On 21^st-23^rd
September, BioMed Central is holding “FRONTIERS OF
RETROVIROLOGY: Complex retroviruses, retroelements and their hosts” in
Montpellier, France.

Co-sponsors include: Institut
Pasteur, Agence National de Recherches sur le Sida and the Institut de
Génétique Humaine

Frontiers of Retrovirology will
bring together leading human retrovirus researchers to review current progress
and to map future challenges. Internationally renowned speakers will present
insights into the principles guiding the life cycle of endogenous
retroelements, complex human retroviruses, and their pathogenic interactions
with the hosts.

The scientific programme is
relevant for scientists working across the full range of subspecialties.
Dialogue will be fostered via keynote and plenary lectures including the
following:

• Stephane Emilian, Institut
  Cochin, Paris, France

• Mauro Giacca, International
  Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Italy

• Walid Heneine, National Center
  for HIV, Atlanta, USA

• Andrew Lever, University of
  Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

• Mark Wainberg, McGill
  University, Montreal, Canada

• Guido Poli, San Raffaele
  Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

• Olivier Schwartz, Institut
  Pasteur, Paris, France

All participants are invited to
submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. A significant number of
talks will also be selected from registrants.

Click
here for conference registration or to submit your abstract