Program Wednesday August 12

Place – Theater  

8:30

Conference:  Dengue pathogenesis. Roll of NS1 protein: Eva Harris, USA

9:15

Conference:  Role of antibodies in dengue neutralization and ADE: James Crowe, USA

9:45

Conference: The human T cell response against dengue virus: Daniela Weiskopf, USA

10:15

Discussion (15 min)

10:30

COFFEE

11:00

Conference: The influence of ancestry in infectious diseases: Luisa Pereira, POR

11:30

Conference: genetic Ancestry and dengue: Beatriz Sierra, CUB

12:00

Conference:  Dengue: The Ten Deadly Riddles and Their Solutions: Scott B Halstead, USA

12:30

Discussion (15 min)

12:45

LUNCH

14:00

Symposium: Dengue vaccine. State of Art: Gerardo Guillen, Eva HarrisIntroducTiOnPreclinical studies

Correlates of protection in natural dengue infections. New techniques for serotype specificity and cross reaction of B cells: Eva Harris, USA

Evaluation of dengue capside as vaccine candidate: Lazaro Gil, CUB

Preclinical studies of the DOM III-CAPSIDE vaccine candidate: Alienys Izquierdo, CUB

Discussion (15 MIN)

15:45

COFFEE

16:00

Simposio: Vacuna dengue (CONTINUATION)Vaccine candidates in clinical evaluationDevelopment of the tetravalent dengue vaccine of Butantan Institute: Ricardo Palacios, BRA

Development of a single dose vaccine for dengue: Steve Whitehead, USA

Advances in the tetravalent dengue vaccine of Takeda: Jorge Osorio, Takeda

Tetravalent dengue vaccine of sanofi pasteur: Results of phase III and the hospital phase. Impact in the prevention and control of dengue : Chris Nelson, Sanofi pasteur

Discussion (20 MIN)

Place – Room 7

8:30

Symposium: “Dengue vectors”: Juan Bisset, Nestor Sosa The In2Care mosquito Trap to attract gravid Dengue vectors using a combination of Beauveria bassiana and pyriproxyfen: Marit Farenhorst, TRI Test results of use  In2Care mosquito Trap  in  Cayman. Islands: Alan Wheeler,  CAY

Results of current users (hotels and pest control operators with  In2Care mosquito Trap: Marit Farenhorst, TRI, Alan Wheeler,  CAY

10:30

COFFEE

11:00

Symposium: “Dengue vectors” (CONTINUATION)Use of transgenic mosquitoes in a municipality in Panama: Nestor Sosa, PANVector control: evidences to reducing dengue transmission: Olaff  Horstick, GER

“Incompatible Insect Technique for Aedes aegypti population suppression – the potential use of Wolbacha-Aedes in Singapore”: Cheong Huat TAN, SIN

Discussion (15 min)

12:45

LUNCH

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