Posters: CSV2024: 5th Symposium of the Canadian Society for Virology

Monday, June 3
Tuesday, June 4

Name	Job Title/Position	Organization	Abstract Title	Abstract Category	Poster #
Akarin Asavajaru	Research Technician	VIDO (University of Saskatchewan)	Efficacy of a stable multivalent broadly protective subunit vaccine platform against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern	Vaccines and Antivirals	025
Andrea Kroeker	(not set)	University of Saskatchewan	Adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets alters tissue tropism leading to virus replication in the lungs	(not set)	043
Arely Hernández-Dávila	(not set)	University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon	Myotis lucifugus Alphacoronavirus binds to bat and orthologous ACE2 receptors	(not set)	020
Arghavan Alisoltanidehkordi	Staff researcher	Northwestern University	ViralVar: A Web Tool for Multilevel Visualization of SARS-CoV-2 Genomes	Virus Evolution	044
Audray Fortin	Research Assistant	CRCHUM- Université de Montréal	Synergistic Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Replication: Exploring the Potential of Niclosamide, an Autophagy Inducing Drug, in Combination with Direct Antivirals	(not set)	092
Carolina Camargo	Research Assistant	University of British Columbia	Towards the development of replicon models for negative-sense RNA viruses	Emerging Viruses	001
Catherine Gong	Graduate Student	University of British Columbia	Identification of the proteolytic signature in CVB3-infected cells	Virus-host interactions	049
David Kelvin	(not set)	Dalhousie University, Halifax	Genome sequencing, annotation, and mutational profiling of a novel Mpox Clade I Subgroup VI virus causing a sustained Mpox outbreak in eastern DRC.	(not set)	006
Deepa Chaphekar	Graduate Student	University of Toronto, Scarborough	A unique flow virometry screen identifies CD38 on the HIV-1 surface	Fundamental virology	007
Diana Bautista-Sanchez	Graduate Student	University of British Columbia	Integrated comparative transcriptomic and phenotypic profiling of human neurotropic coronavirus 229E infection in primary cultures of human astrocytes and immortalized HT-1080 cells	Virus-host interactions	050
Dominique Daniels	Graduate Student	Wilfrid Laurier University	Special Delivery: Extracellular vesicles as carriers for long dsRNA and stimulation of the innate antiviral immune response against HCoV-229E	Vaccines and Antivirals	026
Dr. Amit Gaba	Postdoctoral Fellow	University of Saskatchewan	Restriction of coronaviruses by APOBEC3 protein	Virus-host interactions	052
Dr. Brett Duguay	Postdoctoral Fellow	Dalhousie University	Generation of infectious HCoV-OC43 recombinant viruses using a yeast reverse genetics platform	Fundamental virology	008
Dr David Marchant	Principal Investigator	University of Alberta	A Single Amino Acid Mutation Causes Global Conformational Shift of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus Fusion Protein to Preserve the Receptor Binding Site While Evading Neutralizing Antibodies	Virus Evolution	045
Dr. Jasmin Baby	Postdoctoral Fellow	University of British Columbia (UBC)	Exploring the miRNA-enhancing complex at the 5’ terminus of the HCV genome using BioID	Virus-host interactions	053
Dr Kristen Conn	Principal Investigator	University of Saskatchewan	Equid alphaherpesvirus 1 (EHV1) infection globally mobilizes histones	Virus-host interactions	051
Dr Michael Joyce	PhD	University of Alberta	Evolution of Immune Evasion Mechanisms by SARS-CoV-2 Variants	Virus Evolution	046
Dr Rebecca Kalikawe	Postdoctoral Fellow	Simon Fraser University	Dynamics of Memory B Cells After Three Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine in People Living With HIV Receiving Suppressive ART	Vaccines and Antivirals	027
Dr. Sophie-Marie Aicher	Postdoctoral Fellow	University of Toronto	Characterization of innate immune features and disease tolerance in white-tailed deer toward SARS-CoV-2	Virus-host interactions	054
