"Molecular Biology of Viral Diseases"
March 20th to 26th, 2011
La Capilla Hotel, Punta del Este
Maldonado, Uruguay
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Sunday 20th, March
Arriving to La Capilla Hotel
Monday 21st, March
09:00-10:00 Meeting Inauguration and Presentation. Words of National Authorities. - Ph.D. Juan Cristina
10:00-11:00 Lecture: “Linking genetic diversity to virus evolution: implications for pathogenesis and antiviral strategies” - Ph.D. Raúl Andino
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Lecture to be confirmed: - Ph.D. Marco Vignuzzi
12:30-13:00 Questions
13:00 Lunch
14:30-15:30 Lecture: “Molecular evolution of poliovirus and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative” - Ph.D. Javier Martín-González
15:30-16:00 Questions
16:30-17:30 Lecture: “Coalescence theory and population dynamics of viruses” - Ph.D. Héctor Romero
17:30-19:30 Coffee Break and Poster Section 1
22:00 Dinner
Tuesday 22nd, March
09:00-10:00 Lecture: “Molecular evolution of hepatitis viruses in Latin America” - Ph.D. Flor Pujol
10:00-11:00 Lecture: “Molecular epidemiology of Noroviruses in the Latin American region” - Ph.D. Matías Victoria
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Lecture: “An update on Hepatitis A virus biology” - Ph.D. Juan Cristina
12:30-13:00 Questions
13:00 Lunch
14:30-15:30 Lecture: “Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus A in Latin America” - Ph.D. José Paulo Leite
15:30-16:30 Lecture: “Diversification of Hepatitis B Virus Genotype F in South America” - Dr. Rodolfo Campos
16:30-17:00 Questions
17:00-17:30 Coffee Break and Poster Section 2
17:30-18:00 Practical Approach: “Phylogenetic inference of viral systems” - Ph.D. Héctor Romero, M.Sc. Gonzalo Moratorio and Ph.D. Pilar Moreno
22:00 Dinner
Wednesday 23rd, March
09:00-10:00 Lecture: “Membrane fusion mediated by paramyxovirus F proteins” - Ph.D. José Antonio Melero
10:00-11:00 Lecture to be confirmed: - Ph.D. Judith Frydman
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Lecture: “miRNA as a strategy for developing attenuated virus vaccines” - Ph.D. Raúl Andino
12:30-13:00 Questions
13:00 Lunch
14:30-15:30 Lecture: “Translation factors and virus replication” - Ph.D. Rodney Colina
16:30-17:30 Practical Approach: Coalescence theory and population dynamics of RNA viruses using BEAST - Ph.D. Héctor Romero, M.Sc. Gonzalo Moratorio and Ph.D. Pilar Moreno
17:30 - 19:30 Coffee Break and Poster Section 3
22:00 Asado Criollo - Asador: Ph.D. Juan “Gaucho” Cristina and his gauchos.
Thursday 24th, March
09:00-10:00 Lecture: “Bioinformatic approaches for new sequencing technologies - Ph.D. Hugo Naya
10:00-11:00 Lecture: “Codon usage and viruses” - Ph.D. Héctor Musto
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Lecture: “Development of new techniques to improve deep sequencing technology: Towards to decoding RNA Viral quasispecies, a project of the Andino lab.” - M.Sc. Gonzalo Moratorio
12:30-13:00 Questions
13:00 Lunch
14:30-15:30 Lecture: “Molecular evolution of Influenza A virus in the South American region: antivirals and vaccine strain match” - M.Sc. Natalia Goñi
15:30-16:00 Questions
16:30-17:30 Practical Approach: Phylogenetic inference of viral systems - Ph.D. Héctor Romero, M.Sc. Gonzalo Moratorio and Ph.D. Pilar Moreno
17:30 - 19:30 Coffee Break and Poster Section 4
22:00 Dinner
Friday 25th, March
09:00-10:00 Lecture: “Molecular evolution of Dengue viruses in the Latin American region” - M.Sc. Álvaro Fajardo
10:00-10:30 Questions
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break
12:00-13:00 Practical Approach: Data analysis brought by participants - Ph.D. Héctor Romero, M.Sc. Gonzalo Moratorio and Ph.D. Pilar Moreno
13:00 Lunch
14:00-16:30 Visit to “Museo del Mar”
16:30-17:00 Course Closure and Remarks
17:00 - 18:30 Coffee Break
22:00 Dinner
Saturday 26th, March
10:00 Return to Airport and Harbor
