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Prof. Dr Anne Krug from the Institute of Immunology at Ludwig Maximilian University Munich will give a lecture entitled ‘Dendritic Cells and Type I Interferon Shape Yellow Fever Vaccine Efficacy’ on 12 November 2026 at 3.00 pm in the Pharmacology Lecture Theatre.

From 25 to 27 November 2026, Innsbruck hosts the annual workshop of the GfV study group ‘Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy and Vaccination’ at the Grillhof in Igls, with keynotes by Florian Krammer, Asisa Volz, Patrik Erlman and Ralf Amann.

Dr Scott C. Weaver from the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity at the University of Texas Medical Branch will give a lecture entitled ‘Re-emerging Alphaviruses: Chikungunya and Western Equine Encephalitis’ on 14 December 2026 at 3.00 pm in the Histology Lecture Theatre.

The Human Frontier Science Program hosts a session on frontier research in microbiology at the IUMS Congress in Lisbon on 5 November 2026. Gisa Gerold chairs the session and presents her work on viral receptor use.

Dr. Mathilde Richard from the Department of Viroscience at Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, will give a lecture entitled “Mechanisms of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus emergence” on 29 October 2026 at 3.00 pm in the Pharmacology Lecture Hall.