• Program

• International HBV Meeting Program
• HBF Emerging Researchers Workshop
• Keynote Speakers
• 2025 Community Forum
• ICE-HBV Symposium

HBF Emerging Researchers Workshop

Sept. 8, 2025 - 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. CET

Workshop Overview

Each year, the Hepatitis B Foundation hosts an Emerging Researchers Workshop. This is an opportunity for early and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) to network and learn about career opportunities in hepatitis B, hepatitis D and liver cancer. The workshop provides a platform for EMCRs to practice professional communications skills, discuss career pathway challenges and opportunities, and share ideas and resources for professional development. The workshop also provides an opportunity to meet with scientific leaders and discuss the latest key scientific issues in hepatitis B, hepatitis D and liver cancer research.

In 2025, we will host a half-day workshop (8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CET) on Sept. 8, 2025, immediately prior to the start of the 2025 International HBV Meeting. This year’s workshop will include an engaging keynote address on scientific communications and interactive small group presentations/discussions. Agenda highlights include:

• Keynote Presentation: Science Communication, Dr. Ulrike Brandt-Bohne, The National Institute for Science Communication (NaWik)
• Interactive roundtable discussions
• Discussions of key hepatitis B and D scientific research questions
• Opportunities to practice science communication skills
• Networking opportunities and free lunch

2025 Emerging Researchers Workshop Planning Committee

Hepatitis B Foundation Emerging Scientific and Medical Advisory Board Committee Members

• Lena Allweiss, University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
• Gregor Ebert, Technical University of Munich, & Helmholtz Munich, Germany
• Nina Le Bert, Duke Singapore
• Margaret Littlejohn, Doherty Institute, Australia
• Lefteris Michailidis, Emory University, U.S.
• Barbara Testoni, INSERM, France
• Thomas Tu, Westmead Institute, Australia
• Eloi Verrier, University of Strasbourg, France
• Jochen Wettengel, Technical University of Munich, & Helmholtz Munich, Germany

Hepatitis B Foundation Committee Members

• Chari Cohen, Hepatitis B Foundation and Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, U.S.
• Anu Hosangadi, Hepatitis B Foundation, U.S.

Emerging Researchers Committee Members

• Yang Cheng, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
• Olivia Dobrica, PhD, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, Romania
• Martin Feuerherd, Harvard University, U.S.
• Xupeng Hong, The Rockefeller University, U.S.
• Margaret Japhet, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
• Laura McCoullough, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Australia

Committee Advisors

• John Tavis, St. Louis University, U.S.
• Timothy Block, Hepatitis B Foundation and Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, U.S. 

PLEASE NOTE: Registration is required. That can be done through the main HBV Meeting registration portal.