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Virus Reviews and Research Journal of the Brazilian Society for Virology Virus Reviews and Research Journal of the Brazilian Society for Virology Volume 19, September/October 2014, Supplement 2 Annals of the XXV Brazilian Congress of Virology & IX Mercosur Meeting of Virology September/October, 28 - 01, 2014, Ribeirão Preto Convention Center, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil Editors Edson Elias da Silva Fernando Rosado Spilki BRAZILIAN SOCIETY FOR VIROLOGY BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2013-2014) Officers Area Representatives President: Dr Eurico de Arruda Neto Basic Virology (BV) Vice-President: Dr Bergmann Morais Ribeiro Dra Paula Rahal, UNESP (2013 – 2014) First Secretary: Dr Mauricio Lacerda Nogueira Dr Davis F. Ferreira, UFRJ (2013 – 2014) Second Secretary: Dra Luciana Jesus da Costa First Treasurer: Dr Luis Lamberti Pinto da Silva Environmental Virology (EV) Second Treasurer: Dra Clarice Weis Arns Dra Célia Regina Barardi, UFSC (2013 – 2014) Executive Secretary: Dr Fabrício Souza Campos Dr Fernando Rosado Spilki, Feevale (2013 – 2014) Human Virology (HV) Fiscal Councilors Dr Luiz Tadeu Figueiredo, USP-RP (2013 – 2014) Dra Maria Luisa Barbosa Dra Nancy Bellei, UNIFESP (2013 – 2014) Dra Viviane Fongaro Botosso Dra Maria Angela Orsi Immunobiologicals in Virology (IV) Dra Sílvia Cavalcanti, UFF (2013 – 2013) Dr Edson Elias da Silva, Fiocruz (2013 – 2014) Plant and Invertebrate Virology (PIV) Dr Paulo Brioso, UFRJ (2013 – 2014) Dr Tatsuya Nagata, UNB (2013 – 2014) Veterinary Virology (VV) Dr Paulo Brandão, USP (2013 – 2014) Dra Rita Cubel, UFF (2013 – 2014) Address Universidade Feevale, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde Estrada RS-239, 2755 - Prédio Vermelho, sala 205 - Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular Bairro Vila Nova - 93352-000 - Novo Hamburgo, RS - Brasil Phone: (51) 3586-8800 E-mail: F.R.Spilki - [email protected] http://www.vrrjournal.org.br Organizing Committee Bergmann Morais Ribeiro, UNB Célia R. M. Barardi, UFSC Clarice Weis Arns, UNICAMP Davis Fernandes Ferreira, UFRJ Edson Elias da Silva, Fiocruz ‘Chairman of the Committee’ Eurico de Arruda Neto, USP Fabrício Souza Campos, UFRGS Fernando Rosado Spilki, Universidade FEEVALE Francisco Murilo Zerbini, UFV Luciana Jesus Costa, UFRJ Luis Lamberti Pinto da Silva, USP Luiz Tadeu Figueiredo, USP Maria Angela Orsi, LANAGRO Maria Luisa Barbosa, Instituto Adolfo Lutz Maurício Lacerda Nogueira, FAMERP Nancy Bellei, UNIFESP Paula Rahal, UNESP Paulo Sergio Torres Brioso, UFRRJ Paulo Eduardo Brandão, USP Rita de Cássia Nasser Cubel Garcia, UFF Silvia Maria Baeta Cavalcanti, UFF Tatsuya Nagata, UNB Viviane Fongaro Botosso, Instituto Butantan Hélio Gelli Pereira Award Committee Fernando Rosado Spilki Luciana Barros de Arruda Luis Lamberti Pinto da Silva Mauricio Lacerda Nogueira XXV Brazilian Congress of Virology & IX Mercosur Meeting of Virology, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil Virus Reviews and Research, Volume 19, Supplement 2, 2014 Financial Support General Information CAPES Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Secretary Office Hours September, 28st - 8am - 8pm CNPQ September, 29nd - 7am - 7:30pm September, 30rd - 7am - 7:30pm Tecnológico October, 01th - 7am - 6pm FAPESPConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Name Badge Name badges will be required for access in all activities, Exhibitors including lunch. QIAGEN SARSTEDT Media Desk (for lecturers only) SÍNTESE The media desk will be open as scheduled for the secretary SOTELAB VECOFLOW mediaoffice. desk at least 2 hours before the scheduled time for the Sponsors presentation.Data - files with Please presentations note that the - usemust of bepersonal delivered computers at the Silver Sponsorship - LOBOV by presenters will not be allowed. Bronze Sponsorship - ROCHE and SIGMA ALDRICH Lounge Area A lounge area will be available for lecturers, invited persons Organizers and SBV staff. Office Marketing Eventos Certificates org.br 15 days after the end of the meeting. Certificates of attendance will be available on line at www.sbv. Travel Agency Congress of Virology. FLYTOUR is the official tour operator of the XXV Brazilian (16) 3024.3900 Booking and information: [email protected] Poster Presentations The posters must be exposed from 1pm until the end of the session, and then removed. Poster Session 1: September 29nd, 6:30-8:30 pm Human Virology Immunobiologicals in Virology • Plant and Invertebrate Virology • Poster• Session 2: September 30nd, 6:30-8:30 pm Basic Virology Environmental Virology • Veterinary Virology • • XXV Brazilian Congress of Virology & IX Mercosur Meeting of Virology, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil Virus Reviews and Research, Volume 19, Supplement 2, 2014 XXV Brazilian Congress of Virology Scientific Program Room Turquesa Satellite Workshop 1 - Enteric viruses 1. Replication and virus-cell interaction of