1. 20th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Pacific Rim Organized by the United States-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program (USJCMSP).
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Bernabe, K. Gayle, Lu, Kristina T., Handley, F. Gray, Griffin, Diane E., Kurane, Ichiro, Iwamoto, Aikichi, Gao, George F., and Krammer, Florian
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MEDICAL sciences ,AIDS ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,EMERGING infectious diseases ,VIRUS diseases ,RESPIRATORY infections - Abstract
The 20th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Pacific Rim to3ok place in Shenzhen, China on January 8–9, 2018 followed by meetings of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)/immunology, acute respiratory infections, cancer, hepatitis, and viral diseases panels on January 10–11. The conference was organized as part of the United States-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program (USJCMSP) by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and was locally hosted by the Shenzhen Third People's Hospital and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Microbiology. The conference provides the basis for networking and fostering of collaboration opportunities between researchers in Southeast Asia and the United States based on the scientific and interactive platform of the USJCMSP and takes place in the region on an annual basis. This report summarizes the discussions and conclusions from the conference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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