day 1 agenda

Scientific Program
7th Edition of International Vaccine Congress (IVC-2026)
July 06-07, 2026 | Rome, Italy
Day-1 (July 06, 2026)
 Meeting Hall - 1
08:30-09:00                                            Registrations 
09:00-09:30                            Welcome Remarks by Moderator
Keynote Talks
Ted Rothstein,
George Washington University, USA
09:30-10:00 Title:- Neuroanatomic changes associated with 55 consecutive long-term post COVID-19 patients with cognitive deficits
Bram Palache,
Flupal Consultancy, Netherlands
10:00-10:30 Title:- Disparities in Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in Europe
Group Photo & Refreshment Break (10:30-10:50)
Technical Session-I 
Session Chairs: TBA
Moriya Tsuji,
Columbia University, USA
10:50-11:10 Title:- Harnessing CD1d-restricted NKT cells to prevent respiratory viral infections in vivo
Thomas P Monath,
Quigley Biopharma, USA
11:10-11:30 Title:- PHV02 Live, attenuated recombinant VSV vaccine against Nipah Virus: Clinical trial update
Manish A Mahajan,
Zydus Lifesciences, India
11:30-11:50 Title:-  Adaptive Clinical Trial Designs in Lower Middle Income Countries: Role Beyond Pandemic Preparedness
Arlene Calvo,
University of South Florida, USA
11:50-12:10 Title:- Follow-up of HPV Vaccine Outcomes in Panama
Jürgen Gailer,
University of  Calgaray, Canada
12:10-12:30 Title:- Degradation of the Vaccine Additive Thimerosal by L-Glutathione and L-Cysteine at Physiological pH
Rajendra Upadhya,
Duke University, USA
12:30-12:50 Title:- Targeting Fungal Cell Wall Biology to Develop Whole-Cell Vaccines Against Cryptococcosis
Bella Manshion,
KU Leuven, Belgium
12:50-13:10 Title:- Combination therapy of inorganic nanocparticles with Anti-PD1 reduces tumor growth and acts as targeted selective anti-tumor therapy
Lunch Break @ Restaurant (13:10-14:00)
Technical Session-II
Session Chairs: TBA
Rene Traksel,
Maxima Medical Center, Netherlands
14:00-14:20 Title:- Oral iodine in COVID-19 patients: effects on clinical outcomes and antiviral immune responses
Adam Frederik Sander,
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
14:20-14:40 Title:- Combining mRNA Speed with cVLP immunogenicity - A modular mRNA vaccine platform encoding antigen-presenting capsid virus-like particles
Albert Jonathan Auguste,
Virginia Tech, USA
14:40-15:00 Title:- Exploring the immunogenicity and efficacy of an insect virus-based vaccine against Zika virus and Spondweni virus
Ademola O. Olaniran,
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
15:00-15:20 Title:- Rotaviruses in treated wastewater effluent and receiving aquatic milieu: Prevalence, Genetic characterization and Infectivity
Mya Myat Ngwe Tun,
Nagasaki University, Japan
15:20-15:40 Title:- : A Multicounty assessment of Chikungunya Virus Infection in Asia Using Molecular and
Serological Approaches
Maroua Kammoun,
CER groupe, Belgium
15:40-16:00 Title:- : BLI as a rapid and label-free technology for characterizing biomolecular interactions in immunology
Refreshment Break (16:00-16:20)
Sara Al Dahir & Alaa Khalil,
Xavier University of Louisiana, USA
16:20-16:40 Title:- : The Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic Shutdowns on Immunization Completion in Hadeetha, Anbar, Iraq: A Case-Study of Vaccine Completion in a Recovering Healthcare System
Raymond Kaempfer,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
16:40-17:00 Title:-Positive Regulation of Splicing of Cellular and Viral mRNA by Intragenic RNA Elements That Activate the Stress Kinase PKR, an Antiviral Mechanism
Beatriz López-Cauce,
Worg Pharmaceuticals, Spain
17:00-17:20 Title:- Real World Safety and Effectiveness of High Dose Subcutaneous Immunotherapy with Glutaraldehyde Polymerized Allergen Extracts in Respiratory Allergy
Laura Ortega Martín,
Worg Pharmaceuticals, Spain
17:20-17:40 Title:- Molecular Sensitization Patterns to Dust Mite Allergens in a Region of Galicia: A Serodominance Study in Lugo
Panel Discussions
NOTE: This is Tentative program and subject to change
If any one interested to attend the conference or to book your speaker slot, please send an email to: foodscience@innovinc.org 

