# International meeting on arboviruses and their vectors

- Dates: 1 September 2026 to 2 September 2026
- Location: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Organiser: Microbiology Society
- Industry: Pharma & Life Sciences

## About

The International Meeting on Arboviruses and Their Vectors (IMAV) is set to convene at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://microbiologysociety.org/event//imav-international-meeting-on-arboviruses-and-their-vectors.html)
- [Registration](https://tms-portal.uksouth01.umbraco.io/events/imav-2026-international-meeting-on-arboviruses-and-their-vectors/)
- [Agenda](https://microbiologysociety.org/event//imav-international-meeting-on-arboviruses-and-their-vectors.html?keyword=)

## Topics

- Medical & Pharma

## Speakers

- Alain Kohl, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
- Leen Delang, Catholic University of Leuven, BE
- Luke Alphey, Keynote speech: Genetic control of mosquitoes and arboviruses, University of York
- Denis Voronin, Discover Wolbachia Proteins that inhibit Zika virus infection, NIAID/NIH
- Mihra Tavadia, University of Montpellier
- Marieke Pingen, Cardiff University
- Stephen Higgs, Kansas State University
- Jason Rasgon, Anopheles mosquitoes as vectors for pathogenic alphaviruses, Pennsylvania State University
- Gerald McInerney, Karolinska Institutet

## Where to stay

- **The Lord Nelson Hotel**: 240 m from the venue, 15-17 Hotham Street, Liverpool, L3 5PD
- **Radisson RED**: 280 m from the venue, Lime Street, Liverpool
- **The Liner Hotel**: 290 m from the venue, Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool, L3 5QB
- **Liverpool Marriott Hotel City Centre**: 400 m from the venue
- **Holiday Inn Liverpool City Centre**: 460 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hiliverpool.com/)
- **The Dixie Dean Hotel**: 470 m from the venue, 57-59 Victoria Street, Liverpool, L1 6DG
- **The Shankly Hotel**: 490 m from the venue, 60 Victoria Street, Liverpool, L1 6JD
  - [Hotel website](https://shanklyhotel.com/)
  - Phone: +44 151 459 3383
- **Travelodge - Liverpool Central**: 490 m from the venue, 25 Old Haymarket, Liverpool, L1 6ER
  - [Hotel website](https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/149/Liverpool-Central-hotel)

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