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PROGRAM DETAIL
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08:00 - 09:30
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Registration
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09:00 - 09:15
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Photos
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09:15 - 09:30
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Opening remarks
Professor Leo Poon and Professor Kei Sato, Co-Chairpersons of NIDO2026 Professor Hui-Ling Yen, Interim Director and Professor School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong |
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09:30 - 11:05
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Scientific Session 1.1 Topic: Genetic Diversity and Evolution
Chairs: Leo Poon, University of Hong Kong (CN) Zhengli Shi, Guangzhou Laboratory (CN) |
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09:30 - 09:55
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Invited speaker talk
Phenotypic evolution of circulating MERS-CoV in the Arabian Peninsula Christian Drosten, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE) |
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09:55 - 10:10
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The spread of RNA exonuclease domain within Nidovirales hints an evolution mechanism bridging RNA and DNA worlds
François Ferron, Laboratoire AFMB, CNRS-Aix Marseille University (FR) |
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10:10 - 10:25
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Genetic diversity in horseshoe bat ACE2 and sarbecovirus Spike proteins mutually shape one another
Wenye Li, The University of Tokyo (JP) |
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10:25 - 10:35
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DeepCoV: a DMS-informed protein language model predicts SARS-CoV-2 evolution dynamics with spatiotemporal resolution
Fanchong Jian, Peking University (CN) |
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10:35 - 10:45
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High-throughput antibody DMS enables comprehensive epitope modeling and evolution prediction of SARS-CoV-2 and other fast-evolving viruses
Fanchong Jian, Peking University (CN) |
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10:45 - 10:55
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Direct Measurement of Inter-Virus Recombination Using Landmarked Genomes
David LV Bauer, The Francis Crick Institute (GB) |
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10:55 - 11:05
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Deciphering and forecasting viral evolution via AI-augmented molecular evolution
Jian Lu, Peking University (CN) |
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11:05 - 11:25
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Break
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11:25 - 13:00
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Scientific Session 1.2 Topic: Epidemiology and Surveillance
Chairs: Zhengli Shi, Guangzhou Laboratory (CN) Kei Sato, The University of Tokyo (JP) Ying Fang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (US) |
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11:25 - 11:50
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Invited speaker talk
Coronaviruses: Past and present cross-species, zoonotic and “Oh Deer” Reverse zoonotic transmission Linda Saif, The Ohio State University (US) |
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11:50 - 12:05
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Co-circulation and Preferential Infection of Children by the Emerging Saltation Variant BA.3.2 Suggest a Transition Towards Endemicity
Stefan Pöhlmann, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research (DE) |
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12:05 - 12:20
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Neutralizing antibody profiles in different age cohorts reveal evidence of antigenic drift in human coronavirus 229E that is not seen with OC43 and NL63
Kanta Subbarao, Université Laval (CA) |
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12:20 - 12:35
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Optimizing Global Genomic Surveillance for Early Detection of Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Wanying Sun, Centre for Immunology & Infection (CN) |
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12:35 - 12:50
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PhyloRt: scalable deep-learning-based inference of time-varying transmission dynamics from outbreak phylogenies
Ruopeng Xie, University of Oxford (GB) |
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12:50 - 13:00
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Surveillance, Characterisation and Organ Tropism of Coronaviruses in UK Wildlife
Ternenge Apaa, Animal & Plant Health Agency (GB) |
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13:00 - 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 - 15:35
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Scientific Session 1.3 Topic: Viral Replication
Chairs: Bruno Canard, CNRS - Aix Marseille University (FR) Volker Thiel, Institute for Virology and Immunology (CH) |
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14:00 - 14:25
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Invited speaker talk
Machinery of RNA virus replication and transcription – New Target, New Mechanism, Leading New Inhibitor Zihe Rao, Tsinghua University (CN) |
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14:25 - 14:40
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Structural basis of mismatch recognition by a SARS-CoV-2 proofreading enzyme
Chang Liu, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (US) |
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14:40 - 14:55
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Capturing the first translation and replication events: single-molecule imaging of early coronavirus infection
Martin Gonzalez Burgos, Institute of Virology and Immunology (CH) |
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14:55 - 15:10
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The first foothold: the initiating steps in coronavirus replication visualized in real time and by 4i/smFISH analysis
Sypke van Terwisga, Utrecht University (NL) |
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15:10 - 15:25
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A new model of coronavirus replication and transcription
Nuno Santos, The Francis Crick Institute (GB) |
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15:25 - 15:35
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Perturbing MHV:nsp5 to unveil the role of proteolytic processing on viral RNA synthesis
Maximilian Erdmann, University of Liverpool (GB) |
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15:30 - 15:55
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Break
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15:55 - 17:55
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Scientific Session 1.4 Topic: Virus Entry
Chairs: Yunlong Cao, Peking University (CN) Kei Sato, The University of Tokyo (JP) |
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15:55 - 16:20
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Invited speaker talk
Receptor diversification in merbecovirus evolution Huan Yan, Wuhan University (CN) |
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16:20 - 16:35
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Intermediate hosts prime merbecovirus spike for human compatibility
Michael Letko, Washington State University (US) |
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16:35 - 16:50
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CEACAM6 is a newly discovered receptor for different alphacoronaviruses
Giulia Gallo, The Pirbright Institute (GB) |
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16:50 - 17:05
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Sialoglycan Binding in HKU1 Cell Entry: Not Such an Open-and-Shut Case
Daniel Hurdiss, Utrecht University (NL) |
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17:05 - 17:15
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The Omicron tropic shift from SARS-CoV-2 Arises from Variant Specific Exploitation of Distinct ACE2 Compositions
Timothy Ison, Kirby Institute, UNSW (AU) |
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17:15 - 17:25
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The SLC39A9-C1GALT1 Axis Promotes Coronavirus Infection by Coupling Viral Entry with Innate Immune Suppression
Wentao Li, Huazhong Agricultural University (CN) |
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17:25 - 17:35
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Dynamic binding to proteoglycans in airway epithelium drives SARS-CoV-2 evolution
Bo Meng, University of Cambridge (GB) |
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17:35 - 17:45
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A pH-driven receptor switch from ACE2 to NPC1 enables endosomal entry of SARS-CoV-2
Yonghui Zheng, University of Illinois Chicago (US) |
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17:45 - 17:55
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Structural basis and regulation of sialic acid receptor recognition by infectious bronchitis virus
Harry Libbey, Utrecht University (NL) |
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18:00 - 20:00
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Cocktail Reception
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