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December 11 – 12, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>

2F, Grand Ballroom, Daejeon Convention Center 1 (DCC 1),
Daejeon, South Korea<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Welcome to the IBS-KAI-KSV Conference on
\nInfection and Immunity<\/h2><\/div>

“IBS-KAI-KSV Conference on Infection and Immunity” aims to bring together professionals and experts from various fields to exchange ideas, insights, and experiences on Infection and Immunity area. With a diverse range of speakers, interactive sessions, and networking opportunities, the conference promises to be both informative and engaging.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Date & Venue<\/h3><\/div>

December 11<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> \u2013 12<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup>, 2025<\/span><\/b><\/span>
\n2F, Grand Ballroom ,Daejeon Convention Center 1 (DCC 1), Daejeon, South Korea<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Contact<\/h3><\/div>

ibs.conference@cpmg.co.kr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Program<\/h2><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 1 (Dec 11, Thu)<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Time<\/strong><\/th>\nProgram<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
08:30-09:20<\/td>\nRegistration<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:20-09:30<\/td>\nOpening Remarks<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 1. Emerging and Re-emerging Viruses I <\/strong>\/ Chairs: Richard Webby, Nam-Hyuk Cho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:30-10:10<\/td>\nPeiris, Joseph Sriyal Malik<\/b> (The University of Hong Kong, China)<\/i>
\nMERS coronavirus: A pandemic threat?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:10-10:40<\/td>\nAtsushi Kawaguchi<\/b> (University of Tsukuba, Japan)<\/i>
\nMolecular basis of SARS-CoV-2 multiorgan infection via viremia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:40-11:10<\/td>\nYoung Ki Choi <\/b>(Korea Virus Research Institute, IBS, Korea)<\/i>
\nAnimal organoid model systems and their applications for studying of emerging and re-emerging viruses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:10-11:40<\/td>\nSangJoon Lee <\/b>(Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea)<\/i>
\nAIM2 Inflammasome as a Double-Edged Sword in Viral Immunity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:40-13:00<\/td>\nLunch<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 2. <\/strong>Emerging and Re-emerging Viruses II<\/b> <\/strong>\/ Chairs: Peiris, Joseph Sriyal Malik, Jae Ung Jung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:00-13:40<\/td>\nRichard Webby <\/b>(St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA)<\/i>
\nA(H5N1) influenza viruses in the Americas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:40-14:10<\/td>\nMin-Suk Song <\/b>(Chungbuk National University, Korea)<\/i>
A SARS-CoV-2 Mpro mutation conferring ensitrelvir resistance paradoxically increases nirmatrelvir susceptibility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:10-14:40<\/td>\nYong Taik Lim <\/b>(Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)<\/i>
\nImmune Designer Nano-vaccines for Reshaping Dynamic Immunity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:40-15:10<\/td>\nRajendra Karki <\/b>(Seoul National University, Korea)<\/i>
\nInnate Immune Recognition of DAMPs and PAMPs in Liver Disease Pathogenesis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:10-15:40<\/td>\nBreak<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 3. Emerging and Re-emerging Viruses III<\/b> <\/strong>\/ Chairs: Jin-Hyun Ahn, Moon Jung Song<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:40-16:20<\/td>\nJae Ung Jung <\/b>(Cleveland Clinic, USA)<\/i>
\nInhibiting the Nsp14\u2013Nsp10 interface impairs SARS-CoV-2 replication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:20-16:50<\/td>\nBenjamin Brennan <\/b>(University of Glasgow, UK)<\/i>
\nSFTSV NSs protein is a novel tick antiviral RNAi response suppressor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:50-17:20<\/td>\nNam-Hyuk Cho <\/b>(Seoul National University, Korea)<\/i>
\nRecombinant Bandavirus as an effective bivalent vaccine platform inducing protective immunity against intracellular pathogen and cancer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:20-17:50<\/td>\nJong-Eun Park <\/b>(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea)<\/i>
\nLifetime dynamics of immune cells and the immune repertoire revealed by integrative single-cell analysis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Day 2 (Dec 12, Fri)<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Time<\/strong><\/th>\nProgram<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Session 4. <\/strong>Host-Virus Interaction<\/b> \/ Chairs: Young Ki Choi, Jong-Eun Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:30-10:10<\/td>\nV. Narry Kim <\/b>(IBS, Seoul National University, Korea)
\n<\/i>Exploring the Virosphere to Uncover Hidden Mechanisms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:10-10:40<\/td>\nJin-Hyun Ahn <\/b>(Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
\n<\/i>G-quadruplex regulation of cytomegalovirus infection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:40-11:10<\/td>\nMoon Jung Song <\/b>(Korea University, Korea)
\n<\/i>The Molecular Gatekeepers: NLRC3 and G-quadruplex Dynamics in Controlling Oncogenic Herpesvirus Latency in B Cells<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:10-11:40<\/td>\nHeeju Ryu <\/b>(Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
\n<\/i>High-dimensional profiling of virus-specific T cells in virus-associated cancer and infection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:40-13:00<\/td>\nLunch <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 5. <\/strong>Host Immune Responses to Viral Infections I<\/b> \/ Chairs: Eui-Cheol Shin, You-Me Kim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:00-13:40<\/td>\nArash Grakoui <\/b>(Emory University, USA)
\n<\/i>Inducible Hepatic-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (iHALT): liver as a surrogate secondary lymphoid organ in hepatotropic viral infection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:40-14:10<\/td>\nSeung-Woo Lee <\/b>(Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea)
\n<\/i>Epithelial antigen presentation promotes lung regeneration after influenza virus infection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:10-14:40<\/td>\nMin Kyung Jung <\/b>(Korea Virus Research Institute, IBS, Korea)
\n<\/i>T cell differentiation landscapes after COVID-19 vaccination<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:40-15:10<\/td>\nYeonseok Chung <\/b>(Seoul National University, Korea)
\n<\/i>Metabolic Control of Humoral Immunity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:10-15:40<\/td>\nBreak <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 6. <\/strong>Host Immune Responses to Viral Infections II<\/b> \/ Chairs: Seung-Woo Lee, Yeonseok Chung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:40-16:10<\/td>\nMasanori Isogawa <\/b>(National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan)
\n<\/i>Distinct Localization of Cytotoxic and Cytokine-producing CD8+<\/sup> T Cells in the Liver during OX40-mediated Virus Inactivation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:10-16:40<\/td>\nYou-Me Kim <\/b>(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea)
\n<\/i>Latent MCMV Infection and MASH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:40-17:10<\/td>\nBertram Bengsch <\/b>(University of Freiburg, Germany)
\n<\/i>The many faces of responding T cells during checkpoint therapy between efficacy and toxicity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:10-17:40<\/td>\nEui-Cheol Shin <\/b>(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea)
\n<\/i>Regulation of IL-15-induced NK-like activation of CD8+<\/sup> T cells in viral infection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Invited Speakers<\/h2><\/div>
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Plenary Speakers<\/h3><\/span>
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Peiris, Joseph Sriyal Malik<\/p>\n<\/div>