Norovirus - Ian Goodfellow, University of Cambridge, UK 2. Kobuvirus (Aichivirus B) infection in Brazilian cattle herds - Amauri Alcindo Alfieri, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, PR, Brazil 3. Norovirus and sapovirus in day-care children – Divina das Dores de Paula Cardoso, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil 4. Enteric viruses in drinking water, Southern Brazil – Fernando Rosado Spilki, Feevale University, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil (Chair) Room Ágata Satellite Workshop 2 - Next-generation sequencing of viral genomes 1. Discovery of novel viruses from insects and plants - Fernando Lucas de Melo, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil 2. Next generation sequencing as a tool for discovering and monitoring arboviruses – Renata Dezengrini Slhessarenko, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil 3. Next generation sequencing technologies for genome and transcriptome studies of Porcine Circovirus - João Pessoa Araújo Junior, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil 4. Next generation sequencing and metagenomic virome analysis from environmental samples – Tatsuya Nagata, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil (Chair) Room Ônix Satellite Workshop 3 - Respiratory viruses: from bench to trench 1. Update on newcastle disease virus – Muhammad Munir - The Pirbright Institute, UK 2. Coronaviruses in bats: what is new? - Edison Luiz Durigon, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (Chair) 2: 00 pm - 4:00 pm 3. Ana Claudia Trocoli Torrecilhas, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 4. RespiratoryTargeting cell viral division infections cycle 25 in homolog immunosuppressed B to regulate influenzapatients -virus Meri replication Bordignon - Nogueira, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil Room Topázio Satellite Workshop 4 - Virology nucleus AUGM (Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo) 1. An overview of the mission and priorities of the Molecular Virology Nucleus (AUGM) - Juan Daniel Claus, Coordinator of AUGM, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fé, Argentina 2. Molecular biology of baculovirus: basic and applied studies - Víctor Romanowski, Universidad Sunday, September 28 September Sunday, Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina 3. State-of-art of viral vector-borne zoonoses in Argentina - Marta Contigiani, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina 4. Mechanism of carcinogenesis associated with human papillomavirus infection: role of the domains of protein PDZ interaction - Daniela Gardiol, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina 5. Detection of human papillomavirus and co-risk factors for the development of cervical cancer in Paraguay - Laura Mendoza Torres, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay 6. Development of molecular tools for identifying viral - Adriana Giri, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina 7. Emerging viruses in Uruguay: some yes and others no - Juan Arbiza, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay 8. Distribution of vaccinia virus in the South America - Erna Geessien Kroon, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 9. Recent developments in recombinant viral vaccines for veterinary use in Brazil - Eduardo Furtado Flores, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil 10. Coronavirus in wild birds in Brazil - Clarice Arns, Campinas State University, Campinas, SP, Brazil (Chair) 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Coffee break Room Esmeralda Opening Ceremony Keynote conference: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Infections of neurons by herpesviruses: How do they do that? Lynn Enquist, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Cocktail• reception and Visit to Exhibits XXV Brazilian Congress of Virology & IX Mercosur Meeting of Virology, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil Virus Reviews and Research, Volume 19, Supplement 2, 2014 Room Ágata Mini-course 1: Introduction to viral replication Luciana Jesus da Costa, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Room Turquesa Mini-course• 2: Proteomic applications in virology Alessandra Vidotto, Medical School of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil 8:00 am - 9:00 am Room Topázio Mini-course• 3: Molecular diagnosis in virology Roberta Bronzoni, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Sinop, MT, Brazil, and Luciano Kleber de Souza Luna, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil Room• Ônix Mini-course 4: Viral phylogeny and sequence analysis Camila Romano, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Oral presentations: session 1 to 4 • SESSION 1 – Human Virology I - Room Topázio 9:00 am - 10:30 am SESSION 2 – Plant and Invertebrate I - Room Turquesa • SESSION 3 – Veterinary Virology I - Room Ônix • SESSION 4 – Environmental
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