AIDS Vaccine 2007 Conference
The AIDS Vaccine 2007 Conference, featuring researchers and specialists from more than 48 countries, will be hosted all week at the downtown Sheraton in Seattle. Researchers will be discussing the efforts to find an AIDS vaccine. According to conference organizers, the Seattle was chosen for the meeting because of the Pacific Northwest’s international leadership in the development of an AIDS vaccine. Seattle organizations contributing to the conference include the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s HIV Vaccine Trials Network, the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, the University of Washington and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.