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Please note: The schedule is subject to change without prior notice depending on the situation

February 2, 2026
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:10 Opening Remarks
09:10-09:40 Keynote Lecture – Taane Clark (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK)
What can ’omics tell us about tuberculosis?
09:40-12:00 Genomics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
12:00-14:00 Lunch and Poster Session 1
14:00-16:30 Non-tuberculous mycobacteria and Bacteriophages
February 3, 2026
09:00-10:00 Keynote Lecture – Qian Gao (Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, China)
Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China

Katsushi Tokunaga (National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, JP)
Genomic approach to infectious diseases
10:30-12:00 Host Genetic Factors in Tuberculosis
12:00-14:00 Lunch and Poster Session 2
14.00-16.30 Immunity to Tuberculosis and Vaccine Development
February 4, 2026
09:00-09:30 Keynote Lecture – Urvashi Singh (All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi and Head of National TB program, India)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomics and transmission tracing in India
09:30-12:00 Genetic Clustering and Tracing Transmission
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:00 Novel Technology in Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and NTM