The 1st International Workshop in the Molecular and Cell Biology of Autoan- tibodies and Autoimmunity is convened at a time when recombinant DNA tech- niques have yielded the first set of data providing initial glimpses of epitopes recognized by autoantibodies. It's aim is to bring together cell and molecular biologists with clinical scien- tists to discuss the broad spectrum of questions concerning the relationship be- tween clinical symptoms and the specificity of autoantibodies. The response to the call for abstracts was overwhelming: Nearly one hundred abstracts were received from many...