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MARTES, 16 DE JUNIO

12:00 - 16:00

REGISTRO Y ENTREGA DE DOCUMENTACIÓN -- Planta Alta

16:00 - 17:00

BIENVENIDA AL CONGRESO E INAUGURACIÓN OFICIAL -- Auditorio

Comité Organizador, presidente de la SEV y representantes institucionales

17:00 - 18:00  

 

CONFERENCIA INAUGURAL (C1)  -- Auditorio

“Phenotypic evolution of circulating MERS-CoV”

Prof. Christian Drosten

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

18:00 - 19:00

 

CONFERENCIA DEL GANADOR DEL PREMIO VIRÓLOGO SENIOR SEV 2026 (C2)  -- Auditorio

“Modulation of Human Innate Immunity by Dengue Viruses and Vaccines”

Dra. Ana Fernández Sesma

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

20:00 - 21:00

CÓCTEL DE BIENVENIDA. Complejo San Francisco. Zona de Catering

MIÉRCOLES, 17 DE JUNIO  

09:00 - 11:00

SYMPOSIUM 1 "APPLIED OMICS TECHNOLOGIES: ADVANCING VIRAL RESEARCH, DIAGNOSTIC AND SURVEILLANCE"  -- Auditorio

Moderadores: 

  • Dra. Rosa Mª Pintó iSolé  — Universidad de Barcelona
  • Dr. Rafael Sanjuán - Universidad de Valencia

Ponentes:

“The Next Frontier for Genomics in Emerging Infectious Diseases”

Dr. Gustavo Palacios

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

“Viral (Meta)Genomics and Bioinformatics: From Complex Data to Actionable Insights for Diagnosis and Surveillance”

Dr. Vítor Borges

Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge-INSA. Portugal

“Exploring viral diversity and evolution in polar environments through viral metagenomics”

Dr. Antonio Alcamí Pertejo

Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC-UAM

“From quasiespecies to phenotype: A viral omics approach”

Dr. Albert Carcereny

Universidad de Barcelona

11:00 - 11:30

PAUSA CAFÉ (Zona Catering)

11:30 - 13:30

PLENARY SESSION (SPL I) "VIROLOGICAL AND INMUNOLOGICAL DRIVERS OF EMERGENCES AND PATHOGENICITY IN EMERGING VIRUSES"  -- Auditorio

Moderadores:

  • Dr. Juan E. Echevarría — CNM-ISCIII
  • Dra. Sonia Vázquez Morón — CNM – ISCIII

Ponentes:

“Host-specific interactions of SARS-CoV-2 proteins”

Dr. Adolfo García Sastre

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

“Human tonsil histocultures as a model system to study dengue virus infection and immunogenicity”

Dra. Ana Fernández Sesma

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

“West Nile virus in Spain: a journey from indolence to panic”

Dr. Miguel Ángel Jiménez Clavero

CISA-INIA, CSIC

“Virological determinants of the emergence and pathogenicity: from sequence to interpretation”

Dra. Inmaculada Casas Flechas

CNM-ISCIII

13:30 - 15:00

ALMUERZO (Zona de Catering)

15:00 - 16:00

SESIÓN DE PÓSTERES (Claustros Gª Matos y Maliche - Planta Alta)

16:00 - 17:30

SESIONES PARALELAS (BLOQUE 1) "VIRUS EN EL ECOSISTEMA: DIVERSIDAD, TRANSMISIÓN E INTERACCIÓN CON SUS HOSPEDADORES"

  1. SP1: Zoonosis y virus emergentes -- Sala Gª Matos - Planta Alta

    Moderadores:

    D. Juan Antonio Vicente Báez
    Presidente del Colegio de Veterinarios de Cáceres

    Dr. Antonio Rivero Juárez
    IMIBIC - Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba

