Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and multiple devastating forest fires, the 2020 meeting of the Rocky Mountain Virology Association was held virtually. The three-day gathering featured talks describing recent advances in virology and prion research. The keynote presentation described the measles virus paradox of immune suppression and life-long immunity. Special invited speakers presented information concerning visualizing antiviral effector cell biology in mucosal tissues, uncovering the T-cell tropism of Epstein-Barr virus type 2, a history and current survey of coronavirus spike proteins, a summary of Zika virus vaccination and immunity, the innate immune response to flavivirus infections, a discussion concerning prion disease as it relates to multiple system atrophy, and clues for discussing virology with the non-virologist. On behalf of the Rocky Mountain Virology Association, this report summarizes selected presentations.
【저자키워드】 coronavirus, virus, flavivirus, herpesvirus, host-virus interaction, Immune suppression, prion, retrovirus, poxviruses, 【초록키워드】 vaccination, Virology, innate immune response, Immunity, Antiviral, COVID-19 pandemic, infections, Research, T-cell, information, disease, Zika virus, mucosal tissues, coronavirus spike proteins, selected, described, Mountain, concerning, effector cell, life-long immunity, 【제목키워드】 Virology, meeting, anniversary, Mountain,