Abstracts
Abstract Guidelines and Submission
Please read instructions carefully as all abstracts must be submitted following the guidelines below by Friday 30 May 2008. Abstracts must be submitted online via this link
http://secure.ashm.org.au/ei/getdemo.ei?id=37&s=_2BO0MGE0G
Guidelines
• Abstracts must be original and written in English
• Maximum length is 350 words (excess words may not be printed)
• Accepted file formats include - Microsoft Word (.doc), text (.txt) or (.rtf)
• All abstracts must be prepared in Arial 12 point type only
• Title should appear in BOLD CAPITALS at the top of the abstract
• List authors and then their affiliations directly below the title
• Principal author to appear first.
• Omit degrees and titles for all authors
• Surname of author(s) to appear first, followed by initials of first (and middle names)
• Please underline the name of the author who will be presenting the paper
• Use superscript* numbering (1, 2, 3, 4 etc.) to represent the link between author and affiliation
• Include the name of institution/affiliation(s) [incl. city, state and country] below the list of authors. [Do not include street address]
• Do not use subheadings in the body of your abstract eg. Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions
• Single spacing should be used
• Leave one line between paragraphs
• Abbreviations must be spelt out in full at the first mention followed by the abbreviations in parentheses
• Do not use references
• Do not use tables, graphs, footnotes or symbols
Abstract Submission Information
• Abstract and author details must be submitted online at http://www.ashm.org.au/conference/
• Abstracts must be prepared according to the guidelines
• Deadline for receipt of abstracts is Friday 30 May 2008
• Authors should indicate one of the following subject areas: Basic Science, Clinical Medicine, Community Program, Education, Epidemiology, Indigenous Health, International, Nursing & Allied Health, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health & Prevention and Social Research
• When submitting your abstract details online you must indicate your preferred presentation type (e.g. Oral Presentation, Posters, Oral Posters and Workshops).
• By submitting an abstract all authors agree to release the license to the conference secretariat and give permission to them to publish the abstract in the conference handbook, on the website and as part of the rapporteurs' report and in so doing certify that the abstract is original work.
• By submitting an abstract all authors agree that their work adheres to the Disclosure Statement on the website
• By submitting an abstract for consideration, the presenting author must also intend to register for the conference
Abstract example
CD31+ NAÏVE T-CELLS ARE INCREASED IN HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS AND ARE PERMISSIVE TO HIV INFECTION IN VITRO ONLY FOLLOWING IL-7 STIMULATION
Wightman F1, Lewin SR1,2
1Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 2Infectious Diseases Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Expression of CD31 on the surface of naïve CD4+ T-cells has recently been shown to identify true recent thymic emigrants. Naïve T-cells that have proliferated without T-cell receptormediated stimulation lose expression of CD31. CD31- naïve CD4+ T-cells are infected with HIV in vivo. We hypothesised that the pool of CD31- naïve CD4+ T-cells will be significantly expanded in the setting of HIV infection as a homeostatic response to lymphopenia, and that CD31- naïve T-cells are targets for HIV infection leading to the establishment of a long-lived HIV reservoir in naïve CD4+ T-cells.