    • CO.1.1 “A decade of One Health actions to tackle emerging arboviral diseases in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Sahel regions”
    • CO.1.2 “The CSIC-UNESPA Antarctic Expedition 2025: monitoring highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Antarctic Peninsula”
    • CO.1.3 “Viral receptor-binding proteins exhibit broad cell entry across mammalian hosts”
    • CO.1.4 “Recovery and characterization of a field-derived Bagaza virus: insights into host range and potential for cross-species transmission”
    • CO.1.5 “Targeting triacylglycerol metabolism as a therapeutic strategy against West Nile virus infections”
    • CO.1.6 “Tuning nsp14 expression reshapes SARS-CoV-2 evolutionary trajectories”
  2. SP2: Virus en plantas -- Sala Europa - Planta Baja

    Moderadores:

    Dr. Vicente Pallás
    CSIC, Valencia

    Dr. Jesús López Romalde
    Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

    • CO.2.1 “Hidden layers of potyvirus biology: unexpected post translational modifications in key viral proteins”
    • CO.2.2 “Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation of the ALKBH9B Demethylase: A Dynamic Mechanism in the Alfalfa Mosaic Virus Infective Cycle”
    • CO.2.3 “Exploring Hidden Diversity in the Family Potyviridae: Discovery of Novel Members with Evidence of Fungal Infection”
    • CO.2.4 “Analysis of geminivirus REP protein activity with a quantitative transient in planta assay”
  3. SP3: Interacción virus-huésped -- Sala Malinche - Planta Alta

    Moderadores:

    Dra. Ana Fernández Sesma
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

    Dr. Adolfo García Sastre
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

    • CO.3.1 “Structural and immune landscape of the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein”
    • CO.3.2 “Early mucosal innate immunity differentiates virulent and attenuated African swine fever virus infection”
    • CO.3.3 “Comparative Analysis of the Clinical and Transcriptomic Dynamics of in vivo Infection with the Romania 2024 and Ivory Coast '89 Strains of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus (PPRV)”
    • CO.3.4 “Contribution of SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a to virion release and virus virulence”
    • CO.3.5 “IFIH1 loss-of-function variant impairing MDA5 signaling derived from a CVID patient with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection”
    • CO.3.6 “Non-Canonical Stromal Cell Tropism of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus Reveals Alternative Entry Mechanisms in Porcine and Bovine Hosts”

17:30 - 18:00

PAUSA CAFÉ (Zona de Catering)

18:00 - 19:30

SESIONES PARALELAS (BLOQUE 2) "VIROLOGÍA INTEGRADA: DEL VIRUS A LA SALUD GLOBAL"

  1. SP4: Virología clínica y salud pública -- Sala Malinche - Planta Alta

    Moderadores:

    Dra. Inmaculada Casas Flechas
    CNM-ISCIII

    Dr. Juan E. Echevarría
    CNM-ISCIII

    • CO.4.1 “Caracterización e identificación de factores de riesgo de hospitalización y gravedad en pacientes ≥60 años con hMPV en las temporadas 2021-2024”
    • CO.4.2 “Seasonal Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Spain in the Omicron Era”
    • CO.4.3 “Immune signatures of protection and transmission in SARS-CoV-2 household settings”
    • CO.4.4 “Detección precoz y proactiva de la infección por el virus de la hepatitis C basada en niveles elevados de enzimas hepáticas como biomarcador de Riesgo”
    • CO.4.5 “Estudio integrado de seroprevalencia humana y vigilancia entomológica del virus del Nilo Occidental en Cádiz”
    • CO.4.6 “Identification of poliovirus Sabin-like type 3 shedders through clinical surveillance following wastewater detection in Spain”
  2. SP5: Virología veterinaria -- Sala Gª Matos - Planta Alta

    Moderadores:

    D. José Marín Sánchez-Murillo
    Presidente del Colegio de Veterinarios Badajoz

    Dra. Esther Blanco
    CISA – INIA-CSIC

    Ponencia invitada: “La peste porcina africana de ayer y hoy. Nada que ver.”
    D. José Marín Sánchez-Murillo
    Presidente del Colegio de Veterinarios Badajoz

