title: Scientific report: highlights of 25th ICAR, 16-19 April 2012, Sapporo, Japan.
abstract: Each year, the International Society for Antiviral Research (ISAR) organises a conference covering many differing aspects of antiviral research. The 25th International Conference on Antiviral Research (ICAR) was held in Japan. This special anniversary meeting was co-sponsored by the Japanese Association for Antiviral Therapy.This Workshop Report contains summaries of the four major lectures and each of the invited presentations in the Clinical symposium and in the three mini-symposia. Of the many interesting contributor presentations, there are brief summaries of a small selection of these. This report concludes with a few personal comments and observations.A brief summary of this report is included within the ISAR News published in this issue of AVCC.
authors.affiliation: Vere Hodge Antivirals Ltd, Old Denshott, Reigate, UK. ISAR@courtesyassoc.com.
authors.forename: Anthony Vere
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Hodge
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007564:Japan; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents