Time Zone London, UK (GMT)

The ISSAD Conference on the 4th & 5th November will be taking place on our virtual platform: https://issad.vfairs.com/

If you have already registered via Eventbrite you will have been added to the virtual platform. Log in with the email address you have registered with, and there is no password. You will be able to log in on the 4th & 5th November from 8.30 am (you will not be able to log in before that date). Please visit this site for more information on using the interactive platform: Using Vfairs as an Attendee.

Time Session 1 - Auditorium Session 2 - Break Out A Session 3 - Break Out B
9:00 am

Epidemiology Now + Next

Convener: Prof. Joy Lawn & Prof. Ziyaad Dangor, Intro: Prof. Joy Lawn, S1: Dr. Merijn W Bijlsma, S2: Dr. Jaya Chandna, S3: Dr. Anna Seale, S4: Dr. Quique Bassat, S5: Dr. Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó, S6: Linde Snoek, S7: Dr. Justina Barmugy, S8: Panel Discussion & Voting

Laboratory Now + Next

Convener: Prof. Margaret Ip, S1: Prof. Shannon Manning, S2: Prof. Steven Townsend, S3: Dr. Asmaa Tazi, S4: Lindsey Burcham, S5: Chrispin Chaguza, S6: Julie Guignot

Parent Power

Convenor: Jane Plumb, S1: Dr Carol Baker, S2: Jane Plumb, S3: Dr Hannah Davies, S4: Ms Sam Nye, S5: Jaya Chandna, S6: Grace Raybould
10:30 am

Break

11:00 am

Plenary 3 – Bench to Bedside Time to Act

Track 2: Micro and molecular, Professor Lakshmi Rajagopal, 11.00 am - 11.30 am, Track 5: Implementation, integration, M&E: Dr. Carsten Mantel & Dr. Thomas Cherian, 11.30 am - 12.00 pm
12:30 pm

Lunch – Poster Viewing

Please have a look at our poster booths, leave questions for the academics and vote on the best poster!
1:30 pm

Immunity and Seroepidemiology Now + Next

Conveners: Prof. Kirsty Le Doare & Dr. Tatiana Pinto, S1: Prof. Kelly Doran, S2: Dr. Prescilla Nagao, Prof. Ruth Zadoks & Prof. Stephen Bentley, S3: Dr. Meryn Bijsma, Natalia Costa &  Ding Yijun, S4: Dr. Hannah Davies, S5: Julia Rhodes, S6: Stephanie Leung

From Development to Implementation

Chairs: Dr. Asma Khalil & Philipp Lambach, Scene Setting Talk: Dr. Tracey Goodman, Panel MC: Dr. Liz Mason, Introduction to Voting: Dr. Asma Khalil, Panel Questions: Philipp Lambach, S1: Dr. Ajoke Sobanjo-Ter Meulen, S2: Prof. Narendra Arora, S3: Dr. Martina Lukong Baye, S4: Stefano Malvolti, S5: Dr. Dafrossa Lyimo, S6: Sarah Geoghegan, S7: Kate Walker  

Economics Now + Next

Convener: Prof. Mark Jit, S1: Dr. Raymond Hutubessy, S2: (TBC), S3: Dr. Farah Seedat
3:00 pm

Break

3:30 pm

Plenary: Parents, plus Next Generation Research 

Track 6: Parent and societal, 15.30 pm - 16.00 pm, Track 8: Dr. Laura Bonofiglio, Dr. Priscilla Romina De Gregorio, Dr. Tara Randis, 16.00 pm - 16.30 pm, Carol Baker Honorary Lecture: Prof. Shabir Madhi, 16.30 pm - 17.15 pm