Posters: CSV26: 6th Symposium of the Canadian Society for Virology

Breaking & Entering

Name	Presenter
A CROSS-SPECIES FRAMEWORK FOR CLUSTERING H3NX INFLUENZA A HEMAGGLUTININ NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES	Hoc Tran,University of Guelph
Characterization of a Novel Neuraminidase Stalk Deletion in Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N5) Strains Isolated in Atlantic Canada	Tracy Shutao Xie, University of Ottawa
Evidence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever seroprevalence in hunter-gatherers' pygmy community in North-eastern DRC	Dacquin M. Kasumba, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale
Identification of Cellular Receptors for African Swine Fever Virus	Kaitlyn Blundon, University of Guelph
Identifying the Emv2-derived endogenous retroviral receptor in mouse vaginal tissue	W. Austin Guild, University of British Columbia
Influenza Virus Receptor Distribution and Hemagglutinin Binding in Tissues of Various Species to Define Susceptibility to H5N1 Infection in Wildlife, livestock, and companion animals in Canada	Akila Kularatne, University of Calgary
Investigating H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza entry into human respiratory cells and the role of sialic acid	Abbey J. McMurray, Queen's University

Building & Escaping

Name	Presenter
Applying Flow Virometry to Distinguish Extracellular Vesicles from Viral Particles	Deepa Chaphekar, University of Toronto, Scarborough
A stable, virus-free A549 reporter system to quantify respiratory syncytial virus NS2 antagonism of interferon beta promoter activation	Elina Gerber-Tichet, Université de Montréal
Reovirus utilizes microtubules to coordinate core versus whole virus assembly	Dante Terino, University of Alberta
Staphylococcus aureus lipases enhance influenza A virus replication by remodeling host cell lipids	Karen Nickel, University of Victoria

Damaging & Spreading

Name	Presenter
Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Variant Pathogenicity in a Long-COVID Syrian Hamster Model	Maya Naghibosadat, Sunnybrook Research Institute/ University of Toronto
Integrating qPCR Diagnostics and Genomic Surveillance for Real-Time Characterization of MPXV Clade Dynamics in Sierra Leone's 2025 Outbreak.	Michaella Jaba, Univeristy Of Manitoba
Unraveling the Genetic Factors Influencing Susceptibility and Resistance to Viral Myocarditis	Zhihan Wang, University of British Columbia

Discovering & Evolving

Name	Presenter
A Biosafe and Flexible Human Adenovirus Type 4 Viral Vector Platform for Rapid H5N1 Vaccine Development and Pandemic Preparedness	Nausin Tasnim, University of Manitoba
Assessing the Impact of Superinfection and Recombination on Phylodynamics Inference by Multi-Level Simulation	Delicia Wong, Western University
Characterizing the accessory proteins in novel rodent Embecoviruses	Eduardo Suarez Lopez, University of Toronto
Conducting Field Studies to Estimate the Prevalence of Hantavirus Infection in Wild Deer Mouse Populations in Saskatchewan	Vidhi Vakharia, University of Saskatchewan
Developing an Orally Delivered Reovirus Vaccine for Glioblastoma	Eknoor Walia, University of Ottawa
Development and validation of functional assays for measuring neutralizing antibodies to H5N1 influenza A virus hemagglutinin and neuraminidase in a wide range of species and sample types.	Abdulla Shuhait, Dalhousie University
Elucidating how high-risk A1762T/G1764A mutations alter HBx function to promote liver cancer	Clare Gilmour, University Of Alberta
Evolutionary fingerprinting of protein-coding genes in RNA viruses	Hugo Gildardo Castelán Sánchez, Western University
Expanding the toolbox: an aptameric approach investigating new targets for inhibiting Influenza's viral polymerase	Mary Hernando, University of Alberta
Genomic epidemiology of paramyxoviruses from a two-year surveillance study at a tertiary care academic hospital	Kayla Gaete, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Hepatoprotective, Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Silymarin in Yellow Fever Virus Infected Hepg2 cells and AG129 mice	Oluwashola Samuel Olaolu, Federal university of Ouro preto
Investigating the Susceptibility of Canadian Wildlife and Livestock Species to MPXV Infection Using Organoid Models	Ayoub Mebarki, University of Calgary
Isolation and Molecular Characterization of West Nile Virus Circulating in Wild Bird Populations in Quebec	Anais Rasquier Zevallos, INRS
Modifications in the sialic acid binding domain of reovirus binding protein can increase cell attachment	Spencer Luong, University of Alberta
Quantitative Flow Virometry Approaches for High Yield Sorting of Virus Particles	Claire Fernandes, University of Toronto
Sero-Molecular Epidemiology of HBV and TB in HIV-Positive Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Onoriode Okpako Diamreyan, University of port harcourt, rivers state, nigeriaa
Structures of hemagglutinin (HA) for understanding the human infectivity of H5N1 Influenza A	Ross A. Edwards, University of Alberta
The Application of Synthetic Nanobodies to Investigate Secondary Envelopment of HSV-2 Nucleocapids	Addisyn G. Smith, Queen's University
Understanding the conformation dynamics of E2 protein in HCV neutralization	Derek Cheung, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Viral diversity and virus-host associations in the neovaginal microbiome of transfeminine individuals	Jorge Rojas-Vargas, University of Western Ontario
When Orthobornaviruses Collide: Interference and Co-Persistence in Cell Culture	Praveen Akmeemana, University of Guelph

