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January 13 - 14, 2012 Innovation in Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI)
Sitges, Spain Further information
ESCMID course gives an overview over severe acute respiratory infections with a focus on emerging and re-emerging viral and microbial infections.
Suggested reading: Medical Microbiology books
January 20 - 20, 2012 Exploiting Bacteriophages for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Medicine
Welwyn Garden City, UK Further information
The fourth Bacteriophage event in this biennial series. Meeting chair - Professor George Salmond, University of Cambridge, UK. Speakers include Tim Blower, University of Cambridge, UK, John Creedy, Progressive Research Systems Ltd, Cambridge, UK, Martha Clokie, University of Leicester, UK, David R. Harper, AmpliPhi Biosciences, Bedfordshire¸UK, Cath Rees, University of Nottingham, UK, Brendan F Gilmore, Biofilm Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast.
Suggested reading: Bacteriophage
January 20 - 22, 2012 International Science Symposium on HIV and Infectious Diseases
Chennai, India Further information
4th National and 1st International Science Symposium on HIV and Infectious Diseases. Various topics encompassing HIV epidemiology, pathogenesis, host-virus interactions, immune responses to infection, disease progression, opportunistic infections, co-infections, current treatment strategy, natural history, vaccines and other infectious diseases not limited to STDs, TB and viral hepatitis.
Suggested reading: Bacterial Pathogenesis Viruses and Interferon Hepatitis C Vaccine Design
March 14 - 17, 2012 22nd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Virology
Essen, Germany Further information
The 22nd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Virology (GfV) 2012. The annual conference will be accompanied by an extensive, specialised industrial exhibition. The official conference language is English.
Suggested reading: Flaviviruses Bunyaviridae Paramyxoviruses Viruses and Interferon Hepatitis C Alphaherpesviruses
March 21 - 26, 2012 HIV Vaccines
Keystone, CO, USA Further information
Keystone Symposium. The 2012 Keystone Symposia meeting on HIV Vaccines will focus on basic aspects of immunology and HIV-1 virology to highlight issues that challenge the field.
Suggested reading: Vaccine Design
March 21 - 26, 2012 Viral Immunity and Host Gene Influence
Keystone, CO, USA Further information
Keystone Symposium. This meeting will focus on recent advances in viral immunity and host gene influence that have most excited the scientific community.
Suggested reading: Viruses and Interferon Virology books
March 26 - 31, 2012 Cell Biology of Virus Entry, Replication and Pathogenesis
Whistler, BC, Canada Further information
Keystone Symposium. This meeting will highlight recent advances in virus infection pathways, and in the cellular responses to viral infection.
Suggested reading: Viruses and Interferon Virology books
March 26 - 31, 2012 Frontiers in HIV Pathogenesis, Therapy and Eradication
Whistler, BC, Canada Further information
Keystone Symposium. The Keystone Symposia meeting on Frontiers in HIV Pathogenesis, Therapy and Eradication will create an environment for free exchange of ideas and cutting-edge results from a range of scientists in academia and industry in the fields of HIV pathogenesis, pharmacology and eradication.
Suggested reading: Virology books
March 28 - 30, 2012 Advances in Plant Virology
Dublin, Ireland Further information
SGM conference. The AAB Virology Group and the Society for General Microbiology are jointly running an Advances in Plant Virology meeting in Dublin, Ireland from 28-30 March 2012. The meeting will cover all aspects of fundamental and applied plant virology, and will include presentations from invited speakers and conference delegates.
Suggested reading: Recent Advances in Plant Virology
June 11 - 16, 2012 Antiviral RNAi: From Molecular Biology Towards Applications
Pultusk, Poland Further information
ESF-EMBO Symposium. RNAi-based strategies have been used to engineer plants that resist a large variety of viruses, and administration of antiviral small RNAs has been demonstrated to be highly efficient in inhibiting viral infections in mammals, and a number of clinical trials are currently ongoing to assess the safety and efficacy of this therapeutic strategy.
Suggested reading: Non-coding RNAs and Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression Viruses and Interferon
July 16 - 20, 2012 Viruses of microbes
Brussels, Belgium Further information
EMBO Conference Series. Viruses of microbes: From exploration to applications in the -omics era.
Suggested reading: Bacteriophage
July 21 - 25, 2012 ASV 2012. 31st Annual Meeting of American Society for Virology
Madison, WI, USA Further information
ASV 2012. 31st Annual Meeting of American Society for Virology. The ASV 2012 scientific program will include symposia, satellite symposia and concurrent workshops and poster sessions on a wide range of virology topics.
Suggested reading: Viruses and Interferon Virology books
July 30 - August 1, 2012 3rd Annual Symposia of Hepatitis Virus
Guangzhou, China Further information
Symposia of Hepatitis Virus
Suggested reading: Hepatitis C
August 20 - 22, 2012 2nd World Congress on Virology
Las Vegas, NV, USA Further information
2nd World Congress on Virology is expected to bring the elite class of virologists and potential vaccine developers to share their eminent thoughts and experiences. Be there to witness some of the breakthroughs in field of virology.
Suggested reading: Small DNA Tumour Viruses Molecular Virology and Control of Flaviviruses Bunyaviridae
September 11 - 13, 2012 Influenza 2012
Oxford, UK Further information
The Oxford influenza conference, Influenza 2012, will address most aspects of basic and applied research on zoonotic and human influenza viruses.
Suggested reading: Viruses and Interferon Influenza Virology books
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