IVIS2025 Program
The IVIS2025 Scientific Program Committee will craft a comprehensive and engaging program for the 14th International Veterinary Immunology Symposium.
The program will feature an exciting mix of presentations, workshops, special sessions and networking opportunities. Delegates will benefit from the expertise of a dynamic lineup of both international and local speakers. Alongside the sessions, the symposium will also offer numerous social events designed to provide networking opportunities, allowing participants to reconnect.
All attendance certificates will be distributed electronically post event.
Program Outline
Day 1 – Monday 11 August 2025
08h30 – Registration Opens
09h00 – Vaccine Development against Methanogens Symposium (hosted by the Global Methane Hub, a project of Windward Fund)
10h30 – Mid-morning Refreshments
11h00 – Bacterial Vaccines Workshop (hosted by BactiVac, the Bacterial Vaccines Network)
13h00 – Lunch & Networking
14h00 – Bacterial Vaccines Workshop continues
15h00 – Check-in opens at Hotel
16h00 – Bacterial Vaccines Workshop Ends
16h30 – Welcome and Opening (Tobias Käser, Institute of Immunology, Vetmeduni Vienna (Symposium Chairperson))
16h40 – Keynote 1 – The role of veterinary immunology in enhancing food security in developing countries (Prof. Cynthia Baldwin, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
17h40 – Close of Day 1
18h30 – Travel to Welcome Reception with Oldtimer Tram (limited space available)
19h00 – Welcome Reception at Heuriger Schübel-Auer (Return to Hotel at 21:30 on Tram)
14h00-16:30 – SETUP FOR POSTER SESSION 1
Day 2 – Tuesday 12 August 2025
08h30 – Gold Sponsor Presentation (TBC)
08h40 – Plenary 1: Mycobacterium bovis and the role of bovine TCRgd T cells (Dr Kieran Meade, University College Dublin)
09h30 – Parallel Sessions: Session 1.1a – Innate Immunity || Session 1.1b – Wildlife / Exotics / Fish
10h40 – Mid-morning Refreshments
11h10 – Parallel Sessions: Session 1.2a – Innate Immunity || Session 1.2b – Tissue Specific Immunology / Microbiome
12h55 – Lunch
14h00 – Parallel Sessions: Workshop 1: Animal Models || Workshop 2: VIC MHC
15h30 – Poster Session 1
17h00 – Close of Day 2
17h30 – Guided walking tour to the Vienna City Hall (“Wiener Rathaus”)
18h30 – Gala Dinner at the Vienna City Hall (“Wiener Rathaus”, Return to Hotel from 22:00 – own transport)
Day 3 – Wednesday 13 August 2025
08h30 – Silver Sponsor Presentation: The evolution of New England Animal Health in response to the severe lack of reliable reagents for veterinary immunology research (NEAH)
08h40 – Plenary 2: Tissue-resident memory T cells as immunological sentinels (Dr George Stary, Medical University of Vienna)
09h30 – Parallel Sessions: Session 2.1a – Adaptive Immunity || Session 2.1b – Immunogenetics / Immunogenomics
10h40 – Mid-morning Refreshments
11h10 – Parallel Sessions: Session 2.2a – Adaptive Immunity || Workshop 3 – Immunological Toolkit Session
12h55 – Lunch
14h00 – Parallel Sessions: Session 2.3a – Vaccine Development || International Veterinary Vaccinology Network Session
15h30 – Poster Session 2
17h00 – Close of Day 3
17h10 – JIC Roundtable Discussion: Challenges and opportunities for junior and Early Career Researchers in the face of global funding cuts
– Keeping up productivity when faced with challenges and resource-poor environments (Dr Mustapha Oumouna)
– Charting your path: Navigating a successful career beyond academia and post-doc (Dr Quentin Wright)
– Questions & Answers
17h10 – VIC Board Meeting (The Park Boardroom)
19h00 – Free evening to explore Vienna – DISCOVER VIENNA
07h00-08h30 – SETUP FOR POSTER SESSION 2
Day 4 – Thursday 14 August 2025
08h30 – Bronze Sponsor Presentation (TBC)
08h40 – Plenary 3: Beyond vaccines: targeting the dark side for sustainable PRRSV control (Prof. Dr Sanipha Suradhat, Chulalongkorn University)
09h30 – Parallel Sessions: Session 3.1a – Vaccine Development || Session 3.1b – Infectious Diseases
10h40 – Mid-morning Refreshments
11h10 – Parallel Sessions: Session 3.2a – Vaccine Development || Session 3.2b – Infectious Diseases
12h40 – Lunch
13h45 – Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award & Presentation (Prof. Gary Entrican, The Roslin Institute at The University of Edinburgh) – sponsored by Zoetis
14h45 – Keynote 2: Cell cultures as an alternative to animal testing and basic and translational research (Prof. Doris Wilflingseder, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
15h30 – Closing Ceremony & handover to IVIS2028
16h00 – Close of Symposium
16h00 – DGfI Young Immunologists – VIA Meeting 2025
18h00 – Close of VIA Meeting 2025