Tenth scientific biennial meeting of the australasian virology society - AVS10 2019

Karla J. Helbig, Rowena A. Bull, Rebecca Ambrose, Michael R. Beard, Helen Blanchard, Till Böcking, Brendon Chua, Agathe M.G. Colmant, Keaton M. Crosse, Damian F.J. Purcell, Johanna Fraser, Joshua A. Hayward, Stuart T. Hamilton, Matloob Husain, Robin MacDiarmid, Jason M. MacKenzie, Gregory W. Moseley, Thi H.O. Nguyen, Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu, Karl RobinsonChaturaka Rodrigo, Julio Rodriguez-Andres, Penny A. Rudd, Anja Werno, Peter White, Paul Young, Peter Speck, Merilyn Hibma, Heidi E. Drummer, Gilda Tachedjian

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Abstract

The Australasian Virology Society (AVS) aims to promote, support and advocate for the discipline of virology in the Australasian region. The society was incorporated in 2011 after 10 years operating as the Australian Virology Group (AVG) founded in 2001, coinciding with the inaugural biennial scientific meeting. AVS conferences aim to provide a forum for the dissemination of all aspects of virology, foster collaboration, and encourage participation by students and post-doctoral researchers. The tenth Australasian Virology Society (AVS10) scientific meeting was held on 2-5 December 2019 in Queenstown, New Zealand. This report highlights the latest research presented at the meeting, which included cutting-edge virology presented by our international plenary speakers Ana Fernandez-Sesma and Benjamin tenOever, and keynote Richard Kuhn. AVS10 honoured female pioneers in Australian virology, Lorena Brown and Barbara Coulson. We report outcomes from the AVS10 career development session on "Successfully transitioning from post-doc to lab head", winners of best presentation awards, and the AVS gender equity policy, initiated in 2013. Plans for the 2021 meeting are underway which will celebrate the 20th anniversary of AVS where it all began, in Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia.

Original languageEnglish
Article number621
Number of pages23
JournalViruses
Volume12
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2020
EventTenth Scientific Biennial Meeting of the Australasian Virology Society: AVS10 2019 - Queenstown, New Zealand
Duration: 2 Dec 20195 Dec 2019

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Keywords

  • Animal viruses
  • Antivirals
  • Bacteriophages
  • Clinical virology
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology
  • Indigenous virology
  • Innate immunity
  • Plant viruses
  • Systems virology
  • Vaccines
  • Virus-host interactions

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