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DNA Tumour Virus 2026

 

Location: Churchill College, Wolfson Hall, University of Cambridge

Sunday 19th July 2026

2pm - onward

Arrival and Registration                                                                      

3.30pm - 5.00pm

Welcome Reception                                                                      

5.00pm - 7.00pm

Oral Session I: Replication

Session Chairs: Alison McBride & Frank Stubenrauch

7.00pm - onward   

Dinner & World Cup Final

Monday 20th July 2026

8.45am-10.15am

Oral Session II: Virus-Host Interactions

Session Chairs: Elisabeth White & Nicole Fischer

10.15am-10.45am  

Break

10.45am-12.30am 

Oral Session II: Virus-Host Interactions (continued)

Session Chairs: Elisabeth White & Nicole Fischer

12.30pm - 2.00pm   

Lunch

2.00pm - 3.40pm

Oral Session III: Immune Responses

Session Chairs: Paul Lambert & Enrique Boccardo

3.40pm - 4.10pm

Break

4.10pm - 5.45pm

Oral Session III: Immune Responses (Continued)

Session Chairs: Paul Lambert & Enrique Boccardo                           

5.45pm - 7.30pm   

Dinner - BBQ

7.30pm - 8.45pm 

Plenary Lecture - Benjamin Simons

8.45pm - 10.00pm

Poster Session I

Tuesday 21st July 2026

8.45am - 10.20am

Oral Session IV: Oncogenesis I

Session Chairs: Karl Munger & Vjeko Tomaic

10.20am -10.50am   

Break 

10.50am - 12.30pm

Oral Session IV: Oncogenesis I (continued)

Session Chairs: Karl Munger & Vjeko Tomaic

12.30pm - 2.00pm   

Lunch

2.00pm - 3.45pm

Oral Session V: Virus Entry and Infection Mechanisms                      

Session Chairs: Michelle Ozbun & Colin Crump

3.45 pm - onward

Afternoon free

Wednesday 22nd July 2026

8.45am - 10.15am

Oral Session VI: Virus Life Cycle

Session Chairs: Lou Laimins & James DeCaprio

10.15am - 10.45am  

Break

10.45am - 12.30am 

Oral Session VI: Virus Life Cycle (continued)

Session Chairs: Lou Laimins & James DeCaprio

12.30pm - 2.00pm

Lunch

2.00pm - 4.00pm 

Oral Session VII: Gene Expression

Session Chair: Sheila Graham & Thomas Zheng

4.00pm - 5.15pm

Poster Session 2

5.00pm - 6.30pm   

Dinner

6.30pm - 7.45pm

Plenary Lecture - Nicole Fischer

7.45pm - 8.00pm

Break

8.00pm - 10.00 pm    

Oral Session VIII: Oncogenesis II

Session Chairs: Lawrence Banks & Paola Blanchette                        

Thursday 23rd July 2026

8.45am - 10.15am

Oral Session IX: Pathogenesis

Session Chairs: Megan Spurgeon & Tim Fenton

10.15am - 10.45am  

Break

10.45am - 12.15pm  

Oral Session IX: Pathogenesis (continued)

Session Chairs: Megan Spurgeon & Tim Fenton

12.15pm - 1.45pm

Lunch

1.45pm - 3.25pm 

Oral Session X: Mechanistic Understanding for Therapy

Session Chairs: Joanna Parish & Koenraad Van Doorslaer

3.25pm - 3.55pm

Break

3.55pm - 5.15pm

Oral Session X: Mechanistic Understanding for Therapy (continued) 

Session Chairs: Joanna Parish & Koenraad Van Doorslaer

6.30pm - 7.30pm       

Gala Dinner Reception

7.30pm - onward

Gala Dinner

Friday 24th July 2026

7.30am - onward       

Breakfast and Departure