Sociedade Brasileira de Virologia

LIST OF CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

XXII ENV & VI Mercosur Meeting of Virology

Pre-congress workshop - “Monitoring of insects transmitted plant virus”

Speakers:

Roland Sigvald, Swedish University of Agricultural Science – “Forecasting potato viruses in seed potatoes using suction traps”
João Roberto Scott Lopes, ESALQ/USP- “Application of electrical penetration graphs (EPG) of insect vectors in virus transmission studies"
Paulo Cesar Torres Brioso, UFRRJ - “Sweet potato vein mosaic virus not transmissible by aphids in the region of Rio de Janeiro, in contrast to efficient aphid vector capacity in other regions”
Julio Massaharu Marubayashi, UNESP – “Whitefly x plant-viruses: Management and the presence of distinct genetic groups in Brazil”

Open conference

Vincent Racaniello, Columbia University, EUA (creator of podcast “This Week in Virology”) –“The World of Viruses”

Conferences

Ann Powers, CDC, Fort Collins, EUA - “Chikungunya virus: risk of introduction in the Americas”.
Carol Blair, Colorado State University, USA - "The role of RNA interference in Aedes aegypti vector competence for dengue virus."
Cesar Llave, CSIC, Madrid, Spain - "Plant-virus interactions: Transcriptomics, metabolomics and some functional genomics."
Clinton Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA - "Towards an understanding of the mechanism by which viral gene products of alpha-herpesvirinae subfamily members regulate latency in sensory neurons."
Grant McFadden, University of Florida, USA- "Oncolytic virotherapy with Myxoma virus."
Luísa Lina Villa * , ICNT - Human papillomavirus
Mauro Martins Teixeira * , INCT - Dengue
Pedro F. C. Vasconcelos *, INCT - Viral hemorrhagic fever

*“Contribution of the National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (INCT’s) for the development of virology in Brazil”

Mini-conference

Mini Conference – “Role of Brazilian agencies in the development and support of virology in Brazil”.
Speakers:
Amauri Alfieri, UEL: Member of the CAPES
Paulo Sérgio Lacerda Beirão, DABS, CNPq - “The brazilian national research council and the area of virology”

Round tables

Basic virology: "Reverse genetics applied to the investigation of viral pathogenesis"

Speakers:

Siba K. Samal, University of Maryland - "Reverse genetics of Avian paramyxovirus"
Richard Elliott, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK - "Exploiting reverse genetics to study bunyavirus replication."
Nissin Moussatche, University of Florida, USA - "The vaccinia virus E6 protein is required for proper trafficking of virion structural proteins during virus assembly."

Basic virology: Virus-cell interaction

Speakers:

Renato Santana Aguiar, UFRJ - "HIV assembly: when the virus meets RNA processing granules (P bodies and stress granules)."
Andrea Thompson da Poian, UFRJ - “Interaction between dengue virus capsid protein and lipid droplets: molecular characterization and biological implications.”
Cláudio Bonjardim, UFMG - "A Vaccinia virus - driven interplay between the MKK4/7-JNK1/2 pathway and the cytoskeleton reorganization."
Gustavo Olszanski Acrani, Research Center USP, Ribeirão Preto - "Investigating of role of non-structural protein NSs in the induction of apoptosis and expression of IFN-beta."

Environmental virology - Waterborne viruses

Speakers:

Tulio Machado Fumian, Fiocruz, RJ - "Evaluation of methodologies for concentration, detection and molecular characterization of rotavirus A in residual waters."
Viviana A. Mbayed, Universidad de Buenos Aires - "Genetic and evolutionary characterization of enteric viruses from surface waters in Argentina."
Walter Betancourt, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela – “Studies of waterborne enteric viruses in coastal marine environments of Venezuela.”
Célia Regina Monte Barardi, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – “Evaluation of enteric viruses contamination on coastal, residual and drinking waters from south Brazil.”

General Virology: Update on technologies applied for viral diagnosis

Speakers:

Dean Erdman, CDC – Atlanta, USA - "Novel molecular methods for comprehensive detection of human respiratory viruses: evaluation of fast-track diagnostics respiratory pathogens assay."
Vanessa Salete de Paula, IOC, Fiocruz, RJ - “Applied biotechnology for IgY production for viral diagnosis.”
Lívia Melo Villar, IOC, Fiocruz, RJ - "Improved technology for viral hepatitis diagnosis: usefulness of saliva and dried blood spots specimens.”

