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DAY 1: 19 January 2025

Cross Cutting Respiratory Viruses

08:30 - 09:00Registration and Poster Set Up
09:00 - 09.30

Welcome Address by Dr. Aiman Mahmood Erbad (Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies),

Welcome Address by Prof. Asmaa Ali Al-Thani (Vice President for Medical and Health Sciences), Dr. Hamad Al Romaihi (MOPH), Dr. Rebecca Cox (Deputy Chair of ISIRV)

09:30 - 17:15Cross Cutting Respiratory Viruses
09:30 - 10:15Global and Regional Impact of Respiratory Viruses - Dr. Pasi Penttinen, Gulf CDC, Saudi Arabia
10:15 - 10:45Ice Breaker Session
10:45 - 11:15Morning Tea
11:15 - 12:00Global Surveillance of Respiratory Viruses with Focus on EMRO Region - Dr. Amal Barakat, WHO EMRO
12:00 - 12:45Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Tools for Respiratory Virus Infections - Dr. Peter Coyle, Hamad Medical Corporation and Qatar University, Qatar, Queen's University, Belfast, UK
12:45 - 13:15Treatment of Severe Human Respiratory Disease - Dr. Ali Hssain, Hamad General Hospital, Qatar
13:15 - 14:15Lunch
14:15 - 15:00Correlates of Protection and Immunological Assays for Respiratory Viruses - Dr. Emanuele Montomoli, University of Siena, and VisMederi, Italy
15:00 - 15:45Environmental Surveillance for Viruses - Dr. Khaled A. Mahmoud, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
15:45 - 16:15Afternoon Tea
16:15 - 16:45Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry in Biomedicine -Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, Pfizer, USA
16:45 - 17:15Panel Discussion:
  • Dr. Emanuele Montomoli, University of Siena
  • VisMederi, Italy
  • Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, Pfizer, USA
  • Dr. Hassan Zarakat, Roche, UK
DAY 2: 20 January 2025

Influenza Virus

09:15 - 09:30Student Recap of Previous Day
09:30 - 17:00Influenza
09:30 - 10:15Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza: Antigenic Variation and Epidemiology - Dr. Maria Zambon, UK Health Security Agency, UK
10:15 - 11:00Viral Structure and Replication - Dr. Hadi Yassine, Qatar University, Qatar
11:00 - 11:30Morning Tea
11:30 - 12:15Influenza Antivirals - Dr. Hassan Zaraket, Roche, UK
12:15 - 13:00Influenza Vaccines and Next Generation Vaccines - Dr. Rebecca Cox, University of Bergen and Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
13:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 14:45Epidemiological Study Design: What You Need to Know - Dr. Sheena Sullivan, Monash University, Australia and WHO EMRO
14:45 - 15:15Practical Work on VE - Dr. Sheena Sullivan, Monash University, Australia and WHO EMRO
15:15 - 15:45Afternoon Tea
15:45 - 16:30Emerging Issues in Influenza - Dr. Mark Tompkins, University of Georgia, USA
16:30 - 17:15HPAI Avian Virus - Dr. Rabeh El Shesheny, National Research Centre, Egypt
17:15 - 19:00Poster Session
DAY 3: 21 January 2025

RSV and SARS-CoV-2

09:15 - 09:30Student Recap of Previous Day
09:30 - 11:00Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
09:30 - 10:15RSV Disease, Viral Structure and Replication - Dr. Ultan Power, University of Belfast, UK
10:15 - 11:00Vaccines and Monoclonals - Dr. Ultan Power, University of Belfast, UK
11:00 - 11:30Morning Tea
11:30 - 13:00Student Presentations
13:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 17:00SARS-CoV-2
14:00 - 14:45Viral Structure and Replication - Dr. Hadi Yassine, Qatar University, Qatar
14:00 - 14:45Antivirals - Dr. Cameron Wolfe, Duke University Medical Center, USA
15:15 - 15:45Afternoon Tea
15:45 - 16:30Vaccine Efficacy and Epidemiology - Dr. Hiam Chemaitelly, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar
16:30 - 17:15Student Presentations and Posters 
DAY 4: 22 January 2025

Middle Eastern Coronavirus (MERS) and One Health

09:15 - 09:30Student Recap of Previous Day
09:30 - 11:00Middle Eastern Coronavirus (MERS)
09:30 - 10:15MERS from A to Z - Dr. Ziad Memish, King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia
10:15 - 11:00Panel Discussion: Mass Gatherings (World Cup and Hajj) 
  • Dr. Hamad Al Romaihi, MOPH, Qatar
  • Dr. Ziad Memish, King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr. Maria Zambon, UK Health Security Agency, UK
11:00 - 11:30Morning Tea
11:30 - 13:00Student Presentations and Activities
13:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 17:00Zoonotic Diseases: One Health, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness
14:00 - 14:45One Health Framework for Action for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region -Dr. Ghazi Kayali, Human Link, Lebanon
14:45 - 15:30Respiratory Viruses at the Animal/Human Interface - Dr. Erik Karlsson, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Cambodia
15:30 - 16:15Afternoon Tea
16:15 - 17:00Infectious Disease Modeling and the Impact on Epidemic Preparedness and Response - Dr. Laith Abu Raddad, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar
DAY 5: 23 January 2025

Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness

09:15 - 09:30Student Recap of Previous Day
09:30 - 11:00Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness
09:30 - 10:15Immunity at Animal-Human Interface - Dr. Sook San Wong, The University of Hong Kong, China
10:15 - 11:00Challenges and Solutions in Implementing One Health for Zoonotic Respiratory Disease Control - Dr. Yasser Sanad, FHI 360, USA
11:00 - 11:30Morning Tea
11:30 - 12:30Future Perspectives on Respiratory Viruses - Dr. Maria Zambon, UK Health Security Agency, UK
12:30 - 13:00Presentation of Certificates and Closing Remarks - Dr. Hadi Yassine, Dr. Rebecca Cox, and Dr. Maria Zambon
13:00 - 14:00Lunch