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Viruses 2022 - At the Leading Edge of Virology Research
Part of the Viruses series
5–8 Apr 2022
SARSCoV2, Viral Pathogenesis, Antiviral Immuntiy, Structural Virology, Viral Replication, Virus Evolution
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Event Awardees
We are pleased to announce that the two Viruses 2022 Best Oral Presentation Awards, sponsored by MDPI's journal Biomedicines, have been granted to:
Marc Tallo-Parra*, Gemma Perez-Vilaro, Xavier Hernandez-Alias, René Böttcher, Luis Serrano, Juana Díez - CHIKV uses two different tRNA-related strategies to favor viral protein expression
Alfonso Gomez Gonzalez*, Michael Bauer, Maarit Suomalainen, Nicolas Schilling, Silvio Hemmi, Urs Greber - A viral ubiquitination switch attenuates innate immunity and triggers nuclear import of virion DNA and infection
The two Viruses 2022 Best Poster Awards, sponsored by MDPI's journal Microorganisms, have been granted to:
Frederique Laprise*, Qinghua Pan, Ariana Arduini, Zhen Wang, Catherine Bourassa, Jonathan Richard, Andres Finzi, Chen Liang - SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein ORF8 downregulates the polymeric Ig receptor
Erik Schubert, Kwang-chol Mun, Styliani Panagiotou, Olof Idevall, Tanel Punga* - Human adenovirus type 5 infection alters mitochondrial DNA and membrane dynamics
Congratulations to the awardees!
Welcome from the Chair
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that I announce the conference Viruses 2022—At the Leading Edge of Virology Research, to be held virtually 5-8 April 2022 at 13:30-19:00h CEST/07:30-13:00h EDT.
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the central importance of virology to all aspects of the human enterprise has never been clearer. The pandemic starkly illustrates the impact that viruses can have on human health and activity, as well as underscoring how advances in virus research can rapidly mitigate the most severe outcomes. While the COVID-19 pandemic has been on everyone’s mind, we should not lose sight of the significance of other viral infections or overlook the utility of viruses or viral components that can be harnessed to serve useful and important functions; nor should we ignore the power of viral systems in studies across a wide range of biomedical disciplines, including molecular and cell biology, immunology, chemical biology, evolutionary biology, and structural biology.
This conference is sponsored by MDPI, the publisher of the open-access journal Viruses, and follows the very successful meetings Viruses 2016—At the Forefront of Virus-Host Interactions (January 2016; Basel, Switzerland), Viruses 2018—Breakthroughs in Viral Replication (February 2018; Barcelona, Spain), and Viruses 2020—Novel Concepts in Virology (February 2020; Barcelona, Spain). Like these previous conferences, Viruses 2022 will cover a wide range of topics of interest to participants. In addition to invited talks from world-renowned virologists, the conference will feature oral presentations and posters selected from submitted abstracts. The event will be recorded and will then be made accessible to conference participants on our Sciforum platform
I, and the Viruses 2022 Scientific Committee (Drs. Shan-Lu Liu, Mark Young, Britt Glaunsinger, Kathy Spindler, Veronique Ziegler-Graff), look forward to your participation in this exciting conference.
Eric O. Freed, Ph.D.
