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 The Macrae Group LLC is sponsoring Young Investigator Awards which assist academic investigators (less than 35 years of age)  requiring financial support in order to present new data at each of our meetings. 


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Program

The Excelsior, Hong Kong

281 Gloucester Road

Causeway Bay Hong Kong

 

Phone: 852.2894.8888

Fax: 852.2895.6459

 

 

 

 

 



3:00-3:05 pm                                 
Welcoming
Frederick Hayden
3:05-3:50 pm



Keynote Speaker:
Pathogenesis of Zoonotic Respiratory Viral Infections: Studies in SARS and Avian Influenza

Malik Peiris, University of Hong Kong

Session I: Epidemiology/Impact

 
 Chair: Robert Webster, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Director,
World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Studies on the
Ecology of Influenza, Memphis, Tennessee
3:50-4:20 pm

The New Respiratory Viruses - Update on Boca
Maria Soderlund, Venermo, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland
4:20-5:00 pm


Update on Corona NL63 and HKU1
Lia van der Hoek, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
and
Patrick Woo, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
5:00-5:30 pm

Evolution and Prevalence of Avian Influenza Viruses in Southern China
Yi Guan, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
5:30-6:00 pm

COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by The Macrae Group
6:00-6:15 pm

Epidemiology of Respiratory Viruses: a Hospitalbased Cohort Study
Laurent Kaiser, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland
6:15-6:30 pm

Viral Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: the Role of PCR
Lance C. Jennings, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand)
6:30-7:00 pm

Poster Review
Albert Osterhaus, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
7:00-9:00 pm

Welcoming Reception
Sponsored by F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd.
7:00-8:00 am

CONTINENTAL BREAKFASK



Session II: Minisymposium on Pandemic Influenza

Chair: Malik Peiris, University of Hong Kong

8:00-8:30 am


Current Animal H5 Situation
Robert Webster, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza, Memphis, Tennessee
8:30-9:00 am

Use of Vaccination in Asia for H5N1 HAI in Poultry
Les Sims, Asia Pacific Veterinary Information Services. Queensland, Australia
9:00-9:30 am

Novel Approaches to Human H5 Vaccine Development
Nancy Cox, Atlanta, Georgia, CDC
9:30-9:45 am


Comparison of the Effectiveness of Oseltamivir and Zanamivir against Influenca A Infection in Children
Norio Sugaya, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
9:45-10:00 am


Reduced Pathogenicity and Transmissibility of an Oseltamivir Resistant Influenca Virus A (H3N2)Isolate (N294S)
John Oxford, Retroscreen Virology Ltd., London, United Kingdom
10:00-10:45 am Pandemic Panel Q&A
10:45-11:15 am COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by The Macrae Group

Session III: Virology and Diagnostics

Chair: Menno de Jong, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit,
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

11:15-12:00 pm

Non-Pathogen Specific Diagnostics
David Relman, Stanford University, California, USA
12:00-12:15 pm


New Unrecognized Human Rhinoviruses are Common Causes of Respiratory Illnesses in Infants
Wai-Ming Lee, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
12:15-12:30 pm


Are We Using the Right Cells? Studies of Respiratory Viruses with an In vitro Model of Well-differentiated Airway Epithelia
Liqun Zhang, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
12:30-3:30 pm MID-DAY BREAK
3:30-4:00 pm

H5 Diagnostics- Advances Toward POC Detection
Menno de Jong, Hospital for Tropical Disease, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
4:00-4:15 pm


The Antigenic and Genetic Evolution of Equine Influenza Virus (H3N8) from 1963 to 2006
Nicola Lewis, University of Cambridge, Kentford, United Kingdom

Session IV: Pathogenesis

Chair: Sebastian Johnston, National Heart & Lung Institute,
Imperial College, London, United Kingdom

4:15-5:00 pm

Innate Antiviral Immunity: Friend or Foe in the Lung?
Sebastian Johnston, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
5:00-5:30 pm

Pathophysiology of RSV in Infants
Robert Welliver, Women and Children™s Hospital, Buffalo, New York, USA
5:30-6:00 pm

Pre-Clinical Papers Literature Review
Malik Peiris, Univ of Hong Kong
6:00-6:30 pm

COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by The Macrae Group
6:30-6:45 pm


Young Investigator Award Recipient:
Major Group Rhinovirus Induces Airway Inflammation and Anti-viral Immune Responses in Transgenic Mice Expressing Human ICAM-1
Nathan W. Bartlett, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
6:45-7:00 pm


The RNA Helicases RIG-1 and MDA-5 have a Central Role in Anti-viral Responses to Rhinovirus
Michael R. Edwards, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
7:00-7:15 pm


Young Investigator Award Recipient:
Hypercytokinemia in Severe Human Influenza A Infections
Nelson Lee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, China
7:15-7:45 pm

Rhinovirus Infections in Children: How Important Are They?
James Gern, University of Wisconsin, Madision, Wisconsin, USA
7:45-9:00 pm


