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Saturday, April 5: 5:00 PM; San Diego Convention Center, Room 20 B/C/D
Olivera (Olja) J. Finn, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, AAI President, Immunologic weapons acquired early in life
win battles with cancer late in life
Presidential Symposium Taking Care of Immunology Around the World Tuesday, April 8: 2:30 PM, San Diego Convention Center, Room 20 B/C/D
Chair: Olivera (Olja) J. Finn, University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine, AAI President
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San Diego Convention Center, Room 20 B/C/D
Kathryn Calame, Columbia University
Blimp-1 and the Regulation of Lymphocyte Function
Monday, April 7: 5:00 PM San Diego Convention Center, Room 20 B/C/D
Marc K. Jenkins, University of Minnesota Medical School
On the Trail of Epitope-Specific Naive Helper T Cells in Normal Individuals
Tuesday, April 8: 5:00 PM San Diego Convention Center, Room 20 B/C/D
Harinder Singh, HHMI University of Chicago
Gene Regulatory Networks Orchestrating Cell Fates in the Immune
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Sunday, April 6, 2008 – 8:00 AM
Major Symposium A: Genetics of Autoimmunity
Chairs: Betty A. Diamond, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research;
Linda S. Wicker, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research Peter K. Gregersen, North Shore University Hospital, Rheumatoid arthritis in the genomic era: cracking the code for clues to autoimmune pathogenesis Gerald T. Nepom, Benaroya Research Institute, Probing for disease susceptibility Linda S. Wicker, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, The IL-2/CD25 pathway determines susceptibility to type I diabetes in humans and NOD mice William M. Ridgway, University of Pittsburgh, Genetic control of autoimmune liver disease in NOD congenic mice Betty A. Diamond, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, BCR signaling strength determines predisposition to autoantibody production
Major Symposium B: Microenvironmental Influence on Immune Function
Chairs: Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine;
Jason G. Cyster, University of California, San Francisco Jonathan W. Yewdell, NIAID, NIH, Getting real: intravital imaging of antiviral CD8+ T cell priming and effector function Shannon J. Turley, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Antigen presentation by lymph node stromal cells and dendritic cells Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Dendritic cell migration: a glimpse from just outside the lymph node Ellen A. Robey, University of California, Berkeley, Imaging host-pathogen interactions in a Toxoplasma gondii Infection Model
Jason G. Cyster, University of California, San Francisco,
Requirements for lymphoid egress from lymphoid organs
Monday, April 7, 2008 – 8:00 AM
Major Symposium C: TNF Family Members in Inflammation, Autoimmunity,
and Cancer
Chairs: Michael Croft, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and
Immunology; Tania H. Watts, University of Toronto Michael Croft, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, OX40 and the decision between tolerance and immunity Richard M. Siegel, NIAMS, NIH, TL1A/DR3 interactions in inflammation and autoimmunity Carlo Riccardi, University of Perugia, GITR/GITRL system in the regulation of the immune/inflammatory response
Carl F. Ware, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology,
The LIGHT and DARC sides of a TNF receptor
Major Symposium D: Organ-Specific Regulation of Innate Immunity
Chairs: Eyal Raz, University of California, San Diego; Robert
L. Modlin, University of California, Los Angeles Bali Pulendran, Emory University, Differences between gut and splenic macrophages Robert L. Modlin, University of California, Los Angeles, Skin-specific regulation of microbial host defense Dean Sheppard, University of California, San Francisco, Organ-specific regulation of Th-17 and Treg induction through TGF-b activation by dendritic cells Andrea M. Cooper, Trudeau Institute, The protective vs. the pathogenic role of the innate cytokine IL-23 in the lung Jongdae Lee, University of California, San Diego, The uniqueness of TLR signaling in colonic epithelial cells
Bruce A. Beutler, The Scripps Research Institute,
Organ-specific innate immunity as dissected by ENU mutagenesis
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 – 8:00 AM
Major Symposium E: Managing B Cell Lifespan and Lifestyle with BAFF
Family Interactions
Chairs: Michael P. Cancro, University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine; Fabienne Mackay, Garvan Institute of Medical Research Fabienne Mackay, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, The role of BAFF in autoimmunity is T cell-independent but requires MyD88 Signaling Andrea Cerutti, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, BAFF and APRIL: key innate regulators of immunoglobulin heavy chain class switching Jennifer Anolik, University of Rochester Medical Center, Determinants of B cell reconstitution after B cell depletion therapy in human autoimmune disease Jane A. Gross, Zymogenetics, Inc., B cell-targeting therapies for autoimmune diseases: are they all the same? Richard J. Bram, Mayo Clinic, TACI: Signaling and function in the immune system
Chairs: Yasmine Belkaid, NIAID, NIH; E. John Wherry, The
Wistar Institute Yasmine Belkaid, NIAID, NIH, Regulatory T cells during parasitic infections
JoAnne L. Flynn, University of Pittsburgh, Regulation of
immune responses in tuberculosis Markus Mohrs, Trudeau Institute, Tracking cytokine responses to infection
Christian Munz, Rockefeller University, Innate and adaptive
immunity through autophagy
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 – 8:00 AM
Major Symposium G: Control of Effector and Memory T Cell Fate
Chairs: Donna L. Farber, University of Maryland at Baltimore;
Steven L. Reiner, University of Pennsylvania Steven L. Reiner, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Shaping the fate of T cells in response to infection Eric G. Pamer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Trafficking and differentiation of CD4 T cells during respiratory infections Richard M. Locksley, University of California, San Francisco, Initiating type-2 imunity Ananda W. Goldrath, University of California, San Diego, Making CD8 memory
Robert A. Seder, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH, The
quality of T cell responses determines protection
Major Symposium H: Can Basic Advances
in Immunology Generate Effective Cancer Therapies?
