PRA Online Scientific Symposium: 21 March 2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first virtual Pandemic Research Alliance Scientific Symposium of the year on 21 March 2026. We were fortunate to hear from leading researchers who shared their innovative work in infectious diseases and pandemic research, sparking valuable discussion across the field.

Program

Dr. Andy Tay (National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore)

Organoids to recapitulate human immunity in a dish

Dr. Laura Cook (Doherty Institute)

Developing human organoid and immune cell co-cultures for discovery and translational research

Dr. Mengxiao Luo (Hong Kong University)

Multiple response trajectories of SARS-CoV-1 memory B cells activate cross-clade neutralizing antibodies against sarbecoviruses

Dr. Manoj Nair (Columbia University)

Serum Neutralization of H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b Influenza Currently Is Mostly Mediated by NA-Directed Antibodies

Prof. Ding Binbin (Guangzhou National Laboratory)

The coronavirus hijacks and reorganizes host cell organelles to facilitate immune evasion and support efficient viral replication

 Dr. Ziqing Yang (Tsinghua University)

Broadly neutralizing nanobodies against MERS-CoV and hDPP4-dependent merbecoviruses