    • CO.5.1 “Development of a multiserotype bivalent vaccine candidate against EHDV and BTV based on recombinant MVA-VP7EHDV-NS1-NS2-NtBTV”
    • CO.5.2 “Los équidos como especie centinela del virus del Nilo Occidental en la Comunidad Valenciana: estudio serológico en 101 animales”
    • CO.5.3 “Environmental air sampling for avian respiratory viruses: filter performance, novel sampling protocols and field applicability”
    • CO.5.4 “A minimal infectious dose of African swine fever virus induces lethal disease with implications for environmental stability and molecular detection in decomposing tissues”
    • CO.5.5 “Uncovering the crucial role of the 3′ NCR stem-loops in FMDV biology: insights from the ΔSL2 mutant”
    • CO.5.6 “Elucidation of African Swine Fever Virus interactome of G1340L and P1192R”
  3. SP6: Virología estructural -- Sala Europa - Planta Alta

    Moderadores:

    Dr. Jesús Rodríguez
    Universidad de Valencia

    Dr. José Manuel Martínez Costas
    Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

    • CO.6.1 “Unveiling the unique interaction mechanism of herpes simplex virus 2 glycoprotein C with C3b”
    • CO.6.2 “Integrated Functional and Structural Insights into Influenza A Polymerase Inhibition”
    • CO.6.3 “From structure to vaccine: cryo-EM structure of African horse sickness virus VP2 for nanoparticle vaccine design”
    • CO.6.4 “High-Speed AFM reveals conformational dynamics of Influenza A virus RNPs during replication”
    • CO.6.5 “In situ structural biology of adenovirus at the cell periphery”

JUEVES, 18 DE JUNIO

 

09:00 - 09:45

CONFERENCIA ESPECIAL  -- Auditorio

“The Science Behind Multigenerational Human-to-Human Transmission of Andes Virus”

Dr. Gustavo Palacios

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

Moderador:

Dr. Juan E. Echevarría
CNM-ISCIII

09:45 - 11:15

PLENARY SESSION (SPL II) "ANTIVIRALS AND VACCINES" -- Auditorio

Moderadores:

  • Dr. Víctor Sánchez Merino — CNM-ISCIII

  • Dra. Sonia Zúñiga — CNB-CSIC

Ponentes:

“Identification, optimization and insight into the mode of action of a family of selective pan-coronavirus inhibitors”

Dr. Pablo Gastaminza

CNB/CSIC

“From Natural Immune Responses to Vaccine Design in HIV-1”

Dra. Eloísa Yuste

CNM-ISCIII

“Defining Immune Correlates of Protection Against African Swine Fever Virus”

Dr. Jordi Argilaguet

IRTA-CReSA, Barcelona

11:15 - 11:45

PAUSA CAFÉ (Zona de Catering)

11:45 - 13:45

SYMPOSIUM 2 "“RSV IN ADULTS: BRIDGING RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION” -- Auditorio

Moderadoras:

  • Dra. Cristina Calvo — Hospital La Paz, Madrid

  • Dra. María Iglesias Caballero — CNM-ISCIII

Ponentes:

“RSV Adult Vaccine Effectiveness in England: Evidence from case-note–based surveillance and linked national data”

Dr. Jaime Borjas - Howard

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

“Novel insights in the interaction of RSV with respiratory bacterial pathogens”

Dr. José Enrique Yuste Lobo

CNM-ISCIII

“RSV related disease burden in adults. Professor in Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases”

Dra. Ruth Gil

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid

“RSV evolution after recent control measures: should we be concerned about long-term effectiveness?”

Dr. Vicente Mas

Respiratory Viruses Research and Reference Laboratory. CNM-ISCIII

“Vaccination Recommendations against RSV approved by the Public Health Commission: December 3, 2025.”

Dra. Marta Soler

Coordinator of the Vaccination Programs Area, Ministry of Health

13:45 - 15:00

ALMUERZO (Zona de Catering)

15:00 - 16:00

SESIÓN DE PÓSTERES (Claustros Gª Matos y Maliche - Planta Alta)

16:00 - 17:30

SESIONES PARALELAS (BLOQUE 3) "ESTRATEGIAS FRENTE INFECCIONES VIRALES: DEL DIAGNÓSTICO A LA INTERVENCIÓN"

  1. SP7: Diagnóstico viral -- Sala Malinche - Planta Alta

    Moderadores:

    Dr. Rafael Delgado Vázquez
    Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid

