The first conference on ‘Infection and Immunity’ was organized by the Institute for Basic Science and Korean Association of Immunologists and held in Daejeon, South Korea, from 12 to 14 July 2023. The conference focused on the biology of CD8+ T cells in the context of viral disease and cancer.
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Eui-Cheol Shin (ecshin@kaist.ac.kr)
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We thank all of the organizing committee and staff members from the IBS and KAI for their efforts in coordinating this conference. We also thank all of the invited speakers and participants for sharing their valuable knowledge and perspectives on infection and immunity. In addition, we express our gratitude to the invited speakers who generously allowed us to incorporate their research into this meeting report.
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Lee, H., Jung, M.K., Noh, J.Y. et al. Better understanding CD8+ T cells in cancer and viral infections. Nat Immunol 24, 1794–1796 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-023-01630-x
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