Influenza: past, present, and future (27MAR2009)

A symposium in honor of Hunein (John) F. Maassab

Brian R. Murphy, MD (Chief, Respiratory Viruses Section National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health)

Topic: Prospects for the control of influenza

Principles Underlying the Development and Use of Live Attenuated Cold-Adapted Influenza A and B Virus Vaccines

Robert B. Belshe, MD (Dianna and J Joseph Adorjan Endowed Professor of Infectious Diseases and Immunology Saint Louis University School of Medicine Edward Doisy Research Center)

Topic: Options for Protecting Children Against Influenza

Jeffery K. Taubenberger, MD, PhD (Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health)

Topic: Influenza: Past and Future Threats

• Pathology of human influenza revisited

• The Evolutionary Genetics and Emergence of Avian Influenza Viruses in Wild Birds