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12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Arrival & Check-in
Lister Conference Centre
 
 
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Keynote Presentation
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1430
 
6:15 PM - 9:00 PM
6:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Poster Session & Dinner Reception
Lister Conference Centre
Maple Leaf Room
 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast
The Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS)
Foyer
 
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome Remarks
The Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS)
1430
 
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Session #1: Emerging Pathogens
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1430
Session Chair: Dr. Tom Hobman - Professor, University of Alberta
Session Chair: Dr. Anil Kumar - Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Speaker: Dr. Matt Miller
Speaker: Dr. David Safronetz - Chief, Special Pathogens, Public Health Agency of Canada
Abstract Presenter: Christopher Neufeldt - Assistant Professor, Emory University
Abstract Presenter: Dr. Lara Mahal - Professor of Chemistry, CERC in Glycomics, University of Alberta
Abstract Presenter: Mohammed Eltalkhawy - Ph.D. student, Kumamoto University, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee Break
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Foyer
 
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Session #2: Vaccines
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1430
Session Chair: Dr. Darryl Falzarno VIDO
Session Chair: Dr. Mike Houghton University of Alberta
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Wootton
Speaker: Dr. Ian MacLachlan - President, MacLachlan Consulting Inc.
Abstract Presenter: Mariam Maltseva - PhD Student, University of Ottawa
Abstract Presenter: Hannah Stacey - PhD Student, McMaster University
Abstract Presenter: Connor Richer - Graduate Student, University of Western Ontario
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch & CIHR Update
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Foyer
 
1:30 PM - 3:20 PM
1:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Session #3: Antivirals
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1430
Session Chair: Dr. Lorne Tyrrell University of Alberta
Session Chair: Dr. Vanessa Meier-Stephenson University of Alberta
Speaker: Dr. Eric Arts
Speaker: Dr. Francois Jean
Speaker: Dr. David Marchant
Abstract Presenter: Corby Fink - Postdoctoral Fellow, Robarts Research Institute, Western University
Abstract Presenter: Emmanuelle LeBlanc - PhD student, Queen's University
Abstract Presenter: Dr. Zeineb Mhamdi - Postdoctoral Fellow, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization/University of Saskatchewan
3:20 PM - 3:45 PM
3:20 PM - 3:45 PM
Coffee Break
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Foyer
 
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Session #4: Virus-Host Interactions
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1430
Session Chair: Dr. Jen Corcoran University of Calgary
Session Chair: Dr. Yan Zhou VIDO
Speaker: Dr. Linda Chelico University of Saskatchewan
Abstract Presenter: Trisha Barnard - PhD Candidate, McGill University
Abstract Presenter: Estelle Samaraweera - Undergraduate Student, Dalhousie University
Abstract Presenter: Daniel Andrews - Ph.D. Candidate, University of British Columbia
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Dinner on Own
 
 
 
7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Keynote: Bhagirath Singh Early Career Award Presentation
The Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS)
1430
 
7:45 PM - 9:30 PM
7:45 PM - 9:30 PM
Poster Session & Reception
Lister Conference Centre
Maple Leaf Room
 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast
The Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS)
Foyer
 
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome Remarks
The Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS)
1430
 
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Session #5: Fundamental Virology
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1430
Speaker: Dr. Linda Chelico University of Saskatchewan
Session Chair: Dr. Jen Corcoran University of Calgary
Abstract Presenter: Aïssatou Aïcha Sow - PhD Candidate, Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie Research Center, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Abstract Presenter: Taylor Caddell - Graduate Student, Dalhousie University
Abstract Presenter: Prof Qian Vivian Liu - Assistant professor, McGill University
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee Break
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Foyer
 
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Session #6: One Health
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1430
Session Chair: Dr. Eric Jan University of British Columbia
Session Chair: Dr. Aruna Ambagala CFIA
Speaker: Dr. Artem Babaian - Banting Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cambridge
Speaker: Dr. Leonard Foster
Abstract Presenter: Hannah Wallace - PhD Student, Memorial University
Abstract Presenter: Lee Campbell - PhD Candidate, University of Alberta
Abstract Presenter: Dr. Wael Demian - Postdoctoral Fellow, McMaster University
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
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Foyer
 
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session #7: Virus Evolution and Ecology
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1430
Speaker: Dr. Curtis Suttle University of British Columbia
Speaker: Dr. Zabrina Brumme Simon Fraser University
Speaker: Dr. Samira Mubareka - Clinician-scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute/University of Toronto
Abstract Presenter: Asma Sultana - PhD student, University of Manitoba
Abstract Presenter: Cody Collis - Graduate Student, University of Waterloo
Abstract Presenter: Jan Felix Finke - Postdoctoral Fellow, Hakai Institute & University of British Columbia
Abstract Presenter: Prof Dongyan Niu - Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
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Foyer
 
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Session #8: Putting Viruses to Work
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1430
Session Chair: Dr. Maya Shmulevitz University of Alberta
Session Chair: Dr. Doug Mahoney University of Calgary
Speaker: Prof. Zeinab Hosseinidoust - Assistant Professor, McMaster University
Speaker: Dr. Laura Evgin
Abstract Presenter: Shae Komant - Graduate Student, University of Alberta
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Removal
Lister Conference Centre
Maple Leaf Room
 
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Shuttles to Banquet
Lister Conference Centre
Front Entrance
 
6:15 PM - 11:00 PM
6:15 PM - 11:00 PM
CSV Carnival - Closing Banquet
Fort Edmonton Park
Midway
 
8:00 PM - 11:30 PM
8:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Shuttles Looping Back