Foamy viruses (FVs) are a particular subfamily of retroviruses and are widely distributed among mammals. They are present in nearly all nonhuman primates, as well as in cats, cattle, horses, and bats, having coevolved with diverse animal species for more than 400 million years. While humans are not their natural hosts, FVs can infect humans through zoonotic transmission, primarily from non-human African, Asian, and neotropical primates. Consequently, research on FVs spans fundamental areas such as cellular, structural and molecular biology, and immunology, with significant implications for human health research. Exploring FV replication strategies and their interactions with host cellular pathways may provide essential insights for developing new antiviral therapies and harnessing FVs as safe and efficient gene delivery systems for human gene therapy approaches.

Scientific Committee

Paul Lesbats – Laboratoire de Microbiologie Fondamentale et Pathogénicité (MFP) Bordeaux- Paul.lesbats@u-bordeaux.fr

Florence Buseyne – Institut Pasteur Paris – florence.buseyne@pasteur.fr

Christina Calmels – Laboratoire de Microbiologie Fondamentale et Pathogénicité (MFP) Bordeaux – christina.calmels@u-bordeaux.fr

Vincent Parissi – Laboratoire de Microbiologie Fondamentale et Pathogénicité (MFP) Bordeaux – Vincent.parissi@u-bordeaux.fr

Floriane Lagadec – Laboratoire de Microbiologie Fondamentale et Pathogénicité (MFP) Bordeaux  – Floriane.lagadec@u-bordeaux.fr

Program

Keynote lecture: Dr Peter Cherepanov, The Francis Crick Institute – London

Confirmed speaker: To be announced

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Abstract Submission

Deadline abstract submission : August, 30 2025

Presentation of the abstract (Arial 10). The abstract text may not be longer than 500 words. Indicate the title, the names of the authors, the institutions – Please structure your abstract with the following items: Introduction, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions.

To Submit your abstract, please use this template and send to comptabilite@sfm-microbiologie.org

Reviewing and selection process: All abstracts submitted will go through a peer-review process. If your presentation is accepted, the final decision will be carried out by the conference Scientific Committee. The conference Scientific Committee reserves the right to reject low quality abstracts, as well as those not pertinent to the themes of the conference.