30 years of HIV science: Imagine the future

May 2013 will mark the 30th year of the publication in Science reporting for the first time the identification of a retrovirus associated with AIDS-­‐related syndromes, now referred to as human immunodeficiency virus. To celebrate this anniversary, the Institut Pasteur is willing to organize an international symposium. The objective of this symposium is not to trace the history of the discovery of the virus, but to concentrate on the actual challenges and the future perspectives in HIV science in the light of 30 years of fantastic achievements. Distinguished international speakers will share their findings and their vision of the priorities of HIV research in the coming years. The symposium will gather a broad panel of participant: senior scientists, young investigators, students and clinical researchers working in HIV and related areas from developed as well as resource-­limited countries.

http://www.pasteur.fr/30yearsHIV

Institut Pasteur - From 21 mai 2013 to 23 mai 2013 Contact: Gianfranco Pancino and Service Colloques Evénements (30yearsHIV@pasteur.fr)

21st Euroconference on Apoptosis ECDO Conference: “Cell death - a Biomedical Paradigm”

We are pleased to announce that the 21st ECDO Euroconference on Apoptosis entitled « Cell Death – a Biomedical Paradigm» will be held in Paris at the Institut Pasteur on September 25-28, 2013. ECDO Euroconference is an annual international meeting that will address a wide range of questions on the normal regulation and pathogenic dysfunction of distinct cell death modalities, the new strategies for therapeutic cancer cell induction, and the immunogenicity of distinct cell death types. The 10th Training Course on “Concepts and Methods in Programmed Cell Death” will be held on the first day of the Conference. Last year, the 20th ECDO Euroconference on Apoptosis in Rome attracted at least 400 attendees and more than 200 poster presentations.

http://www.ecdo2013.org/

Institut Pasteur - From 25 septembre 2013 to 28 septembre 2013 Contact: Marie-Lise Gougeon and Service Congrès Evénements (ecdo2013@pasteur.fr)

10th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM-10)

The ability of microbes - bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites - to mutate rapidly, disseminate and adapt to new hosts and environments, forces us to increase our capabilities for the early recognition of novel strains of pathogens, and to understand the factors that contribute to their diversity, evolution and dissemination. IMMEM-10 will address a variety of topics related to pathogen emergence, population-level diversity, evolution of virulence and antibiotic resistance, strain tracking, typing networks, public health and surveillance, novel typing approaches, high-throughput sequencing, genomics, and molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases.

http://www.immem-x.org

Institut Pasteur - From 02 octobre 2013 to 05 octobre 2013 Contact: Sylvain Brisse and Service Colloques Evénements (immem-x@pasteur.fr)