Dr. Trisha Barnard	Postdoctoral Fellow	Stanford University	Profiling a (natural) killer: How do NK cells respond to Zika virus?	Virus-host interactions	055
Elise Gork	Graduate Student	University of Manitoba	Seroprevalence of Mpox in the Canadian Prairies Using Dried Blood Spots	Emerging Viruses	002
Faryal Dar	Graduate Student	School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan/ Vaccine and infectious disease Organization	Proteolytic Cleavage of Bovine adenovirus-3 protein IIIa.	Fundamental virology	009
Fayruza lalany	Graduate Student	University of Sherbrooke	The Role of Botrytis Virus F Coat Protein on Transient Gene Expression and Viral Interactions	Virus-host interactions	056
Hajar Miranzadeh Mahabadi	Postdoctoral Fellow	University of Alberta	Monkeypox virus infects human astrocytes and drives gasdermin B cleavage and associated pyroptosis	Virus-host interactions	057
Hannah Hauch	Graduate Student	University of British Columbia	Investigating Multimerization of the Zika Virus NS2A Protein	Fundamental virology	010
Harshita Katiyar	Graduate Student	McGill University	IFITM proteins inhibit SARS-CoV-2 Assembly	Virus-host interactions	058
Hery Lee	Graduate Student	University of Alberta	Biochemical evaluation of the nucleoside analogue azvudine as a broad-spectrum antiviral agent	Vaccines and Antivirals	028
Josip Rudar	Graduate Student	Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Sequence signatures within the genome of SARS-CoV-2 can be used to predict host source	Virus-host interactions	059
Julia Fox	Graduate Student	University of Calgary	Evaluating RNaseH molecules that resist the viral replication and transcription activator (RTA) E3 ligase to test the role of R-loops during Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infection	Virus-host interactions	060
Juliette Blais-Savoie	Graduate Student	University of Toronto	Launching a novel “torpedo” sampling method for avian influenza virus surveillance in wetlands	Veterinary Viruses	041
Kim Chiok	Postdoctoral Fellow	Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization - University of Saskatchewan	Developing 3D lung organoid platforms for virus-host interaction studies	Virus-host interactions	061
Kuldeep Kaur	Graduate Student	University Of Alberta	In silico structure prediction and characterization of X protein in human, woodchuck and duck: Insights into HBV associated HCC	Fundamental virology	011
Lauren Aubrey	Graduate Student	University of Saskatchewan, VIDO	Evaluating the effect of maternal immunity on piglet immune response to H1N2 influenza vaccine	Vaccines and Antivirals	029
Louis Flamand	Principal Investigator	Université Laval	The immediate-early protein 1 of human herpesvirus 6B interacts with NBS1 and inhibits ATM signaling	Virus-host interactions	062
Madeline Day	Undergraduate	University of Calgary	Identification and characterization of truncated proteoforms of the human coronavirus 229E nucleocapsid protein	Virus-host interactions	063
Madison Granoski	Graduate Student	University of Alberta	Respiratory Syncytial Virus Co-Infection Enhances Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 Infection	Fundamental virology	012
Maia Finch	Graduate Student	University of Alberta	Assessing the impact of reovirus-neutralizing antibodies on reovirus oncolysis during oncolytic therapy	Putting Viruses to Work	021
Mariam Maltseva	Graduate Student	University of Ottawa	Seasonal Human Coronaviruses NL63 and 229E Infect Human CD4+ T cells and Produce Infectious Virus	Virus-host interactions	064
Miss Carla Gallardo	Graduate Student	Queen's University	Cyclophilin A is differentially required for human coronavirus 229E replication in different cell types	Virus-host interactions	065
Miss Charlotte Fletcher	Graduate Student	McMaster University	The Effect of Neuraminidase Inhibition on Broadly Neutralizing Antibody-Mediated Immunity Against Influenza A Virus	Virus-host interactions	066
