See the report (and photos) on the Microbiology Society Website
The 2018 Focused Meeting on the Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of Avian Viruses covered the following key topics:
- Molecular biology and genetics of avian virus replication
- Tropism and host range restriction
- Host antiviral responses and virus immunomodulation
- Emerging and variant viruses
- New and improved approaches to the control of avian viruses
- Pathogenesis of avian viruses
The event took place from Monday 3 to Tuesday 4 September 2018 at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, UK.
Speakers included:
- Professor Karen Beemon (Johns Hopkins University)
- Dr Hui-Wen Chen (Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University)
- Professor Janet Daly (University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science)
- Professor Joanne Devlin (Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health)
- Professor Paul Digard (The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh)
- Professor Chan Ding (Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute)
- Professor Jiri Hejnar (Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic)
- Dr Helene Verheije (Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University)
- Dr Yongxiu Yao (The Pirbright Institute)
- Professor Steve Goodbourn (Organiser), (St George’s, University of London)
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