day 2 agenda

Day-2 (July 07, 2026)
 Meeting Hall - 1
09:20-09:30                            Welcome Remarks by Moderator
Keynote Talks
Airi Poder,
Clinical Research OU, Estonia
09:30-10:00 Title:- Recruitment Strategies for Vaccine Trials in Areas of Low Population Density
Kai-Michael Toellner, 
Babraham Institue, UK,
10:00-10:30 Title:- Mastering Immunity: Antibody Feedback as a Driver of Germinal Centre Fate and Vaccine Responses
Technical Session-III
Session Chairs: TBA
Camilla Foged,
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
10:30-10:50 Title:- Design of messenger RNA vaccines based on lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles
Sara Landeras,
University CEU, Spain
10:50-11:10 Title:- Antigenic landscape and structural stabilization of the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein
Refreshment Break (11:10-11:30)
Andrea Malaspina,
University College London, UK
11:30-11:50 Title:- Neurofilament and Dipeptide Repeats Autoantibodies and Loss of Immune Tolerance in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Roberto Ademo, 
GlaxoSmithkile, Italy
11:50-12:10 Title:- Towards a polysaccharide-based Group B Streptococcus vaccinefor Global Health
Ying Peng,
Zhengzhou University, China
12:10-12:30 Title:- A cDC1 targeting, plug-and-play custom nanoparticle vaccine triggers effective cancer immunity
Gertrude Nakigozi, 
SDSU, USA
12:30-12:50 Title:- Preparing for Expanded Maternal Immunization: Healthcare Provider Perspectives on Barriers to Vaccine Uptake in Uganda
Ximeng Han, 
University of Oxford, UK
12:50-13:10 Title:- Preclinical Development of an Enhanced-Immunogenicity Malaria Transmission-Blocking Vaccine
Lunch Break @ Restaurant (13:10-14:00)
 Technical Session- IV (14:00-15:00) - Poster Viewing
 Technical Session- V
Session Chairs: TBA
Stine Søgaard Normann,
University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen 
15:00-15:20 Title:- Prenatal and childhood PFAS exposure and vaccine?induced immunity at 15 years of age in a Faroe mother?child cohort
Sam Pallerla,
IAVI, USA
15:20-15:40 Title:- Scale-up and cGMP manufacturing of next-generation vaccine adjuvant saponin/MPLA nanoparticles (SMNP)
Mouhamed Kane,
Institut Pasteur de Daka, Senegal
15:40-16:00 Title:- Evaluating Myxovirus Resistance Protein A-Based Rapid Testing Combined with Pathogen Sequencing for Arboviral and Incidental Viral Infection Surveillance in Senegal
Daniel Knott,
UKHSA, UK
16:00-16:20 Title:- From development to deployment: transferring SARS CoV 2 neutralisation assays across a global laboratory network
Refreshment Break (16:20-16:40)
Clint McDaniel,
UMass Chan, USA
16:40-17:00 Title:- Cryo-electron tomography reveals virion-associated influenza hemagglutinin clusters upon receptor binding
Antonio Acosta-Hoyos,
Universidad Simón BolívarColumbia
17:00-17:20 Title:- Point-of-care dengue screening and viremia stratification by raman spectroscopy of serum liquid biopsies
Panel Discussions
NOTE: This is Tentative program and subject to change
If any one interested to attend the conference or to book your speaker slot, please send an email to: foodscience@innovinc.org 

posters agenda

Poster Presentations
Day-2 (July 07, 2026)
 Technical Session- IV (14:00-15:00) - Poster Viewing
Gulgul Kairanbayeva,
Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Kazakhstan
P-1 Title:- Artificial Intelligence-Assisted PASI Scoring in Experimental Psoriasis: comparison with Classical Method
Marina Balabekova, 
Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Kazakhstan
P-2 Title:- Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino Oligomers Demonstrate Pronounced Anti-Inflammatory Activity in Experimental Psoriasis
Diana Luisa Campos Ferreira Ramos, 
University of Porto, Portugal
P-3 Title:- Identification of mosquito antigens using reverse vaccinology to design a vaccine candidate against multiple flaviviruses 
Elchin Huseynov, 
Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan
P-4 Title:- The Features Of Acute Brucellosis In Azerbaijan Republic
Gertrude Nakigozi, 
SDSU, USA
P-5 Title:- Complacency and convenience remain linked despite high vaccine confidence: attitudes among pregnant individuals, those planning pregnancy, and partners in Uganda
Anderson Pereira Soares, 
University of Campinas, Brazil
P-6 Title:- B-cell epitope mapping of Orthoflavivirus zikaense in mother-newborn immune interaction reveals postnatal immune signatures
Panel Discussions
NOTE: This is Tentative program and subject to change
If any one interested to attend the conference or to book your poster slot, please send an email to: foodscience@innovinc.org

posters agenda

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