The World New Prosperity
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The 4th France-Japan Symposium on HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Basic and Translational Research
Dates: November 5 (Wed) – November 7 (Fri), 2026
Venue: Tokyo (To Be Announced)
Research Areas: HIV, viral hepatitis, HTLV-1, COVID-19,
and other emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
Main Program: Research presentations, one-to-one meetings, early-career researcher development programs
About the symposium
Japan and France are at the forefront of research on infectious diseases and vaccine development. The objective of this symposium is to convene experts from Japan and France across a broad range of scientific disciplines within basic research on HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases, in order to present new findings, advance scientific knowledge and enhance global scientific collaborations.
Results from ongoing collaborative studies between France and Japan will be highlighted, and a particular effort will be given to involve young investigators interested in reinforcing existing or future potential collaborations between both countries. Sessions will cover cross-sectional research topics including virology, structural biology, genomics, immune responses, animal models, and vaccine and immunotherapy development, focusing on pathogens such as HIV, hepatitis viruses, respiratory viruses (SARS-CoV-2, influenza), HTLV-1, herpesviruses, and others. The program will also feature presentations by leading experts in cutting-edge technologies that can be applied to infectious disease research. The symposium will bring together 30 internationally acclaimed scientists and 10 young investigators from France and Japan, followed by one-to-one meetings aimed at strengthening bilateral collaborations.
Call for abstracts for young researchers
We are inviting young investigators (PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty members) who are developing or interested in developing collaborative research projects with the partner country to participate and present their work orally during the meeting.
Submitted abstracts will be evaluated according to the applicants’ career stage.
Registration
To be announced
Registration is free but mandatory to attend the symposium (symposium held on site only).
Satellite symposium in the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Virology on November 4th
Leading researchers from France and Japan at the forefront of infectious disease research will present their latest findings on a wide range of viruses and research topics. The satellite symposium will be held on November 4th, the final day of the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Virology (November 2-4).
Participants are also warmly encouraged to attend the meeting and present their work.
https://pub.confit.atlas.jp/en/event/jsv73
Scientific and Organizing committee
France:
Scientific committee:
Victor Appay (INSERM, University of Boldeaux), Michaela Muller-Trutwin (Institut Pasteur)
Organizing committee:
Nathalie Alazard (ANRS MIE), Dahlia Chebbah (ANRS MIE)
Japan:
Ai Kawana-Tachikawa (JIHS/NIID), Nozomi Kuse (JIHS/NIID), Shinichi Machida (JIHS/NIGHM), Akatsuki Saito (University of Miyazaki), Makoto Yamagishi (University of Tokyo), Hiroyuki Yamamoto (JIHS/NIID), Takuya Yamamoto (NIBN), Koichi Watashi (JIHS/NIID)
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