CDC’s National Office of Public Health Genomics and Influenza Division (proposed) are holding a workshop on January 11-12, 2007, to identify opportunities for public health research on the role of human genomics in influenza disease and vaccine response. The objectives of the workshop are to:

• Discuss the state of the science on human genomics and influenza.
• Consider potential research opportunities in two settings: managed care population-based “biobanks,” and outbreak and case investigations.
• Outline priorities for genomics research on determinants of influenza disease severity and vaccine response and side effects.

Related Links

• General CDC information on influenza
• Scientific article evaluating a novel technology developed by scientists at the University of Colorado and CDC, which can identify specific influenza strains by rapidly analyzing the viral genome
  
  Note: this article is available free online from the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, as well as PubMed Central: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16891504 (last accessed 2/2008)