    Dr. Josep Quer Sivila
    Vall d’Hebron Institut of Research, Barcelona

    • CO.7.1 “Desarrollo de ensayos diagnósticos basados en NS1 para la detección diferencial de dengue y virus del Nilo Occidental”
    • CO.7.2 “Comparativa de cinco ensayos serológicos comerciales para la fiebre hemorrágica de Crimea-Congo: impacto de la fase de infección y el genotipo viral”
    • CO.7.3 “Single-virion HIV detection: a first-generation graphene aptasensor enabling real-time, ultrasensitive early diagnosis despite viral genetic diversity”
    • CO.7.4 “HLA-A*11:01 as a genetic factor to predict persistent viremia and advanced liver disease in patients with chronic hepatitis delta infection”
    • CO.7.5 “Early miRNA Signatures Predict Virological Control and Response to Bulevirtide in Chronic Hepatitis D”
    • CO.7.6 “Definiendo un nuevo punto de corte de Ct para predecir la infectividad de los aislados gripales”
  2. SP8: Terapias antivirales -- Sala Europa - Planta Alta

    Moderadores:

    Dr. Pablo Gastaminza
    CNB-CSIC, Madrid

    Dr. Jordi Argilaguet
    IRTA-CReSA, Barcelona

    • CO.8.1 “Non-canonical antiviral STING activation by calcium influx paired to endoplasmic reticulum stress”
    • CO.8.2 “Requisitos moleculares de la activación no canónica de STING inducida por tapsigargina”
    • CO.8.3 “Induction of innate immune memory in porcine alveolar macrophages reduces pig's susceptibility to PRRSV infection”
    • CO.8.4 “Screening of the CSIC Chemical Library Identifies Potent Inhibitors of Monkeypox Virus Replication”
    • CO.8.5 “Selective antiviral activity of dermcidin across respiratory viruses”
    • CO.8.6 “SUMO-ISG15 crosstalk as a critical regulatory node in interferon signaling"
  3. SP9: Vacunas y plataformas -- Sala Gª Matos - Planta Alta

    Moderadores:

    Dra. Eloísa Yuste
    CNM-ISCIII

    Dra. Yolanda Revilla
    CBM-CSIC

    • CO.9.1 “Beyond Spike: A Multiepitope mRNA Vaccine Strategy for Broad Protection Against SARS-CoV-2”
    • CO.9.2 “Engineered trimeric VP2 subunit vaccine induces complete protection against bluetongue virus serotype 3 in IFNAR(-/-) mice”
    • CO.9.3 “SARS-CoV-2-derived RNA replicons as safe and effective vaccines”
    • CO.9.4 “Next-generation mpox vaccines: optimized MVA vectors and protein based strategies confer full protection in lethal orthopoxvirus challenge models”
    • CO.9.5 “Homologous MVA and heterologous DREP/MVA vaccine regimens induce robust and durable immune responses against SARS-CoV-2”
    • CO.9.6 “Adjuvant-induced macrophage activation compromises BA71ΔCD2-mediated protection against African swine fever virus”

17:30 - 18:00

PAUSA CAFÉ (Zona de Catering)

18:00 - 19:00

ASAMBLEA GENERAL -- Sala Malinche - Planta Alta

VIERNES, 19 DE JUNIO

09:00 - 11:00

SYMPOSIUM 3 "NEW THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES FOR HEPATITIS" -- Auditorio

Moderadores:

  • Dra. Ana María Avellón Calvo — CNM-ISCIII
  • Dr. Josep Quer Sivila — Vall d’Hebron Institut of Research, Barcelona

  1. Entry inhibition as a novel regimen to treat chronic Hepatitis D infections

    Prof. Dr. Stephan Urban
    Heidelberg University, Germany

  2. Recent and future challenges to achieve Hepatitis B virus elimination

    Dr. Maria Francesca Cortese
    Vall d’Hebron Institut of Research, Barcelona

  3. Hepatitis E virus and emerging zoonotic threats

    Prof. Dr. Daniel Todt
    Bochum University, Germany

11:00 - 11:30

PAUSA CAFÉ (Zona de Catering)

11:30 - 13:00

SESIONES PARALELAS (BLOQUE 4) "FRONTERAS DE LA VIROSFERA: VIGILANCIA, MICROBIOMAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA"

