title: Review of the 1st annual world congress of immunodiseases and therapeutics.
abstract: BIT's 1st Annual World Congress of Immunodiseases and Therapeutics was held in Beijing, China, on 15-17 May 2010. The meeting provided a venue for a wide spectrum of researchers in the basic sciences and clinical areas to present and share their data and ideas. The pervading theme of the meeting dealt with the concept that immune mechanisms underlie most, if not all, medical diseases and therefore the future of medical therapeutics necessitates a greater understanding and corrective manipulation of dysfunctional metabolic and immune pathways. The meeting was well run, educational and enjoyable.
authors.affiliation: UNIPLI - Plinio Leite University Center, UFF - Federal Fluminense University, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patricia Olaya
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Paschoal
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chamberlin
mesh_terms: D015551:Autoimmunity; D035843:Biomedical Research; D015195:Drug Design; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D056747:Immunomodulation; D007167:Immunotherapy; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D013256:Steroids / Q000276:immunology; D049490:Systems Biology
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids