Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference held in New Port Beach, California, February 6-8, 1998

1. Development of Self-Recognition Systems in Natural Killer Cells.- 2. Activating and Inhibitory NK Cell Receptors.- 3. Regulation of Immune Responses by Inhibitory Receptors.- 4. Innate Functions of Epithelial ?? T Cells.- 5. Interleukin-4 Receptor Signalling Mechanisms and Their Biological Significance.- 6. Development of CD4+ Effector T Cells and Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases.- 7. Anti-Leishmania Effector Functions of CD4+ Th1 Cells and Early Events Instructing Th2 Cell Development and Susceptibility to Leishmania major in BALB/c Mice.- 8. Genetic Control of the T Cell Response to Leishmania major Infection.- 9. The Initiation and Function of Th2 Responses during Infection with Schistosoma mansoni.- 10. Interleukin-4 Production in Response to Infection with Intracellular Bacteria.- 11. Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in Resistance to Tuberculosis.- 12. The Role of Dendritic Cells in the Initiation of Host Resistance to Toxoplasma gondii.- 13. Dynamics of the CD8+ T Cell Response during Acute LCMV Infection.- 14. In Vivo Dynamics of Anti-Viral CD8 T Cell Responses to Different Epitopes: An Evaluation of Bystander Activation in Primary and Secondary Responses to Viral Infection.- 15. Early Cytokine Responses to Viral Infections and Their Roles in Shaping Endogenous Cellular Immunity.- 16. HIV Entry and Tropism: When One Receptor Is Not Enough.- 17. Immune Control of HIV-1 Replication.- 18. HIV Transmission and Immune Protection at Mucosal Surfaces.- 19. The CD8+ T Lymphocyte Response during Primary SIVmac Infection.- 20. Non-Structural Determinants of Immunogenicity and the B Cell Co-Receptors, CD19, CD21, and CD22.- 21. DNA Vaccines: Mechanisms for Generation of Immune Responses.- 22. Vaccines against the Blood Stages of Falciparum Malaria.- 23. Immunity toPertussis: Not All Virulence Factors Are Protective Antigens.