<p> Glasgow Virology Workshop 2017 Date: Sat 11th Feb 2017 Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Building, University of Glasgow Registration: 08.45-09.15 am</p><p>09.15 - Welcome Session 1 – CHAIR: Chris Boutell Maria Zambon, Public Health England (UK) 9.20-9.50 “Emerging viral infections: how do we respond?” Caroline Chauche, CVR 9.50-10.05 “Adaptation of an avian-origin Influenza A virus to a mammal involves key changes in NS1 function” Elisabetta Groppelli, Leeds University 10.05-10.20 “Non-enveloped RNA viruses: Overcoming the endosomal barrier to initiate translation” Chris Linington, University of Glasgow 10.20-10.35 “Lipid-reactive autoantibodies induce a Type 1 interferon response in the central nervous system” 10.35-11.15 Tea/Coffee Session 2 – CHAIR: Meredith Stewart Philippe Lemey, Rega Institute (Belgium) 11.15-11.45 “Getting to the root of epidemic spread: from historical inference to real-time phylodynamics” Michaela Conley, CVR 11.45-12.00 “Structural and functional characterisation of Calicivirus binding and entry” David Hughes, St Andrews University 12.00-12.15 “Antiviral Activity of Paramyxovirus Polymerase Complex ISGylation” Daniel Streicker, CVR 12.15-12.30 “Prediction of reservoir hosts and transmission modes from signals imprinted into RNA virus genomes” 12.30-13.45 Buffet Lunch Session 3 – CHAIR: Swetha Vijayakrishnan Eric Hunter, Emory University (USA) 13.45-14.15 “The impact of the transmitted-founder virus genotype and phenotype on the trajectory of HIV disease” Connor Bamford, CVR 14.15-14.30 "Non-synonymous variants of human interferon lambda 4 affect its antiviral activity" Peter O’Hare, Imperial College London 14.30-14.45 “Bioorthogonal chemistry in the analysis of HSV protein and genome trafficking” Eleonora Melzi, CVR 14.45-15.00 “Follicular dendritic cell disruption as a novel mechanism of virus induced immunosuppression” 15.00-15.40 Tea/Coffee Session 4 – CHAIR: Ben Brenann Colin Parish, Cornell University (USA) 15.40-15.55 “The evolution and control of parvovirus host range” Christine Burkard, University of Edinburgh 15.55-16.10 “Precision engineering for PRRSV resistance in pigs: Translation of in vitro data to in vivo applications” Richard M Elliott memorial lecture. 16.10-16.40 Erica Ollmann Saphire, The Scripps Research Institute (USA) “The molecular tool-kit of hemorrhagic fever virus” 16.40-16.45 Award Presentation and Close: Massimo Palmarini Ceilidh @ Glasgow University Union (Dining Hall) 19.30-late (£10.00/ticket)</p>