The University of Hong Kong, China<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Richard Webby<\/p>\n<\/div>

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Jae Ung Jung<\/p>\n<\/div>

Cleveland Clinic, USA<\/p>\n<\/div>

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V. Narry Kim<\/p>\n<\/div>

IBS, Seoul National University, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Arash Grakoui<\/p>\n<\/div>

Emory University, USA<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Atsushi Kawaguchi<\/p>\n<\/div>

University of Tsukuba, Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Young Ki Choi <\/p>\n<\/div>

Korea Virus Research Institute, IBS, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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SangJoon Lee<\/p>\n<\/div>

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Min-Suk Song<\/p>\n<\/div>

Chungbuk National University, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Yong Taik Lim<\/p>\n<\/div>

Sungkyunkwan University, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Rajendra Karki<\/p>\n<\/div>

Seoul National University, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Benjamin Brennan<\/p>\n<\/div>

University of Glasgow, UK<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Nam-Hyuk Cho<\/p>\n<\/div>

Seoul National University, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Jong-Eun Park<\/p>\n<\/div>

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Jin-Hyun Ahn<\/p>\n<\/div>

Sungkyunkwan University, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Moon Jung Song<\/p>\n<\/div>

Korea University, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Heeju Ryu<\/p>\n<\/div>

Sungkyunkwan University, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Seung-Woo Lee<\/p>\n<\/div>

Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Min Kyung Jung<\/p>\n<\/div>

Korea Virus Research Institute, IBS, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Yeonseok Chung<\/p>\n<\/div>

Seoul National University, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Masanori Isogawa<\/p>\n<\/div>

National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>

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You-Me Kim<\/p>\n<\/div>

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Bertram Bengsch<\/p>\n<\/div>

University of Freiburg, Germany<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Eui-Cheol Shin<\/p>\n<\/div>

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>

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