Expressing & Multiplying

Name	Presenter
ACE2 Receptor Expression Kinetics in CD4⁺ T Cells Following HCoV-NL63 Infection	Negar Joharinia, university of Ottawa
A non-coding RNA from Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) restructures cellular nuclear speckles (NSs) for optimal viral replication	Jill Allmendinger, University of Calgary
Characterizing Subgenomic RNA Expression and Replication Strategies of Grapevine Rupestris Stem-Pitting Associated Virus	Maya Abboud, University of Guelph
Defining HPV E7 impact on the functions of the E3-ubiquitin ligase RNF168 at stalled replication forks.	Ottilie Le Doeuff, Université Laval
Determining the role of NS2A-associated host factors in flavivirus replication	Jayden Harris, Emory University
Development of a Reporter-Based Replicon System to Study Human Norovirus Replication	Bridgett Sparkes, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Effect of Mutations in the Polymerase Basic Protein 2 of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on Adaptation, RNA synthesis and Drug Susceptibility	Adrien Delpal, University of Alberta
Establishment of an Improved SARS-CoV-2 Replicon Particle Platform for Functional Studies	Danni Yong, McGill University
How do bacterial induced changes in host membrane lipid composition affect influenza replication?	Megan VanderWal, University of Victoria
IGF2BP2: A role in the replication cycle of Zika virus	Yann Desfossés, Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Mechanistic Analysis of Argonaute 2 and miR-122 Promotion of Hepatitis C Virus Replication and Translation	Michael A. Palmer, University of Saskatchewan
Mechanistic Insights into NS5 Translocation During Flaviviral Negative-Strand RNA Synthesis	Scott Tersteeg, University of Lethbridge
Replication Kinetics and viral determinants of H5N1 Highly pathogenic avian influenza infection in human airway cells	Nidhi Kaushik, Vaccine Infectious Disease Organization

