The article provides information on the workshop on "Heat-shock proteins: inflammatory versus regulatory attributes" that was held during the 13th International Congress of Immunology on August 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Topics include the involvement of Heat-shock proteins (Hsps) in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, regulating autoimmunity, and priming antitumor immunity. The workshop featured several presenters including Yehuda Shoenfeld, Robert Binder, and Femke Broere.