Following up on the 2023 interdisciplinary workshop on “Fighting viral infections using defective interfering particles” we, the Junior Research Group Viral Systems Modeling of Dr. Tanja Laske, would like to announce the next edition.
This year's workshop will focus on the longitudinal studies of defective viral genome (DVG) propagation. In particular, we invite both wet lab and dry lab researchers to present their approaches to study defective viral genome biology and its application. Please note that the main focus will be given to contributions that deal with time course analysis of viral infections. We aim to compile an interdisciplinary and diverse program covering a large spectrum of DVG-forming viruses. Hence, also contributions from viral backgrounds outside of the influenza virus universe are welcome. We are looking forward to fruitful, multi-perspective discussion rounds!
For your registration, please choose whether you participate as a speaker or listener. We select contributions based on the presentation title. Please indicate your area of research according to the designated session topics (see below).
Confirmed Speakers
LIV Lecture by Keynote Speaker
Santiago Elena (Institute for Integrative Systems Biology - CSIC, Valencia) - Combining experimental and in silico evolution to better design candidate therapeutic interfering particles
Session Bioinformatics and artificial intelligence
Mia Le (Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine) - Granger-causality analysis reveals Antiviral Potential of Defective Viral Genomes from Time Series Data
Jens Lohmann (University of Hamburg) - Meta-analysis of genomic characteristics for antiviral influenza defective interfering particle prioritization
Sessions Cell culture and molecular biology techniques & Therapeutic applications
Julita Piasecka (Max Planck Institute Magdeburg) - Genetically engineered influenza defective interfering particles with enhanced immune activation potential and antiviral efficacy in vitro
Tanya Dogra (Max Planck Institute Magdeburg) - Engineered defective interfering particles of Influenza A virus for use as antivirals and vaccines
Session Sequencing Analysis
Dr. Mine Altinli (Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine) - Persistent infections, defective viral genomes, and antiviral immunity in mosquitoes
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Contact
Head of Junior Research Group
Date: August 21 & 22, 2025
Event Location: Leibniz Institute of Virology, Hamburg
Registration deadline: June 30, 2025
Limited number of spots: first come, first served!
Hotel Recommendations:
Hotel Vorbach (hotel reservations t.b.a.)
Holiday Inn - the niu, Bricks Hamburg, Eppendorf
Hood House
Mercure Hotel Hamburg Mitte
YoHo – The Young Hotel
Hotel am Rothenbaum Hamburg
