Program

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 6th Global Forum on TB Vaccines was held as a fully virtual event over four days, from 22 - 25 February 2022. The 6th Global Forum program included plenary sessions, oral abstract sessions, and poster sessions covering the full range of TB vaccine research and development.

Presentations and posters have been posted in the session details below, where permission was granted by the presenters.

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AGENDA

Tuesday 22 February 2022

14:30 - 16:00

OPENING SESSION

16:00 - 16:30

BREAK

16:30 - 17:30

PLENARY: ACCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TB VACCINES

18:00 - 19:00

SPONSORED SESSION: FOLLOW THE EPI: FINDING TB PREVALENT POPULATIONS TO GUIDE PROTOCOL DESIGN

Wednesday 23 FEBRUARY 2022

12:30 - 14:00

POSTER VIEWING

14:00 - 14:30

BREAK

14:30 - 16:00

PLENARY: NEW HORIZONS FOR TB VACCINE R&D

16:00 - 16:30

BREAK

16:30 - 18:00

ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION: Recognizing the infected cell

16:30 - 18:00

ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION: MUCOSAL CONTROL OF MTB

18:00 - 18:30

BREAK

18:30 - 19:30

EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER NETWORKING SESSION

THURSDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2022

11:45 - 12:15

SPECIAL SESSION: INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN COMBATTING INFECTIOUS DISEASES: STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN FRANCE AND INDIA

12:30 - 14:00

ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION: CORRELATES OF PROTECTION AND DISEASE

ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION: CLINICAL RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

14:00 - 14:30

BREAK

14:30 - 16:00

PLENARY: RETOOLING THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO TB

16:00 - 16:30

BREAK

16:30 - 18:00

POSTER VIEWING AND DISCUSSION

FRIDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2022

12:30 - 14:00

PLENARY: ISSUES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

14:00 - 14:30

Break

14:30 - 15:30

PLENARY: RAISING SUPPORT FOR TB VACCINES AS A CENTRAL COMPONENT IN THE GLOBAL HEALTH AGENDA

15:30 - 16:00

CLOSING SESSION