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Wednesday 17th January 2018 |
| 8:00-9:00 |
Registration and Coffee |
| 9.00-9:15 |
Welcome and Inauguration |
| Chair |
Prof Fiona Tomley, Royal Veterinary College, UK |
| 9:15-40 |
Prof Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute, UK
Global control of avian diseases: Challenges and opportunities |
| 9:40-9:55 |
Prof Ian Brown, Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK
Continued challenges to global food security and veterinary public health from Avian Influenza |
| 9:55-10:10 |
Dr Michael A. Skinner, Imperial Colledge London, UK
Transcriptomic approaches to analysis of avian innate responses and viral immunomodulation |
| 10:10-10:25 |
Dr Muhammad Munir, The Pirbright Institute, UK
Avian functional genomics and innate immunity |
| 1025-11.00 |
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
| Chair |
Prof Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute, UK |
| 11:00-11:20 |
Dr David Suarez, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Athens, GA, USA
A standardized transmission model for avian influenza in poultry |
| 11:20-11:40 |
Prof. Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute, UK
H9N2 avian influenza viruses: impact of immune pressure on virus antigenicity, receptor binding and zoonotic potential. |
| 11:40-11:55 |
Dr Kirill Sharshov,RIECM, Russia
Avian Influenza Surveillance: Reassortant Clade 2.3.4.4 Avian Influenza H5N8 virus in Russia (2016-2017) |
| 11:55-12:10 |
Prof. Chan Ding, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
NDV Induced Stress Granules to Boost Viral Replication |
| 12:10-12:25 |
Prof Hui-Wen Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Assessment of Genetic, Antigenic, and Pathological Features of H6 Avian Influenza Virus in Taiwan |
| 12:25-13:30 |
Lunch and Poster Viewing |
| Chair |
Prof Jacob Pitcovski, MIGAL – Galilee Technology Center, Israel |
| 13:30-13:55 |
Prof Dirk Pfeiffer, Royal Veterinary College, UK
The interaction between birds, people and avian influenza |
| 13:55-14:10 |
Ms Harmois, Idvet
New qPCR tool for a DIVA strategy to differentiate Mycoplasma synoviae field strain infected birds from MS1 vaccinated birds |
| 14:10-14:25 |
Dr Ken Inui (Loth) National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis, Vietnam
Pen-side PCR; a new tool to combat Avian Influenza in Poultry in Viet Nam |
| 14:25-14:40 |
Dr Kannan Ganapathy, University of Liverpool, UK
Immune kinetics in the turbinate and trachea of vaccinated and unvaccinated broiler chicks following infectious bronchitis virus M41 challenge |
| 14:40:15:05 |
Dr Suresh Kuchipudi, Pennsylvania State University, United States
NLRC5 negatively regulates type 1 interferon response to Influenza A virus infection in chicken cells |
| 15:05-16:00 |
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
| Chair |
Prof. Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute, UK |
| 16:00- 16:20 |
Prof Jue Liu, Institute of Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Medicine, Beijing
Pathogensis and control of avian metaneumovirus subgroup C infection in poultry |
| 16:25-16:45 |
Prof Amal A.M.Eid, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
The recent historic perspective of avian paramyxovirus-1 among poultry in Egypt |
| 16:45-17:00 |
Dr Yongxiu Yao, The Pirbright Institute, UK
Genome editing of avian herpesviruses for studying viral pathogenesis and developing recombinant vaccine |
| 17:00-17:15 |
Prof Yulong Gao, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, China
Genetic variation, Pathogenic mechanism and control of avian leukosis virus subgroup J in China |
| 17:15-17:30 |
Dr Honglei Sun, China Agricultural University, China
Comparison of pathogenic potential of clade 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N2, H5N6 and H5N8 viruses isolated in China |
| 17-30-19:00 |
Drinks and Poster Viewing |
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Thursday 18th January 2018 |
| Chair |
Prof Abdul Omar, Institute of BioScience, UPM, Malaysia |
| 8:30-8:55 |
Prof Fiona Tomley, Royal Veterinary College, UK
New approaches to the control of coccidial parasites in poultry |
| 8:55-9:15 |
Prof Jacob Pitcovski, MIGAL – Galilee Technology Center, Israel
Is an updated NDV vaccine needed? |
| 9:15-9:30 |
Dr Helene Verheije, Utrecht University, Netherland