Fighting & Responding

Name	Presenter
A High Throughput Serology and Molecular Diagnostics Platform for Population Level Surveillance of Respiratory Infections	Shirley Qiu, University of Ottawa
An In-house Reverse Genetic System to Study the Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus Viral Protein 3	Liyuan Liu, University of Toronto
A Novel CD103 Expression Profile in Macrophages Following Endosomal Viral Sensing	Nasry Zane Bouzeineddine, Queen's University
Broadly-neutralizing IgA requires Fc-Fc-receptor interaction for optimal protection against influenza A virus infection	Yona Tugg, McMaster University
Comparing next-generation HLA-class-I-matched humanized mouse models for investigating the efficacy of oncolytic BHV-1 virotherapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	Madeleine Lepard, McMaster University
Contributions of Human Coronavirus NL63 Viral Proteins to ACE2 Cell-Surface Dynamics	Caroline Silveira Falleiros Silva, University of Ottawa
CRISPR-RfxCas13d-Mediated Antiviral Therapeutic Against Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus RNA-Dependent RNA-Polymerase	Michael H. D'Souza, University of Lethbridge
Cryo-EM Platform for Targeting the RNA Polymerase of Respiratory Viruses	Calvin J. Gordon, University of Alberta
Development of upper respiratory tract 2D cellular models of wildlife and livestock species to study host responses to highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses	Celine Tan, University of Toronto
Digitally Immune-Optimised Next-Generation Influenza Vaccine Provides Cross-Clade Protection Against Challenge With Lethal H5N1 Viruses Challenge in Mice	Rose Chan, Public Health Agency of Canada
Evaluating the protective immunity of subunit vaccine candidates against monkeypox virus infection in mice	Kathleen Fulton, University of Manitoba
Expression of Immune-Related Genes in the Brains of Chickens Experimentally Infected by Aquatic Bird Bornavirus 1	Igor R. Santos, University of Guelph
Human DPP4 Mouse Model of MERS-CoV reveals differential Lung and Brain Viral Kinetics	Tekeleselassie Ayalew Woldemariam, VIDO, University of Saskatchewan
Immunogenicity and Efficacy of an mRNA Vaccine Encoding Hemagglutinin (HA) and Neuraminidase (NA) of H9N2 Avian Influenza Virus in Chickens	Fatemeh (Darya) Fazel, University of Guelph
Inhibition of neuraminidase of highly pathogenic avian influenza A viruses	Bryson Hammer, University of Alberta
Microproteins Can Modulate the Type I Interferon Response	Justin Klassen, University of Saskatchewan
Mpox Virus (MPXV) Surveillance in Regions of Central Africa at a One Health Animal-Human Interface	Christina Frederick, University of Manitoba
Peroxiredoxin-1 and -2 tune MAVS-dependent antiviral signaling	Harake A., CHUM Research Center
Role of Endogenous Apolipoprotein B mRNA Editing Enzyme Catalytic Subunit 3 (APOBEC3) in clade IIb mpox virus evolution and host responses to mpox virus infection.	Oluwaseyi Ajagbe, Vaccine for Infectious Disease Organization/ University of Saskatchewan
Sex bias determines MERS-CoV infection outcomes in a mouse model of differential pathogenicity	Marin Habbick, VIDO, University of Saskatchewan
Thapsigargin inhibits a late step in influenza A virus infection	Callum Magill, Queens University
Understanding type III interferon in diverse bats and human models	Kristof Jenik, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization / University of Saskatchewan
What is the role of Langerhans cells in the human adenovirus-based vaccination process?	Elina Gerber-Tichet, Université de Montréal

Suppressing & Conquering

Name	Presenter
Analysis of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus NSP1 Protein's Interaction with Cellular vATPase Complex	Eve Simpson, University of Saskatchewan
Biodistribution and Shedding of a Newcastle Disease Virus Vaccine Vector in Poultry and Mammals	Praveen Akmeemana, University of Guelph
Exploring the Cellular Interactions of H5Nx Influenza NS1 in Human and Avian Cells	Brooklyn Osborne, University of Alberta
Identification of the minimal features required for dsRNA binding by the human coronavirus 229E nucleocapsid protein	Madeline Day, University of Calgary
Interferon Lambda Protects Bronchial Epithelial Cells Against House Dust Mite-Enhanced Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection	Wilfred Gitau, University of Manitoba
Mechanisms of Host Innate Immune Suppression by HAdV-C5 and Human Ubiquitin E3 Ligase UBR4	Lauren Fulham, University of Manitoba
Modelling and Testing Anti-HIV-1 Immune Responses to Mutant-Env VSV-Vector Vaccines	Alexander Gain, University of Western Ontario
Modulation of the RIG-I dependent IFNβ response by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 virus NS1 protein	Leslie Macas, University of Saskatchewan
Role of variant-specific SARS-CoV-2 non-structural accessory proteins in host-pathogen interactions	Amir Rooddehghan, University of Saskatchewan/VIDO