Pioneering plant virology research for a healthier future: a summary of the 2025 American Society for Virology (ASV) Plant Virology Satellite Symposium.

The American Society for Virology (ASV) 2025 Annual Meeting, held from 14 to 17 July at the Palais des congrès de Montréal and hosted by McGill University, featured a dedicated Plant Virology Satellite Symposium entitled "Pioneering Plant Virology Research for a Healthier Future." This symposium emphasized the inclusion of topics of significance to early-career scientists. The program highlighted advances across diverse areas of plant virology, including mechanisms of transgenerational virus transmission, the economic and biological impacts of grapevine viruses on viticulture, emerging plant virus vectors, and innovative applications of plant viruses as nanomaterials for cancer immunotherapy. Additionally, emerging research on small functional proteins encoded by plant viruses and plant defense mechanisms underscored the complexity of viral genomes and host interactions. The symposium showcased cutting-edge approaches and strategies aimed at addressing global challenges in plant health and food security.