Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that it will be conducting a scientific programme 'Frontiers of Retrovirology: Complex retroviruses, retroelements and their hosts' in Montpellier, France. Scheduled for September 21-23, 2009, the conference will bring together leading human retrovirus researchers to review current progress and to chart future challenges.
Internationally renowned speakers will present their insights into the principles guiding the life cycle of endogenous retroelements, complex human retroviruses, and their pathogenic interactions with the hosts. The event is co-sponsored by the Institut Pasteur, Agence National de Recherches sur le Sida and the Institut de Génétique Humaine.
The scientific programme is relevant for scientists working across the full range of subspecialties. Dialogue will be fostered via keynote and plenary lectures. All participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. A significant number of talks will also be selected from registrants. Deadline for submission of abstracts is June 26, 2009.
