The 2^nd international symposium on “Influenza and Other Infections” will take place at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo. The 1^st international symposium was very successful, with participation by wonderful speakers from all over the world. For this follow-up symposium, we have invited speakers who are equally superb. The 2^nd symposium will cover the latest basic and clinical research on influenza and other viral diseases. The invited speakers are world-renowned scientists. I hope you enjoy this initiative to bring cutting-edge virus research to Japan.

Yoshihiro Kawaoka

Director, International Research Center for Infectious Diseases
Professor, Division of Virology
The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo