This session will invite distinguished scientists and clinical experts from domestic and international arenas to discuss immune response mechanisms to major infectious diseases, as well as prevention and treatment strategies. 

Chairs

Gao Guangxia

Researcher, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Cheng Gong

Professor, Tsinghua University

Invited speakers & reports

Cheng Gong

Professor, Tsinghua University

Report: Symbiotic bacterial environmental intervention for the prevention and control of mosquito-borne virus transmission

Li Bin

Professor, Shanghai Institute of Immunology

Report: FOXP3+ Treg plasticity and immunotherapy 

Zhang Yi

Professor, Zhengzhou University

Report: Clinical applications of cellular immunotherapy

Zhu Mingzhao

Researcher, Institute of Microbiology, CAS

Report: New mechanisms of tumor immunotherapy targeting CD47

Wang Xi

Professor, Beijing Institute of Infectious Diseases & Capital Medical University

Report: How long will long-term COVID-19 symptoms last: SARS-CoV-2 remodels chromatin structure and function 

Fang Xianyang

Researcher, Institute of Biophysics, CAS

Report: Structural and dynamic basis of Flavivirus RNA infection and pathogenesis

Tang Qiannan

Researcher, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine & Shanghai Institute of Immunology

Report: Immunologic functions of Z-NAs

Ding Qiang

Tsinghua University

Report: Zika virus NS5 protein inhibits type I interferon signaling through CRL3 E3 ubiquitin ligase-mediated STAT2 degradation