Infection and Immunity Usually Professor, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Determines the Outcome of Infection

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Keynote Speakers Infection and Dr. Hong-Bing Shu Professor and Vice President, Wuhan Immunity University, Wuhan, China Dr. Hualan Chen Monday, September 23, 2019 Professor, Harbin Veterinary Research 9 a.m.–5 p.m Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Harbin, China Yubi Hall Medical Branch Campus Building 8 Speakers Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Dr. Mingzhou Chen Professor, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Organizers Dr. Peng Gong Professor Ke Lan, Director, State Key Laboratory of Virology, Professor, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan University, China Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Wuhan, China Professor Xi Zhou, Deputy Director, State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Dr. Ke Lan Sciences, China Professor, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Lakshmi Goyal, Publishing Director, Cell Press Dr. Chaohong Liu Professor, Huazhong University of Science Bacterial, viral and eukaryotic pathogens cause disease in a and Technology, Wuhan, China variety of host organisms and are a serious threat to human Dr. Guiqing Peng health, agriculture, and livestock farming. In response to Professor, Huazhong Agricultural pathogens, host organisms use a wide range of innate and University, Wuhan, China adaptive immune mechanisms to defend against infection. Dr. Yanyi Wang The balance between infection and immunity usually Professor, Wuhan Institute of Virology, determines the outcome of infection. Thus, it is crucial to Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), better understand the mechanisms underlying infection Wuhan, China and immunity and to apply these findings towards the Dr. Jianguo Wu development of improved anti-infection and immuno- Professor, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China therapies. Dr. Ke Xu This meeting will bring together Wuhan area scientists Professor, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China working in the fields of infection (viral, bacterial, fungal, Dr. Xiaolian Zhang or parasite) and immunity (innate or adaptive) with a Professor, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China view to boosting the communication, understanding, and Dr. Leike Zhang collaborations among this academic and research community. Associate Professor, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Cell Press LabLinks are free, in-person, one-day symposia that (CAS), Wuhan, China are organized by scientists and Cell Press editors. Each LabLinks symposium features local and keynote speakers discussing a unified Dr. Peng Zhou topic to foster interactions between colleagues working on related Professor, Wuhan Institute of Virology, questions, whether those colleagues are across town, across the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), street, or across the hall. Wuhan, China Dr. Xi Zhou To register, go to Professor, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), http://www.cell.com/lablinks Wuhan, China

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