Miss Christina Frederick	Graduate Student	University of Manitoba	Monkeypox Virus (MPXV) Surveillance in Endemic and Non-Endemic Regions of East Africa at a One Health Animal-Human Interface	One Health	017
Miss Fazia AIT ZENATI	Graduate Student	University of Manitoba	Molecular mechanisms of innate immune response suppression by human adenovirus species B	Virus-host interactions	067
Miss Júlia Cearto	Graduate Student	University of Manitoba	Pharmacological disruption of the necroptotic protein RIPK3 impairs respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection	Vaccines and Antivirals	030
Miss Justine Beghin	Graduate Student	University of Alberta	Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV): A potential Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) peptidomimetic therapeutic?	Vaccines and Antivirals	031
Miss Lauren Fulham	Graduate Student	University of Manitoba - Fort Garry	Deciphering the Mechanisms of Ubiquitination of PTPN14 by UBR4 during Adenovirus Infections	Virus-host interactions	068
Mr Alberto Felix-Lopez	Graduate Student	University of Alberta	Identification of host factors required for SARS-CoV-2 replication	Virus-host interactions	069
Mr. Alex Leacy	Graduate Student	University of Guelph	A Newcastle disease virus vectored vaccine expressing a prefusion stabilized spike of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus is immunogenic in hamsters and protects mice from challenge	Vaccines and Antivirals	033
Mr. Arkadeb Bhuinya	Graduate Student	University of Saskatchewan	Evolution and role of Betacoronavirus Transcription Regulatory Sequence (TRS) in disease pathogenesis	Emerging Viruses	003
Mr. Caleb Galbraith	Undergraduate	Dalhousie University	Elucidating the protective features of the TIAR transcript against SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1-mediated shutoff	Virus-host interactions	072
Mr. Corby Fink	Postdoctoral Fellow	Robarts Research Institute, Western University	Nef inhibitors as adjuvants towards a cure for HIV/AIDS	Vaccines and Antivirals	034

Name	Job Title/Position	Organization	Abstract Title	Abstract Category	Poster #
Agnitha Xavier	Graduate Student	University of Ottawa	Calmodulin activity is required for Ebolavirus entry	Virus-host interactions	141
Alex Wang	Graduate Student	University of British Columbia	Examining SLA Evolution and its effects on the Zika Virus Life Cycle	Virus Evolution	136
Ananya Saraph	Graduate Student	University of British Columbia	Establishment of Primary Vaginal Organoids to Dissect Antiviral Responses Against Herpes Simplex Virus-2	Virus-host interactions	142
Anthony Yourkowski	Graduate Student	University of Saskatchewan	SARS-CoV-2 mutations differ in response to exposure in vitro with serum antibodies from COVID-19 vaccinated PLWH	Virus Evolution	137
Arlo Loutan	Graduate Student	University of Alberta	Exploring metal-chelating compounds as cap-snatching endonuclease inhibitors of segmented negative-sense RNA viruses	Vaccines and Antivirals	114
Art Marzok	Graduate Student	McMaster University	Acute respiratory viral infection accelerates the progression of ALS	Virus-host interactions	143
Arvin Tejnarine Persaud	Graduate Student	University of Toronto	Host protein incorporation by HIV-1: new mechanisms for immune modulation.	Virus-host interactions	144
Brielle Martens	Graduate Student	University of Manitoba	A population-based study of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody responses to vaccination in Manitoba	Vaccines and Antivirals	115
Carly Lin	Undergraduate	The University of British Columbia	Viral proteins 3A and 3D synergistically mediate mitochondrial dysfunction in coxsackievirus B3-induced myocarditis.	Virus-host interactions	145
Dr. Ahmed Oraby	Postdoctoral Fellow	University of Alberta	Discovery of New Druggable Allosteric Sites in Viral Polymerase	Vaccines and Antivirals	116
Dr. Arianna Mahely Hurtado Monzon	Postdoctoral Fellow	Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan	Assessing the wide range of animal susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern using a cell-based screening assay	One Health	109
