Scientific Program
Program
9:00 - 16:00
FOCIS/JSI Immunology Update Teaching course for young physicians, investigators |
8:30 - 9:15 Master Lectures |
| 9:30 - 12:00 Symposia |
| 1 Infection and Immunity |
SY1-1
Innate Immunity I Innate receptors |
SY1-2
Innate Immunity II Innate cells |
SY1-3
Infection I
Viral Infection |
SY1-4
Infection II Bacterial Infection |
SY1-5
Infection III Protozoal and Helminth Infection |
| 2 Tolerance / Autoimmunity |
SY2-1
Th17 / Treg |
SY2-2
Autoimmune Mechanisms |
SY2-3
Mucosal Immunity |
SY2-4
Tolerance and Transplantation |
SY2-5
Immune Surveillance and Tumor Immunity |
| 3 Development / Differentiation |
SY3-1
Early Lymphocyte Development |
SY3-2
Cellular Trafficking |
SY3-3
Repertoire / Diversity
(T and B) |
SY3-4
T and B Cell Memory |
SY3-5
Cytokines / Inflammation |
| 4 Lymphocyte Regulation |
SY4-1
Lymphocyte Signaling |
SY4-2
Antigen Presentation |
SY4-3
Immuno Imaging |
SY4-4
Transcriptional Control |
SY4-5
Co-stimulation and Cell Communication |
| 5 Clinical Immunology I |
SY5-1
Cell Therapy |
SY5-2
Antibody Therapy |
SY5-3
Vaccination (new adjuvants etc.) |
SY5-4
Allergy |
SY5-5
Mouse to Man |
| 6 Clinical Immunology II |
SY6-1
Genetics of Autoimmunity |
SY6-2
Microbial Triggers for Inflammatory Diseases |
SY6-3
Treg Therapy and Plasticity |
SY6-4
Pathophysiology and Therapy of Autoimmune Disease |
SY6-5
Genes and Pathways in Inflammatory Diseases |
13:00 - 17:00
Registration |
12:20 - 13:20 Lunchtime Lectures |
| 13:30 - 15:00 Workshops |
| 15:10 - 16:40 Workshops |
17:00 - 21:00
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Reception |
17:00 - 18:30 Poster Sessions |
Closing Ceremony |
18:30 - 20:00
Novartis Award Ceremony Cocktail Party |
18:45 - 19:30 Master Lectures |
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19:45 - 21:45
International Symposium on Influenza Infection |
20:00 - 22:30
Official Party |
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Keynote Lecture
A keynote lecture by a Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology and Medicine will be given at the Opening Ceremony of the Congress.
August 22
Prof. David Baltimore (California Institute of Technology, USA)
"Strengthing Immunity”
Master Lectures
State of the art lectures delivered by prominent scientists and doctors who are active at the forefront of their fields.
August 23
Tadamitsu Kishimoto (Osaka University, Japan)
“IL-6 : Back to the Future”
Jules A. Hoffmann (Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du CNRS, France)
“Innate immunity in drosophila”
August 24
Philippa Marrack (National Jewish Health, USA)
“Immune responses and adjuvants”
Max D. Cooper (Emory University School of Medicine, USA)
“Evolution of adaptive immunity”
Klas Kärre (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
“MHC dependent education of NK cells”
William E. Paul (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA)
“CD4 T cells : Fates and functions”
August 25
Fritz Melchers (Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Germany)
“From stem cells to lymphocytes.”
Tak W. Mak (The Cambpell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research,
University Health Network, Canada)
“Lymphocyte Homeostasis: To kill or be killed.”
