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Microbiology Conferences 2010January 2010
January 12 - 17, 2010 HIV Biology and Pathogenesis
Santa Fe, NM, USA
Further informationThe Keystone Symposia Meeting on HIV Biology and Pathogenesis emphasizes key aspects of HIV research including molecular biology. The focus will be to highlight recent advances in our understanding of HIV/AIDS ranging from the earliest events of transmission, to treatments for infected individuals, to interventions to prevent viral transmission. The goal of the meeting is to emphasize the basic mechanisms of viral replication and the interplay of the virus with the immune system leading to the development of AIDS.
Suggested reading: Lentiviruses and Macrophages HIV VaccinesFebruary 16 - 21, 2010 Cell Biology of Virus Entry, Replication and Pathogenesis
Taos, NM, Canada
Further informationThe Keystone Symposia meeting on the Cell Biology of Virus Entry, Replication and Pathogenesis emphasizes key aspects of virus infection pathways and cellular responses. A central goal is the identification of critical virus-cell crosstalk during these processes. Rather than dividing viruses into separate “categories” such as positive-sense RNA viruses and DNA viruses, the meeting highlights common aspects of virus lifecycles among different virus groups. The multi-disciplinary nature of the proposed meeting is important in bringing together investigators using structural, molecular, cell biological, immunological and epidemiological methods. This emphasis on shared themes and multiple experimental approaches will continue to be critical to future advances in virology. While there has been spectacular recent progress in our understanding of virus lifecycles, we are still very far from being able to design antiviral strategies, and unexpected novel aspects of virus cell biology are constantly being discovered. Plenary sessions will cover the most important aspects of virus interactions with cells. Day 1 will include cutting-edge structural virology studies and imaging methods to follow single virus particles during entry. Day 2 will focus on the entry mechanisms of enveloped and non-enveloped viruses and the roles of cellular proteins in virus infection. Day 3 will cover viral and cellular aspects of virus replication and cellular antiviral responses. The last day will focus on the important areas of virus assembly and pathogenesis. Late-breaking exciting developments in this fast-moving field will be incorporated by short presentations and afternoon workshop sessions drawn from the submitted abstracts.
Suggested reading: Virology BooksFebruary 23 - 26, 2010 Virus-host: partners in pathogenicity
San Jose, Costa Rica
Further informationBy necessity, viruses must resort to host cells for their amplification, since they rely on the host machineries for the synthesis of their proteins and efficient multiplication of their genome. EMBO World Lecture Courses
Suggested reading: Virology BooksFebruary 26 - 26, 2010 The Bacteriophage in Biology, Biotechnology and Medicine
Welwyn Garden City, UK
Further informationThis meeting is the third in a successful biennial series discussing the biological nature of bacteriophages, and their exploitation in basic microbiology (for genetics and functional genomics); diagnostics, ecology and evolution, phage display, vaccines, and in therapeutics in animal and human infections. The general structure of the meeting is to have short, expert presentations on this spectrum of topics, plus short Q and A sessions and offered posters. The meeting will be of interest to anyone who is currently using phages in their research work or who might be interested in the potential application of phages for basic biology, and applied topics such as bacterial diagnostics, vaccine development and phage therapy
Suggested reading: Bacteriophage: Genetics and Molecular BiologyMarch 21 - 26, 2010 HIV Vaccines
Banff, Canada
Further informationSince a HIV vaccine is proving to be a particularly recalcitrant problem, a novel approach that facilitates a wider cross-fertilization of ideas would be very valuable and would be welcomed by the broader HIV vaccine research community. To that end, the major development proposed for the 2010 Keystone HIV Vaccine Symposium is to foster innovative ideas and new collaborations with immunology and vaccinology as it pertains to other viral diseases. Specifically, we propose that a new Joint Symposium of HIV Vaccines in conjunction with Viral Immunity be convened. This Joint Symposium would retain the valuable format that includes joint and separate sessions covering general and specific principles.
