Introduction for the Fifth International Symposium on Thymosins in Health and Disease

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the program committee: Mahnaz Badamchian, Michael Chopp, Cartesio Favalli, Ewald Hannappel, Hynda Kleinman, Tim McCaffrey, Dan Morris, Paul Naylor, Anna Teresa Palamara, Luigina Romani, Deepak Srivastava, Gabriel Sosne, Christian Kupatt, Hiroshi Ueda, and Crystal Qin for their help in planning this important scientific symposium. We would also like to acknowledge the editorial staff of the Expert Opinion for their support in editing and publishing this issue.

Declaration of interest

The authors are very appreciative of the generous support provided by the following organizations and individuals: The George Washington University; University of Rome ‘San Raffaele’; RegeneRx Biopharmaceutical, Inc; SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Steve Papermaster; The Finkelstein Foundation; G-Tree Pharmaceuticals Co, Ltd; Lee’s Pharmaceutical; Shu-Kuang Hu and Jyishyang Liu, Ora, Inc; Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.; Bachem, & PolyPeptides Laboratories, Inc. Without the support from our friends in the private sector, this type of educational meeting would not be possible. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.