Sixth World Conference on The Future of Science - Viruses: the Invisible Enemy
Welcome Addresses
6 video
Opening Lectures
3 video
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Living with viruses
Luc Montagnier, 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine. World Foundation AIDS Research & Prevention, UNESCO, Paris, France. -
Basic Science and HIV/AIDS: Perspectives from the Past and Prospects for the Future
Robert Gallo, Director and Professor, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA. -
Science, Policy and Law
Felice Casson, Senator, Former Magistrate
Viruses In Evolution
3 video
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Viruses: the invisible enemy revealed
Dorothy Crawford, Professor of Medical Microbiology and Assistant Principal for Public Understanding of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK. -
Viral Forecasting
Nathan Wolfe, Lorry I. Lokey Visiting Professor in Human Biology, Stanford University; Founder and CEO, Global Viral Forecasting, USA. -
Endogenous viral sequences and their evolution
John Coffin, American Cancer Society Research Professor, Department of Microbiology, Tufts University, Boston, USA.
Animal And Plant Viruses
3 video
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The "One Health" vision to combat emerging infectious diseases
Ilaria Capua, Director, OIE/FAO International Reference Laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza and OIE Collaborating Center for Diseases at the human-animal interface, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy. -
Viruses, Insects and Hunger
Wafaa El Khoury, Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO, Rome, Italy. -
The battle against plant viruses
Wilhelm Gruissem, Professor, Department of Biology, Plant Biotechnology, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland.
Viruses And Mankind
6 video
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Global burden of infectious diseases: not just numbers
Giuseppe Ippolito, Scientific Director National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Rome, Italy -
Hepatitis C: towards control and eradication
Charles Rice, Professor, Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease; Scientific and Executive Director, Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller University, NY, USA. -
From animal to pandemic influenza: challenges and opportunities
Ilaria Capua, Director, OIE/FAO International Reference Laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza and OIE Collaborating Center for Diseases at the human-animal interface, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy. -
Emerging Zoonotic Viruses: Response and Preparedness
Heinz Feldmann, Lab. of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana. USA. -
Viruses and immunity: molecular pirates and the challenge of a global alliance
Alberto Mantovani, Professor, Università degli Studi di Milano; Scientific Director, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milan, Italy. -
Vaccines to address the needs of 21st century society
Rino Rappuoli, Global Head, Vaccines Research, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Siena, Italy.
Viruses, Cancer And Therapy
4 video
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Viruses and Cancer
Robin Weiss, Professor of Viral Oncology, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, UK. -
Oncogenic retrovirus, chronic infection and cancer: Viral strategies that favor viral persistence in humans
Genoveffa Franchini, Chief, Animal Models & Retroviral Vaccines Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, USA. -
Chronic viral hepatitis and liver cancer
Harvey Alter, Chief, Clinical Studies & Associate Director for Research, Department of Transfusion Medicine, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, USA. -
Viruses as Allies of Man
Luigi Naldini, Director, HSR-TIGET, San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, Professor of Tissue Biology and Gene and Cell Therapy "Vita - Salute San Raffaele" University Medical School
Viruses And Society
4 video
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Transatlantic Partnerships to Counter Biological Threats
Marc Ostfield, Director, Office of Policy and Global Issues, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, USA. -
Societal drivers of disease emergence - the consequences of human actions and activities
John Mackenzie, Professor, Tropical Infectious Diseases; Curtin University, Australia. -
Overcome a virus nightmare: why and how companies protect their people at all cost
Manuela Kron, Director, Corporate Affairs, Nestlé, Italy. -
The visible virus: media representations of virus and pandemics
Massimiano Bucchi, Professor of Science and Technology in Society, Department of Sociology of Science, University of Trento, Italy.
