RETROVIRUSES
May 24 - 29, 2010
Abstract Deadline: March 5, 2010

Organizers:
Christopher Aiken, Vanderbilt University
Jeremy Luban, University of Geneva, Switzerland

past program

We are pleased to host the 35th annual meeting on Retroviruses which will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Monday May 24 and end after lunch on Saturday May 29, 2010.

We are looking forward to a broad-based meeting, and abstracts are welcomed on all aspects of retrovirology.

Tentative Topics:
Entry
Post-Entry
Assembly / Release
Integration
Reverse Transcription / Recombination
Pathogenesis / Host Factors
Transcription, RNA Processing, Export, Packaging
Antivirals

Keynote Speakers:
David Baltimore, California Institute of Technology
Ruslan Medzhitov, Yale University School of Medicine
Sandra Ruscetti, National Cancer Institute

Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs. Status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

THE ANDY KAPLAN PRIZE: We are pleased to announce that this year’s meeting will again accept nominations for this prize which aims to honor the research achievements of a unique investigator in retrovirology who is entering the late stages of his or her postdoctoral work or at the early stages of an independent career. View Andy Kaplan Prize nominating instructions.

All questions pertaining to registration, fees, housing, meals, transportation, visas, abstract submission or any other matters may be directed to All questions pertaining to registration, fees, housing, meals, transportation, visas, abstract submission or any other matters may be directed to beavers@cshl.edu

We look forward to seeing you at Cold Spring Harbor in May.

This conference is supported in part by funds provided by National Institutes of Health and CSHL's Corporate Sponsor Program.

We have funds to provide partial scholarships for individuals who are US citizens/permanent residents from minority groups under-represented in the life sciences. Please provide justification in writing to beavers@cshl.edu and state your financial needs. Preference will be given to those applying who submit abstracts to the meeting.

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Regular packages are all inclusive and cover registration, food, housing, parking, wine-and-cheese party, lobster banquet, etc. No Housing packages include all costs except housing. Full payment is due 4 weeks prior to the meeting.