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Short Talk Abstract Deadline: October 7, 2026 

Poster Abstract Deadline: January 12, 2027  

Meeting Summary 

Title: Global Virome in Health and Disease: From Individuals to Ecosystems 

Date: February 1 - 4, 2027 
Location: Crown Plaza Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland 

Scientific Organizers: Ryan A. Langlois, Ken H Cadwell, and Jemma Geoghegan 

Keynote Speaker(s): Christian T. Happi, Redeemer's University, and Raina Plowright, Cornell University 

Viruses are the most abundant and diverse biological entities on the planet, with profound impacts ranging from individual health to entire ecosystems. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has renewed interest in the global virome, highlighting both the devastating effects viruses can have on human populations and the importance of understanding viral biology. 

Global Virome in Health and Disease: From Individuals to Ecosystems seeks to advance our understanding of how the global virome influences human health. To achieve this, the program will explore virus zoonosis, One Health approaches, and virus surveillance and discovery. The meeting will also examine the human virome and the role viruses play as commensal agents and discuss how viral biology can be leveraged for therapeutic applications. 

To support these topics, the meeting will emphasize computational virology (including AI, virus discovery, and virus evolution) and novel methodological and experimental model advances. This unique meeting will bring together experts from diverse disciplines — including eukaryotic and prokaryotic virologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, computer scientists, and public health specialists — to address fundamental biological questions and complex global health challenges that require collaboration across traditional boundaries. 

*This meeting will be held jointly with Vector-Pathogen Interactions: From Vector Biology to Innovative Control Strategies. 

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