Posters: 15th International dsRNA Virus Symposium

Epidemiology, Evolution, and Diversity

Name	Presenter
Development and application of a novel primer set for routine detection of G3 Equine-Like strains and Molecular characterization of the VP7 gene during the 2023–2024 pediatric rotavirus-positive cases in Córdoba, Argentina.	Verónica Emilse Prez, Instituto de Virología Dr. J. M. Vanella - Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Do reassortant rotavirus strains emerge from locally circulating strains?	Susan Afua Damanka, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
Epidemiological and Evolutionary Analysis of Equine G3 Group A Rotavirus Strains Circulating in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2022.	Marcelo Mandile, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes
Epidemiology of Rotavirus C in Czech pig farms	Romana Moutelikova, Veterinary Research Institute
Evaluation of Genetic Distance Cutoffs in Rotavirus alphagastroenteritidis Classification	Ricardo Gabriel Díaz Alarcón, National University of Misiones
Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of New Immunochromatograpghy (IC) kit for the rapid detection of rotavirus associated acute gastroenteritis in Dhaka, Bangladesh	Shuvra Kanti Dey, Jahangirnagar University
Exploring the diversity and biocontrol potential of dsRNA bacteriophages	Sari Mäntynen, University of Helsinki
Exploring the dsRNA viruses causing Mushroom Virus X (MVX): a novel disease of Agaricus bisporus in Pakistan.	SANA KHALID, LAHORE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN UNIVERSITY, JAIL ROAD, LAHORE
Full genome characterization of a Kenyan G8P[14] rotavirus strain suggests artiodactyl-to-human zoonotic transmission	Ernest Wandera, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Genetic diversity of rotavirus Alphagastroenteritidis causing diarrhea in patients admitted to the Clinic University Hospital in Valencia, Spain (2022-2024)	Carolina da Glória Dinis Conjo, National Institute of Health-Mozambique
Genetic Signatures of Emergent P[8] VP4 Reassortant DS-1-like Human Rotaviruses	Sarah Esstman, Wake Forest
High prevalence of rotavirus infection will be alarming for Bangladeshi pediatric population	Shuvra Kanti Dey, Jahangirnagar University
Persistent dsRNA phage infection selectively excludes superinfection and promotes generation of new viral variants	Meri Salomaa, University of Helsinki
Precision In Poultry: Segment-Specific Enrichment Unlocks the Full Potential of IBDV Whole Genome Sequencing	Sujit Mohanty, USDA-ARS
Prolonged rotavirus infection during the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a child with Inborn Error of immunity	Tina Mikuletič, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana
Rotavirus and Clostridium perfringens from a municipal eutrophic lake of Kashmir Himalaya- Detection and Toxinotypes	IRFAN AHMAD, Faculty of Fisheries. SKUAST-Kashmir, India
Rotavirus in Argentinian Waters and Shellfish: A One Health Perspective	Viviana Parreño, National Institute of Agricultural Technology Argentine

Structural Biology

Name	Presenter
Comparative Cryo-EM Analysis of Rotavirus Virus-Like Particles Across Phylogenetic Clades Reveals Structural Determinants of Assembly and Evolution	Daniel Luque, The University of New South Wales
Cryo-EM Structures of Rotavirus DLPs and vDLPs Reveal Insights into Genome Packaging and Capsid Assembly	Daniel Luque, The University of New South Wales

Virus Replication: Entry, Exit and Everything in Between

Name	Presenter
Assembly cofactor regulates RNA binding by the cystovirus phi6 RNA polymerase	Xiaoyu Sun, University of Helsinki
Biochemical Isolation of Rotavirus Pre-DLP Assembly Intermediates	Madison Edwards Barnett, Wake Forest University
Bluetongue virus utilizes complex mechanisms for non-lytic egress	Weining Wu, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Characterisation of African Horse Sickness Virus’ non-structural protein 3 in insect and mammalian cells	Juyeon Park, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Characterization of Viroplasm-Like Structures by Co-Expression of NSP5 and NSP2 Across Rotavirus Species A to J	Catherine Eichwald, Institute of Virology, University of Zurich
Decoding the cellular mechanisms of virulence and replication of the African horse sickness virus at the molecular interaction scale	Marine Lemesle, ANSES
Functional characterisation of African horse sickness virus non-structural protein NS5	Vida van Staden, University of Pretoria
Fusion-associated small transmembrane (FAST)-like proteins found encoded by viruses of Pistolviridae of order Ghabrivirales	Aase B Mikalsen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Identification of viral determinants influencing bluetongue virus infection dynamics in Culicoides biting midges	Marc Guimera Busquets, The Pirbright Institute
Re-Imaging the Wheel by applying single-molecule live-imaging methods to rotavirus infection	Stefano Bonazza, Cambridge University
Salmon erythrocytes function in replication and removal of piscine orthoreovirus-1	Øystein Wessel, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
The multi-segment genomic RNAs of two Reoviridae viruses form crucial RNA networking both in vitro and in infected cells	Po-yu Sung, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The role of RNA-RNA interactions in selective genome packaging in rotavirus	Aidan Tollervey, University of Cambridge
The role of VP2 in the formation of Viroplasm-like structures across rotavirus species A to J.	Ariana Cosic, Institute of Virology/University of Zurich
Unveiling the functional significance of a novel form of rotavirus NSP2	Joyeeta Chakraborty, Baylor College of Medicine

