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Dear rivka,

We are pleased to inform you that your submission entitled "ELEVATED CARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITY AND PROLONGED RECOVERY FROM STRESS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED IMMUNE RESPONSE TO AN HIV-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN" has been accepted for oral presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine's 27th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, which will be held March 22-25, 2006, at the San Francisco Marriott in San Francisco, California. [...]

In addition, your abstract was chosen by the reviewers as an excellent submission, and will be recognized as a Citation Abstract. As a Citation winner, an enlarged version of your abstract will be posted for viewing in the registration area throughout the conference.

This is such a big deal. SBM is the top conference in my field, and it's so huge and so well-attended by prominent scientists that it's an honor even to be accepted to present my abstract as an oral presentation, rather than as a poster. But a Citation Abstract!! That's a real honor.

I am just over the moon with happiness. Oh my gosh. Wow.