We are excited to invite you to Nipah Virus Research Day, a pivotal research event hosted by the Pandemic Sciences Institute that will explore the latest interdisciplinary advancements in Nipah virus research from the PSI Henipavirus Programme and more broadly. There will be three sessions, discussing medical countermeasures, virology and structural biology, as well as ethics and policy. A keynote address will be given by Professor Chris Broder from the Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA, discussing research on medical countermeasures for Nipah and Hendra viruses.

Highlights include: – Preliminary data from the Nipah virus vaccine clinical trial – Keynote address by Professor Chris Broder – Updates on work by PAD initiative-funded researchers – Novel approaches to societal and ethical considerations for Nipah research and outbreak management – Opportunities to network with other researchers from the PSI

The event will take place on 25 November 2024 from 9.30–17:30 in the Richard Doll Building lecture theatre, Old Road Campus, University of Oxford. It will close with a drinks reception from 16.45–17.30.

The event is open to staff and students at PSI, and across the University of Oxford.

Nipah Virus Research Day Schedule
9:30 – 9:50 – Arrival, coffee, tea and pastries
9:50 -10:00 – Welcome and opening address

Session 1: Medical Countermeasures – Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies
10:00 -10:45 – Nipah virus vaccine trial
10:45 -10:55 – Break
11:00 -12:00 – Keynote speaker: Chris Broder
12:00 -13:30 – Lunch, with posters and exhibitors

Session 2: Virology and structural biology
13:30 -15:15 – Short talks
15:15 -15:45 – Coffee break

Session 3: Ethics and policy
15:45 -16:45 – Short talks
16:45 -16:55 – Closing remarks
16:55 -17:30 – Networking drinks