The 467th CBI Society Lecture
“The Frontiers of Research on Viral Infectious Diseases – A Message to the CBI Society”
https://cbi-society.org/home/documents/seminar/2025to29/20250912.html

Purpose of the Event:
The fight against viral infectious diseases is inevitable for the survival of humankind. To prevail in this struggle, it is essential to fully elucidate the pathogenic mechanisms of a wide variety of viral infections and to rapidly develop vaccines and therapeutics.
In this lecture, we invite three leading researchers in the field of infections caused by morbilliviruses, hepatitis B virus, and respiratory syncytial virus to present their latest findings. Our aim is to deepen discussions on the role the CBI Society should play in the fight against viral infectious diseases.

Date & Time: Friday, September 12, 2025, 13:20–16:55
Format: Online (via Zoom Webinar)

Program:

• Elucidating Species-Specific SLAM Recognition by Morbilliviruses through Virology and Computational Simulation
  Makoto Takeda (The University of Tokyo)

• Tackling a 60-Year Mystery: Structural Analysis of the HBV Polymerase RT Domain and Drug Discovery Strategies
  Eriko Osaki (Osaka University)

• Development of a Recombinant Vaccine Production Platform Using Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 2 Vectors
  Tetsuya Nosaka (Mie University)