| School of Influenza 2011 Siena 1 - 5 August 2011 |
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Organising Committee
Emanuele Montomoli, University of Siena, Italy
Lars Haaheim †, University of Bergen, Norway
Jackie Katz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
Gianni Pozzi, University of Siena, Italy
International Scientific Committee
Emanuele Montomoli, University of Siena, Italy
Lars Haaheim †, University of Bergen, Norway
Geert Leroux-Roels, University of Ghent, Belgium
John Wood, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (retired), Hertfordshire, UK
Bettie CG Voordouw, Medicine Evaluation Board, The Netherlands
Sylvie Van der Werf, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Programme MONDAY 1 AUGUST 2011 08.30 - 09.00. Introduction • Emanuele Montomoli (University of Siena, Italy): Welcome in Siena and introduction • Jackie Katz (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA): isirv Introduction
09.00 - 12.15. THEME 1: SOCIETAL IMPACT • Christopher W. Potter (University of Sheffield Medical School, UK - retired): History and societal impact • Lyn Finelli (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA): Global influenza epidemiology and surveillance 13.30 - 17.45. THEME 2: GLOBAL INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE AND PREVENTION • Roberto Gasparini (University of Genova, Italy): Influenza epidemiology • Geert Leroux-Roels (University of Ghent, Belgium): Vaccination policy • Olav Hungnes (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway): Influenza virological surveillance and genotyping
TUESDAY 2 AUGUST 2011 09.00 - 12.15: THEME 3: HUMAN AND ANIMAL INFLUENZA • Sylvie Van der Werf (Institut Pasteur, Paris, France): Viral structure and replication • Giovanni Cattoli (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padova, Italy): Animal influenza
• Karl G. Nicholson (University of Leicester, UK): Human influenza • Alan Hay (National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK): Spanish flu • Hans Dieter Klenk (University of Marburg, Germany): Molecular determinants of influenza virus pathogenicity
09.00 - 12.15. THEME 5: IMMUNOLOGY • Jackie Katz (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA): Basic immunology • Rino Rappuoli (Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Siena, Italy): Adjuvants
• David S. Fedson (Sergy Haut, France): Epidemiology of seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccination • Otfried Kistner (Baxter Innovation GmbH): Inactivated vaccines
THURSDAY 4 AUGUST 2011
09.00 - 12.15. THEME 6: VACCINES • John Treanor (University of Rochester Medical Center, USA): Live attenuated vaccines • Alan Shaw (VaxInnate Corporation, Cranbury, USA): New platforms for vaccines production
• Alan Hay (National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK)): Anti-influenza (M2 and NA) drugs • David S. Fedson (Sergy Haut, France): New and old drugs
• Angus Nicoll (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockolm, Sweden): Measuring severity and the lessons that should be learnt
08.30-11.30. THEME 8: REGULATORY ISSUES • John Wood (National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Hertfordshire, UK - retired), Licensing requirements – a personal perspective • Rebecca J. Cox (University of Bergen, Norway): Correlates of protection • Bettie CG Voordouw (Medicines Evaluation Board, The Netherlands): Regulatory challenges • 11.30 - 12.15 CLOSING REMARKS
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