2009 Meeting: Kiev, Ukraine

- 130+ participants

- 26 countries represented

- Five Travel Award selected from submitted abstracts

- Fifteen Short Talks selected from submitted abstracts

- CITIM 2009 was reviewed in the J. Immunotoxicology, Future Oncology, and in the Targeted Proteins database developed by Current BioDataLtd ( www.currentbiodata.com). Brief conference review was also published by Thomson Reuters Scientific Division, Thomson Pharma (www.thomson-pharma.com) and Thomson Pharma Partnering (previously the IDdb; www.partnering.thomson-pharma.com

- Selected presentations from CITIM 2009 participants were published in the Journal of Immunotoxicology

- An outstanding sightseeing tour during the Conference and 3-day trip to Odessa and other cities after the meeting

- Many new friendships, collaborations, and student exchange.

- CITIM primary organizers:

 Michael R. Shurin, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,      PA, USA (Center)
 Viktor Umansky, German Cancer Research Center,  Heidelberg, Germany (Left)
 Anatoli M. Malyguine, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD, USA  (Right).