The Vaccine Research and Development Center, DEJIMA Infectious Disease Research Alliance, Nagasaki University held the “Symposium on Vaccinology: Science and Public Health 2025“ from 1 to 5 September 2025. This symposium was held under the sponsorship of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development（AMED）Strategic Centre for Advanced Research and Development (SCARDA), co-organised by the Nagasaki University Graduate School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health (TMGH) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).
In conjunction with the Symposium, a short-term training course on vaccinology, “Course on Vaccinology: Science and Public Health 2025“, was also held over the same period.
The symposium brought together students, researchers, and professionals from multiple sectors of academia, industry, and government to exchange perspectives across the interdisciplinary spectrum of vaccine discovery, development, and delivery to improve global public health. The symposium featured a total of eight sessions held over five days. Participants ranging from students aspiring to work in vaccination to leading vaccine researchers gathered to engage in lively discussions on a wide array of topics on vaccine science and public health.
All content from the symposium, which was live-streamed, is available for viewing on this page.
| Opening remark — 1 September 2025, 17:00 |
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Opening remark
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| Session 1 — 1 September 2025, 17:00-18:15 |
Session 1 — Planning for vaccines against high morbidity, low incidence pathogens : case of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus
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| Session 2 — 2 September 2025, 17:00-18:15 |
Session 2 — Vaccine evaluation during epidemics
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| Session 3 — 3 September 2025, 17:00-18:15 |
Session 3 — Role of evidence in vaccination decision-making
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| Session 4 — 4 September 2025, 17:00-18:15 |
Session 4 — Vaccination behaviour
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| Session 5 — 5 September 2025, 13:00-14:15 |
Session 5 — Value of vaccines against outbreak pathogens
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| Session 6 — 5 September 2025, 14:30-15:45 |
Session 6 — Vaccine development and clinical research for preparedness
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| Session 7 — 5 September 2025, 16:00-16:50 |
Session 7 — Early career researchers’ forum
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| Session 8 — 5 September 2025, 17:00-18:15 |
Session 8 — Science and Public Health: Partnership among vaccine development scientists, public health researchers, and government stakeholders
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| Closing remark — 5 September 2025, 18:20 |
Closing remark
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Supported by a diverse array of panellists and participants, we were able to deepen meaningful discussions on various aspects of vaccine research and development and public health. The symposium concluded with a poster session and networking reception on September 5th evening.
The Vaccine Research and Development Center, DEJIMA Infectious Disease Research Alliance will endeavour to continue holding Vaccinology: Science and Public Health in the coming academic year and beyond.
Symposium on Vaccinology: Science and Public Health 2024 is accessible here. The 2024 symposium on ‘Towards a global society resilient to emerging infectious diseases and other health issues’ is accessible here.
