title: Report of the 2011 annual meeting of the Italian Society for Virology.
abstract: The 10th annual meeting of the Italian Society for Virology (SIV) comprised seven plenary sessions focused on: General virology and viral genetics; Virus-Host interaction and pathogenesis; Viral oncology; Emerging viruses and zoonotic, foodborne and environmental pathways of transmission; Viral immunology and vaccines; Medical virology and antiviral therapy; Viral biotechnologies and gene therapy. The meeting had an attendance of 143 virologists, about 60% were senior, and the other were young scientists. The submitted abstracts amounted to 88 and the abstracts selected for oral presentation were 41. Complete abstracts of oral and poster presentations are available at the web site www.siv-virologia.it. A summary of the plenary lectures and oral selected presentations is reported.
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salata
authors.forename: Arianna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calistri
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parolin
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palù
mesh_terms: D000486:Allergy and Immunology; D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D001709:Biotechnology; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006801:Humans; D009858:Oncogenic Viruses; D014773:Virology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents