International Precision Vaccines Conference
October 8 - 9, 2025
Hotel Champlain
Burlington, Vermont, United States
Day 1: October 8th, 2025
Welcome to the Conference
Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Tsang
Coffee Break
8:30 – 8:50 AM
8:50 – 9:35 AM
9:35 – 10:00 AM
Session 1: Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases and Challenges
RSV Prevention Strategies: an Example of Precision Vaccinology, Dr. Bukky Idoko
Presented by Dr. Beth Kirkpatrick
Presented by Jessica Lasky-Su
Q&A Panel
10:00 - 10:15 AM
10:15 – 10:30 AM
10:30 – 10:45 AM
10:45 – 11:00 AM
Session 2: Preclinical Modeling of Vaccine Action
Unlocking immunity: the adjuvant AS01 as a key to vaccinate diverse populations, Dr. Margherita Coccia
Presented by Dr. Soumik Barman
Age Specific Trained Immunity, Dr. Asimenia Angelidou
Q&A Panel
Lunch on own
11:00 - 11:15 AM
11:15 - 11:30 AM
11:30 - 11:45 AM
11:45 - 12:00 PM
12:00 – 02:00 PM
Session 3: Vaccine Safety
Presented by Dr. Karina Top
Presented by Dr. Robert Chen
Vaccine safety: assessing and communicating risks, Dr. Al Ozonoff
Q&A Panel
2:00 – 2:15 PM
2:15 – 2:30 PM
2:30 – 2:45 PM
2:45 – 3:05 PM
Session 4: Systems Vaccinology
To be announced…
To be announced…
To be announced…
Q&A Panel
End of programming Day 1 + Closing Remarks
3:05 - 3:20 PM
3:20 - 3:35 PM
3:35 - 3:50 PM
3:50 - 4:15 PM
4:15 – 4:45 PM
October 8th Dinner
Meet in the Hotel Lobby to walk to the Dinner Cruise
Spirit of Ethan Allen Dinner Cruise
5:15 PM
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Day 2: October 9th, 2025
Opening Remarks
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Maria Yazdanbakhsh
8:30 – 8:40 AM
8:40 - 9:25 AM
Session 5: Clinical Vaccinology
Presented by Dr. Paolo Palma
Dengue Vaccines, Dr. Kristen Pierce
Presented by Dr. Kinga Smolen
Q&A Panel
Coffee Break
9:30 – 9:45 AM
9:45 – 10:00 AM
10:00 - 10:15 AM
10:15– 10:30 AM
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Session 6: Implications of Climate and Population Trajectory on Precision Vaccinology
To be announced…
Aging and Vaccinology, Dr. Amy Sherman
To be announced…
Q&A Panel
Mid-day Break: Local activities include walking, biking, hiking, volunteering, shopping, etc.
Panel Discussion: Vaccines at a Crossroads: Considerations + Path Forward
Abstract Presentations
11:00 – 11:15 AM
11:15 – 11:30 AM
11:30 - 11:45 AM
11:45 – 12:00 PM
12:00 – 3:00 PM
3:00 – 3:45 PM
3:45 - 4:00 PM
Session 7: Adjuvants
Advancement of human in vitro modeling platforms for the preclinical investigation of adjuvant combinations, Dr. Simon van Haren
Presented by Dr. David Dowling
To be announced…
Presented by Dr. Jay Evans
Q&A Session
4:00 – 4:15 PM
4:15 – 4:30 PM
4:30 – 4:45 PM
4:45 – 5:00 PM
5:00 - 5:15 PM
Session 8: Addressing Opioid Epidemic with Vaccines
Youth Opioid Epidemic, Dr. Sharon Levy
Attitudes towards an Opioid Vaccine, Dr. Elissa Weitzman
Presented by Dr. Elizabeth “Betzi” Norton
Q+A Panel
Abstract Presentations
Closing Remarks
5:15 - 5:30 PM
5:30 - 5:45 PM
5:45 - 6:00 PM
6:00 - 6:20 PM
6:20 – 6:40 PM
6:40 - 7:00 PM