Overview

November 19, 2026

NCI at Frederick Conference Center

Building 549
549 Sultan Drive
Fort Detrick
Frederick, MD 21702
Conference Center Auditorium

Dear Colleagues: 

We are pleased to announce our conference Evolution at the Host-Virus Interface.

Confirmed speakers in this outstanding program include.  Patrick T. Dolan (NIH), Erik Flemington (Tulane University), Elodie Ghedin (NIH), Eugene Koonin (NIH), W. Ian Lipkin (Columbia University), Jeff F. Miller (UCLA), Sara Sawyer (UC-Boulder), and Ian Wilson (Scripps Research).

The meeting will be available via WebEx and link will be posted closer to the event. 

Organizing Committee:

Eric O. Freed, Ph.D.
John M. Coffin, Ph.D.
Alex Compton, Ph.D.
Wei-Shau Hu, Ph.D.
Stephen H. Hughes, Ph.D.
Mary Kearney, Ph.D.
Frank Maldarelli, M.D., Ph.D.
Vinay K. Pathak, Ph.D.
Alan Rein, Ph.D.
Zhi-Ming "Thomas" Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.