Multidisciplinary approach to understand and control infectious diseases

The 24th Awaji International Forum on Infection and Immunity concluded successfully with many participants.
Your contribution has been very much appreciated.

Next AIFII will be held from Sep 22-24, 2027.
We are looking forward to seeing you again.

  Venue: Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center)
  Chair: Shiroh Iwanaga (Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, The University of Osaka)

Dates
September 1-3, 2026
Venue
Hokkaido University Conference Hall
Chair
Ayato Takada , DVM, PhD
(Hokkaido University International Institute for Zoonosis Control)

The 24th Awaji International Forum on Infection and Immunity Poster Awardees

Best Poster Award

  • P063
    Isolation and characterization of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales from slaughterhouse environments and food products in Mongolia
    Mungunsar CHULUUN (Division of Infection and Immunity, International Institute for Zoonosis Control)

Poster Award

  • P011
    Broad-Spectrum Entry Inhibitors against Mammalian Filoviruses
    Hayato Sugiura (Graduate Schoool of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido University)
  • P014
    Epidemiological, Genomic, And Immunological Characterization Of Dengue Virus Infections In A High-Mobility Coastal City Of Southern Vietnam
    Nhung Pham Hong Vu (Nagasaki University)
  • P032 (O01)
    A mutator-cell forward genetics platform for identifying host determinants of RNA virus infection
    Ryo Komorizono (Department of Microbiology and Infection, The UTOPIA Center, The University of Tokyo)
  • P035
    Characterization of a novel bandavirus from Egyptian fruit bats in Zambia
    Joseph Ndebe (Division of International Research Promotion, Graduate School of Infectious Disease)
  • P045
    Uncovering the Camel Virome Through Enriched High-Throughput Metagenomic Sequencing Enhanced by a Group Testing Algorithm (mEGA)
    Maryam Sani Lawal (International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido univ)
  • P046 (O03)
    Experimental SARS-CoV-2 infection using horseshoe bats
    Kaoru Usui (University of Tokyo)
  • P050
    Lipid Metabolic Dysregulation Associated with Infection by a Zoonotic Orthonairovirus Isolated from Egyptian Fruit Bats in Zambia
    Kittiya Intaruck (Division of International Research Promotion, International Institute for Zoonosis Control)
  • P062
    Spatial redistribution of phosphorylated Akt to inclusion membrane microdomains during Chlamydia trachomatis infection
    Taiki Deguchi (Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University)
  • P072
    Are pyrethrum spray catches and CDC light traps comparable for indoor Anopheles surveillance? Evidence from western Kenya.
    Robert Ouko Muga (Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University)
  • P098
    AI guided humoral and cellular antigen engineering for broad betacoronavirus mRNA vaccine design
    Kaidre Bendjama (University of Nagasaki)

For all participants
Awaji International forum welcomes all kinds of researchers from overseas and domestic locations and promotes open and lively discussions.
Also, it is still quite humid in Sapporo. Feel free to be in casual business attire (without a tie and a jacket).

You can download a meeting badge and a receipt here .

Please register for the forum here . *Payment by credit card
You can also register in the venue. *Only in cash

You can check out the detailed program and presentation abstracts below.
Password is sent via email on August 25.
Program & abstracts viewing website <Open: August 25>

News & Information

2026.8.21
Late-registration has been started.
2026.8.19
General Information for Participants, Information for Chairs and Presenters have been released.
2026.8.6
Registration has closed.
2026.6.17
Abstract Submission and Travel Bursary Application have been closed.
2026.6.10
Deadline Extension: Abstract Submission and Travel Bursary Applications
2026.5.8
Registration, Call for papers, Application for Travel Bursary have been started.
2026.4.20
Our Website has been opened.

Organized by

  • Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, The University of Osaka *1,2
  • The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo *1,2
  • Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University *1
  • Hokkaido University International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University *1,2
  • Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University *1,2

 *1 Joint Usage/Research Centers of National Universities

 *2 Japanese Union for the Promotion of Infectious Disease Knowledge through Research and Education (JUPITRE))

Co-organized by

  • Institute for Vaccine Research and Development (IVReD), Hokkaido University
  • Moonshot Research and Development Program “Understanding and Control of Virus-Human Interaction Networks”
  • Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University / Center for Infectious
    Disease Education and Research (CiDER), Osaka University

Supported by

  • AMED SCARDA