It serves as an annual forum for presenting and discussing the latest vaccine-related scientific data, results, and issues via symposia and panel discussions by expert faculty and through oral and poster presentations of submitted papers. The goal is to encourage communication among vaccine researchers and developers, public health officials, and medical personnel who administer vaccines.
Tuberculosis Discuss one general approach to new vaccine discovery.
Therapeutic Vaccines Identify at least three therapeutic vaccine candidates. Discuss the proposed mechanism of action of at least one therapeutic vaccine candidate undergoing clinical trials. Genetic Determinants of Vaccine Immune Response Discuss the interaction of Class I and Class II HLA genes on hepatitis B vaccine response. Discuss the influence of Gm and Km allotypes on pneumococcal and Hib vaccine antibody responses. Vaccines Against Candidate Bioterrorist Agents Identify at least three biological agents or their toxins which pose serious and realistic threats as biological weapons.