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5–6 November 2025, Online
Viruses Webinar | The World HTLV Day, 5–6 November 2025

This webinar aims to provide a concise overview of the current understanding of HTLV-1, a human leukemia virus, including its epidemiology, virology, associated diseases, and pathophysiology. The speakers are experts in their respective fields and will clearly explain the current state of research.

Therefore, this webinar is intended for healthcare professionals and those involved in public health work. Of course, we welcome general audiences, including patients or those infected with the virus, to watch.

The webinar spans two days, and we look forward to many participants joining us.

Session I: 5 November 2025
Session II: 6 November 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. CET | 6:00 p.m. JST
Webinar ID: 818 8623 4527
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/HTLV2025

Register now for free!

 

Program (Session I)—5 November 2025

Speaker/Presentation

 Time in CET

 Time in JST

Prof. Toshiki Watanabe
Chair Introduction

 10:00–10:05 a.m.

 6:00–6:05 p.m.

Prof. Atae Utsunomiya
Current Status of ATL Clinical Practice and Treatment in Japan

 10:05–10:35 a.m.

 6:05–6:35 p.m.

Prof. Yorifumi Sato
HTLV-1 Persistence and Pathogenesis: A Virological Perspective

 10:35–11:05 a.m.

 6:35–7:05 p.m.

Dr. Aileen Rowan
Predicting the Development of ATL in HTLV-Carriers

 11:05–11:35 a.m.

 7:05–7:35 p.m.

Dr. Carolina Rosadas de Oliveira
Harnessing Science and Collaboration to Advance Public Health Policies for HTLV

 11:35–12:05 p.m.

 7:35–8:05 p.m.

Program (Session II)—6 November 2025

Speaker/Presentation

 Time in CET

 Time in JST

Prof. Anne van den Broeke
Towards the Clinical Validation of the Viral Clonality Evenness (VCE) Index: A Novel Prognostic Biomarker for Adult T-cell Leukemia

 10:00–10:30 a.m.

 6:00–6:30 p.m.

Prof. Damian Purcell
Antivirals and RNA Vaccines to Prevent Human T-lymphotropic Retrovirus (HTLV-1) Infection and Disease

 10:30–11:00 a.m.

 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Prof. Makoto Yamagishi
From Genomic and Epigenomic Maps to Medicines in Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

 11:00–11:30 a.m.

 7:00–7:30 p.m.

Prof. Yoshihisa Yamano
Multiomics of HAM/TSP and Implications for Drug Discovery

 11:30–12:00 p.m.

 7:30–8:00 p.m.

Prof. Toshiki Watanabe
Closing of Webinar

 12:00 p.m.

 8:00 p.m.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email outlining how to join this webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch.

Webinar Chair:

  • Prof. Toshiki Watanabe, The Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan.

Speakers (Session I)—5 November 2025

  • Prof. Atae Utsunomiya, Department of Hematology, Imamura General Hospital, Japan;
  • Prof. Yorifumi Sato, Division of Genomics and Transcriptomics, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University, Japan;
  • Dr. Aileen Rowan, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK;
  • Dr. Carolina Rosadas de Oliveira, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK.

Speakers (Session II)—November 2025

  • Prof. Anne van den Broeke, Viral Oncogenesis Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Belgium Unit of Animal Genomics, GIGA Institute, Belgium;
  • Prof. Damian Purcell, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Australia;
  • Prof. Makoto Yamagishi, Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Genomics, Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan;
  • Prof. Yoshihisa Yamano, Department of Neurology, Department of Rare Diseases Research, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan.

https://sciforum.net/event/HTLV2025

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