Chair Kensuke Miyake Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo 4-6-1, Shiroganedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan TEL: +81-3-5449-5290 FAX: +81-3-5449-5410 E-mail

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Abstract Submission Deadline:July 31 (Thu), 2008 Advanced Registration and Hotel Reservation Deadline : August 22 (Fri), 2008

Venue: The Hyogo Prefecture Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center = Access Organized by: Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) "Matrix of Infection Phenomena" "Combined Program on Microbiology and Immunology" International research center for infectious diseases The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University Osaka University Global COE Program "Frontier Biomedical Science Underlying Organelle Network Biology" Co-organized by: The Japan Academy U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program AIDS panels U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program Immunology Boards Supported by: The Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Associations of JAPAN Hyogo International Association

Invited Speakers

- Special Lecture -

Erling Norrby The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden

- Bacteriology -

Richard S. Stephens University of California, USA Scott Hultgren Washington University School of Medicine, USA Steffen Backert Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany Masahira Hattori The University of Tokyo, Japan Shoichiro Kurata Tohoku University, Japan

- Virology -

Michael Katze University of Washington, USA Stephan Becker Philipps-University Marburg, Germany W. Ian Lipkin Columbia University, USA Takaji Wakita National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan Makoto Takeda Kyushu University, Japan Yasushi Kawaguchi The University of Tokyo, Japan

- US-Japan AIDS Panel -

Richard A. Koup NIAID, NIH, USA Nancy L. Haigwood Oregon National Primate Research Center Robert Siliciano Johns Hopkins University Akira Ono University of Michigan Medical School, USA Hiroaki Takeuchi The University of Tokyo, Japan

- Parasitology -

Agam Singh New York University Medical Centre, USA David Artis University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA Kisaburo Nagamune University of Tsukuba, Japan Hajime Hisaeda Kyushu University, Japan

- Immunology (including US-Japan Immunology Panel) -

Christine Biron Brown University, USA Mitchell Kronenberg La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, USA Anjana Rao Harvard University, USA Rafi Ahmed Emory University, USA Kazuo Sugamura Tohoku University, Japan Shizuo Akira Osaka University, Japan Kayo Inaba Kyoto University, Japan Takashi Saitoh RIKEN, Japan Hiroshi Kiyono The University of Tokyo, Japan Hajime Karasuyama Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

- Structure and Function of Pathogen Sensor -

Jie-Oh Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Mitsutoshi Yoneyama Kyoto University, Japan

What's new 29 August, 2008 Program are updated. 20 August, 2008 Poster Presenter are updated. 12 August, 2008 Program are updated. 31 July, 2008 Program are updated. 5 June, 2008 Registration and the Accommodation reservation system began. Program are updated. 29 May, 2008 Registration and the Accommodation reservation system began. Program are updated. 19 May, 2008 Program are updated. 18 April, 2008 Now, The 8th Awaji International Forum on Infection and Immunity's website available!

Call for Papers In addition to the Symposium of invited speakers, we welcome poster presentations from regular participants. The most outstanding abstracts will be selected for oral presentation at the Forum workshops.

Advanced Registration Advanced Registration, Hotel Reservation, and Abstract Submission are possible via this web-site. Advance Registration Fee: JPY 8,000 per person (payment on or before August 22, 2008) Standard Fee (On-site Fee): JPY 10,000 per person (payment on or after August 23, 2008)