2nd Antivirals Congress Conference- Nov. 11-13

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From: http://www.antivirals.elsevier.com/

2^nd Antivirals Congress

*11-13 November 2012 | Cambridge, MA, USA*

*SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT- Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 July 2012*

*Confirmed Speakers*

* F. Schinazi*, /Emory University School of Medicine, USA/

* Kiser*, //University of Utah/, USA/*

Jeffery K. Taubenberger*, /National Institutes of Health, USA/

* R. Friend*, /CONRAD, USA /

* Compton*, /Biogen Idec, USA /

*Alan C. *, /University of Manitoba Health Sciences Centre, Canada /

*Subhash G. Vasudevan*, /Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore

(Co-Chair) /

* Hilliard*, /Georgia State University, USA /

*Colleen B. Jonsson*, /Center for Predictive Medicine, USA/

*Sujan Shresta*,/La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, USA/

*Elena Govorkova*, /St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis TN, USA /

*Warren Lee*, /University of Toronto, Canada/

*Ann Kwong*, /Vertex Pharmaceuticals, USA /

*Fabien Zoulim*, /INSERM, France/

*Giorgio Palù*, /University of Padova, Italy/

* Weaver*, /Galveston National Laboratory, USA/

*Kai Lin*, /Novartis, USA /

*Tomas Cihlar*, /Gilead Sciences, USA/

* Hope*, /Northwestern University, Chicago, USA/

* Verdin*, /UCSF, USA /

*Gustavo Doncel*, /Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA/

Following the successful first Congress in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in

2010, the *2^nd Antivirals Congress* will be organized 11-13 November

2012 in Cambridge MA, USA. The key objectives of this interdisciplinary

and unique congress are:

* To provide a state-of-the-art report for scientists, health

professionals and (non)governmental authorities

* To accelerate progress in the development and application of

antivirals: small molecules and biologics

* To serve as an interface between different interest groups from

academia, those in research and development, regulatory and

governmental agencies, charities, and health and industry

professionals

The Congress will be supported by */Antiviral Research/*, the most

comprehensive and pre-eminent journal for those interested in the

effective control of virus infections in animals and man as well as in

plants or lower organisms.

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Call for Papers

Present your latest research at this international forum for the

exchange of new ideas on the development and application of antivirals.

Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are invited by July 1, 2012

on the following topics:

* Antivirals - Biodefence and emerging viruses

* Antivirals - Hepatitis

* Antivirals - HIV and other retroviruses

* Antivirals - Influenza

* Antivirals - Other

* Antiviral resistance

* Clinical trials and field studies

* Host-Virus interactions

* Immunology / Animal models

* Production / Manufacturing / Safety / Societal / Regulatory /

Legislation aspects

*Why you should attend this conference:*

* *Access* unique, high-quality content and gain a state-of-the-art

report on the development of antivirals

* *Learn* from experts and opinion leaders in the field

* *Present* your research as an oral or poster presentation

* *Network* with an interdisciplinary group of scientists,

officials, and practitioners in academia, industry, public health,

and non-governmental and philanthropic institutions, among others

* *Meet* the Editors of the journal Antiviral Research