Program Outline

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The Symposium Program Outline:

Tuesday, February 7th

9:00- 12:00

Session 1: Innovative Financing & Spending – defining the need and proposing solutions to bridge the gaps

14:00-18:00

Session 2: Therapeutic Vaccines – the growing interest in monoclonal antibodies for therapy and prevention

Wednesday, February 8th

9:00- 18:00

Session 3: Influenza Virus –addressing the ongoing threat
(co-organized with the Influenza Program, CDC India)

Thursday, February 9th

9:00- 18:00

Session 4: Dengue virus – the Dengue Therapeutic Network – an innovative solution to the increasing global public health challenge
(co-organized with the Dengue Therapeutic Network)

Friday, February 10th

9:00- 11:00

Session 5: “Broad Spectrum” Targets – new developments

11:00-19:00

Session 6: Opportunities for India/Canada collaboration;
Followed by
ICAV in India – An organizational platform addressing the infectious disease burden in India

Confirmed Speakers include:

  • Vidya Arankalle (National Institute of Virology, India)
  • Luis Barreto (ICAV, Canada)
  • Jeremy Carver (ICAV Canada)
  • Cecilia Dayaraj (National Institute of Virology, India)
  • George Gao (Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China)
  • Navin Khanna (ICGEB, India)
  • Christopher Miller (University of British Columbia, Canada)
  • AC Mishra (National Institute of Virology, India)
  • Kanury Rao (ICGEB, India)
  • Pei-Yong Shi (Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore)
  • Cam Simmons (Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam)
  • Jolanda M. Smit (University of Groningen, Netherlands)
  • Gary Thomas ((Vollum Institute, USA)
  • Subhash Vasudevan (Duke University, Singapore)
  • Ian Wilson (Scripps Institute, USA)
  • Paul Young (University of Queensland, Australia)