Program
| Wednesday, 09/21/2016 | |
| 14:00–15:00 | Enrollment | 
| 14:30–15:00 | Welcome over coffee and cake | 
| 15:00–15:15 | Welcome address by Prof. C. Menge | 
| Session A: Bacteriology, Diagnostics and Biomarkers | |
| 15:15–15:30 | Phenotype and Function of avian ?? T-cell subsets after in-vitro Salmonella exposure Christina Polasky | 
| 15:30–15:45 | Comparative Genome Sequence Analysis of Clostridium chauvoei Field Strain from Germany and the Type Strain Thomas Prasad | 
| 15:45–16:00 | Development of one unified protocol for library preparation for 2nd generation sequencers Leonie Kauer | 
| 16:00–16:15 | RIEMS – A Smart Way To Explore The Unknown Ariane Belka | 
| 16:15–16:30 | Development of a real-time reverse transcription PCR assay for gamma interferon mRNA quantification to diagnose tuberculosis in dogs Christine Wünsche | 
| 16:30–16:45 | Volatile organic compounds above cultures of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis as candidate biomarkers of bacterial growth Anne Küntzel | 
| 16:45–17:30 | Poster session I: Biomarkers, Immunology and Bacteriology Elisa Kasbohm; Alexander Schäfer; Yaqing Zhu; Rebekka Einenkel; Nadine Radomski; Annica Rebbig; Josephine Ratka; Tuan Ngoc Minh Nguyen; Mostafa Abdel-Glil | 
| from 18:00 | Social evening at Bowling Roma | 
| Thursday, 09/22/2016 | |
| 08:30–09:15 | Keynote: Visual design W. Maginot | 
| Session B: Virus-Cell-Interactions | |
| 09:15–09:30 | Interferon response in the context of virulent street rabies virus Luca Zaeck | 
| 09:30–09:45 | Cell Culture Adaptation of Non-fixed Rabies Virus Strains from Fox and Dog Sabine Nemitz | 
| 09:45–10:00 | Influence of the cytoplasmatic domain of the rabies virus G protein to the interaction with cellular factors and virulence<br/>Fabian Cuypers | 
| 10:00–10:15 | Mutational analysis of the cytoplasmic domain of PrV glycoprotein B – in search of the super-fuser Melina Vallbracht | 
| 10:15–10:30 | Requirements for nuclear egress of herpesviruses Sebastian Propp | 
| 10:30–10:45 | Entry and reassortment potential of the newly discovered bat influenza A-like viruses Marco Gorka | 
| 10:45–11:15 | Coffee break | 
| 11:15–12:00 | Keynote: New virus infections in a changing world Prof. A.D.M.E. Osterhaus | 
| 12:00–13:00 | Poster session II: Virology, Diagnostics and Vaccine development Annika Graaf; David Scheibner; Franziska Kraatz; Maria Günther; Viktoria Pauker; Simone Leidenberger; Laura Zani; Florian Pfaff; Rebecca König; Magdalena Murr; Lars Schröder; Julia Figl; Nadine Wedlich; Johannes Heyl | 
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch | 
| 14:00–14:45 | Keynote: Effective searching – What? Where? How? Dr. S. Leonhard-Marek | 
| Session C: Vaccine development | |
| 14:45–15:00 | Development of Novel Double-Attenuated Live Vaccines in Swine against H1N1 Influenza Strains Svenja Mamerow | 
| 15:00–15:15 | Bat influenza virus chimeras as basis for the development of a new type of vaccine backbone for livestock vaccination Jacob Schön | 
| 15:15–15:30 | Identification and molecular characterization of highly immunogenic mycobacterial lipopetides Sören Woelke | 
| 15:30–16:00 | Coffee break | 
| Session D: Virology | |
| 16:00–16:15 | Identification of gene signatures associated with FMDV infection by transcriptome analysis Martina Zoli | 
| 16:15–16:30 | Unbiased and Effective Determination of Mutation Rates of Influenza Viruses Marika Gerhard | 
| 16:30–16:45 | The Newcastle disease virus W protein – an mRNA editing product of the phosphoprotein gene Julia Karsunke | 
| 16:45–17:00 | Comparative pathogenicity study of European bat lyssavirus 1 isolates in the mouse model Elisa Eggerbauer | 
| 17:00–17:15 | Out of the reservoir: CPXV-infections of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) Annika Franke | 
| from 18:00 | Barbecue at FLI | 
| Friday, 09/23/2016 | |
| 08:30–09:15 | Keynote: Epidemiological studies and the measures we get out of it Dr. C. Sauter-Louis | 
| Session E: Epidemiology and Vector biology | |
| 09:15–09:30 | Monitoring for and characterization of swine influenza virus (swIAV) in Europe since 2015 Dinah Henritzi | 
| 09:30–09:45 | Zoonotic variegated squirrel bornavirus 1: Non-invasive sampling revealed additional infected squirrels of three species Kore Schlottau | 
| 09:45–10:00 | Role of dog and cat in re-emergence and dissemination of bovine brucellosis in Egypt Dr. Gamal Wareth | 
| 10:00–10:15 | Evaluation of insect larvae as possible mechanical vectors for transmission of ASFV in wild boar populations Jan Hendrik Forth | 
| 10:15-10:30 | Studies on low temperature tolerance of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Lisa Tippelt | 
| 10:30–11:00 | Coffee break | 
| 11:00–11:45 | Poster session III: Epidemiology, Molecular biology and Animal health and welfare Susann Weise; Jessica Klemmer; Christiane Breidenstein; Ronja Apfelbaum; Eva Maria Mall; Hendrik Sake; Frauke Lämmer; Paul Kordowitzki; Rolf Schmitz; Erik Bannert; Henrieke Sievers | 
| Session F: Animal health and welfare | |
| 11:45–12:00 | Radiographic Examination of Deformities and Fractures of Keel Bones in Laying Hens Beryl Katharina Eusemann | 
| 12:00–12:15 | Effects of a ration change from a silage and concentrate- to a pasture-based diet on the health, production and rumen fermentation of dairy cows Julia Hartwiger | 
| 12:15–12:30 | Effects of monensin and essential oils on rumen microbiota of transition dairy cows Melanie Schären | 
| 12:30–12:45 | Investigations on the kinetics and bioavailability of fumonisin B1 (FB1) in pigs and the impact of a feed additive with fumonisin esterase activity Hanna Schertz | 
| 12:45–13:30 | Farewell: Challenges in control of infectious animal diseases Prof. T. C. Mettenleiter | 
| 13:30–14:00 | Lunch | 