Viruses 2022 Chair and
Editor-in-Chief, Viruses
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Conference Secretariat
Dr. Elena González
Mr. Aimar Xiong
Mr. Pablo Velázquez
Ms. Iva Rasic
Email: viruses2022@mdpi.com
Event Chair
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Director, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA
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Event Committee
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Department of Molecular and Cell Biology; Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA;
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Center for Retrovirus Research; Viruses and Emerging Pathogens Program, Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA Website
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Keynote Speaker
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Department of Epidemiology; Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Discovery Initiative, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Website
Invited Speakers
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Section Electron Microscopy, Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Innate Immunity and Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Virology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, MT, USA Website
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Department of Bionanoscience, Delft University of Technology; Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft, The Netherlands Website
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Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Lewis Thomas Laboratory, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, USA Website
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Director, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA
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Department of Molecular and Cell Biology; Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Berkeley, CA, USA Website
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Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology; Duke Cancer Institute Durham; Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Influenza Research Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Department of Special Pathogens, International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Addressing the Threat of Emerging Viral Infections
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State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Center for Retrovirus Research; Viruses and Emerging Pathogens Program, Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA Website
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland—College Park, College Park, MD, USA
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Program in Microbiology, Yale School of Medicine; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Program Overview
5 April 2022 |
6 April 2022 |
7 April 2022 |
8 April 2022 |
Welcome from the Chair Session 1. General Topics in Virology |
Session 2. Antiviral Therapeutics, Vaccines, and Host Defenses | Session 4. Mechanisms of Virus Replication | Session 6. Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution |
Break | Break | Break | Break |
Poster Session I | Session 3. Antiviral Innate Immunity |
Session 5. Virus-Host Interactions - Part I Break Poster Session II |
Session 7. Virus-Host Interactions - Part II Chair Closing |
Detailed Program
Tuesday 5 April 2022
Time (EDT) | Time (CEST) | Speaker | Title |
08:00-08:10 | 14:00-14:10 | Welcome from the Chair - Eric Freed | |
Session 1. General Topics in Virology |
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Session Chair: Eric Freed | |||
08:10-08:50 | 14:10-14:50 | Ralph Baric | Emerging Coronviruses: Mechanisms of Pathogenesis and Control |
08:50-09:15 | 14:50-15:15 | Nicholas Heaton | Genetic approaches to understand and prevent influenza disease |
09:15-09:30 | 15:15-15:30 | You Zhang | sciforum-057502 - Human LAMP1 markedly accelerates the kinetics of Lassa virus fusion and promotes fusion pore dilation |
09:30-09:45 | 15:30-15:45 | Baldeep Khare | sciforum-057557 - Usutu virus SAAR-1776: new insights from 2.4 Å resolution cryo-EM structures of a mature flavivirus |
09:45-10:00 | 15:45-16:00 | Break | |
Session Chair: Gregory Melikian | |||
10:00-10:25 | 16:00-16:25 | Katherine Spindler |
Evasion of Host Antiviral Responses PKR and GCN2 in an Animal Model of Adenovirus Infection |
10:25-10:50 | 16:25-16:50 | Eric Freed | Role of membrane lipids and inositol hexakisphosphate in HIV-1 replication |
10:50-11:05 |
16:50-17:05 |
