International Symposium on Pandemic Preparedness

Name: International Symposium on Pandemic Preparedness
Start: 2025-06-02T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-06-03T16:00:00+02:00
Location: German Cancer Research Center / Communication Center

2 Jun 2025, 08:00 → 3 Jun 2025, 16:00 Europe/Berlin

Lecture Hall (German Cancer Research Center / Communication Center)

Lecture Hall

German Cancer Research Center / Communication Center

Im Neuenheimer Feld 280 69120 Heidelberg Germany

Description

CoViPa – Virological and immunological determinants of COVID-19 pathogenesis - lessons to get prepared for future pandemics:

The research network CoViPa, funded by the Helmholtz Association, is dedicated to addressing major unresolved questions surrounding pandemic viruses. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, the network aims to generate critical insights into pandemic viruses and those that have pandemic potential, in order to better prepare society for future pandemics.

Our Key Focus Areas:
🔬 The replication mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 and novel therapeutic concepts to combat infections by this and other viruses with pandemic potential

💉Studies of immune responses induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination against this and other emerging viruses

🌍 Future Pandemic Preparedness: Strategies and technologies to respond effectively to future threats

Confirmed Keynote Speakers
We are excited to welcome world-renowned experts:

Gülsah Gabriel (Leibniz Institute of Virology Hamburg; University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany)
Marion Koopmans (Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Florian Krammer (Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA)
Leif Erik Sander (Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Germany)
Andreas Wack (Francis Crick Institute London, UK)

We are looking forward to your registration !

The CoViPa Research Network

POSTER

You're welcome to print our conference poster and help us share the conference invitation in your institute:
PanPrep2025 CoViPa Poster

VENUE

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)

Heidelberg, Germany

Directions can be found under the "How to find us" section in the upper left menu.

Registration fee for regular participants

60 €

Organizer:

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)

Hosts:

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Ralf Bartenschlager

German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Protzer

Helmholtz Munich, Munich

Funded by:

Initiative and Networking Fund

Registration

CoViPa Member / SAB Member

DKFZ Members

Keynote Speaker

Regular Participant

CoViPa Coordination Office

covipa@dkfz-heidelberg.de

+49 (0)6221 424970

+49 (0)6221 424972

Monday 2 June
- Mon 2 Jun
- Tue 3 Jun
- 1
  
  Arrival and registration
  
  Registration at the conference desk
  
  Speakers: Sandra Wüst (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum), Theresa Schindler (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum)
- 2
  
  Welcome Address: Ralf Bartenschlager & Ulrike Protzer
  
  Speakers: Ralf Bartenschlager (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum), Prof. Ulrike Protzer
- 3
  
  Keynote Lecture: Florian Krammer - Broadly protective vaccines as tools for pandemic preparedness
  
  Speaker: tba
- 4
  
  Virus-specific CD8+ T cell responses in vulnerable groups: lessons from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic - Ulrike Protzer & Vivien Karl (CoViPa)
  
  Speaker: tba
- 5
  
  Affinity-Independent B Cell Responses and Rational RBD Vaccine Design for Enhanced Immunity - Kathrin de la Rosa & Hedda Wardemann (CoViPa)
- 11:00
  
  Coffee break
- 6
  
  Keynote Lecture: Gülsah Gabriel - Impact of respiratory infections on sex hormone metabolism
  
  Speaker: tba
- 7
  
  SARS-CoV-2 and natural barriers: lung vulnerability vs placental protection in pregnancy - Ana Zenclussen (CoViPa)
  
  Speaker: tba
- 13:00
  
  Lunch break
- 8
  
  Flash Talk 1
  
  Speaker: tba
- 9
  
  Flash Talk 2
  
  Speaker: tba
- 10
  
  Flash Talk 3
  
  Speaker: tba
- 11
  
  Flash Talk 4
  
  Speaker: tba
- 12
  
  Flash Talk 5
- 15:15
  
  Coffee break
- 13
  
  Cell Biology of SARS-CoV-2 replication - Ralf Bartenschlager & Teresa Lavacca (CoViPa)
  
  Speaker: tba
- 14
  
  Demonstration of Flexible Robotic AI in the Real Laboratory - Daniel Leidner & Peter Lehner (CoViPa)
- 15
  
  Poster Session
- 18:30
  
  BBQ Dinner
Tuesday 3 June
- Mon 2 Jun
- Tue 3 Jun
- 16
  
  Welcome back: Ralf Bartenschlager & Ulrike Protzer
  
  Speakers: Ralf Bartenschlager (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum), Prof. Ulrike Protzer
- 17
  
  Keynote Lecture: Marion Koopmans - tba
  
  Speaker: tba
- 18
  
  Investigating immunological determinants and anti-inflammatory treatments in real-life COVID-19 and experimental models - Luka Cicin-Sain & Luiz Gustavo Teixeira Alves (CoViPa)
  
  Speaker: tba
- 19
  
  Increasing pandemic preparedness by Data-Driven Virus Discovery: From the identification of novel RNA viruses and host reservoirs to the development of spillover risk scores - Chris Lauber & Stefan Seitz (CoViPa)
  
  Speaker: tba
- 11:00
  
  Coffee break
- 20
  
  Keynote Lecture: Leif Erik Sander - The role of innate immunity in viral control and vaccine responses
  
  Speaker: tba
- 21
  
  Monocyte-derived pulmonary macrophages after respiratory viral infection induce CD8 T cells with auto-aggressive function to cause tissue damage - Deepesh Dhakad & Maximilian Kampick
  
  Speaker: tba
- 13:00
  
  Lunch break
- 22
  
  Keynote Lecture: Andreas Wack - The host response to respiratory viral infection: Risks, benefits and intervention points
  
  Speaker: tba
- 23
  
  Multi-omics analyses identify inflammatory and pro-viral activities during virus infection - Andreas Pichlmair
  
  Speaker: tba
- 24
  
  Closing remarks: Ralf Bartenschlager & Ulrike Protzer

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