Title: Antibiotics targeting ribosomes vs. smart pathogens
Dr. Ada Yonath, professor, Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute Rehovot, Israel

Title: Novel approach for screening new antibiotics by activating dormant genes in bacteria
Dr. Kozo Ochi, The National Food Research Institute, Japan

Title: Global Grid-computing Initiative to Discover Novel Dengue and Hepatitis C Antivirals
Dr. Stanley J. Watowich, Associate Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch, USA

Title: Development and Characterization of A Safe and Efficient Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus Entry System for Virological and Antiviral studies
Dr. XiaoJian Yao, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, CA

Title: New RNA-binding Peptidomimetic Structures that Repress HIV Viral Replication by Specifically Inhibiting Transcriptional Activation
Dr. Yu Chen, research scientist, Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, USA

Title: Small Molecules with Novel Mechanisms of Action and Potent Anti-HIV-1 Activity Against Multiple Genetic Subtypes of HIV-1
Dr. Li Huang, Research Scientist, Duke University Medical Center, USA

Title: Experimental Therapies for HIV Infection
Dr. Joachim Hauber, Professor of Virology, Heinrich-Pette-Institute for Experimental Virology and Immunology, Germany