BIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM AREA

Program Coordinators: Dr. Richard J. Hodes, United States
Dr. Toshiyuki Hamaoka, Japan


SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

The Biology and Diagnosis Program Area organized three joint seminars:
1) Antigen presentation and immune cell interaction, 2) Signal transduction and gene regulation in cancer, and 3) Molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis and tumor progression. In addition, this area sponsored three visits by Japanese scientists to the United States.