Isabelle Reichert | sciforum-058159 - Lipid droplet biogenesis modulates the formation of the hepatitis C virus replication organelle |
11:05-11:20 |
17:05-17:20 |
Tamari Chkuaseli | sciforum-057501 - Determinants of Stop Codon Readthrough Efficiency in an RNA Virus |
11:20-11:35 |
17:20-17:35 |
Déborah Bernard | sciforum-057882 - Subcellular relocalization of A. thaliana ALY proteins upon infection with turnip yellows virus (TuYV) |
11:35-12:05 |
17:35-18:05 |
Break | |
Flash Talks and Poster Session I |
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Session Chair: Nathalie Grandvaux | |||
12:05-12:10 | 18:05-18:10 | Jibin Sadasivan | sciforum-057203 - A viral protein impairs stress granule formation by modulating Nup358 |
12:10-12:15 | 18:10-18:15 | Lifeng Liu | sciforum-057413 - Investigating the effects of apolipoprotein E on Herpes simplex virus infection. |
12:15-12:20 | 18:15-18:20 | Frederique Laprise | sciforum-057493 - SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein ORF8 downregulates the polymeric Ig receptor |
12:20-12:25 | 18:20-18:25 | Bernadett Papp | sciforum-057299 - Rapid virus-driven reprogramming predisposes oral epithelial cells to lytic infections |
12:25-12:30 | 18:25-18:30 | Erik Schubert | sciforum-058291 - Human adenovirus type 5 infection alters mitochondrial DNA and membrane dynamics |
12:30-13:20 | 18:30-19:20 | Poster Session I (Break Out Rooms) |
Wednesday 6 April 2022
Time (EDT) | Time (CEST) | Speaker | Title |
Session 2. Antiviral Therapeutics, Vaccines, and Host Defenses |
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Session Chair: Viktor Müller | |||
07:30-07:55 | 13:30-13:55 | Yoshihiro Kawaoka | Addressing the Threat of Emerging Viral Infections |
07:55-08:10 | 13:55-14:10 | Vera van Vliet | sciforum-057919 - Ubiquitin variants as antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 |
08:10-08:25 | 14:10-14:25 | Hong-Su Park | sciforum-057495 - A single intranasal immunization with avian paramyxovirus type 3 expressing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein protects hamsters against SARS-CoV-2 |
08:25-08:40 | 14:25-14:40 | Jitendriya Swain | sciforum-057473 - Late phases of SARS-COV-2 replication in pulmonary cells triggers reorganization of F-actin nanostructures required for infection |
08:40-08:55 |
14:40-14:55 |
Break | |
Session Chair: Amanda Hargrove | |||
08:55-09:10 | 14:55-15:10 | Claudia Claus | sciforum-058342 - Interferon signalling influences the impact of glycolysis on virus infections |
09:10-09:25 | 15:10-15:25 | Emmely Treffers | sciforum-057337 - Phosphoproteomics analysis of chikungunya virus-infected cells uncovers a novel host shut-off mechanism based on eEF2 phosphorylation induced by an increase in cAMP by the alphavirus nsP2 NTPase |
09:25-09:40 | 15:25-15:40 | Felipe Diaz-Griffero | sciforum-057181 - GS-CA1 and Lenacapavir induce a conformational change that stabilizes the HIV-1 core and blocks viral uncoating |
09:40-10:10 | 15:40-16:10 | Break | |
Session 3. Antiviral Innate Immunity |
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Session Chair: Andrew Broadbent | |||
10:10-10:35 | 16:10-16:35 | Ricardo Rajsbaum | Regulation of Antiviral Innate Immunity and Virus replication by Unanchored Ubiquitin Chains and the E3-Ubiquitin Ligase TRIM6 |
10:35-11:00 |
16:35-17:00 |
Sonja Best | Manipulation of mitochondrial dynamics by flaviviruses: how and why |
11:00-11:15 |
17:00-17:15 |
Ella Sklan | sciforum-057453 - Sandfly fever viruses attenuate the type I interferon response by targeting the phosphorylation of JAK-STAT components |
11:15-11:30 |
17:15-17:30 |
Daniel Morales | sciforum-057899 - The evolutionary dynamics of post-translational modifications in betacoronaviruses as a potential driver of rapid viral divergence |
11:30-11:45 |
17:30-17:45 |
Break | |
Session Chair: Michelle Flenniken | |||
11:45-12:10 | 17:45-18:10 | Mark Young | Viral community structure and dynamics in a simplified natural ecosystem |
12:10-12:25 | 18:10-18:25 | Ana Rita Ferreira | sciforum-058357 - HCMV protein vMIA interferes with the peroxisomal and mitochondrial antiviral responses via distinct mechanisms |
12:25-12:40 | 18:25-18:40 | Margarida Ribeiro | sciforum-057471 - Sensing of SARS-CoV-2 infected cells by plasmacytoid dendritic cells promotes a local antiviral response |
12:40-12:55 | 18:40-18:55 | Alberto López Muñoz | sciforum-057494 - Cell Surface SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein Modulates Innate and Adaptive Host Immunity |
Thursday 7 April 2022
Time (EDT) | Time (CEST) | Speaker | Title |
Session 4. Mechanisms of Virus Replication |
