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Báo cáo y học: "International Retrovirology Association brings together scientists and clinicians to bridge discoveries about human "Retrovirology BioMed Central Open AccessCommentaryInternational Retrovirology Association brings together scientistsand clinicians to bridge discoveries about human T-lymphotropicviruses from the laboratory to clinical trialsEdward Murphy1, Steven Jacobson2, Genoveffa Franchini3,Graham P Taylor4, Barrie Hanchard5, Owen Morgan5 andMichael Lairmore*6Address: 1Laboratory Medicine and Epidemiology/Biostatistics, University of California at San Francisco and Blood Systems Research Institute, SanFrancisco, California, USA, 2Viral Immunology Section, National Institute of Immunology and Neurological Diseases, National Institutes ofHealth, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 3Animal Models & Retroviral Vaccines Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA,4Gastrointestinal and Urogenital Medicine and Communicable Diseases, Imperial College, Norfolk Place, London, United Kingdom, 5Departmentof Pathology and Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies and 6Center for Retrovirus Research, Departmentof Veterinary Biosciences, and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USAEmail: Edward Murphy - murphy@itsa.ucsf.edu; Steven Jacobson - jacobsons@ninds.nih.gov; Genoveffa Franchini - franchig@mail.nih.gov;Graham P Taylor - g.p.taylor@imperial.ac.uk; Barrie Hanchard - barrie.hanchard@uwimona.edu.jm;Owen Morgan - owen.morgan@uwimona.edu.jm; Michael Lairmore* - lairmore.1@osu.edu* Corresponding authorPublished: 29 March 2005 Received: 22 March 2005 Accepted: 29 March 2005Retrovirology 2005, 2:22 doi:10.1186/1742-4690-2-22This article is available from: http://www.retrovirology.com/content/2/1/22© 2005 Murphy et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0),which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV-2 were among the first human retroviruses discovered in the early 1980s. The International Retrovirology Association is an organized effort that fostered the efforts of scientists and clinicians to form interdisciplinary groups to study this group of retroviruses and their related diseases. The Association promotes excellent science, patient education, and fosters the training of young scientists to promote bench-to- bedside research. The International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and Related Viruses sponsored by the Association supports clinicians and researchers in the exchange of research findings and stimulation of new research directions. This years conference will be held from June 22 to 25, in Montego Bay, Jamaica http://www.htlvconference.org.jm/. Since its inception in 1988, these conferences have provided a highly interactive forum for the global community of HTLV scientists. This is of particular importance as HTLV research enters its third decade and a new generation of scientists takes over this important work. Many of the scientists attending the meeting will be from developing countries where HTLV is endemic, consistent with the history of international collaborations that have characterized HTLV research. The International Conference on Human Retrovirology provides a unique opportunity for researchers of all disciplines interested in HTLV infections to meet their peers and to address the questions facing clinicians and scientists who study retroviruses, like HTLV. Page 1 of 5 (page number not for citation purposes)Retrovirology 2005, 2:22 http://www.retrovirology.com/content/2/1/22 field. It promotes bench-to-bedside research that trans-Background lates findings from the laboratory into clinical trials thatThe International Retrovirology Association: Shared Vision benefit HTLV-infected patients. Finally, it promotesand Common GoalsAlbert Einstein once said, The problems that exist in the awareness of and education about HTLV and relatedworld today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that viruses to non-specialist physicians and the broadercreated them. This belief was part of the foundation of public.The International Retrovirology Association when it wasestablished in May 1994. At that time, informal discus- Discussionsions among established human T-lymphotropic viruses HTLVs, Related Retroviruses and Disease Associations(H ...