  1. SP10: Vigilancia en fauna y vectores -- Sala Malinche - Planta Alta

    Moderadores:

    D. Rubén Bueno Marí
    Rentokil Initial España

    D. Remigio Martínez Pérez
    Universidad de Córdoba

    Ponencia invitada: “Ejemplos prácticos de gestión del Virus de la Fiebre del Nilo en España a través del Control Vectorial”
    D. Rubén Bueno Marí
    Rentokil Initial España

    • CO.10.1 “Environmental monitoring of viruses of veterinary and zoonotic concern: a Bluetongue virus outbreak in Catalonia”
    • CO.10.2 “Alta circulación del virus del Nilo occidental en mosquitos de Extremadura”
    • CO.10.3 “Survival of mosquito vectors feeding on different plant species”
    • CO.10.4 “Primera detección y secuenciación del genoma del virus Alcube y evidencia serológica en humanos de los virus Granada y Toscana en las Islas Baleares”
    • CO.10.5 “Dinámica estacional y evidencia de circulación local del virus Sindbis en el suroeste de España”
    • CO.10.6 “Airway organoids reveal patterns of influenza A tropism and adaptation in wildlife species”
  2. SP11: Viromas y microbiota -- Sala Europa - Planta Alta

    Moderadores:

    Dr. Gustavo Palacios
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York

    Dr. Jesús Rodríguez
    Universidad de Valencia

    • CO.11.1 “Fucosidase-mediated glycan remodelling regulates rotavirus and norovirus infection”
    • CO.11.2 “Unveiling the Virome Associated with a Toxic Dinophysis acuta Bloom in a Galician Ría”
    • CO.11.3 “The Microbiome Shapes HIV-Specific Immune Modulation in Long-Term Elite Controllers”
    • CO.11.4 “Evaluation of Enteric Viruses in Fish and Vegetables Grown in an Aquaponic System fed with reclaimed water”
    • CO.11.5 “¿Erradicación o coexistencia? Mapas paramétricos in silico de las dinámicas fago–bacteria”
    • CO.11.6 “Análisis comparativo de genomas completo del virus de la hepatitis delta obtenidos por distintos métodos”
  3. SP12: Virus y biotecnología -- Sala Gª Matos - Planta Alta

    Moderadores:

    Dr. Carlos Briones
    Centro de Astrobiología-CSIC, Madrid

    Dña. Pilar García Suárez
    IPLA-CSIC, Asturias

    • CO.12.1 “Engineering Replication-Competent Fluorescent and Luminescent BTV-3 Reporter Viruses by Reverse Genetics”
    • CO.12.2 “SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein mutations and vaccine candidates immunomodulation”
    • CO.12.3 “Immunomodulatory miRNAs as adjuvants to improve genome-derived SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in older adults”
    • CO.12.4 “Omicron-enhanced immunosuppressive effects of SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a and ORF9b accessory proteins on monocytic inflammatory response”
    • CO.12.5 “UFMylation of Influenza A virus PB2 and NS1: Novel role of UFM1 in viral infection”
    • CO.12.6 “Caracterización de la entrada viral del Virus Herpes Simplex tipo 2 (HSV-2). Rol de la endocitosis y acidificación endosomal”

13:00 - 15:30

ALMUERZO (Zona de Catering)

 

SESIÓN DE DIVULGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA -- Auditorio

15:30 - 16:00

CHARLA DIVULGATIVA "El gran error de Pitágoras: conocimiento, poder y divulgación científica"

D. Ángel Rodríguez Lozano

Divulgador, Director de CienciaEs.com

16:00 - 17:30

CONCURSO “TU VIRUS EN DOS MINUTOS” / MESA REDONDA VIRÓLOGOS Y ESTUDIANTES 

17:30 - 18:30

CONFERENCIA DEL GANADOR DEL PREMIO VIRÓLOGO JUNIOR SEV 2026 (C3)

"Defining universal vaccine prototypes for pandemic RNA viruses though molecular, structural and inmunological Discovery"

Dra. Sara Landeras Bueno

Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera

21:00

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