Preliminary Programme
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 |