Events

Past Events

Feb 18, 2026
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Decoding Pandemic Influenza Viruses

Martin Schwemmle

CeMM Forschungszentrum für Molekulare Medizin GmbH
8. Floor

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) primarily circulate in wild waterfowl but can occasionally spread to other species, including humans.
Jan 21, 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Understanding how respiratory viruses cause pandemics

Wendy Barclay

Medical University of Vienna

Jugendstilhörsaal

Spitalgasse 23

1090 Vienna

Respiratory virus pandemics bring high morbidity and mortality and significant social disruption.
Dec 10, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

One Health Seminar: Tularemia – an important Zoonosis in Austria

Alexander Indra & Zoltan Bago

Francisella tularensis, the bacterium responsible for tularemia (also known as “rabbit fever”), is a zoonotic pathogen that has garnered increased public health attention in recent years due to rising case numbers.
Nov 26, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Respiratory IgA and Protection against Infection: Insights from Longitudinal Surveillance in a Swedish Healthcare Worker Cohort

Charlotte Thålin

CeMM Forschungszentrum für Molekulare Medizin GmbH
8. Floor

Respiratory viruses such as corona-, influenza- and respiratory syncytial viruses initiate infection at mucosal surfaces of the respiratory tract. Yet, current vaccines primarily elicit systemic immunity, with limited induction of mucosal antibodies and a limited protection against respiratory infections.
Aug 20, 2025
9:00 am - 11:30 am

Redefining Virus Evolution and Emergence Using Metatranscriptomics

Edward Holmes

Medical University of Vienna

Jugendstilhörsaal

Rektoratsgebäude BT88

Spitalgasse 23

1090 Vienna

Metatranscriptomics combined with AI reveals unprecedented RNA virus diversity, uncovering highly divergent viruses across ecosystems and redefining the virosphere.
Apr 23, 2025
8:30 am - 5:45 pm

From Emerging Pathogens to Vaccines and Therapeutics

Scientific kick-off symposium for the Ignaz Semmelweis Institute

Hörsaalzentrum der MedUni Wen im AKH Wien
Hörsaal 3, Ebene 07

We invite you to participate in the upcoming symposium, “From Emerging Pathogens to Vaccines and Therapeutics”, which is the scientific kick-off symposium for the Ignaz Semmelweis Institute and will bring together internationally renowned researchers and clinicians to discuss current advances and challenges in infectious disease research and biomedical innovation.
Nov 21, 2024
9:00 am - 9:00 pm

Germinal Center B Cell Responsee to
Vaccination in Humans

Ali Ellebedy

Medical University of Vienna
Jugendstil Hörsaal
Rektoratsgebäude BT88
Spitalgasse 23
1090 Vienna

After vaccination, responding B cells may differentiate along the extrafollicular path, which leads to the production of short-lived plasmablasts, or along the germinal center (GC) route, which leads to the generation of long-lived plasma cells and memory B cells.