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Session Chair: Marjolein Kikkert | |||
07:30-07:55 | 13:30-13:55 | Ke Lan | NDRG1 facilitates both latent and lytic replication of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus |
07:55-08:20 | 13:55-14:20 | Montserrat Barcena | Nidovirus Replication Organelles |
08:20-08:35 | 14:20-14:35 | Break | |
08:35-09:00 | 14:35-15:00 | Anne Simon | Structure and function of umbravirus cap-independent translation enhancers and novel associated hairpins |
09:00-09:15 | 15:00-15:15 | Marc Jamin | sciforum-057367 - Structural description of the Nipah virus phosphoprotein and of its interactions with viral and cellular partners |
09:15-09:30 | 15:15-15:30 | Martin Blackledge | sciforum-058050 - The intrinsically disordered SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein and its dynamic complex with the viral protein nsp3 |
09:30-10:00 | 15:30-16:00 | Break | |
Session 5. Virus-Host Interactions - Part I |
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Session Chair: Martin Blackledge | |||
10:00-10:25 | 16:00-16:25 | Véronique Ziegler-Graff | Host and vector manipulation by plant viruses to promote transmission |
10:25-10:40 | 16:25-16:40 | Konrad Thorsteinsson | sciforum-058306 - Binding kinetics of human noroviruses to histo-blood group antigens predict susceptibility of human intestinal enteroids to infection |
10:40-10:55 | 16:40-16:55 | Marc Talló | sciforum-057465 - CHIKV uses two different tRNA-related strategies to favor viral protein expression |
10:55-11:10 | 16:55-17:10 | Break | |
Session Chair: Vinay Pathak | |||
11:10-11:35 | 17:10-17:35 | Shan-Lu Liu | Cell-to-cell transmission of Emerging and Re-emerging viruses: studies of HIV, EBOV and SARS-CoV-2 |
11:35-11:50 | 17:35-17:50 | Alfonso Gomez Gonzalez | sciforum-057351 - A viral ubiquitination switch attenuates innate immunity and triggers nuclear import of virion DNA and infection |
11:50-12:05 | 17:50-18:05 | Pontus Öhlund | sciforum-057519 - Small RNA sequencing and transcriptomic analysis to investigate the response to acute infection of the insect-specific Lammi Virus in an Aedes albopictus derived cell line |
12:05-12:30 | 18:05-18:30 | Break | |
Flash Talks and Poster Session II |
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Session Chair: Delphine Muriaux | |||
12:30-12:35 | 18:30-18:35 | Candace Fox | sciforum-058277 - Human Coronavirus Infected Lung Cells Recruit Complement Inhibitors Vitronectin and Clusterin and Delay Complement-Mediated Lysis |
12:35-12:40 | 18:35-18:40 | Gregory Melikyan | sciforum-057382 - Interferon-Induced Transmembrane Proteins Inhibit Viral Fusion by Imposing Negative Membrane Curvature and Increasing Lipid Order and Bending Modulus |
12:40-12:45 | 18:40-18:45 | Santanu Biswas | sciforum-057742 - Modulation of HIV Replication in Monocyte‐Derived Macrophages (MDM) by Host Antiviral Factors Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor and Serpin Family C Member 1 Induced by Steroid Hormones |
12:45-12:50 | 18:45-18:50 | Alan Xiaodong Zhuang | sciforum-055438 - The circadian clock component BMAL1 regulates SARS-CoV-2 entry and replication in lung epithelial cells |
12:50-12:55 | 18:50-18:55 | Scarlett Guoli Shi | sciforum-057743 - Rapalogs downmodulate intrinsic immunity and promote cell entry of SARS-CoV-2 |
12:55-14:10 | 18:55-20:10 | Poster Session II (Break Out Rooms) |
Friday 8 April 2022
Time (EDT) | Time (CEST) | Speaker | Title |
Session 6. Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution |
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Session Chair: Juana Diez | |||
07:30-07:55 | 13:30-13:55 | Zhengli Shi | Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus infection in suckling mice and characterization of a potential drug target |
07:55-08:10 | 13:55-14:10 | Ariana Arduini | sciforum-057485 - Investigating ORF8-mediated immune evasion in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern |
08:10-08:25 | 14:10-14:25 | Judith Olejnik | sciforum-057551 - Restricted Infection of Macrophages by SARS-COV-2 Induces Pro-Inflammatory Responses |
08:25-08:40 | 14:25-14:40 | Kelsie Brooks | sciforum-058340 - SARS-CoV-2 Infection Induces Modest Microbial Translocation in Rhesus Macaques and Gut-Associated Inflammation in Monkeys and Humans |
08:40-08:55 | 14:40-14:55 | Break | |
Session Chair: Marlene Bouvier | |||
08:55-09:20 | 14:55-15:20 | Paul Turner | Predicting evolutionary genetics of virus-bacteria interactions in patients receiving phage therapy |
09:20-09:45 | 15:20-15:45 | Stan Brouns | A new RNA targeting CRISPR-Cas system in Bacteria |
09:45-10:00 | 15:45-16:00 | Alan Xiaodong Zhuang | sciforum-055437 - Circadian control of hepatitis B virus replication |
