18 min walk to Academy building)
- Ibis Leiden Centre Hotel *** (15 min walk to Academy building)
- Hotel VIC **** (17 min walk to Academy building)
Transportation
Leiden is located between two main airports in the Netherlands.
- Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam is less than twenty minutes away by train.
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport in Rotterdam is located one hour away by train.
The Academy building can be reached by foot in 15 min from the Leiden Central Station.
Alternatively you could take bus 1, 3 or 5 from the Leiden Central train station and get off at ‘Kort Rapenburg’, which is 6 minute away from the Academy Building.
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