PL03: PLENARY PRESENTATION    Monday 5 July 2010  |  9.15am

Plenary Hall, Bayside Auditorium A

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Professor Mark Harris

Professor of Virology, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds United Kingdom

PL06: PLENARY PRESENTATION    Tuesday 6 July 2010  |  8.30am

Plenary Hall, Bayside Auditorium A

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Professor Patrick Woo

Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong

SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS

SY02: Emerging Viruses    Monday 5 July 2010  |  2.05pm

Bayside 102

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Professor Patrick Woo

Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong

swine flu

Dr Baek Kim

Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, New York USA

hendra

Dr Deborah Middleton

Theme Leader, Livestock Industries, CSIRO, Geelong VIC

SY07: Viral Vaccines    Monday 5 July 2010  |  4.30pm

Bayside 102

HCV vaccine initiative

Professor Andrew Lloyd

Director, Centre for Infection and Inflammation Research, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW

HIV vaccine

Dr Rob Center

Senior Research Officer, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC

Protective immunilty and HCV infection

Associate Professor Rosemary Ffrench

Principal Fellow, Centre for Immunology, Burnet Institute, Melbourne VIC

SY12: Hepatitis    Tuesday 6 July 2010  |  10.30am

Bayside 102

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Professor Mark Harris

Professor of Virology, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds United Kingdom

HCV reinfection gives clues to protective immunity

Associate Professor Peter White

Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington NSW

Viral genotyping in the face of new sequencing technology

Dr Peter Revill

Medical Scientist, Molecular Research and Development, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, North Melbourne VIC

SY17: Viral Epidemics    Tuesday 6 July 2010  |  3.45pm

Bayside 102

This session will also include 3 proffered paper presentations - based on abstract submissions received

Norovirus - Global epidemics and Recombination

Dr Rowena Bull

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington NSW

influenza

Dr Sasha Stelzer

Postdoctoral Scientist, Virology Research Laboratory, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW

The Epidemiology of Respiratory Viruses in Queensland

Dr Theo Sloots

Director, Queensland Childrens Medical Research Institute, Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Royal Childrens Hospital, Herston QLD

SY21: Herpes Viruses    Wednesday 7 July 2010  |  10.30am

Plenary Hall, Bayside Auditorium A

Herpes virus infections early in life

Professor Bill Rawlinson

Senior Medical Virologist, SEALS Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW

Drug resistance in herpes viruses

Dr Gillian Scott

Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW

Herpes viruses

Associate Professor Barry Slobedman

Deputy Director, Centre for Virus Research, Westmead Millennium Institute & University of Sydney, Westmead NSW

SY28: Novel Viral Diagnostics    Wednesday 7 July 2010  |  4.30pm

Bayside 103

Hepatitis and coinfections

Associate Professor Scott Bowden

Head, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, North Melbourne VIC

Aptamers

Dr Nicola Stonehouse

Senior Lecturer, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds United Kingdom

pryosequencing of Influenza 

Dr Yi-Mo Deng

Senior Scientist, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, North Melbourne VIC

SY33: Viral Infection and Immune Responses    Thursday 8 July 2010  |  10.30am

Bayside 103

Cell biology of viral infections

Dr Jason Mackenzie

Senior Lecturer, Department of Microbiology & Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora VIC

HIV and innate immunity

Dr Andrew Harman

Post Doctoral Research Officer, Center For Virus Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead NSW

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Professor Iain Campbell

Chair of Molecular Biology, School of Molecular Bioscience, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW

SY37: HIV    Thursday 8 July 2010  |  2.05pm

Bayside 102

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Associate Professor Johnson Mak

Lab Head, Pfizer Foundation Fellow, Centre For Virology, The Burnet Institute, Melbourne VIC

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Associate Professor Damian Purcell

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC

HIV diagnostic

Associate Professor David Anderson

Deputy Director, Business Development Office, Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research & Public Health, Melbourne VIC

SY40: Microbes on the Move    Thursday 8 July 2010  |  2.05pm

Bayside 105

Poxviruses

Dr Tim Newsome

Lecturer, Department of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW

HIV

Dr Stuart Turville

Research Fellow, Medicine, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Westmead NSW

Herpes

Dr Russell Diefenbach

Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Virus Research, Westmead Millennium Institute/University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW