When: May 12th, 09:00 – 15:00
Where: Jan Waldenströms gata 25, Malmö University, room AS:U306
Lund university virus centre welcomes you to the annual 2026 virus symposium. This year's symposium consists of a broad range of virus topics and prominent speakers.
09:00 Welcome
09:05 Keynote speaker; Marcus Buggert, Karolinska Institutet
Biomarker discovery in post COVID condition (PCC)
09:45 Luis Sarmiento, Lund University
A Novel Enterovirus Host Factor: A “Two Birds, One Stone” Therapeutic Target
10:05 Sofia Malm Tillgren, Lund University
Azithromycin enhances epithelial antiviral immunity to rhinovirus through TBK1–IRF signaling in asthma
Short break
10:30 Keynote speaker; Sarah Rowland-Jones, University of Oxford
Distinct early interactionsbetween HIV-1 and HIV-2 andantigen-presenting cells
11:10 Olivia Balduf, Lund University
A Human Tonsil Organoid Model for B Cell Studies: Applications in Vaccine and HIV Research
11:30 Alex Evilevitch, Lund University
DNA Bending Stress Governs Viral Infection
Lunch break
12:45 Keynote speaker; Ana Sousa, University of Lisbon
Viral impact on lymphoid tissues
13:25 Ylva Lindroth, Lund University & Region Skåne
Could testing for methylation of FAM19/A4/miR124 improve HPV-based cervical cancer screening?
13:45 Marcus Liljenberg, Lund University
Airborne virus transmission via exhaled particles from humans with recent onset of upper respiratory infection
Short break
14:10 Lovisa Lindqvist, Lund University
Intrahost evolution of HIV-1 in Guinea-Bissau
14:30 Ilili Jemal Abdulahi, Lund University
HIV Transmission in the Era of Scaled-Up Antiretroviral Therapy in Ethiopia: A Phylogenetic Analysis
14:50 Fredrik Månsson, Lund University & Region Skåne
HIV in the Swedish-Nordic context 2026