25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Virology Call for Abstracts

Bochum is a cultural centre with a unique character. Famous event
venues and a lively cultural scene attract residents and visitors alike, helping to shape the new image of the city. Nowhere can the
essence and character of the Ruhr area be experienced as sharply
as in Bochum. The visible industrial past, the cultural diversity and
the city’s important status as a theatre and entertainment capital
create a distinctive identity. Bochum lies at the heart of a region
that has emerged as one of Europe’s densest cultural landscapes,
with international events such as the Ruhr Triennial arts festival in
Bochum’s Jahrhunderthalle. The town itself is home to no fewer than
40 stages and ensembles. Highlights such as the Bochum Symphony Orchestra, the Schauspielhaus Bochum (Bochum Playhouse) and
Starlight Express are reasons enough to pay the city a visit.
But culture in Bochum wears a variety of faces. The prinz regent
theater and ROTTSTR5 Theatre offer fringe entertainment, whilst
the “Figurentheater der Nationen” (FIDENA) festival is hugely popular among fans of puppet theatre. Formerly a travelling variety
show, Varieté et cetera and its irresistible mix of entertainment and
acrobatics has also made its home in Bochum’s vibrant arts scene.
And that’s not all: there are lots of other reasons to visit, from the
Bochum Railway Museum to the city’s zoo or the Zeiss Planetarium.
This all goes to create a fascinating range of urban activities that
continues to draw increasing numbers of visitors. Bochum’s museums
build a bridge from the past to the future: centres like the Deutsche
Bergbau Museum, the world’s most important mining museum, give
an impressive insight into the city’s industrial heritage. At the same
time unique collections like the Situation Kunst art collection and the
Kunstmuseum art museum highlight the city’s status as a cultural centre.
Visit www.bochum-tourismus.de or call +49 234 96 30 20.
Venue
Audimax • Ruhr-University Bochum
Universitätsstraße 150
44801 Bochum, Germany
www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Date
18–21 March 2015
25th Annual Meeting of
the Society for Virology
Gesellschaft für Virologie e. V. (GfV) und
DVV
Conference Chair
Prof. Dr. med. Klaus T. Überla
Department of Molecular and Medical Virology
Ruhr-University Bochum
44780 Bochum, Germany
Registration, Sponsoring and Conference Organiser
Conventus Congressmanagement & Marketing GmbH
Sandra Gottschalg
Carl-Pulfrich-Straße 1
07745 Jena, Germany
Phone +49 3641 31 16-350
Fax +49 3641 31 16-243
[email protected]
www.conventus.de
Deutsche Vereinigung zur
Bekämpfung der Viruskrankheiten e. V. (DVV)
Call for Abstracts
Scientific Programme
Gesellschaft für Virologie (GfV, Society for Virology)
www.g-f-v.org
Deutsche Vereinigung zur Bekämpfung der Viruskrankheiten e. V.
(DVV, German Association for the Control of Virus Diseases)
www.dvv-ev.de
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Bochum
18–21 March 2015
Bochum • Germany
Ruhr-University Bochum
Industrial Exhibition
The conference will be accompanied by an extensive, specialised industrial
exhibition. Interested companies are invited to request information on
the exhibition modalities from the conference organisation Conventus.
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www.virology-meeting.de
Welcome Note
Dear colleagues,
It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 25th Annual Meeting of the
Society for Virology, which will be held from 18–21 March 2015 in
Bochum, Germany.
In 2015, we will celebrate the silver jubilee of the Annual Meeting of
the Society for Virology, the largest scientific virology organisation in
Europe. From its beginning the conference has brought together young
and senior scientists from all over Europe and from all branches of virology. In this tradition, we cordially invite you to contribute abstracts of
your research work and attend the conference.
Since a major aim of the meeting is to provide a platform for young
scientists to present their results and ideas, we particularly welcome
next generation´s researchers joining us and would like to encourage
all senior virologists to promote their mentees´ attendance.
The meeting will be hosted by the Ruhr-University Bochum in the center
of the Ruhr area and is easily accessible by public transportation and
car. The campus with its main auditorium, additional lecture halls and
seminar rooms, and the modern refectory provides a perfect infrastructure
for frank exchange of cutting edge research in a relaxing atmosphere.
As highlights, we will also have renowned scientists from all over the
world to share their most exciting results.
The organising committee and I are looking forward to seeing you all
in Bochum!
Workshops and Abstracts
Workshops
Adaptive Immunitiy
Antiviral Therapy and Resistance
Cell Biology of Virus Infections
Clinical Virology
Diagnostic Methods
Emerging Infections
Epidemiology and Public Health
Gene Regulation
Hepatitis Viruses
Herpes Viruses
Host Cell Factors and Modulation
Immunobiology of Virus Infections
Infectiology
Innate Immunity
Negative Strand RNA Viruses
Positive Strand RNA Viruses
Retroviruses
Signal Transduction
Structure and Assembly
Susceptibility of Virus Infections
Trafficking
Tumor Viruses
Vaccination and Vaccines
Viral Pathogenesis and Persistence
Viral Replication
Virus Receptors and Entry
Virus Vectors and Gene Therapy
Zoonoses and Epidemiology
Abstracts
Abstracts should be submitted according to the following workshop topics.
Please submit your abstracts online via www.virology-meeting.de.
Deadline for abstract submission is January 7, 2015.
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Klaus Überla
Conference Chair
Speakers
Jean-Marie Andrieu
University of Paris-Descartes,
Laboratory of Molecular
Oncology and Virology
Paris (FR)
Louis Picker
Oregon Health & Science University,
Division of Pathobiology and
Immunology
Portland (OR, US)
Dan Barouch
Harvard Medical School,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center,
Center for Virology & Vaccine
Research
Boston (MA, US)
Didier Raoult
Aix-Marseille University,
Rickettsia Unit, Faculty of Medicine,
Marseille (FR)
Hualan Chen
Harbin Veterinary Research
Institute,
Chinese Academy of
Agricultural Sciences
Harbin (CN)
DorotheeHolm-von Laer
Medical University Innsbruck,
Division of Virology,
Department of Hygiene,
Microbiology, Social Medicine
Innsbruck (AT)
Michael G. Katze
University of Washington,
Washington National Primate
Research Center
Department of Microbiology
Seattle (WA, US)
Florian Klein
The Rockefeller University,
Center for Clinical and
Translational Science
New York (NY, US)
Nancy Sullivan
Vaccine Research Center,
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda (MD, US)
Nicole Zitzmann
University of Oxford,
Department of Biochemistry
Oxford (GB)
Wensheng Wei
Peking University,
College of Life Sciences,
State Key Laboratory of Protein
and Plant Gene Research
Beijing (CN)

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