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The Excelsior, Hong Kong

281 Gloucester Road

Causeway Bay Hong Kong

 

Phone: 852.2894.8888

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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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