Monthly Archives: June 2011

New Retrovirology Impact Factor leads virology journals

ISI Thomson-Reuters has just released the latest Impact Factor numbers (2010 data).  Amongst virology eponymous journals, Retrovirology (based on Impact Factor) now leads the pack.  In the latest ranking, Retrovirology ranks at 443 out of 8005 journals indexed by ISI for Impact Factor.  By comparison the Journal of Virology ranks at 454.  Retrovirology’s Impact Factor… Read more »

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Young scientists win Awards at HTLV Conference

Three poster awards to recognize young scientists were presented at the 15th International HTLV conference, Belgium.  The awardees and their poster titles are listed below.  Congratulations to these outstanding young researchers and others who participated in poster presentations.   Alexandra Desrames “Molecular epidemiology of HTLV-1 infection in the Caribbean area as compared to West Africa:… Read more »

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Retrovirology and McFarlin Awards

Retrovirology and McFarlin Awards presented at the 15th International Conference on Human Retrovirology At the recently concluded 15th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and Related viruses (June 4-8, 2011, Belgium), Retrovirology recognized Professor Luc Willems, Research Director, Molecular and Cellular Biology Lab, Gembloux and Professor University Liege with its HTLV research and leadership award. The… Read more »

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Clinical and Translational Allergy: from bench to bedside

Clinical and Translational Allergy, an official journal of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), has launched with BioMed Central under the expert leadership of Editor-in-Chief Jan Lötvall and Managing Editor, Victoria Cardona. Clinical and Translational Allergy was formally launched at the EAACI congress in Istanbul, Turkey on 13th June 2011. The journal… Read more »

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Silence welcomes new co-Editor-in-Chief

In an exciting new development for Silence, Yijun Qi has recently been appointed as co-Editor-in-Chief. Dr Qi is an Associate Investigator at the National Institute of Biological Sciences in Beijing, China, and his research interests focus on the mechanisms of RNAi pathways and the biological functions of small RNAs in plants. He joins Prof Phillip… Read more »

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Luc Willems honored with HTLV Retrovirology award in memory of J Brady, D Derse, R Grassmann, and W Harrington

At the recently concluded 15th International HTLV-1 Conference held in Leuven, Belgium, Retrovirology presented its biennial HTLV-1 Research Award to Luc Willems, Research Director, Molecular and Cellular Biology Lab, Gembloux and Professor University Liege.  Willems was recognized for his leadership and accomplishements in HTLV research.  This award sponsored by Retrovirology is to remember and honor… Read more »

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Microbial Informatics and Experimentation; bridging the gap between computers and microbes

BioMed Central launches a new journal today, Microbial Informatics and Experimentation, under the leadership of Editors-in-Chief Barry Wanner and Michael Wise. “Microbial Informatics and Experimentation (MIE) is a journal about computers and microbes”, say the co-Editors-in-Chief in their inaugural Editorial, satisfying the need for a “new journal to fill a gap for which there is… Read more »

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Invitation to submit to the new thematic series ‘Forests: looking to the Future’

In a bid to increase awareness of sustainable management and development of the world’s forests, the UN has declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests.  To mark this occasion, BMC Ecology and Carbon Balance and Management are co-publishing a thematic series entitled ‘Forests: Looking to the Future’ to showcase the latest forestry research and published… Read more »

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Breaking down walls

Fuel ethanol in the US is most widely used as an E10 gasoline blend (10% ethanol) and the supply chain from existing corn ethanol plants, currently outstrips demand.  This “blend wall” is a disincentive to research and investment in ethanol production. The State of Iowa gives cause for optimism, following the reported retail triumph of… Read more »

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Jean-Luc Darlix receives Retrovirology Life Achievement recognition

A symposium to honor the retirement of long time internationally renowned retrovirologist Jean-Luc Darlix was held in Lyon, France on June 1-2.  The symposium featured scientific presentations on HCV and HIV and was attended by approximately 100 of Jean-Luc Darlix’s friends, colleagues and students.  At this symposium Retrovirology editors, Mark Wainberg, Ben Berkhout and Kuan-Teh… Read more »

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