Internationally-recognized experts, postdoctoral fellows and students from around the state will convene to discuss cutting-edge advances in our understanding of development of viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases, as well as optimal approaches to controlling them. “Bugs, Drugs and Vaccines: Securing Our Future” is sponsored by The University of Texas System and the Texas Academy of Medicine, and will take place April 5-6 at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston.
The symposium will focus on three sessions:
• new routes to pathogen (what causes the disease) discovery
• new concepts of antimicrobial
• antiviral drug therapy and new approaches to vaccine development
• immunization
Each session will feature a keynote speaker and four top presenters. Poster sessions will provide opportunities for enhancing networking among scientists and feature some of the latest research in these topics.
To learn more about the three-day symposium or to register, visit
www.utsystem.edu/hea/securingourfuture/.
