KNVM Virology

Call for abstracts

Oral Presentations & Poster Presentations

Abstracts are now being accepted for upcoming Dutch Annual Virology Symposium (DAVS), held on Friday, 21 March 2025, in de Geertekerk, Utrecht. Deadline for submission: 3 February 2025. Please click here to submit your abstract of max 300 words.

Location DAVS 2025: the Geertekerk

This year's symposium will be held at a new location: the Geertekerk in Utrecht. This historical 16th-century church, known for its impressive Gothic architecture, offers a spacious and atmospheric venue for the DAVS 2025. Conveniently situated just a 15-minute walk from Utrecht Central Station, the location is easily accessible by foot or OV-bike. Please make sure to update your calendar with this change of location.

About the DAVS

The DAVS offers young and established virologists a platform to present their research. Please find below the preliminary program for the DAVS 2025. Information about the program will soon also be made available on the DAVS-webpage of the KNVM website. The programme of DAVS includes:

• oral presentations (15-20 min.)
• poster presentations
• presentation of the KNAW Beijerinck Premiums to two outstanding young virologists
• presentation KNAW M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize to an internationally recognized scientist

Important dates

• General registration DAVS opens: 15 December 2024
• Deadline for submissions of abstracts: 3 February 2025
• Notification of acceptance abstract: 28 February 2025
• Dutch Annual Virology Symposium: 21 March 2025

Organisation

The organising committee consists of Raoul de Groot (UU), Sander Herfst (Erasmus MC), Monique van Oers (WUR) and Jolanda Smit (UMCG).
 
The symposium will be held under the auspices of the Royal Dutch Society for Microbiology (KNVM) and is supported by the M.W. Beijerinck-Virology Fund of the KNAW.

For more information about the symposium, contact Martine Koot, congresbureau [at] knaw.nl, or call +31 20 551 0747 or +31 6 2907 2514.