Dr. Cynthia Swan	Research Technician	VIDO, University of Saskatchewan	Third dose of COVID-19 vaccines given to people living with high HIV viral load in Rwanda boosts antibody levels and cross-neutralization	Emerging Viruses	093
Dr. Dinesh Babu Paudel	Postdoctoral Fellow	University of Saskatchewan	Detection, monitoring and characterization of Pea seedborne mosaic virus on major pulses from Canadian Prairies	Virus-host interactions	148
Dr. Helene Minyi Liu	Principal Investigator	National Taiwan University	The Temporal Regulations of MDA5-Dependent Type-I Interferon Induction by Caspase 3-Dependent 14-3-3η Cleavage	Virus-host interactions	149
Dr Higor Sette Pereira	Postdoctoral Fellow	University of Lethbridge	G-quadruplex in Dengue virus 3' UTR regulates viral replication cycle	Virus-host interactions	146
Dr Joaquin Lopez-Orozco	Research Associate	University of Alberta	The RNA interference effector protein Argonaute 2 functions as a restriction factor against SARS-CoV-2	Virus-host interactions	147
Dr. Karen Mossman	Principal Investigator	McMaster University	Inactive but not ineffective: therapeutic activity of non-replicating oncolytic herpesviruses	Putting Viruses to Work	111
Dr. Rajesh Jacob	Research Associate	McMaster University	Detection of circulating autoantibodies and their association with SARS-CoV-2 disease progression	Emerging Viruses	094
Dr. Reema Singh	Bioinformatician and Data Manager	Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan	Assessing SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility of wildlife species at Huanan market using in-silico structural and transcriptomics analysis.	Virus-host interactions	150
Dr. Sam Workenhe	Principal Investigator	University of Guelph	Rewiring cancer cell death via oncolytic viruses generates potent anticancer immunity	Putting Viruses to Work	112
Dr Sandy Ndlovu	Postdoctoral Fellow	VIDO-InterVac	A porcine cell-line that supports the replication of African swine fever virus (wild-type and gene deleted mutant)	Veterinary Viruses	134
Dr. Tekeleselassie Woldemariam	Postdoctoral Fellow	VIDO, University of Saskatchewan	Blockade of pulmonary neutrophilic infiltration with G31P did not ameliorate SARS-CoV-2- induced lung pathology in K18-hACE2 mice	Vaccines and Antivirals	117
Emmanuelle LeBlanc	Graduate Student	Queen's University	Investigating the mechanisms of Toll-like receptor 4 activation in COVID-19 cytokine storm	Virus-host interactions	151
Ethan Thomas	Graduate Student	Queen's University	The Multifunctional Viral Proteins pUL21 and pUL16 Facilitate Redundant Roles in Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 (HSV-1) Nuclear Egress	Fundamental virology	101
Felix Lamontagne	Graduate Student	Université de Montréal	DUOX2 promotes survival of respiratory epithelial cells infected by respiratory syncytial virus	Virus-host interactions	152
Hahn Li	Graduate Student	McMaster University	A genome-wide CRISPR knockout screen identifies a host factor for HCoV-OC43 infections in CNS-derived cells.	Virus-host interactions	153
Hajar Miranzadeh Mahabadi	Postdoctoral Fellow	University of Alberta	The Inflammasome-Pyroptosis Axis in HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder: Activation of Gasdermin B in Glial Cells	Virus-host interactions	154
Hannah Wallace	Graduate Student	Memorial University	Death by a Thousand Cuts: Influenza A Viruses From Avian and Swine Hosts Display Differential Cell Death Profiles	Virus-host interactions	155
Heidi Scott	Graduate Student	Queen's University	Characterizing the Viral and Cellular Determinants of Toll-like Receptor 4 Activation by Filoviruses	Virus-host interactions	156
hoda Poorbagher	Graduate Student	Small Animal clinical science (oncology) department of USASK	The use of a long-lasting hepatocyte-specific contrast agent in an animal model of viral-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)	Veterinary Viruses	135
