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2011 IPRRS Scientific Program Committee:
  • Chair:  Jane Christopher-Hennings, South Dakota State University
  • Andrea (Doeschl) Wilson, University of Edinburgh
  • Carl Gagnon, Universite de Montreal
  • Will Laegreid, University of Illinois
  • Fred Leung, University of Hong Kong
  • Roman Pogranichniy, Purdue University
  • Cinta Prieto, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Eric Vaughn, Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Yanjin Zhang, University of Maryland

Organizing Committee

  • Chair: X.J. Meng, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Co-Chair: Lisa Becton, National Pork Board
  • Scientific Program Chair: Jane Christopher-Hennings, South Dakota State University
  • Proceedings Editor: Joan Lunney, USDA, ARS, BARC
  • IPRRSS Executive Director: Raymond (Bob) R. R. Rowland, Kansas State University
  • IPRRSS Staff: Becky Eaves and Francine Rowland, Kansas State University
2011 PRRS Symposium Program

2011 International PRRS Symposium

Final Program


Pre-Symposium Workshops-Friday, December 2nd

***Pre-symposium workshops are open and free to conference attendees***


NC-229 2011 Business and Scientific Meeting

NC229 Business Meeting:

1:00 XJ Meng, opening remarks

1:05 Update of NC229, Dr. David Benfield, Administrative Advisor

1:15 Election of new NC-229 officer

1:20 Update from USDA-NIFA (Drs. Peter Johnson/Margo Holland)

NC229:  Scientific Meeting:

“What works & what questions still need to be answered to obtain PRRSV elimination and control?”

1:30-1:55         European perspective

Dr. Hans Nauwynck, Laboratory of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan, Merelbeke, Belgium

1:55-2:20         Canadian perspective

Dr Leigh Rosengren, Canadian Swine Veterinarian Association PRRSV Area Regional Control and Eradication Coordinator.

2:20-2:45         US perspective

Dr. Scott Dee, Director of Research, Pipestone Veterinary Clinic, Pipestone, MN.

2:45:  Jane Christopher-Hennings, closing comments

 

 

Novel Vaccine and Vaccination Strategy Workshop

(Sponsored by USDA PRRS CAP2, Director, Bob Rowland)

 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm, December 2, 2011, Chicago Downtown Marriott

 

 Workshop Co-chairs: X.J. Meng, and Bob Rowland


3:00 – 3:30 PM
Luis Enjuanes, PhD, Professor, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Campus Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
Title: Novel vaccines against SARS-Coronaviruses

3:30 – 4:00 PM
Chris Roberts, PhD, Associate Professor, Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Title: Co-presentation of bioactive membrane-bound immunomodulators on viral vaccines to enhance vaccine immunogenicity and efficacy: a novel vaccine platform targeting enveloped viruses

4:00 – 4:30 PM
XiaoPing Zhu, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Title: Efficient mucosal vaccination against viral infections through neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn)


4:30 – 4:45 PM
Q/A and Panel Discussions

 

 

 

 

2011 International PRRS Symposium

Draft Program


Friday, December 2nd

2011 International PRRS Symposium Opening Session  

Co-Chairs: X.J. Meng and Lisa Becton


17:00 Welcome. X. J. Meng, Chair – 2011 Intl PRRS Symposium


17:10 Keynote Presentation:   Dr. Christopher Walker, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.  Topic: Immunity and Control of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection


18:15 Reception and cash bar

Poster Session until 20:00


Saturday, December 3th

8:00 Keynote Presentation: Dr. Asit Pattnaik, University of Nebraska.  Topic: Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Proteins in Infection and Immunity


Session l: Molecular Biology, Moderators: Eric Vaughn & Carl Gagnon


8:40 ISG15 and PRRSV nsp2 OTU domain mediated deISGylation function.

Ying Fang, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.


9:00 Lipid-anchored membrane association of the PRRS virus GP4 glycoprotein and co-localization with CD163 in lipid rafts.

Dongwan Yoo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

 

9:20 Comparative microRNAs and messenger RNAs expression 

analyses in PRRSV-infected MARC-145 cells and in lung tissues of pigs experimentally infected with PRRSV.

Yaowei Huang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA.

9:40 Coffee break and Poster session 



Session II:  Vaccine & Immunity, Moderators: Cinta Prieto & Roman Pogranichniy


10:40 Different cytokine patterns in ex vivo stimulated PBMC are related to the PRRSV isolate.

Luca Ferrari, University of Parma, Italy.

11:00 Antiviral Regulation Underlying the Activation Status of Porcine Monocytic Innate Immune Cells.

Yongming Sang, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.


11:20 Attenuation of a Virulent North American PRRS Virus Isolate on CD163-expressing Cell Lines, and Demonstration of Efficacy against a Heterologous Challenge.

Jay Calvert, Pfizer Animal Health, Kalamazoo, MI.


11:40 PRRS Host Genome Consortium Database: Development of a System of Data Storage and Sharing for a Multi-Organizational Group.

Eric Fritz, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.

 

12:00 Lunch buffet 


Session III:  Virus-Host Interaction, Moderators: Yanjin Zhang & Andrea Wilson


13:00 The recombination between two strains of PRRSV in vivo results in the generation of recombinant virus with higher pathogenicity.

Hanchun Yang, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.


13:20 Comparison of immune transcriptome response following infection with PRRSV, PCV2 and SIV.

Laura Miller, National Animal Disease Center-USDA-ARS, Ames, IA.


13:40 Interaction of PRRSV genotype I and II with plasmacytoid dendritic cells.

Artur Summerfield, Institute for Virology and Immunoprophylaxis, Mittelhausern, Switzerland. 


14:00 Non-structural proteins 1? and 1? down modulate tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression after porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection.

Sakthivel Subramanian, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.


14:20 Characterization of Asian Highly Pathogenic Strains of Type 2 PRRSV.

Kay Faaberg, National Animal Disease Center-USDA-ARS, Ames, IA.


14:40 Break (refreshments in the poster area)


Session IV : Epidemiology, Heterogeneity, and Evolution, Moderators: William Laegreid & Fred Leung


15:10 Association between PRRSV ORF5 genetic distance and differences in space, time, ownership, and animal sources among commercial pig herds.

Thomas Rosendal, University of Guelph, Canada.


15:30 Detection of PRRSV antibodies in oral fluid specimens using a commercial PRRSV serum antibody ELISA.

Apisit Kittawornrat, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.


15:50 Novel PRRSV ORF5a protein is not immunoprotective but drives GP5 Glycosylation.

Sally Robinson, University of Minnesota, Roseville, MN.


16:10 A high resolution characterization of spatial dissemination of Type 2 PRRSV in North America.

Mang Shi, The University of Hong Kong.


16:30 Assessment of the economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on U.S. pork producers.

Derald Holtkamp, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.


16:50 Closing Remarks, 

Jane Christopher-Hennings, Scientific Program Chair


17:00 Adjourn