Tasuku Honjo (Kyoto University, Japan)
“Topoisomerase 1 involvement in AID-induced S region cleavage and CSR”
August 26
Klaus Rajewsky (Children's Hospital Boston, USA)
“To be announced”
Ralph M. Steinman (The Rockefeller University, USA)
“Vaccines that target dendritic cells”
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann (Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Germany)
“Fine tuning of T-cell responses to the most successful bacterial pathogen on earth: Lessons for a rational vaccine and biomarker design in tuberculosis”
Charles Dinarello (University of Coloraldo Denver, USA)
“IL-1beta and the spectrum of auto-inflammatory diseases”
August 27
Emil R. Unanue (Washington University School of Medicine, USA)
“The unsolved mysteries of antigen presentation”
Irving Weissman (Stanford School of Medicine, USA)
“Normal & neoplastic stem cell”
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Symposia
30 Main Symposia on six tracks will feature 5-6 presentations per session, covering the latest updates and hot topics from basic to clinical studies.
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Workshops
More than 100 workshops are planned during the Congress period. Selected papers from submitted abstracts will be presented.
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Poster Sessions
All accepted abstracts will be presented as poster presentations. Poster Sessions are scheduled every day, except Friday, August 27th.
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Lunchtime Lectures
Lunchtime Lectures are scheduled every day.
Currently the following speakers are scheduled.
Alan Aderem (Institute for Systems Biology, USA)
Antonio Lanzavecchia (Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Switzerland)
Ivan Lefkovits (University Hospital Basel, Switzerland)
Warren Leonard (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, USA)
Foo Y. Liew (University of Glasgow, UK)
Cornelius Melief (Leiden University Medical Centre, Netherlands)
Noboru Mizushima (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)
Sergio Romagnani (University of Florence, Italy)
Andreas Strasser (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia)
Sponsored lunchtime lectures are to be held and details will be announced at a later date.
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Evening Seminars
Wednesday, August 25
International Symposium on Influenza Infection
Yoshihiro Kawaoka (University of Tokyo, Japan)
“To be announced”
Peter Doherty (University of Melbourne, Australia)
“Immunity in influenza”
Takeshi Kasai (CSR World Health Organization, Phillipines)
“To be announced”
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FOCIS/JSI Immunology Update Special Teaching Course
This teaching course will be a special opportunity for young physicians and investigators to gain an overview of the forefront of immunology research.
| Date |
Sunday August 22, 2010, 8:30 – 15:00 |
| Venue |
3rd floor International Conference Room, Kobe International Conference Center |
| Maximum participants |
150, accepted in order of application |
| Course fee |
Free of charge |
| Conditions |
Applicants must be registered ICI2010 participants and have paid the congress registration fee |
| Language |
English |
| Instructors |
Abul K. Abbas, MD: UCSF, San Francisco, USA
Andrew H. Lichtman, MD, PhD: Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA |
Program
| 08:30 |
Introduction to the Immune System (Abbas) |
| 09:00 |
Antigen Presentation, Innate Immunity (Lichtman) |
| 10:00 |
T Cell Activation and Costimulation (Abbas) |
| 11:00 |
Break |
| 11:15 |
T Cell Subsets, Cytokines (Lichtman) |
| 12:15 |
Lunch Break |
| 13:00 |
B Cells and Antibodies (Lichtman) |
| 14:00 |
Tolerance, Autoimmunity and Immunological Diseases (Abbas) |
| 15:00 |
Adjourn |
Applications
- Applicants must be registered ICI 2010 participants (and have paid the congress registration fee).
- Due to requirements for preparing course materials, applicants must be able to participate in the entire program of the course on August 22. Printed materials will be handed out on the day (a CD-ROM will also be distributed).
- Applicants are required to submit a CV with their application, using the specified form.
- A total of 150 participants will be accepted in order of application. A small number of additional applicants will be wait-listed for places that may come available due to cancellations.
- Course participants will receive a certificate of completion. (Members of the Japan College of Rheumatology will be awarded three credits; due to unexpected changes in the situation, a CME credit cannot be awarded.)
■If you wish to take part in the course, please complete the attached form and return it by e-mail.
■The secretariat will e-mail all applicants to advise them regarding application acceptance.
Please e-mail applications to:
reg-ici2010@congre.co.jp
Attention: Ms. Makoto Sawada, Ms. Azusa Matsuhashi
ICI 2010 Registration Secretariat: c/o Congress Corporation
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