May 31,2016

The Fourth Meeting of the Consortium for the Control of Zoonoses will be held on July 8, 2016 in Sapporo. The overseas research units from the University of Melbourne, University College Dublin and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology will attend the Symposium.

Title:The Fourth Meeting of the Consortium for the Control of Zoonoses

Date:Friday July 8, 2016

Venue:WHO Collaborating Center Conference Room, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University (Kita 20, Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo)

Admission:Free Pre-Registration is required.

Language: English

Programme:

9:00 Opening remarks

9:10 Session1 Presentation

1. We are prepared for pandemic influenza
   Prof. Hiroshi Kida, Hokkaido University
2. Improving Old Vaccines & Developing New Ones
   Prof. David C. Jackson, the University of Melbourne
3. Strategies for an improved influenza vaccine
   Prof. Lorena E. Brown, the University of Melbourne

10:25 Session2 Presentation

1. Revealing new aspects of bacterial infection with host transcriptomics
   Prof. Elizabeth L. Hartland, the University of Melbourne
2. Analysis of vector-parasite interactions from the genomic aspect
   Prof. Chihiro Sugimoto, Hokkaido University
3. Probing Parasite Biology by Combining Classical Genetics and Genomics
   Prof. Arnab Pain, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

11:40 Session3 Presentation

1. Surveillance of viruses in wildlife and establishment of therapeutic strategies against zoonoses
   Prof. Hirofumi Sawa, Hokkaido University
2. GI-CoRE: Progress and Update on Internationalization of the Programme
   Prof. William W. Hall, University College Dublin

12:20 Closing remarks

For any enquiries, please contact:

GI-CoRE Global Station for Zoonosis Control

TEL: +81-11-706-9555
Mail: gsz@oia.hokudai.ac.jp