Event coordinated by the Hepatitis B Foundation

International HBV Meeting Program

September 26-30, 2021

Session Topics

  • Preclinical targets and therapies for chronic hepatitis B
  • New technologies for liver research
  • Application of new technologies and advances in models for the study of HBV
  • HBV replication, gene expression and egress
  • HBV integration, genotypes and HCC
  • Viral entry, cccDNA biogenesis and homeostasis
  • Innate immunity to HBV infection
  • Adaptive immunity to HBV infection
  • Co-infection and pathogenesis
Please note: Session topics are subject to change until program is finalized.

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Sunday, September 26, 2021
5:00 pm to 5:10 pm

Welcome
5:10 pm to 6:00 pm

Introduction of Distinguished Speakers 
Monday, September 27, 2021
8:30 am to 10:30 am

Session I: Preclinical Targets & Therapies for chronic hepatitis B 

Session Chairs: 
Stephan Urban and Fabien Zoulim
 10:30 am to 11:00 am

HBF/ICE-HBV updates with Tim Block and Peter Revill
 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Poster Session - Sessions 2-5
 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Lunch Break
 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Symposium: New Technologies for Liver Research 

Session Chairs:
Adam Gehring and Ourania Andrisani 
 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm  Coffee Break
 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Application of the new technologies and advances in models for the study of HBV

Session Chairs: 
Helen Strick-Marchand and Alex Ploss 
Tuesday, September 28, 2021  
 8:30 an to 10:30 am

 HBV replication, gene expression and egress 

Session Chairs:
Michael Bouchard and Christine Neuvet
 10:30 am to 11:00 am Coffee Break 
11:00 am to 11:45 am

Keystone Presentation: Xie Wang, NIH

Session Chair:
Ourania Andrisani 
11:45 to 1:00 pm Poster Session - 5 eposter presentations - Session 1,6,7,8
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm  Lunch Break
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

HBV Integration, Genotypes, and HCC

Session Chairs:
Thomas Tu and Massimo Levrero 
4:00 pm to 4:30 pm Coffee Break
 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Viral entry, cccDNA biogenesis and homeostasis 

Session Chairs:
Lena Allweiss and Haitao Guo 
 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Happy Hour and Poster Session 4 & 5 ePoster Presentations 
Wednesday, September 29, 2021  
 8:00 am to 10:30 am

Innate immunity to HBV infection

Seassion Chairs:
Ulrike Protzer and Andre Boonstra 
 10:30 am to 11:00 am Coffee Break 
 11:00 am to 11:45 am

Keystone Presentation 2: Matteo Innacone 

Session Chair:
Adam Gehring
 11:45 am to 1:00 pm Poster Session - 5 eposter presentations - open & organizers meeting
 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Lunch Break 
 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Adaptive Immunity to HBV infection 

Session Chairs:
Robert Thimme and Laura Pallet 
 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm Coffee Break 
 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Co-infection (SARS-CoV-2/HDV/HIV) and pathogenesis 

Session Chairs:
David Durantel and Marc Lutgehetmann 
 6:00 pm to 6:20 pm Closing Remarks 
Thursday, September 30, 2021  
 7:30 am to 9:00 am  Hepatitis B Foundation and ICE-HBV Public Forum 
 9:15 am - 2:45 pm  ICE-HBV Biomarkers Symposium