The International Feline Retrovirus Research Symposium (IFRRS)

The IFRRS is a bi-annual conference organized since 1991 alternating in the US and in Europe which brings together renowned experts from the international scientific community who study feline retroviruses and related topics and employ feline models of retroviral research. The symposium focuses on the latest advances in genomics, immunology, and infectious disease as well as gene therapy, anti-viral therapy and vaccine development from the perspective of feline health and the potential translational applications to human health. The IFRRS attracts and brings together a large group of researchers from academia, industry, and veterinary as well as human medicine. As such the symposium provides a forum to share latest cutting-edge research findings and ideas and to foster collaborative efforts to improve feline and human health.

IFRRS International Scientific Advisory Committee

• Dr. Gregg Dean, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC, USA
• Dr. John Elder, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla CA, USA
• Dr. Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, University of Zürich, Switzerland
• Dr. Edward A. Hoover, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO, USA
• Dr. Dieter Klein, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
• Dr. Martin Löchelt, German Cancer Institute, Heidelberg, Germany
• Dr. Hans Lutz, University of Zürich, Switzerland
• Dr. Takayuki Miyazawa, Kyoto University, Japan
• Dr. Stephen J. O`Brien, National Cancer Institute, Frederick MD, USA
• Dr. Jill Pecon-Slattery, National Cancer Institute, Frederick MD, USA
• Dr. Mauro Pistello, University of Pisa, Italy
• Dr. Eric Poeschla, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester MN, USA
• Dr. Alfred L. Roca, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
• Dr. Mary B. Tompkins, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC, USA
• Dr. Susan VandeWoude, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO, USA
• Dr. Brian J. Willet, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
• Dr. Janet Yamamoto, University of Florida, Gainesville FL, USA

Previous symposia

• Davis, California/USA                1991
• Raleigh, North Carolina/USA    1993
• Fort Collins, Colorado/USA       1996
• Glasgow/UK                                 1998
• Cannes/France                            2000
• Amelia Islands, Florida/USA      2002
• Pisa/Italy                                         2004
• Washington, DC/USA                   2006
• Vienna/Austria                               2008
• Charleston, South Carolina/USA 2010