Poster Session
Wine & Cheese Reception
Sponsored by Novartis Vaccines
7:30-8:30 am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST


Session V: Clinical

Chair: John DeVincenzo, University of Tennessee,
Memphis, Tennessee, United States

8:30-9:00 am

Role of Enteroviruses in Respiratory Illness
Terho Heikkinen, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
9:00-9:30 am

Adenovirus Disease in Transplant
Mike Ison, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
9:30-9:45 am

Transmission of Rhinoviruses in Families with Children
Ville Peltola, Turku University Hospital, Finland
9:45-10:00 am

Heterologous Cell-mediated Immunity Priming Using Adjuvanted H5N1 Candidate Vaccine
Martine J. Denis, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
10:00-10:30 am

Literature Review: Clinical Papers
Terho Heikkinen, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
10:30-11:00 am


COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline

Session VI: Vaccinology and Prevention

Chair: Albert Osterhaus, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

11:00-11:45 am

Adjuvant Strategies and Flu Vaccines
Albert Osterhaus, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
11:45-12:00 pm


Young Investigator Award Recipient:
Modified Virus-like Particles for the Delivery of a Conserved Influenza Virus-Specific CTL Epitope
Wan-Shoo Cheong, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
12:00-12:15 pm


Safety and Immunogenicity of a Cell Culture (Vero) Derived Whole Virus H5N1 Vaccine: A Phase I/II Dose Escalation Study
Noel Barrett, Baxter AG, Orth/Donau, Austria
12:15-12:30 pm


Young Investigator Award Recipient:
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Cross-Reactive Immunity with an Adjuvanted H5N1 Candidate Vaccine
Isabel Leroux- Roels, Ghent University and Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
12:30-3:30 pm MID-DAY BREAK
3:30-4:15 pm Advances in Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines
Klaus Stohr, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
4:15-4:45 pm

Age Difference in Immune Responses: Pediatric Focus
Ruth Karron, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4:45-5:15 pm

Age Difference in Immune Response: Geriatric Focus
Janet McElhaney, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
5:15-5:45 pm

Numax Update
Jim Young, MedImmune Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
5:45-6:15 pm

COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by The Macrae Group
6:15-6:30 pm


Cluster Randomised Household Study of Mask Use in Control of Respiratory Virus Transmission during the Australian Winter of 2006
Raina MacIntyre, University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
6:30-6:45 pm


Combination Adjuvants for the Induction of Potent, Long-lasting Antibody and T cell Responses to Influenza Vaccines
Andreas Wack, Novartis Vaccines, Siena, Italy
6:45-7:00 pm


Immunization with low dose Adjuvanted Split H5N1 Pandemic Vaccine Protects Ferrets Against Homologous and Heterologous Challenges
Benoit Baras, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
7:00-7:15 pm


Immunogenicity and protective Efficacy of a Novel Polycationic Sphingolipid (CCS)-based Liposomal Intramuscular Influenza Vaccine in the Ferret Experimental Model
Robert Lambkin- Williams, Retroscreen Virology Ltd, London, United Kingdom
8:00 pm


Special Lecture:
Vaccination, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prophylaxis of Seasonal Influenza
Nancy Cox, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
8:30 pm

DINNER
Sponsored by Gilead Sciences
7:30-8:30 am

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Session VI: Vaccinology and Prevention (continued)

8:30-9:00 am


Passive Immunal Therapy for H5 Disease
Menno de Jong, Centre for Tropical Disease, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Session VII: Antivirals and Therapeutics

Chair: Frederick Hayden, GIP/EPR/CDS,
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

9:00-9:45 am

Novel Anti-influenza Agents
Frederick Hayden, GIP/EPR/CDS, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
9:45-10:15 am

Effects of Leukotriene Antagonists on Virus-Induced Wheezing
Robert Welliver, Women and Children' Hospital, Buffalo, New York, USA
10:15-10:45 am

Update on siRNA for Respiratory Viruses
John DeVincenzo, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA
10:45-11:15 am

COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by The Macrae Group
11:15-11:30 am


The Emergence of Adamantane Resistance in Influenza A(H1) Viruses in Australia and Regionally in 2006
Ian Barr, WHO Collaborating Centre for Influenza, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
11:30-11:45 am

In vivo Virus-inhibitory Effects of T-705 Against Influenza A and B Virus Strains<br> Donald F. Smee, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, United States
11:45-12:00 pm

Development of DAS181 as a Broad-spectrum Treatment for Influenza
Fang Fang, NexBio Inc., San Diego, California, United States
12:00-12:15 pm




A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and efficacy of RSV604 in Adults with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection Following Stem Cell Transplantation
Francisco Marty, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Dana Farber Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
12:15-12:30 pm

Wrap Up and Concluding Remarks
Robert Webster & Frederick Hayden
12:30-1:00 pm Closed Panel
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