Technical Sessions

Aquatic Virology
  • Virology of the aquatic environment
  • Viral diseases of crustaceans
  • Marine & freshwater fish viral diseases
  • Antiviral therapy of aquatic animal viruses
  • Aquatic animals and viruses as research models & biotechnology tools
  • Biosecurity & Biosafety of aquatic animal environments from viral threat
Plant Virology
  • Plant Virology: Impact on Science and Society
  • Diagnostics and Surveillance
  • Virus fishing with chips: Plant virus microarrays and next generation sequencing
  • Genetics, Genomics and Proteomics approaches for unravel and evolution of plant virus
  • Functional Genomics of virus-plant interactions
  • Plant Virus Epidemiology: past, present and future Challenges in Taxonomy of new and emerging plant viruses
  • Contributions of Plant Virology to Biotechnology Virus Genes involved in host resistance and susceptibility
  • Management of plant virus diseases in the tropics
  • Challenges in Certification of Seed and Other Planting Material for Viruses
  • Viruses of Tuber Crops and their Management
Medical Virology
  • Virus diagnosis & diagnostics
  • Emerging, re-emerging viral infections & zoonoses
  • Arthropod-borne viral diseases
  • Influenza & other respiratory viruses
  • Blood borne viruses
  • Diarrheal diseases
  • Prevention & control of viral infections
  • Pathogenesis & Immunology
  • Antiviral agents & vaccines
  • Opportunities and Challenges in Controlling HIV Infection
Veterinary Virology
  • Genetic Diversity & Epidemiology of Animal Viruses
  • Transboundary and Emerging Animal Viral Diseases
  • Diagnosis and Control of Animal Viral Diseases
  • Vaccines & Anti-viral compounds
  • Vector-borne Animal Viral Diseases
  • Zoonotic Animal Viral Diseases

Some of the Invited Speakers

  • Prof. Anupam Varma, India
  • Prof. Kenneth Söderhäll, Sweden
  • Prof. Judith K. Brown, USA
  • Prof. Siba Samal, USA
  • Prof. V. Ravi, India
  • Dr. D.T. Mourya, India
  • Prof. V. Muniyappa, India
  • Prof. Sagar M. Goyal, USA
  • Prof. S. Tikkoo, Canada
  • Dr. P. Lava Kumar, Nigeria
  • Dr. Ravi K. Khetrapal, India
  • Dr. Khushbeer Malhotra, Switzerland
  • Dr. S. Gowda, USA
  • Dr. Thien Ho, USA
  • Dr. Neena Mitter, Australia
  • Dr. Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna, Singapore
  • Dr. Moshe Lapidot, Israel
  • Dr. Maruthi M.N. Gowda, UK
  • Dr. P. Chiemsombat, Thailand
  • Dr. Andrew Geering, Australia
  • Dr. Stéphane Blanc, France
  • Prof. Satya Parida, UK
  • Dr. Reinhard Glueük, India/Italy
  • Dr. R. Paranjape, India
  • Prof Gilda Tachedjian, Australia
  • Dr. Shahid Jameel, India
  • Dr. Saravanan Thangamani, USA

Instructions for Abstract Submission

Invitation Letter

Organized by

Amity Institute of Virology & Immunology,

Amity University Sector-125, Noida, 201303 (New Delhi NCR), India


Coordinator


Prof. Narayan Rishi
(Advisor)
Amity Institute of Virology &
Immunology, Noida, 201303, India
Tel.: +91-120-4392961
Cell: +91-9560097725
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Email:nrishi@amity.edu,
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