Session Details

[O]Orthomyxoviridae 4

Tue. Nov 3, 2026 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM JST
Tue. Nov 3, 2026 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM UTC
Room 4 (3F Room 302)
Chair: Seiya Yamayoshi (Department of Virus Infection Dynamics, International Virus Infectious Disease Research Center, National Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS))
   Atsushi Kawaguchi (Department of Infection Biology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba)

[O2-4-16]Characterizations of circulating influenza viruses in the 2025/26 season and selection of vaccine viruses for the 2026/27 season

*Noriko Kishida1, Seiichiro Fujisaki1, Kazuya Nakamura1, Masayuki Shirakura1, Emi Takashita1, Miki Akimoto1, Aya Sato1, Hideka Miura1, Hiroko Morita1, Shiho Nagata1, Hiromi Sugawara1, Shinji Watanabe1, Hideki Hasegawa1, The Influenza Surveillance Group of Japan2 (1. Influenza Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan Institute for Health Security, 2. Public Health Institutes and Public Health Centers of Local Government, and Clinics in Japan)

[O2-4-17]An AI for an AI: can the next zoonotic avian influenza spillover be identified straight from its genome?

*Liam Brierley1,2, Emmanuel Abdallah4, Rosalind Sanders4, Charlotte Belsey4, Lorenzo Cattarino4, Rachel Abbey4, Joaquin Mould-Quevedo3, Matthew Baylis2 (1. University of Glasgow, 2. University of Liverpool, 3. CSL Seqirus, 4. UK Health Security Agency)

[O2-4-18]PLANTgen: Generative AI Model For Designing of Synthetic Influenza A/H3N2 Antigens Using Antigenic Map

*MOONJONG KANG1,2, Koki Hokao3, Sho Miyamoto4, Masahiro Nakano4, Alice Lilley5, Ruth Harvey5, Nicola Lewis5, Shinji Watanabe6, Hideki Hasegawa6, Michiaki Hamada3, Kei Sato1, Tadaki Suzuki4, Jumpei Ito2 (1. The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 2. The Research Institute of Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3. Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 4. Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 5. Worldwide Influenza Centre, The Francis Crick Institute, 6. Influenza Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases)

[O2-4-19]Functional Influenza Pseudotypes Generated by Baculovirus Surface Display Facilitate Antibody Profiling and Antiviral Screening

Li-Yun Cheng1, Tzu-Ching Lo1, Ching-Fen Shen2, Ping-Chung Kuo3, *Chih-Hsuan Tsai1 (1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC, 2. Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC, 3. School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC)

[O2-4-20]Optimization of target capture probe panels for full-length RNA virus genome reconstruction using long-read sequencing

*Yumani Kuba1,2, Nobuhiro Takemae1,2, Kunihiro Oba3,4, Tsutomu Kageyama1,2 (1. Department of Diagnostic Testing and Technology Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan Institute of Health and Security, 2. Influenza Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan Institute of Health and Security, 3. Department of Pediatrics, Showa General Hospital, 4. Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Showa General Hospital)