Keynote Speakers

Chromosomal Integration

Monday, July 25
14:00 - 14:30

In and Out of Chromosomes - Integration is Terminal but Not the End
Klaus Osterrieder (bio)
Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany

Immune Evasion by Herpesviruses

Thursday, July 28
08:30 - 09:00

Herpesviruses and Immunity: the Art of Evasion
Emmanuel Wiertz (bio)
University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands

Infectious Entry

Monday, July 25
8:45 - 09:15

The way in of HSV: Routing by Integrins and Targeting to Cancer Receptors
Gabriella Campadelli (bio)
University of Bologna, Italy

Interventions-Vaccines

Wednesday, July 27
14:00 - 14:30

Vaccines and Other Strategies Targeting HSV Lytic and Latent Infection
David Knipe (bio)
Harvard Medical School, USA

Latency

Wednesday, July 27
16:00 - 16:30

Herpes Simplex Virus: An Examination of the Latent State and Pathways into Latency
Stacey Efstathiou (bio)
2011 Subak-Sharpe Lecturer
University of Cambridge, UK

Morphogenesis and Egress

Tuesday, July 26
08:30 - 09:00

Alpha-Herpesvirus Infection From the Viewpoint of the Large Tegument Protein
Greg Smith (bio)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA

Pathogenesis/Virus-Host Cell Interactions

Thursday, July 28
15:15 - 15:45

Subversion of Common Cell Death Pathways in Embryonic Development and Herpesvirus Pathogenesis
Ed Mocarski (bio)
Emory University, USA

Priscilla Schaffer Lecture

Tuesday, July 26
14:00 - 14:30

The Role of SUMO Conjugation in the Regulation of Intrinsic Anti-Viral Defence During HSV-1 Infection
Chris Boutell (bio)
2011 Priscilla Shaffer Lecturer
MRC-UoG Centre for Virus Research, UK

VZV Pathogenesis

Wednesday, July 27
08:30 - 09:00

Varicella-Zoster Variation and Pathogenesis
Judith Breuer (bio)
2011 VZV Foundation Lecturer
University College London, UK