An international symposium on Infection, Immunity, and Cancer was held January 16-17, 2012 at Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan.  The symposium brought together speakers from Japan, the USA, Taiwan, Germany, and Australia.  The symposium was organized by Prof. Masanori Hatakeyama of Tokyo University and Prof. Masao Matsuoka of Kyoto University.   The setting of this symposium was an opportune occasion for the presentation of the 2011 Retrovirology Prize trophy to Prof. Masao Matsuoka.

  Presentation of the Retrovirology Prize trophy by Kuan-Teh Jeang (left) to Masao Matsuoka (right)