Tuberculosis Co-Morbidities and Immunopathogenesis Organizer(s): Hardy Kornfeld, Sarah M. Fortune and Thomas R. Hawn Date: February 28 - March 03, 2016
Location: Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, USATuberculosis remains one of the most significant infectious disease threats to global health despite the availability of effective antimicrobials for more than 50 years. The focus of this Keystone Symposia meeting is on co-morbidities that are major driving factors in the TB pandemic and that may cause informative perturbations of immunity. This symposium explores metabolic disorders, environmental exposures, co-infections, age and genetic variants that influence host-pathogen interactions in TB. Plenary sessions will combine rather than separate topics focused on the host and the pathogen, and perspectives from laboratory and field studies. Speakers are encouraged to challenge existing dogma and offer new paradigms as a basis for more effective approaches to TB prevention and treatment. Global Health Travel Award Deadline: September 29 2015 Scholarship Deadline: October 29 2015 Discounted Abstract Deadline: October 29 2015 Abstract Deadline: December 1 2015 Discounted Registration Deadline: January 5 2016 We gratefully acknowledge the generous grant for this conference provided by: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)Grant No. 1R13AI122627-01 Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by 1 R13 AI 122627 - 01 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. |