GVX Immunology 2026 Speakers

Professor

Habil Bernd Blobel

University of Regensburg, Germany

Title: Enabling knowledge-driven communication and cooperation in intelligent and ethical transformed health ecosystems

Researcher

Sebastien Apcher

National Institute of Health and Medical Research, France

Title: To be updated shortly...

Professor

Yehuda Shoenfeld

Reichman University, Israel

Title: Classical examples of the concept of the ASIA syndrome; CPI, SBI and vaccines

Vice-Director

Sergey Suchkov

N.D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation

Title: The transformation of Personalized and Precision Medicine (PPM) as a unique healthcare model for infectious diseases monitoring & management

Professor

Vijay Prabha

Panjab University, India

Title: Exploiting escherichia coli–sperm interactions to identify sperm antigen for the development of an immunocontraceptive

Chemical Pathologist and Pharmaceutical Physician

John Bolodeoku

JB Consulting MDP Ltd & Centre of Pharmaceutical Medicine Research, King’s College, United Kingdom

Title: Autoimmunity after Covid-19: Mechanism, clinical evidence and emerging directions

Professor

Salvador Ventura

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

Title: Modular protein nanorings for next-generation immunoengineering

Associate Professor

Rosa Visone

Dentistry and Biotechnology "G. d'Annunzio" University, Italy

Title: Restoring miR-181b enhances antitumor immunity in CLL: Implications for vaccine-based therapeutic strategies

Director

Karin E Peuschel

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Title: Viral proteins activating PKA as an antiviral vaccine target

Senior Lecturer

Aini Syahida Mat Yassim

Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Title: Do COVID-19 vaccines trigger autoimmunity? proteome-wide longitudinal evidence from a malaysian heterologous vaccination cohort

Loc Pham Thi

Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam

Title: Patient-derived cell lines from Vietnamese leukemia patients: Whole-genome landscape, mechanism, and HLA-personalized multi-epitope neoantigen vaccine design

Associate Professor

Ahmed Maher Helal

Central Laboratory for Evaluation of Veterinary Biologics, Egypt

Title: Immunological interpretation of infectious bronchitis virus detection in vaccinated broiler flocks: Distinguishing vaccine virus replication from early field challenge

Gerardo Guillen

Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cuba

Title: Subunit nasal vaccines: Overcoming barriers to innovation

Professor

Junwei Li

The Second Hospital of Nanjing, China

Title: Influenza mRNA vaccine with engineered panhandle-forming UTRs provides potent protection against seasonal influenza viruses

Gang Liu

Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China

Title: How does COVID-19 disrupt immune homeostasis and its association with multiple system diseases?

Jun Li

The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, China

Title: One health approaches to echinococcosis control: The role of vaccines

Professor

Jinlong Li

The Second Hospital of Nanjing, China

Title: Enzyme-free electrochemical strategy for mRNA vaccine detection

Polio and Routine Immunization Officer

Kaleem Ullah Khan

CTC, Pakistan

Title: To create awareness and address misconception regarding vaccine and immunization process, by highlighting the role of vaccine in the development of immune in human

Abdul Sajid

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan

Title: Evaluation of the serological response after foot-and-mouth disease vaccination in Pakistan

Assistant Professor

Dessalegn Temsgen Leye

Retired from Addis Ababa Science & Technology University, Ethiopia

Title: The impact of four pro- and anti-vaccine myths on vaccine feasibility

Shirin Katebi

Noyan Biopharma, Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Title: Deep learning prediction of antigen–epitope immunogenicity for peptide vaccine design

Director

Mutabazi David

Africa Quantitative Sciences, Rwanda

Title: Assessing the continuum of maternal and child health: Correlations between ANC indicators and immunization coverage in Rwanda

Remy Mpulumba Badiambile

Official University of Mbujimayi, Congo

Title: Determinants of covid-19 vaccine uptake and post-vaccination symptoms among at-risk populations in Mbujimayi, DRC

Faruk Namalam

Solina Center for International Development and Research, Nigeria

Title: Vaccine acceptance and health seeking behaviour the way forward

Senior Analyst

Somontha Lak

Clinton Health Access Initiative, Cambodia

Title: Learning from innovative border post vaccination outreach to tackle ZERO-DOSE children of migrant communities in Cambodia

MSc Pharmacology Student

Omara Tonny

Kampala International University, Uganda

Title: Assessing the impact of climate change on vaccine cold chain integrity and immunization service delivery in Bushenyi district western Uganda: A cross-sectional study

Ibrahim Mohamed Saeed Shnawa

AL Qasim Green University, Iraq

Title: Immune memory based classification of human herd [IMCHH]

Associate Researcher

Gutema Bulti Tura

Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopia

Title: Real-world COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in Ethiopia using a retrospective test-negative case-control study design

Kingsford Genevieve Nneka

Helix Biogen Institute, Nigeria

Title: Reverse vaccinology-based design of a multi-epitope sub-unit vaccine candidate against leishmaniasis

Nazario Carlitos

National Institute of Health (INS), Provincial Delegation of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

Title: Spatial distribution of zero-dose children in Chiure District, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, 2025–2026