7th Pan-American Dengue Research Network Meeting: Lima 2020

Dear Colleagues,

PanDengue Net is a non-profit initiative that gathers scientists, researchers, and medical professionals working in the field of arbovirology across the Americas (http://www.pandenguenet.org). The PanDengue Net meeting, which is an event scheduled every two years, brings these researchers together in the context of a 4-day scientific gathering. The meeting allows for the presentation and discussion of recent advances in the field. The main focus is on Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, and other arboviruses of medical relevance that severely impact public health in the Americas and around the world.

As in previous meetings (2008 Recife, Brazil; 2010 Cancun, Mexico; 2012 Cartagena, Colombia; 2014 Belém, Brazil; 2016 Panama City, Panama; and 2018 Galveston, Texas, USA), the Lima meeting will include pre-eminent scientists from a wide range of fields, including vaccine development, vector research and control, molecular epidemiology, diagnostics, antivirals, viral structure and pathogenesis, and viral immunology. The meeting is essential to the fostering of collaborations among groups and to the discussion of future research strategies needed to strengthen the field. Importantly, the meeting also provides a unique platform for students and junior investigators from across Latin America and the Caribbean, who are usually under-represented in science, to come together under one roof with leading figures in the field.

Dr. Carlos A. Sariol
Dr. Mariana Leguia
Dr. Daniela Weiskopf
Guest Editors

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