Controlling Emerging Infectious Diseases in the 21st Century

Friday 26-Feb-10 8:30 AM to Sunday 28-Feb-10 5:30 PM CST

Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, Texas

Event Description

The University of Texas Medical Branch Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, Center for Hepatitis Research, and the James W. McLaughlin Fellowship Fund, in collaboration with the British Consulate-General of Houston’s Science and Innovation Group and the UK Health Protection Agency is proud to announce a symposium centered around the theme of Controlling Emerging Infectious Diseases in the 21^st Century on February 26-28, 2010 at Galveston Island Convention Center.

The symposium will include the following sessions:

Respiratory infections: influenza
Respiratory infections: tuberculosis and other respiratory infections
Mosquito- and tick-borne infectious diseases
Hepatitis C
Microbial drug resistance
Enteric bacterial and viral infections
Epidemiology of infectious diseases
BSL-4/ACDP-4 pathogens
Poster sessions in each of the above areas

This collaborative meeting will bring together U.S. and British experts to discuss the latest developments in basic and applied infectious disease research.

Hosted by
UTMB Institute for Human Infections and Immunity
UTMB Center for Hepatitis Research
UTMB Sealy Center for Vaccine Development
The McLaughlin Endowment
Health Protection Agency
British Consulate-General Houston (Science & Innovation)

Registration:
** Meeting Registration Deadline February 1, 2010 **
Register online at www.UTcme.net or complete form and mail or fax to: UTMB, Office of Continuing Education, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-0851 or FAX to 409-772-9333.

Registration Fee:
(includes conference fee and breakfast & lunch on conference days – not dinners)
$50 UTMB and non-UTMB Graduate Students
$100 UTMB and non-UTMB Fellows (Postdoctoral and Clinical), Research Assistants/Associates
$175 UTMB employees who do not meet above criteria
$300 All others

Comments

For Hotel Reservations:
Please telephone the Hilton Galveston Island Resort reservations desk at 409-744-5000. Please make reference to "Texas-UK Conference" to obtain the special $130 (single or double) nightly conference rate (+ tax ~ $20/night). You may also visit www.Hilton.com and enter the group code "TUK" to book. **The deadline for hotel reservations is January 11, 2010**. Room reservations made after that date cannot be guaranteed available or eligible to receive the special conference rate.

Abstracts and Poster Presentations:
Attendees (faculty members, scientists, postdoctoral, resident and graduate trainees) are invited to submit their research related to one or more of the areas of the conference for consideration as a poster presentation.

Abstracts should be submitted by email as Microsoft Word documents to Deborah James and should include the title, names of authors, addresses, and submitting author’s email address. The text of the abstract should not exceed 400 words. **The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, January 29, 2010**. Awards will be given for the best graduate student and postdoctoral/resident trainee poster presentation.

Travel Awards for Trainees to Attend this Symposium:

The conference will support five Travel Awards from predoctoral and/or postdoctoral trainees in UK laboratories to present posters at the symposium. These awards will cover:

Registration fees,
Flight from London Heathrow to Houston IAH
Transportation expenses to/from IAH airport to Galveston
Three nights of lodging and meals at the Hilton-Galveston Island Resort.

Please submit the following to Deborah James (djames@utmb.edu) by Monday, January 11, 2010 for consideration for a Travel Award:

A cover letter stating your name, institution, position, phone number, fax number and email address, title of your abstract, plus the name and position of your supervisor
A copy of your curriculum vitae
A letter from your supervisor supporting your application for a travel award
A copy of your abstract (according to the instructions)

Results will be notified by Tuesday January 19, 2010.

For more information on this conference please contact:
Deborah James
Institute for Human Infections and Immunity
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0610
Call: (409) 266-6517 or email: djames@utmb.edu
Fax: (409) 266-6514

Or visit http://www.utmb.edu/ihii/TXUK2010/index.html

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