Day 1: 31st August 2017
09:45 Registration and Refreshments
10:00 Professor Venugopal Nair, Pirbright Institute & UK-China Centre of Excellence for Research on Avian Diseases (UK-China CERAD).
Professor Zhiqiang Shen, Shandong Binzhou Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine Academy & UK-China Centre of Excellence for Research on Avian Diseases (UK-China CERAD).
Inauguration of the 3rd UK-China CERAD Symposium
10.15 Tim Willis Associate Director International - BBSRC Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council.
10.20 UK-China Partnership in avian disease research - value & opportunities Dr. Xiaomei Wang, Deputy Director, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
10:40 Evolving Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Presents Increasing Threat for Veterinary Public Health. Professor Ian Brown, Head of Virology, Animal & Plant Health Agency, Director, EU/OIE/FAO International Reference Laboratories for Influenza and Newcastle Disease.
11:00 Refreshments — NETWORKING
11:30 The avian type-I interferon system. Dr Craig Ross, Infection and Immunity Research Centre, St George’s, University of London.
11:50 Newcastle disease virus V protein disrupts innate immunity by degrading Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling Protein. Professor Chan Ding, Waterfowl viral infectious diseases Team, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute.
12:10 Novel Insights into Chicken Functional Genomics and Innate Immunity. Dr Muhammad Munir, Fellow, Infection & Innate responses, Pirbright Institute.
12:30 Lunch – NETWORKING
13:30 Molecular determinants of H9N2 avian influenza virus influencing antigenicity and receptor binding. Professor Munir Iqbal, Head of Avian Influenza group, Pirbright Institute.
14:20 Amino acid substitutions in NA of H9N2 avian influenza virus affects airborne transmission in chickens. Professor Tongjie Chai, Shandong Agricultural University.
14:40 The role of the avian influenza virus PB1-F2 protein during virus infection. Dr Joe James, Avian Influenza Research Scientist, Animal & Plant Health Agency UK.
15:00 Refreshments —NETWORKING
15:30 Recent developments in avian genome editing and genetic modifications Dr. Mike McGrew, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh.
16:00 A novel multi-variant epitope ensemble vaccine against avian leukosis virus subgroup J. Professor Ziqiang Cheng, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University
16:20 Refreshments and poster viewing
18.30 Pre conference dinner drinks
Day 2: 1st September 2017
09:00 Refreshments – NETWORKING
09:20 Avian Immune system—TLRs, T-cells, B-cell repertoire analysis & microbiome. Dr Adrian Smith, Department of Zoology, Oxford University.
09:50 Identification of critical residues of chNHE1 binding with ALV-J envelope protein. Professor Yulong Gao, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute.
10:10 Insights into the pathogenesis of Infectious Laryngotracheitis virus in chickens. Dr Vishi Reddy, Pirbright Institute.
10:30 Refreshments – NETWORKING
11:00 Tiny RNAs that pack big punches: critical roles of viral miRNAs in Marek’s disease biology. Dr Jun Luo, Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
11:20 Transcriptomic approaches to analysis of avian innate responses and viral Immunomodulation. Dr Mike Skinner, Imperial College, London.
11:40 Development and characterization of a recombinant infectious bronchitis virus expressing the ectodomain region of S1 gene of H120 strain. Dr Yanquan Wei, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
12:00 Differential gene expression in chicken primary B cells infected ex vivo with attenuated and very virulent strains of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). Dr Andrew Broadbent Fellow, Pirbright Institute.
12:30 Lunch – NETWORKING
13:30 Development of rationally attenuated live vaccines against infectious bronchitis virus. Dr Erica Bickerton, Fellow in Avian Endemic Viruses, Pirbright Institute.
13:50 Quantitation and molecular diagnosis of Marek’s disease virus. Dr Sue Baigent, Post Doc Research Scientist, Avian Oncogenic Virus Group, Pirbright Institute.
14:10 Genome editing of avian herpesviruses for studying pathogenesis & developing vaccines. Dr Yongxiu Yao Senior Post Doc Research Scientist, Avian Oncogenic Virus Group, Pirbright Institute.
14:30 Refreshments – NETWORKING conference closure
Timings, topics and speakers subject to change.