Suggested reading: AIDS Vaccine Development: Challenges and OpportunitiesMarch 21 - 26, 2010 Viral Immunity
Banff, Canada
Further informationThe most exciting recent advances in viral immunity include the increased understanding of the role of innate immune mechanisms, interaction between innate and adaptive immunity, pathogen manipulation of host responses, and activation of immune responses and generation of immune memory. Despite these advances, basic mechanisms of anti-viral immunity are poorly characterized particularly for chronic infections. Efforts are also required to exploit recent research advances to improve vaccine design and therapeutic intervention. This meeting will include both innate and adaptive immunity and juxtapose animal models with human studies as it attempts to foster collaborative efforts between attending viral immunologists and the HIV vaccine researchers in the joint meeting. Expert talks in plenary sessions will encompass the latest in critical areas of viral immunity. Workshops and additional presentations will cover provocative and cutting-edge results from attendees. The meeting objective is to accelerate progress in understanding and manipulating anti-viral immunity to improve human health.
Suggested reading: Virology BooksMarch 24 - 26, 2010 ISHEID 2010 - International Symposium on HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Marseille, France
Further informationSessions on HIV and infectious diseases.
Suggested reading: Virology BooksApril 2010
April 7 - 11, 2010 Fourth European Congress of Virology
Lake Como, Italy
Further informationThe Eurovirology Congresses, renamed European Virology Congresses, were initiated in 2000 to bring together young and senior investigators from all Countries of Europe and from all branches of Virology. The aim was to strengthen Virology in Europe, by providing a platform for basic, medical, clinical, veterinary, and plant Virology.
Suggested reading: Virology BooksMay 30 - June 4, 2010 Antiviral applications of RNA interference
Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain
Further informationESF-EMBO Symposia
Suggested reading: RNA Interference and Viruses: Current Innovations and Future TrendsJune 2010
June 11 - 16, 2010 Genomic approaches to interactions between plant viruses, their hosts and their vectors
Fenestrelle, Italy
Further informationEMBO Workshops
Suggested reading: Virology BooksJune 16 - 18, 2010 Viruses and innate immunity
Dublin, Ireland
Further informationEMBO Workshop
Suggested reading: Virology BooksJune 20 - July 2, 2010 Virology Masterclass
Adelaide, Australia
Further informationThe 3rd Australasian Virology MasterClass is a unique post graduate course in Medical Virology offered by specialist practitioners working in the discipline. This intense two week course has been established to provide up to date and comprehensive information relevant to modern diagnostic, molecular and clinical virology. The 2006 and 2007 Virology MasterClasses attracted participants from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Brunei. Highly acclaimed and previously oversubscribed, the course will offered again in 2010.
Suggested reading: Virology BooksJune 21 - 25, 2010 14th International Negative Strand Virus Meeting
Bruges, Belgium
Further informationRecent developments in basic research on negative strand viruses, including progress in high resolution structure determination, the control of negative strand viral RNA synthesis, and the cellular innate response to negative strand virus infection etc.
Suggested reading: Current virology publicationsJuly 17 - 21, 2010 American Society For Virology 29th Annual Scientific Meeting
Bozeman, MT, USA
Further informationThe 2010 ASV scientific program will include symposia and concurrent sessions on multiple aspects of virology.
Suggested reading: Virology booksJuly 18 - 23, 2010 AIDS Congress
Vienna, Austria
Further informationAIDS 2010 will mark an important milestone: the deadline by which world leaders have committed to ensuring universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. The conference will be an opportunity to evaluate progress to date and to identify what must be done, both individually and collectively, to achieve this critical goal. With an estimated 25,000 participants and 2,500 media in attendance
Suggested reading: Retroviruses: Molecular Biology, Genomics and PathogenesisAugust 26 - September 4, 2010 Viral vectors in gene therapy: applications and novel production methods
Kuopio, Finland
Further informationEMBO Practical Courses
Suggested reading: Virology BooksSeptember 2 - 4, 2010 An Infection That Will Never Be Out of Date: Influenza
Istanbul, Turkey
Further informationESCMID Postgraduate Education Course. Jointly organized by the Turkish Microbiology Society and ESCMID.
Suggested reading: Influenza Molecular BiologySeptember 3 - 7, 2010 Options for the Control of Influenza VII
Hong Kong,
Further informationLargest forum solely focused on the prevention, control, and treatment of influenza. Most recent advances in the science of influenza
Suggested reading: Influenza Molecular BiologyJuly 2011
July 16 - 20, 2011 American Society For Virology 30th Annual Scientific Meeting
Minneapolis, USA
Further informationAnnual meeting of the American Society For Virology
Suggested reading: Recommended reading in virologySeptember 11 - 16, 2011 XV International Congress of Virology
Sapporo, Japan
Further informationIUMS conference. International Union of Microbiological Societies 2011
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