COURSE ORGANISERS Dr. João Renato Rebello Pinho Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,  Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo Mónica Viviana Alvarado Mora Ph.D. Student Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo Dr. Flair José Carrilho Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo Dra. Maria Cassia Correa Infectious Diseases Research Unit, School of Medicine, ABC Foundation Department of Infectious Diseases School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo Dr. Suzane Kioko Ono-Nita Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo Dr. Diogo Meyer Department of Genetic and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo Dr. Esper George Kallás Department of Clinical Medicine School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo Dr. Eduardo Luís Rachid Cançado Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo Dr. Mário Pessoa Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo   Seniors invited Course Staff INTERNACIONAL Stephen Locarnini, Ph.D. Head, Research & Molecular Development, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory Australia Email: Stephen.Locarnini@mh.org.au Jason D. Barbour, Ph.D. HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Email: jbarbour@php.ucsf.edu Mary Carrington, Ph.D. Cancer and Inflammation Program, Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, Frederick, MD, USA Email: carringt@ncifcrf.gov Anna Kramvis, Ph.D. Hepatitis Virus Diversity Research Programme Department of Internal Medicine University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Email: Anna.Kramvis@wits.ac.za Richar M. Single, Ph.D. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Vermont, Hills Science Building Burlington, USA Email: richard.single@uvm.edu Marcos Miretti, Ph.D. Departamento de Genetica, FCEQyN, Univerdad Nacional de Misiones, Posadas, Argentina Email: mm3@sanger.ac.uk A. Scott Muerhoff, Ph.D. Abbott Diagnostics, Molecular Biology Research Abbott Park, IL 60064-6015, USA Email: scott.muerhoff@abbott.com Christopher M. Walker, Ph.D. Center for Vaccines and Immunity, WA4011, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Childrens Dr., Columbus, OH 43205. USA E-mail: Christopher.Walker@nationwidechildrens.org NACIONAL Flair José Carrilho, Ph.D Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina. Avenida Dr. Arnaldo, 455 - 01246-903 Pinheiros - São Paulo, SP - Brasil Email: fjcarril@usp.br Maria Cássia Jacintho Mendes Correa Ph.D. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 455 - 05403-900 Cerqueira César - São Paulo, SP – Brasil Email: cassiamc@uol.com.br João Renato Rebello Pinho, Ph.D Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 455 - 05403-900 Cerqueira César - São Paulo, SP – Brasil Email: jrrpinho@usp.br Suzane Kioko Ono-Nita, Ph.D Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 455 - 05403-900 Cerqueira César - São Paulo, SP – Brasil Email: skon@usp.br Diogo Meyer, Ph.D Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, 277 - 05608-900 São Paulo, SP, Brasil Email: diogo@ib.usp.br Paolo Marinho de Andrade Zanotto, Ph.D Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Avenida Prof. Lineu Prestes, 1374 - 05508-900 Cidade Universitária - São Paulo, SP – Brasil Email: pzanotto@usp.br Ana Rita Coimbra Motta Castro, Ph.D. Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Avenida Filinto Müller, s/n Universitário - 79080-190 Campo Grande, MS – Brasil Email: arcm.castro@hotmail.com Gilberta Bensabath, Ph.D. Instituto Evandro Chagas Avenida Almirante Barroso, 492 - 66090-000 Marco - Belem, PA – Brasil Email: gilbertabensabath@iec.pa.gov.br Nelson Jurandi Rosa Fagundes Ph.D. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Genética. Av Bento Gonçalves, prédio 43312, sala 108 - 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS – Brasil Email: nrosa@gmail.com