Emerging and recurrent infectious diseases

December 8th, 2000

U.C.L - Louvain-la-Neuve

Programme :

08.45 h. Registration

09.15 h. Welcome address

09.30 h. The origins and evolution of AIDS viruses

Paul M. Sharp, Institute of Genetics, U. Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre, UK.

10.10 h. Molecular tools for mycobacterial diseases

F. Portaels, Mycobacteriology Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp

10.40 h. Coffee

11.10 h. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a successful ubiquitous bacterium and a fearsome pathogen

P. Cornelis, Flanders Interuniversity Institute Biotechnology, V.U.B., St. Genesius Rode

11.50 h. Oral communication of selected posters

12.20 h. General assembly BSM

12.50 h. Lunch

13.35 h. Poster session (discussion groups) and coffee

15.00 h. Evolution of swine influenza viruses and potential zoonotic risks

K. Van Reeth, Lab. Virology, Fac. Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke

15.30 h. Oral communication of selected posters

15.50 h. Emerging viral infections

B.W.J. Mahy, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA

16.30 h. Intracellular targeting of Legionella pneumophila within phagocytes and pseudophagocytes

R.R. Isberg, Dep. Mol. Biol. & Microb. Tufts Univ. School of Medicine, Boston, USA.

17.00 h. Closing remarks

SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS :

• D. Collen Research Foundation
• Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
• Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van Belgie voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten
• Abbott
• Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
• Analis
• International Medical Products
• Janssen Research Foundation
• MLS
• Organon Teknika Benelux
• Oxoid
• Schleicher & Schuell
• Sigma-Aldrich

Information additional :

• Certificate for doctoral students is available on request.
• Accreditation request is submitted

Secretariat :

c/o Rega Institute, Minderbroedersstraat 10, 3000 Leuven
tel. 016/33.73.71; fax. 016/33.73.40
e-mail Dominique.brabants@Rega.kuleuven.ac.be
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