DAVS 2026
Dutch Annual Virology Symposium 2026
Beijerinck Lecture:
From Petri dish to patient: Mycobacteriophages and their therapeutic potential
Graham F. Hatfull, University of Pittsburgh
Pitch: Bacteria STAND upto nucleus forming jumbo phages
Aswin Muralidharan, Utrecht University
Pitch: Proof-of-concept induction of HIV broadly neutralizing antibody lineages by vaccination in humans
Catarina Mendes Silva, Amsterdam UMC
Majority of Infected Cells in Peripheral Blood of people with HIV-1 on ART Transcribe Cell-Associated gag RNA
Alexander Pasternak, Amsterdam UMC
Understanding the Evolution of the seasonal Influenza A/H3N2 virus Polymerase Complex
Carla Lourens, Amsterdam UMC
Strain- and host-dependent inhibition of influenza A viruses by mucus: implications for cross-species transmission
Ilona Tosheva, Erasmus MC
Pitch: From Nasal Swab to Culture: Donor-Specific Insights into Respiratory Virus Susceptibility and Immunity
Laura van Dijk, Erasmus MC
Substitutions affecting the HA-NA-receptor balance preceded the emergence of the pandemic 2009 H1N1 virus
Katherine Marougka, Utrecht University
Pitch: The receptor binding properties of H5Ny influenza A viruses have evolved to bind to avian-type mucin-like O-glycans
Robert de Vries, Utrecht University
Double membrane-spanning RNA export pores are a conserved feature of nidovirus replication organelles
Nina de Beijer, LUMC
Template switching by coronavirus polymerase requires helicase activity and is stimulated by remdesivir and molnupiravir
Asif Rakib, VU Amsterdam
Pitch: Role of Coxsackie virus B3 capsids in virus spreading via extracellular vesicles
Xiaoqian Gong, Utrecht University
Non-coding flavivirus RNA as key target to engineer live-attenuated vaccines that are ‘safe-by-design’
Kristel Doets, Wageningen University & Research
Varicella-Zoster Virus Remodels Neuronal Extracellular Matrix to Evade the Host Immune Response
Lex Havelaar, Erasmus MC
Restricted lymphocyte Spread but Enhanced Neurotropism of an SSPE-Associated Measles Virus
Mare Verbruggen, Erasmus MC
Pitch: Strain-specific rabies virus responses in human keratinocytes and their role in superficial transmission
Keshia Kroh, Erasmus MC
Beijerinck Premium recipients:
Anne-Grete Märtson, Leiden University
Optimised antiviral therapy: the CMV example
Lisa Bauer, Erasmus MC
Enterovirus Enigmas: Mechanisms Underlying Viral Neuropathogenesis