The 36th International Conference on Antiviral Research (ICAR), sponsored by the International Society for Antiviral Research (ISAR), was held March 13-17, 2023, in Lyon, France, and concurrently through an interactive remote meeting platform. Here we provide a report summarizing the presentations at the 36th ICAR, including the ISAR speaker awards. We also detail special events, sessions, and additional awards conferred at the meeting. ICAR returned to in-person meetings in 2022, convening in Seattle, WA, USA. The 36th ICAR is the first in-person meeting of the society in Europe since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which restricted most events to virtual attendance to help mitigate the spread and subsequent public health impact of SARS-CoV-2. An exceptionally high number of registrants and record attendance at this year's ICAR, along with a vast array of demonstrable expertise in a variety of antiviral research-related fields, reflected a strong and growing antiviral research community committed to improving health outcomes from viral diseases, including SARS-CoV-2, and to future pandemic preparedness. This report highlights the breadth of expertise, quality of research, and notable advancements that were contributed by members of ISAR and other participants at the meeting. ICAR aims to continue to provide a platform for sharing information, fostering collaborations, and supporting trainees in the field of antiviral research. The 37th ICAR will be held in Gold Coast, Australia, May 20-24, 2024.

Baker Institute and Department of Microbiology and Immunology Cornell University Ithaca NY USA

Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie Inserm_U1111 CNRS_UMR5308 Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 F 69007 Lyon France

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore MD USA

Department of Microbiology and Immunology SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse NY USA

Evotec US Princeton NJ USA

Global Health Discovery and Translational Sciences Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle WA USA

Institute for Antiviral Research and Department of Animal Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Utah State University Logan UT USA

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Flemingovo nám 2 Prague Czech Republic

KU Leuven Department of Microbiology Immunology and Transplantation Rega Institute Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy Leuven Belgium

Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy Mosquito Virology Team KU Leuven Department of Microbiology Immunology and Transplantation Rega Institute for Medical Research Leuven Belgium

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Nanyang Technological University Singapore Singapore; National Centre for Infectious Diseases Singapore Singapore

Organic Chemistry Department of Chemistry Faculty of Sciences University of Hamburg Hamburg Germany

The Institute for Glycomics Griffith University Southport QLD Australia

Viral Special Pathogens Branch Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta GA USA

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Meeting report of the 37th International Conference on Antiviral Research in Gold Coast, Australia, May 20-24, 2024, organized by the International Society for Antiviral Research