Iliana Portelli	Graduate Student	Wilfrid Laurier University	Investigating the Role of the dsRNAi Pathway in Preventing Infection by Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Coronavirus in Human Lung Cells.	Vaccines and Antivirals	118
Isabella Pellizzari-Delano	Graduate Student	Queen's University	Trained immunity confers cross-protection against coronavirus infection independently of adaptive immunity.	Virus-host interactions	157
Jason Knapp	Graduate Student	University of Guelph	Creating a heat-adapted vesicular stomatitis virus for improved oncolytic immunotherapy	Putting Viruses to Work	113
Jessica Ramos	Graduate Student	University of Alberta	Characterization of a Vaccinia virus vectored COVID-19 vaccine expressing non-structural proteins	Vaccines and Antivirals	119
Jocelyne Lew	Technician	VIDO	Development and Validation of Biolayer Interferometry Assay for Avidity-Testing of Antibodies Elicited Following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination	Vaccines and Antivirals	120
Julien Miri	Graduate Student	Queen's University	Activation of interferon regulatory factor 1 by cyclosporine A does not contribute to its antiviral effect against dengue virus	Vaccines and Antivirals	121
Karyn Berry-Wynne	Research Technician	University of Alberta	RNA Viruses Hijack Nuclear Pore Components During Infection	Virus-host interactions	158
Laura Kellerer	Graduate Student	University of Saskatchewan	Testing Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV1) transcription factor binding to Chromatin	Fundamental virology	102
Lingyan Wang	Graduate Student	Memorial University of Newfoundland	Programmed cell death promotes HCoV release through ESCRT system at early stage	Virus-host interactions	159
Manolya Sag	Graduate Student	University of British Columbia	Elucidating the switch from translation to replication in the HCV life cycle	Virus-host interactions	160
Mariam Maltseva	Graduate Student	University of Ottawa	Characterization of Heterologous Systemic Prime and Mucosal Boost Humoral Immune Responses to an SARS-CoV-2 Protein Subunit Vaccine Candidates in Mice	Vaccines and Antivirals	122
Mary Addo	Undergraduate	Univeristy of Toronto/Sunnybrook Hospital	Comparison of upper respiratory transcriptional profile during acute phase of infection from ambulatory long-COVID-19 and non-long-COVID-19 patients	Virus-host interactions	161
Matthew Melki	Graduate Student	McMaster University	Investigating the role of WNK signaling in viral replication	Virus-host interactions	162
Michael Palmer	Graduate Student	University of Saskatchewan	Mechanistic Analysis of Argonaute 2 and MicroRNA-122 Promotion of Hepatitis C Virus Replication	Virus-host interactions	163
Miss Claudia Venevongsa	Graduate Student	University of Alberta	Unveiling Novel Antiviral Strategies Targeting Peroxisome Biogenesis to Combat Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infections	Virus-host interactions	164
Miss Michaella Jaba	Graduate Student	University of Manitoba	The Role of West African Chimpanzees in EBOV Circulation in Sierra Leone through Longitudinal Serosurveillance of semi-wild Chimpanzees at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary	Emerging Viruses	095
Miss. QIAN WANG	Graduate Student	McGill University	The nanoscale organization of Nipah virus matrix protein revealed by super-resolution microscopy	Virus-host interactions	165
Mohaddeseh Pakzamir	Undergraduate	University of Alberta	Assessment of housekeeping gene expression in HBV infection	Fundamental virology	103
Mr Amirhossein Rooddehghan	Graduate Student	university of Saskatchewan, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization	Role of variant-specific SARS-CoV-2 non-structural accessory proteins in host-pathogen interactions	Emerging Viruses	096
Mr. Andrew Leidal	Principal Investigator	University of Calgary	Functional interplay between processing bodies and extracellular vesicle secretion during influenza A virus infection	Virus-host interactions	166

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