Combatting and Exploiting dsRNA viruses

Name	Presenter
Destabilization mechanism of Ibaraki virus genome by foreign gene insertion	Eiko Matsuo, Kobe University
Development of a plasmid-based reverse genetics system for a human rotavirus G9P[6] strain originating from Africa	Reimar Johne, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Development of a VP6 Binding ELISA and Luminex bead-based Assays for Rotavirus-Specific IgA and IgG	Jonathan Mandolo, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust
Identification of host-cellular determinants interacting with rotavirus NSP5: Positive role of ACLY in rotavirus infection	Ranjana Sharma, ICMR - National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections
Investigation of potential inhibitors targeting rotavirus VP8*-HBGA interaction through molecular docking	Kebareng Rakau, Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
Potential of two partitiviruses in the biocontrol of fungal forest pathogen Heterobasidion annosum	Elina Roininen, University of Helsinki
Sialic acid-containing polymers to inhibit rotavirus replication: synthesis and structure-activity relationships	Lijuan Yuan, Viginia Tech
Toward next-generation vaccine strains carrying African rotavirus antigens	Alexander Falkenhagen, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

Cell Biology of Viral Infection

Name	Presenter
Effects of age, breed size, and cellular metabolic phenotype in oncolytic virus susceptibility in canine fibroblasts	Geoffrey Holm, Colgate University
Investigating NSP4-Mediated Calcium Signaling and Transcription Changes in Rotavirus Infection	Ethan Huleatt, Baylor College of Medicine
Investigating the effect of rotavirus NSP6 on mitochondrial membrane rigidity by phospholipid fatty acid analysis	Jayme Herbert, University of the Free State/Deltamune
Rotavirus enslaves SUMOylation machinery in parallel to the selective sequestration of nuclear SUMO hotspot PML-NB components within the cytoplasm.	Pritam Chandra, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases

Pathogenesis and Immunity

Name	Presenter
Characterization of AHSV antagonists of the IFN-I pathway	Pascal Dujardin, AgroParisTech, UMR Virologie Maisons-Alfort
Intestinal microbiota dysbiosis limits simian rotavirus infection in mice	Yuta Kanai, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University
In vitro and in vivo analysis using mono-reassortants of bovine rotavirus A constructed by a reverse genetics	Tohru Suzuki, National Institute of Animal Health
Polymicrobial Interactions in the Gut: The Effect of Candida albicans on Rotavirus Replication and PGE₂ Production	Nikita Barron, University of the Free State
The reovirus S4 gene that encodes σ3 is a critical determinant of myocarditis in neonatal mice	Meleana Hinchman, Cornell University

Vaccine Satellite

Name	Presenter
Adenovirus-based vaccine for Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (EHDV) protects against virulent homologous and heterologous challenge.	Noemí Sevilla, Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA)-INIA-CSIC
Bioinnovo IgY DNT: an oral passive immune strategy based on chicken egg yolk antibodies to control rotavirus and cryptosporidium neonatal calf diarrhea in dairy farms	Viviana Parreño, National Institute of Agricultural Technology Argentine
In silico Discovery of Potential Antiviral Compounds Against Rotavirus alphagastroenteritidis Through Structure-Based Virtual Screening	Ricardo Gabriel Díaz Alarcón, National University of Misiones
Isolation, characterization, and cell-culture adaptation of human rotavirus VTR-1 strain	Lijuan Yuan, Viginia Tech
Kinetics of rotavirus-specific IgA and IgG at an individual and population level in Malawi	Jonathan Mandolo, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust
Modulation of Oral Rotavirus Vaccine Replication in Infants by the Intestinal Microbiome	Lakshmi Somasundaram, Baylor College of Medicine
The Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine candidate MVA-VP2-NS1-2A-NS2-Nt offers cross-protection against Bluetongue virus in mice and sheep	EVA CALVO-PINILLA, CISA-CSIC