SPECIAL SESSIONS & NETWORKING EVENTS |
PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM
Sunday, May 19, 2024 from 1:00 - 6:00 PM
An Australasian Virology Mini Symposium - Advancing Knowledge, Protecting People
Location: Griffith University Gold Coast Campus
Cost: Free-of-charge to ICAR2024 registrants
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Monday, May 20, 2024 from 12:00 - 1:45 PM
The WIS Committee is excited to announce the 12th Annual Women in Science Roundtable. This session, the first event on the first day of ICAR, will be held on Monday, May 20, from 12:00 – 1:45 PM. Registration will occur from 12:00-12:30 PM. It is open to both women and men, and will feature discussions on the challenges and opportunities encountered by women scientists while navigating the twists and turns of career progression in today’s environment. Come join your antiviral colleagues for a fun and educational experience!
This event is free but limited to 80 participants, so register now! Select “Women in Science Roundtable” in the Events section when you register for ICAR. Food and beverages will be provided.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Monday, May 20, 2024
Virus Emergence at the Human-Animal Interface Prof. Edward Holmes, FAA, FRS The University of Sydney, Australia Eddie Holmes is an NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Professor of Virology in the School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia, which he joined in 2012. Eddie received his undergraduate degree from the University of London (1986) and his PhD from the University of Cambridge (1990). Between 1993-2004 he held various positions at the University of Oxford, including University Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology and Fellow of New College. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 2015 and of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2017. In 2020 he won the New South Wales Premier’s Prize for Science and Engineering, and in 2021 he received the Australian Prime Minister’s Prize for Science. He was recently awarded the Croonian Medal and Lecture 2024 by the Royal Society. |
Platforms for Clinical Development of Therapeutics for Acute Viral Infections Dr. Jenny Low, MBBS, MPH Singapore General Hospital, Duke NUS Medical School Dr. Jenny Low is a senior consultant with the Department of Infectious Diseases in Singapore General Hospital and Professor at the Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme at Duke NUS Medical School. Concurrently, she is the co-director of the Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre at SingHealth Duke-NUS (ViREMiCS) in the SingHealth Duke NUS AMC, and deputy clinical and scientific director at the SingHealth Investigational Medicine Unit (IMU). Dr. Low has been doing clinical research for more than 20 years. She has a long track record in conducting proof of concept and early phase clinical trials in acute viral diseases. She has tested several first-in-human therapeutics and biologics in humans including a therapeutic anti-yellow fever virus antibody that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, among her contributions, she led a clinical study that was among the first to detail the host response to severe COVID-19 which was published in Cell Host & Microbe in 2020. She also led the COVID-19 self-amplifying mRNA vaccine trial that was co-developed by Duke-NUS and Arcturus therapeutics among others. The vaccine is currently licensed for use in Vietnam and Japanese. Her current research focus is on early phase adaptive clinical trials of viral therapeutics and vaccine development as well as understanding the role of the early immune responses in modulating the outcome of infection or vaccination. She has been twice awarded the National Clinician Scientist Award in 2016 and 2019 for her research in host immune response to viral infections. |
Monday, May 20, 2024 from 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Following the opening session, all onsite attendees are invited to join us at the Opening Reception to mix and mingle with friends and colleagues to kick-off ICAR2024!
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM
What is PechaKucha?
PechaKucha is a presentation format where you have 15 slides, each on the screen for only 20 seconds. Your slides advance automatically so you have to keep up with the slides, as you won’t have control of the speed. Some tips on a good PechaKucha presentation – incorporate humor, a surprise or something that is unexpected. Bottom line, you want to entertain the team of judges as well as inform!
Why compete?
Great opportunity to showcase your creativity! And there will be three cash prizes - $250 for first place, $125 for second place and $75 for third place, but only graduate students and postdocs are eligible to compete. Prior year PechaKucha winners are not eligible to compete.
Need inspiration? Check out the 2018 ICAR PechaKucha winner at https://youtu.be/AYRHKWg3U0I.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 from 12:15 - 1:45 PM
Thursday, May 23, from 12:15 - 1:45 PM
Grab a bit for lunch and network with colleagues! Lunch will be provided on Tuesday and Wednesday in the hotel restaurant. There is no additional fee as these lunches are included in the conference registration rate.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT ROUNDTABLE
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 from 12:30 - 1:30 PM
The ICAR career development session will be an interactive Career Roundtable this year. The Career Roundtable will give the opportunity to registered attendees to meet established researchers who will provide their unique perspectives on career development, professional pitfalls and scientific opportunities for trainee scientists. The experienced researchers were chosen to reflect a myriad of career paths and experiences (academia, industry, government, NGO, etc.). It is also an opportunity for early career researchers to meet their peers. Tables will be organized by different career paths and will enable attendees to interact with several senior scientists during short sessions in a comfortable small group setting. The Career Roundtable will be followed by a short, informal networking moment.Pre-registration is required. You may sign-up for this session during registration.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 from 9:10 - 9:50 AM
Thursday, May 23, 2024 from 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Gather poolside to celebrate another ICAR Aussie style with an Australian BBQ.
The winners of the Poster Awards and PechaKucha Competition will be announced and the TCFF Awardees will also be recognized.
About ISARThe International Society for Antiviral Research (ISAR) is an internationally recognized organization for scientists involved in basic, applied, and clinical aspects of antiviral research. The Society main event is the annual International Conference on Antiviral Research (ICAR), a truly interdisciplinary meeting which attracts the interest of chemists, biologists, and clinicians. |