During March 16-17, “UK-East Asia Public Health Forum” was held in Beijing. The forum was primarily sponsored by Beijing Institutes of Life Science (BIOLS) and Research Council of UK (RCUK) in China.

　　At the UK-East Asia Public Health Forum, scientists from British, China and South Korea presented their research on flu, AIDS and depression. Dr. Yue-long Shu, Director of Chinese National Influenza Center, reported the monitor network of flu and the achievement in China. Dr. Gao from BIOLS introduced his research about HIV and bird flu, including the analysis of HIV escape immunity and H5N1 virus specificity through structural immunology approach. Dr. Michael King from University of London introduced the epidemiology, infectivity, prediction, prevention and treatment about depression.

　　This conference provided a valuable forum to discuss the control of infectious disease and promoted the collaboration of epidemic research between China and UK.