8:30 am – 10:05 am

Session XI

Animal models and viral pathogenesis

Kenneth Williams
(Plenary Speaker)

Studies of monocyte/macrophages in a monkey model of NeuroAIDS define mechanisms of disease progression and potential therapies

Thomas E. Lane
(Plenary Speaker)

A protective role for the CXC chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2) in host defense following viral infection of the central nervous system

Yuri Persidsky

Utility of SCID mouse model for HIV-1 encephalitis for studies of neuropathogenesis, blood brain barrier injury, and development of new treatment approaches

Woong-Ki Kim

Monocyte heterogeneity underlying phenotypic changes in monocytes according to SIV disease stage

Robyn S. Klein

Hold me back: CXCL12 and CD8 T cell trafficking during West Nile virus encephalitis

10:05 am – 10:45 am

Coffee Break

10:45 am – 12:25 pm

Session XII

Late-breaking events in neurovirology and immunology: recent cutting-edge findings

Juan Carlos de la Torre
(Plenary Speaker)

Neuroimmunologic mediated disorders induced by non-cytolytic ribovirus persistent infection

Lisa Boulanger

MHC class I proteins in development and plasticity of the normal, uninfected brain

Dorian McGavern

Window on the diseased brain

Bruno Conti

Sickness syndrome: Recent advances on interleukin 18

Dongxian Zhang

Early activation of an interferon signaling pathway in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

12:25 pm - 12:30 pm

Concluding Remarks and Adjournment
Peter G. E. Kennedy