Advac : Advanced Course of Vaccinology

Feature lectures 2021

Special lecture: THE 5th LAMBERT LECTURE
Interactions between the immune system and the microbiota –

Yasmine Belkaid

Addressing vaccine hesitancy –

Noni MacDonald

Impact of vaccination on disease epidemiology –

Roy Anderson

Special lecture: THE 13^TH PLOTKIN LECTURE
Yellow fever –

Thomas Monath

Vaccines against epidemic and orphan diseases: How new technologies can change vaccine development –

Barney Graham

Available COVID vaccines with focus on effectiveness and safety, what we know and what we do not know –

Melanie Saville

Highlights from ADVAC 2021 –

Romina Libster

Scientific Committee

Course Director
Philippe Duclos, University of Geneva

Senior Scientific Advisors
Paul-Henri Lambert, University of Geneva
Stanley Plotkin, University of Pennsylvania, Vaxconsult

Members
Claire-Anne Siegrist Executive Director ADVAC University of Geneva
Edwin Asturias Children's Hospital Colorado	Michael Makanga European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
Ananda Bandyopadhyay Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	Mark Miller University of Gothenburg
Tarik Derrough European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)	Kathleen Neuzil (NFID representative) Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Anna Durbin Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Hanna Nohynek National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Emily Erbelding National Institutes of Health	Melanie Saville Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
Adam Finn (ESPID representative) University of Bristol	Melinda Wharton US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Martin Friede World Health Organization	Annelies Wilder-Smith Fondation Mérieux
Roger Glass Fogarty International Centre

Criteria of participation as a Scientific Committee member
A member must comply with all three criteria below: Belongs to at least one of the following categories: Founding member Representative of an organizing institution (1 member per institution) Representative of a co-sponsor organization (1 member per institution) nominated by his/her organization and endorsed by the Scientific Committee Active coordination responsibilities during the ADVAC course. Scientific background and knowledge of vaccinology. Not directly employed by vaccine manufacturing companies. The appointment of Scientific Committee members is personal and endorsed by the Scientific Committee prior to the appointment of the members on the Committee. Representatives of co-sponsors are nominated by their organization and endorsed by the Scientific Committee prior to appointment of the members on the Committee.

Criteria of participation as a Scientific Committee member

A member must comply with all three criteria below:

Belongs to at least one of the following categories:
- Founding member
- Representative of an organizing institution (1 member per institution)
- Representative of a co-sponsor organization (1 member per institution) nominated by his/her organization and endorsed by the Scientific Committee
- Active coordination responsibilities during the ADVAC course.
Scientific background and knowledge of vaccinology.
Not directly employed by vaccine manufacturing companies.

The appointment of Scientific Committee members is personal and endorsed by the Scientific Committee prior to the appointment of the members on the Committee.

Representatives of co-sponsors are nominated by their organization and endorsed by the Scientific Committee prior to appointment of the members on the Committee.

Roles and responsibilities of a Scientific Committee member
Contributes to the elaboration of the program of the Course and the approval of the budget (Autumn meeting). Contributes to the pre-selection of candidates through the scoring of at least one category of participants. Contributes to the final selection of the candidates and of the Course preparation (January/early February meeting). Contributes to the selection of the themes and the facilitation of the Alumni meetings (year-round). Provides advice on key decisions concerning the Course (year-round) including funding or in-kind contributions, co-sponsors, and registrations fees. Provides advice on the definition and adjustments of the ADVAC objectives. The presence of SC members for at least one day of the ADVAC course is encouraged in order to have a real feel for the Course while engaging in networking activities with participants.

Roles and responsibilities of a Scientific Committee member

Contributes to the elaboration of the program of the Course and the approval of the budget (Autumn meeting).
Contributes to the pre-selection of candidates through the scoring of at least one category of participants.
Contributes to the final selection of the candidates and of the Course preparation (January/early February meeting).
Contributes to the selection of the themes and the facilitation of the Alumni meetings (year-round).
Provides advice on key decisions concerning the Course (year-round) including funding or in-kind contributions, co-sponsors, and registrations fees.
Provides advice on the definition and adjustments of the ADVAC objectives.

The presence of SC members for at least one day of the ADVAC course is encouraged in order to have a real feel for the Course while engaging in networking activities with participants.

About us

ADVAC is an annual two-week training programme for decision-makers, including academia, industry, governmental and non-governmental agencies.

The Course aims to facilitate critical decision-making in vaccinology by providing participants with a comprehensive overview of the various aspects of vaccinology (immunology, vaccine development, clinical trials, regulatory processes, vaccine-specific issues including new vaccines, vaccination strategies and policies, programme implementation, humanitarian emergencies, social, economic, political and ethical issues, financing, and communications…).

Organized by Fondation Mérieux & Université de Genève,
at "Les Pensières", Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac, France, close to Annecy and Geneva.

ADVAC is co-sponsored by:

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID)
Fondation Mérieux
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIAID-USA) and Fogarty International Center
University of Geneva
World Health Organization

Funding

ADVAC is funded by the participants’ registration fees, education grants, and in-kind contributions from the organizing and co-sponsoring agencies. Fellowships for selected ADVAC participants are supported by grant funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).

Education grants are provided by:
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations • GlaxoSmithKline • Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V. • Merck • Pfizer • Sanofi Pasteur • Serum Institute of India • Takeda