Human virology: Respiratory viruses

Speakers:

Juan Arbiza, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay - “Red Iberoamericana de Virosis Emergentes (Iberoamerican Network for Emerging Viruses) – RIVE.”
Mirleide Cordeiro dos Santos, Instituto Evandro Chagas - "Infection by Metapneumovirus, Bocavirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in hospitalized patients of Amazon region."
Eurico de Arruda Neto, USP Ribeirão Preto - "Human bocavirus: replication versus persistence/latency markers”
Thiago Moreno L. Souza, IOC, Fiocruz, RJ - "H1N1pdm Influenza infection in hospitalized cancer patients: clinical evolution and viral analysis."

Human virology: Emerging arboviruses

Speakers:

Felipe Naveca, ILMD, Fiocruz Amazônia - "Dengue 4: The virus from Manaus is different from Boa Vista”
Luiz Tadeu Figueiredo, USP, Ribeirão Preto - "Circulation of West Nile in Brazil."
Pedro F. C. Vasconcelos, Instituto Evandro Chagas - "Parallels between the Chikungunya virus and Mayaro virus."
Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca, USP, Ribeirão Preto - “Laboratory Diagnosis of Dengue”

Human virology: parenteral viruses(HBV, HCV, HIV)

Speakers:

Adilson José de Almeida, UNIRIO, RJ - "Hepatitis C and extra hepatic manifestations"
Amilcar Tanuri, UFRJ - “Epidemiology of HIV resistance and strategies to prevent spreading”
Natalia Motta Araújo, Fiocruz, RJ - "Genetic variability of hepatitis B virus in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma"

Human Virology: Prevention and treatment of viral infections

Speakers:

Stephan Ludwig, Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Münster, Germany - "Pursuing new avenues in anti-Influenza therapy"
Vanessa Salete de Paula, IOC, Fiocruz, RJ - “RNA interference as antiviral therapy”
Dr. Betzana Zambrano, Sanofi/Pasteur, Latin America - "Update on the clinical development of a dengue vaccine candidate"

Plant and invertebrate virology: Virus replication plants and invertebrates

Speakers:

George F. Rohrmann, Oregon State University, USA - “Baculovirus DNA replication: The role of cellular processes and factors.”
Ronaldo Zucatelli Mendonça, Inst. Butantan, SP – “Insect hemolymph proteins with antiviral activity and potential for optimization of heterologous expression in bioreactors"
Mariana Hallwass, UnB, Brasília, DF - “The TSWV determinant able to overcome the R gene (Sw-5) in transgenic Nicotianabenthamiana plants”
Michael J. Melzer, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA – “Diversity and evolution in the family Closteroviridae"

Plant Virology: Evolution molecular / genetic diversity of plant viruses

Speakers:

Siobain Duffy, Rutgers University, USA - “The speed and mechanisms of geminivirus molecular evolution”
Leonardo Cunha de Albuquerque, UNB - “Genome evolution analyses of brazilian Begomoviruses”
Júlio César Barbosa, “Tomato chlorosis virus: occurrence and genetic diversity in Brazil”
Sylvie German-Retana, INRA Bordeaux, France - "Towards a global perspective on Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV) biological and molecular diversity."

Veterinary virology: Avian viruses

Speakers:

Claudio L. Afonso, ARS-USDA, SAA, USA - "Newcastle disease: Evolution of genotypes, diagnostic and immune challenges"
Henrik Koopman, Intervet Schering Plough Animal Health, Netherlands - "ILTV epidemiology and vaccines"
Helena Lage Ferreira, Veterinary Agrochemical Research Centre, VAR, Belgique - "Mucosal, humoral and cellular immune responses and protection against H5N1 HPAIV challenge induced by a NDV vector expressing an H5N1 hemagglutinin in poultry"

Veterinary virology: Pet viruses

Speakers:

Paulo E. Brandão, USP - Canine coronavirus and Feline coronavirus
Cláudio W. Canal, UFRGS - "Detection and characterization of CPV-2 from RS"
Marcos B. Heinemann, UFMG – “Molecular epidemiology of canine distemper virus”
Sueli Akemi Taniwaki, UNESP - “Serological or molecular diagnosis of FIV infection: advantages and disadvantages”

Veterinary virology: livestock viruses

Speakers:

Ênio Mori, USP - “Equine herpesvirus”
Maria Fátima da Silva Teixeira, UECE - “Retroviruses in farm animal”
Amauri Alfieri, UEL - “Bovine coronavirus”
Zélia Lobato, UFMG – “Bluetongue virus in Brazil: Are we prepared for the future?”

Parallel Round-table:

“Why to publish in Virus Reviews & Research?”

Speakers:

Francisco Murilo Zerbini Junior, UFV
Fernando Rosado Spilki, FEEVALE
Marcelo Alves Pinto, Fiocruz
Romain Rolland Golgher, chief-editor of VR&R