10:00-10:15 | 16:00-16:15 | Huogen Xiao | sciforum-057482 - Evidence that proteolytic cleavage of plant proteins by potyvirus NIa proteases occurs at various subcellular localizations in infected cells |
10:15-10:45 | 16:15-16:45 | Break | |
Session 7. Virus-Host Interactions - Part II |
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Session Chair: Elisa Crisci | |||
10:45-11:10 | 16:45-17:10 | Ileana Cristea | Dynamic virus-host protein interactions and organelle remodeling viewed through the lens of proteomics |
11:10-11:25 | 17:10-17:25 | Lena Noe | sciforum-057444 - Innate Immune Sensing of Bovine Foamy Virus primary microRNA? |
11:25-11:40 | 17:25-17:40 | Peter Kin Kui Lai | sciforum-058341 - SERINC5 Restricts Influenza A virus Infection by Modulating Hemagglutinin Conformation |
11:40-11:55 | 17:40-17:55 | Nash Rochman | sciforum-058254 - Epistasis at the SARS-CoV-2 RBD Interface and the Propitiously Boring Implications for Vaccine Escape |
11:55-12:10 | 17:55-18:10 | Break | |
Session Chair: Ester Ballana | |||
12:10-12:35 | 18:10-18:35 | Britt Glaunsinger |
Controlling the message: CoV-2 nsp1 targets the ribosome to restrict gene expression at multiple levels |
12:35-12:50 | 18:35-18:50 | Kritika Kedarinath | sciforum-058280 - CD24 Expression in Neuroblastoma Cells Alters Type I Interferon Signaling and Susceptibility to Zika Virus Infection |
12:50-13:05 | 18:50-19:05 | Steven Baker | sciforum-057486 - Alternative splicing liberates a cryptic cytoplasmic isoform of mitochondrial MECR that antagonizes influenza virus |
13:05-13:20 | 19:05-19:20 | Maïlys Piau | sciforum-057631 - Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) protein 1A interacts with Nicotiana benthamiana isoforms ATG8a, ATG8c and ATG8i of ATG8, an autophagy related protein |
13:20-13:30 | 19:20-19:30 | Chair Closing - Eric Freed |
Book of Abstracts
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Poster Sessions
The list of names, sciforum-ID, titles, as well as the session in which the posters will be presented, can be found here. Please contact us if the poster presenter's name is incorrect in the list.
The Poster Sessions will take place in Zoom break-out rooms. The rooms will be called after the poster presenter's surname. Presenters will automatically be assigned to their break-out rooms. If for some reason you are not automatically assigned, you would have to join your break-out room by yourself.
Poster presenters will be responsible for their own room, i.e. sharing their posters in their screen, handling the comments in the chat if any, etc. Conference participants will then be able to visit the different rooms and discuss the posters with the presenters. Please make sure you have the Zoom Desktop client or mobile app, version 5.3.0 or higher.
Your poster will also be available online during the dates of the event. Please send us your poster to viruses2022@mdpi.com before 31 March 2022. Please name your poster "PSI or PSII_Surname_sciforum-XXXXXX". Further information on the posters and poster sessions can be found by clicking here.
Registration
The registration fee includes attendance to all conference sessions. Registration will be open until 29 March 2022.
Please note that submission and registration are two different processes. During registration, please provide us with the same email address you used to submit your abstract(s). Otherwise, leave us a comment in the registration form, providing the email address used during the submission process. In addition, please use your institutional email address for both processes.
If you are registering several people under the same registration order, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual institutional email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note that, in order to finalize the scientific program in due time, at least one registration by any of the authors, denoted as Covering Author, is required to cover the presentation of any accepted abstract. Covering Author registration deadline is 11th March 2022. Your abstract will be withdrawn if your registration is not complete by this date.
Authors with multiple contributions: please note that one author registration will cover only ONE accepted contribution. Authors presenting more than 1 contribution during the event will be charged 25 Euro per additional abstract (e.g., 1 author with 2 abstracts: registration fee + 25 Euro; 2 authors with 3 abstracts: 2 registration fees + 25 Euro; etc.).
*Members of partnering societies will receive a discount on the registration fees. A list of the partnering societies can be found here.
