Programme 

MONDAY 16 JULY 2012

08.30 - 09.00. Introduction

• Emanuele Montomoli (University of Siena, Italy) and John Wood (National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Hertfordshire, UK - retired): Welcome in Siena and introduction

• Jackie Katz (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA): isirv Introduction

09.00 - 11.30. THEME 1: HISTORY, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF INFLUENZA

• John Oxford (Retroscreen Virology Ltd): Medical and social impact of pandemics from 1918-2009

• Lyn Finelli (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA): Global influenza epidemiology and surveillance

11.30 - 13.00. SPECIAL SEMINAR

• Rino Rappuoli (Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Siena, Italy): Vaccination: past, present and future

14.30 - 15.30. SPECIAL TOPIC

• Angus Nicoll (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockolm, Sweden): Lessons learned from the Pandemic 2009 – the ECDC Perspective

15.30 - 17.30. THEME 1: HISTORY, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF INFLUENZA (continued)

• Giovanni Cattoli (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Padova, Italy): Animal influenza

17.30 - 19.00. Students' presentations: Vina Arguelles (Department of Health, The Philippines); Samanta Etel Treiger Borborema (Adolfo Lutz Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil); Eeva Broberg (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockolm, Sweden); Clément Meseko (University of Ibadan, Nigeria); Martine Etschmeier (Baxter International Inc.); Ellen Fragaszy (University College, London, UK)

TUESDAY 17 JULY 2012

09.00 - 13.00: THEME 2: PREVENTION AND CONTROL

• Olav Hungnes (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway): Virological diagnosis and surveillance

• Jonathan Van Tam (University of Nottingham, UK): Influenza disease burden and vaccination policies

• John Treanor (University of Rochester Medical Center, USA): Effectiveness of vaccines and antivirals

14.30 - 18.30. THEME 3: INFLUENZA VIROLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS

• Sylvie Van der Werf (Institut Pasteur, Paris, France): Virus structure and replication

• Hans Dieter Klenk (University of Marburg, Germany): Pathogenesis and host range

• Wendy Barclay (Imperial College, London, UK): Transmissibility and the influence of the host

WEDNESDAY 18 JULY 2012

09.00 - 10.30. THEME 3: INFLUENZA VIROLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS (continued)

• Karl G. Nicholson (University of Leicester, UK): Influenza disease and management in humans

10.30 - 13.00. THEME 4: IMMUNITY TO INFLUENZA

• Jackie Katz (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA): The immune response to influenza infection

• Rebecca J. Cox (University of Bergen, Norway): Immune correlates of protection against influenza

14.30 - 18.30. THEME 5: INFLUENZA VACCINES

• Otfried Kistner (Baxter Innovation GmbH): Inactivated vaccines

• John Treanor (University of Rochester Medical Center, USA): Live attenuated vaccines

• Nathalie Landry (Médicago Inc., Québec, Canada): Plant-based influenza vaccines

THURSDAY 19 JULY 2012

09.00 - 13.00. THEME 6: ANTIVIRALS AND OTHER THERAPIES

• Anna Teresa Palamara (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy): Redox-regulated intracellular pathways as new potential targets for anti-influenza drugs

• David S. Fedson (Sergy Haut, France): Treating the host response in severe disease

• Alan Hay (National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK): Influenza antivirals

14.30 - 16.30. THEME 7: REGULATORY PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES

• Leonoor Wijnans (Medicines Evaluation Board, The Netherlands): Regulatory challenges for influenza vaccines

16.30 - 18.00. Students' presentations: Binod Kumar (University of Delhi, India); Martina Kurz (Marinomed, Vienna, Austria); Mahesh Moorthy (Christian Medical College, Vellore, India); Sophie Newitt (Health Protection Agency, East Midlands, UK); Daniele Perini (VisMederi srl, Siena, Italy); Carolina de Queiroz Sacramento (Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Kairat Tabinov (Research institute for biological safety problems, Kazakhstan); Gabriele Vaccari (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy)

FRIDAY 20 JULY 2012

09.00-10.30. THEME 7: REGULATORY PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES (continued)

• John Wood (National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Hertfordshire, UK - retired), Licensing requirements and the importance of standardisation

10.30-12.30. THEME 5: INFLUENZA VACCINES (continued)

• Alan Shaw (VaxInnate Corporation, Cranbury, USA): New vaccine technologies

• 12.30 - 13.00 CLOSING REMARKS

Acknowledgements

The Summer School of Influenza – 2nd edition has been organized with the generous support of the isirv – International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases.

Acknowledgements are also due to the isirv Antiviral Group and to the Wellcome Trust.

Thanks to their support, 8 attendees coming from low and middle income countries have been awarded “Lars Haaheim Scholarships”, in memory of Professor Lars Haaheim, who co-organised the first edition of the Summer School of Influenza.