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Keystone Symposia: Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Tuberculosis

Written by BCI Staff | Mar 27, 2014 9:55:00 PM

(C7) Keystone Symposia: Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Tuberculosis

Conference - Keystone, CO, United States

The conference will:
• Investigate novel strategies to treat tuberculosis, either through direct antimicrobial interventions or the manipulation of host immunity;
• Bring together a unique combination of experts in immunology, inflammation, mycobacteriology and drug development to accelerate much-needed therapeutic advances;
• Glean lessons learned from other fields, such as cancer, acute inflammation and viral infections, which could be applied to tuberculosis.

Session Topics:
• Inflammation: Balance between Bacterial Control and Immunopathology
• Strategies to Ameliorate Lung Damage
• Novel Antimicrobial Strategies
• Host-Directed Antimicrobial Therapies
• Targeting Persistent Bacterial Populations
• Therapy for Latent TB Infection
• Immunotherapy for Active Disease
• Therapeutic Vaccines

Organization: Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology

 (Courtesy of Keystone Resort Village Night, via mycoloradolife.com)

(C7) Keystone Symposia: Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Tuberculosis

Sun, Mar 30, 2014 - Fri, Apr 04, 2014

Keystone Resort

Keystone, Colorado, United States

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