Early Bird Until 23rd February 2022 |
Regular Until 29th March 2022 |
Supported documents | |
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Editorial Board Members of Viruses | 130.00 EUR | 175.00 EUR | |
Members of Partnering Societies | 130.00 EUR | 175.00 EUR | |
Authors/Reviewers of Viruses | 150.00 EUR | 200.00 EUR | |
Academic | 200.00 EUR | 300.00 EUR | |
Student | 100.00 EUR | 130.00 EUR |
Scanned copy or photograph of your current student ID is required |
Non Academic | 300.00 EUR | 400.00 EUR | |
Invited Speakers | Free | Free |
Cancellation policy
Cancellation of paid registrations is possible under the terms listed below:
> 2 months before the conference | Full refund but 25 EUR are retained for administration |
> 1 month before the conference | Refund 50% of the applying fees |
> 2 weeks before the conference | Refund 25% of the applying fees |
< 2 weeks before the conference | No refund |
Disclaimer
We will endeavour to present the program advertised. However, MDPI and its partners reserve the right to alter or cancel, without prior notice, arrangements, timetables, plans, or other items relating directly or indirectly to the Viruses 2022 - At the Leading Edge of Virology Research. MDPI and its partners are not liable for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of such cancellation.
Payment methods
Wire transfer, Credit card
Currencies accepted by this event
Swiss francs (CHF) , Euros (EUR) and US dollars (USD)
Instructions for Authors
The conference "Viruses 2022 – At the Leading Edge of Virology Research" will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference. Moreover, participants will have the opportunity to contribute with a full manuscript to the special issue "Viruses 2022 – At the Leading Edge of Virology Research" in the journal Viruses.
Please note that submission and registration are two different processes. Please use your institutional email address for both processes.
To present your research at the event
- Create an account on Sciforum if you do not have one, then click on ‘New Submission’ on the upper-right corner of the window, or by clicking on ‘Submit Abstract’ at the top of this webpage.
- Indicate what thematic area is best suited for your research.
- Submit an abstract in English - the word limits are: minimum 150 words and maximum 300 words.
- The deadline to submit your abstract is 3 February 2022. You will be notified by 18 February 2022 about the acceptance for poster presentation.
- Upon submission, you can select if you wish to also be considered for oral presentation. Following assessment by the Chairs, you will be notified by 18 February 2022 in a separate email whether your contribution has been accepted for oral presentation.
Please note that, in order to finalize the scientific program in due time, at least one registration by any of the authors, denoted as Covering Author, is required to cover the presentation and publication of any accepted abstract. Covering Author registration deadline is 11th March 2022. Your abstract will be withdrawn if your registration is not complete by this date.
Authors with multiple contributions: please note that one author registration will cover only ONE accepted contribution. Authors presenting more than 1 contribution during the event will be charged 25 Euro per additional abstract (e.g., 1 author with 2 abstracts: registration fee + 25 Euro; 2 authors with 3 abstracts: 2 registration fees + 25 Euro; etc.).
Short talks will be 15 min long including questions (12+3 Q&A). The typical presentation should be up to 10–12-minute talk.
General information on the posters and poster sessions can be found by clicking here. Please send us your poster before 31 March 2022 and name it "PSI or PSII_Surname_sciforum-XXXXXX".
The list of names, sciforum-ID, titles of the posters, as well as the session in which the posters will be presented, can be found here. Please contact us if the poster presenter's name is incorrect in the list.
- All accepted abstracts will be available in a Book of Abstracts, only for registered participants.
- Participants of this conference are welcomed to contribute with a full manuscript to our Special Issue "Viruses 2022 - At the Leading Edge of Virology Research" in the journal Viruses. The submission deadline for this special issue is 19 August 2022. Conference participants will be granted a 20% discount on the publication fees.
- Viruses is indexed by the Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), MEDLINE (PubMed) and other databases, and has an Impact Factor of 5.048 (2020).
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference’s esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce the Conference Awards: two Best Oral Presentation Awards and two Best Poster Awards, offered by our sponsors Biomedicines and Microorganisms.
Best Oral Presentation Award
Biomedicines would like to award the two best oral presentations as elected by the conference committee. The Awards will consist of an Award Certificate and 500 Euro (EUR) each.
Best Poster Award
As a sponsor, Microorganisms would like to grant two awards for the two best posters submitted to the conference. The Awards will consist of an Award Certificate and 300 Euro (EUR) each.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 2
500EUR + CertificateNumber of Awards Available: 2
300EUR + CertificateSponsors and Partners
We are happy to share with you our Sponsorship Agenda, and invite you and your company to participate in and sponsor our Viruses 2022 conference!
Information on sponsorship levels and the benefits can be found directly in the Agenda itself. If you have any questions or wish to discuss options further, please do not hesitate to contact the Conference Secretariat. We thank you for your consideration!
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Conference Poster
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