Recombinant live attenuated IBV vaccines with deletions in the accessory genes 3ab and/or 5ab protect against infectious bronchitis in chickens |
| 9:30-9:45 |
Prof. Jae Yong Han, Seoul National University, South Korea
Disease control strategies using PGC-mediated genome editing in avian species |
| 9:45-10:00 |
Dr Diwakar Santhakumar, , The Pirbright Institute, UK
Avian IFN kappa: a novel cytokine with antiviral activities |
| 10;00-10:30 |
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
| Chair |
Dr Muhammad Munir, The Pirbright Institute, UK |
| 10:30-10:55 |
Prof Abdul Omar, Institute of BioScience, UPM, Malaysia
Progress and challenges in vaccination against Newcastle disease virus |
| 10:55- 11:15 |
Dr Andrew Broadbent, The Pirbright Institute, UK
Differential gene expression in chicken primary B cells infected ex vivo with attenuated and very virulent strains of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Dr Holly Shelton, The Pirbright Institute, UK
The Influenza A virus PB1-F2 protein attenuates pathogenicity yet enhances virus transmission in chickens via innate immune dysregulation |
| 11:30-11:45 |
Dr Mingyang Wang, China Agricultural University, China
Cellular immunity and antibodies against NP elicited by H9N2 live influenza attenuated vaccine enables chickens heterogenous protection against H5N2 influenza virus |
| 11:45-12.00 |
Dr Stephen Dunham, University of Nottingham, UK
Harnessing phospholipids to combat influenza A infection |
| 12:00- 13.00 |
Lunch and Poster Viewing |
| 13:00- 15:00 |
Round Table Group Discussion
Group 1: Developing Countries: Challenges, Priorities and Oppertunities Prof Abdul Omar
Group 2: Academic: Challenges, Priorities, and Oppertunities Dr David Surez
Group 3: Industry: Challenge, Priorities, and Oppertunities Dr Zoltan PENZES |
| 15:00-20:00 |
Hanoi Old Quarter and Dinner |
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Friday 19th January 2018 |
| Chair |
Prof Ian Brown, Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Prof YOSHIHIRO KAWAOKA, University of Tokyo, Japan
A highly pathogenic avian H7N9 influenza virus isolated from a human is lethal in some ferrets infected via respiratory droplets |
| 9.00-9:15 |
Dr Janet Daly, University of Nottingham, UK
Regulation of the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K-Akt) pathway in influenza A virus-infected avian cells |
| 9:15- 9:30 |
Anabel Clements, The Pirbright Institute, UK
Identification of segment 3 sequence polymorphisms which alter shut off activity and pathogenicity of H9N2 avian influenza viruses in vivo. |
| 9:30-9:45 |
Dr Juan Pu, China Agricultural University, China
M Gene Reassortment in H9N2 Influenza Virus Promotes Early Infection and Replication: Contribution to Rising Virus Prevalence in Chickens in China |
| 9:45-10:00 |
Dr Erica Bickerton, The Pirbright Institute, UK
Development of rationally attenuated live vaccines for effective control of infectious bronchitis |
| 10:10:30 |
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
| Chair |
Dr Janet Daly, University of Nottingham, UK |
| 10:30-10:50 |
Prof Jonathan Rushton, University of Liverpool, UK
How should we be prioritising avian diseases? The need for estimates of the global burden of avian diseases |
| 10:50-11:05 |
Dr Clive Madeiros, West Bar Veterinary Hospital, UK
The Socio-economic impact of the 2017 Bird Flu outbreak on the Ostrich industry in South Africa and how to mitigate the disease adverse effects |
| 11:05-11:20 |
Prof. Aijian Qin, Yangzhou University, China
Combating avian tumour diseases for sustainable poultry production |
| 11:20-11:35 |
Prof. Hussein A Hussein, Cairo University, Egypt
H9N2 reassortant avian influenza viruses are circulating in chicken in Egypt during 2015 |
| 11:35-11:50 |
Vera YANG/Sébastien Deville
Comparison of adjuvant technologies for poultry vaccines |
| 11:50-12.05 |
Ashraf Hussein, University of Zigazag, Egypt
Characterization of Avian Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin from Egyptian Chicken Flocks during 2016 Outbreaks |
| 12:05-12:20 |
Dr J. M. K. J. K. Premarathne, Wayamba
University of Sri Lanka Isolation and characterization of E. coli specific bacteriophages |
| 12:20-12:35 |
Prof Venugopal Nair, Prof Munir Iqbal and Dr Muhammad Munir
Clossing remarks |
| 12:35 - 14:00 |
Lunch and Poster Viewing |
