Programme
Innate and adaptive immunity and vaccine strategies in viral infectionsPRELIMINARY Programme
Innate and adaptive immunity and vaccine strategies in viral infections. Schmerlenbach. October 12-14, 2026
Scientific Organizers: Dr Hannes Vietzen & Prof Dr Janis Müller
Monday, 12. October 2026
12:00 Arrival and Check-in
13:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Session I
Coffee Break
Emerging virus infections and intervention strategies (Ab Osterhaus)
Dinner
Tuesday, 13. October 2026
Breakfast
Cell-intrinsic virus-sensing – safeguarding against pathogenic infection and so much more (Marco Binder)
Session Innate Immunology
Coffee Break
Immune responses in blood and airways during human influenza virus infection (Anna Smed-Sörensen)
Session Interphase of Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses
Lunch
HCMV – Old Virus, New Vulnerabilities: Decoding Antibody-Mediated Protection (Matthias Zehner)
Coffee Break
Session Adaptive Immune Responses
Dinner
Wednesday, 14. October 2026
Breakfast
Session Vaccines
Impact of COVID-19 vaccines and sterilizing antiviral immunity (Klaus Überla)
Coffee Break
Best Presentation Award (Alternative: Session VI)
Closing Remarks (Alternative: Session VI)
Lunch