“Bioresources and Viruses” is one of the largest symposia hosted in Eastern Europe covering actual problems of general, medical, veterinary and plant virology, virus ecology, biosafety in the context of emerging virus infections and pandemics. The conference is widely known abroad and regularly attracts scientists from Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany and England. Students and PhD students in biology have always been active participants of this forum which is a great opportunity for them to present the outcomes of their research at the highest level.