Chairs: Robert D. Schreiber, Washington University School of
Medicine; Carl H. June, University of Pennsylvania Glenn Dranoff, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, The interplay of tumor immunity and inflammation Philip D. Greenberg, University of Washington, Generating and maintaining function of T cells with high avidity for tumor antigens Carl H. June, University of Pennsylvania, Adoptive transfer of lentiviral engineered T cells for cancer ommunogene therapy James P. Allison, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Immune checkpoint blockade in cancer therapy
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AAI Awards being presented at Experimental Biology 2008:
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Supported through an unrestricted grant from the Dana Foundation Sunday, April 6: 3:15 PM; San Diego Convention Center, Room 20 B/C/D Chair: Olivera (Olja) J. Finn, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, AAI President
Award Recipient: to be announced early 2008
AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award & Lecture Supported through an unrestricted educational grant from BD Biosciences Monday, April 7: 2:30 PM, San Diego Convention Center, Room 20 B/C/D Chairs: Olivera (Olja) J. Finn, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, AAI President; Jeanne Bronson, General Manager, BD Biosciences, San Diego, CA
Award Recipient: to be announced early 2008
AAI-Invitrogen Meritorious Career Award and Lecture Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Invitrogen Monday, April 7: 3:30 PM, San Diego Convention Center, Room 20 B/C/D Chair: Olivera (Olja) J. Finn, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, AAI President
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Saturday, April 5: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Young Experimental Scientists (Y.E.S.) Mixer Monday, April 7, 9:00 PM San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina, Marina Ballroom G, Level 3 (South Tower)
The Y.E.S. Mixer is open to all EB registrants and is scheduled on
Monday, April 7, 9:00 PM-11:30 PM. You must wear your badge to gain
admittance. Dance, relax, network while enjoying complimentary snacks
and soft drinks. The EB sponsoring societies encourage responsible
drinking for those drinking alcohol. Alcohol will not be served to
anyone under the age of 21 (be prepared to show identification).
Young Experimental Scientists (Y.E.S.) Lounge San Diego Convention Center, Location TBD
Click here for more information: http://www.eb2008.org/YESMixer.htm
Refresher Course: Biology of the Lymph Node: Four Perspectives (Co-sponsored by AAA, AAI and ASIP) Tuesday, April 8, 8:00 AM, San Diego Convention Center Chairs: David Bolender, Medical College of Wisconsin; Douglas F. Paulsen, Morehouse School of Medicine Speakers David Bolender, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Douglas F. Paulsen, Morehouse School of Medicine, Overview of the lymphatic system/cell and tissue biology of the lymph node Linda M. Bradley, Univ. of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Immunology of the lymph node William Read, Univ. of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Lymph nodes and cancer treatment
Noel Weidner, Univ. of California, San Diego School of Medicine,
Pathology of the lymph node
AAI Business Meeting & Awards Presentation Tuesday, April 8: 12:45 PM; San Diego Convention Center, Room 31A This session will include the annual report to AAI members on AAI and The Journal of Immunology business affairs, and will feature the following 2008 AAI awards presentations. Lunch served-no ticket required.
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Symposium: Human Immunology as Instructed by the Use of Targeted Therapeutics Sunday, April 6: 12:30 PM, San Diego Convention Center
Chair:
Joel D. Ernst, New York University School of Medicine
AAI Education Committee
John H. Wallace High School Teachers Workshop: Lessons in Immunology Sunday, April 6: 9:00 AM, San Diego Convention Center Chair: Brian A. Cobb, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The AAI High School Teachers Program brings the excitement of immunology directly to high school students by sending high school science teachers into the laboratories of established immunologists who mentor them in a “hands-on” summer internship. The teachers develop a science project for the classroom based on their summer experience. The teachers present their experiences and projects in this session.
2007-2008 AAI High School Teachers Program Participants
Teacher: Laurie E. Asermily, Seneca Falls Central School, Seneca Falls, NY Mentor: Jennifer Anolik, M.D., Ph.D., Univ. of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Teacher: Teresa R. Burke, Westford Academy, Westford, MA Mentor: William Walker Cruikshank, Ph.D., Boston Univ. School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Teacher: Emily K. Faulconer, Lakeland High School, Suffolk City Public Schools, Suffolk, VA Mentor: Robert Eugene Ratzlaff, Ph.D., Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA
Teacher: Dawn M. Martell, Wilmington High School, Wilmington, MA Mentor: William Walker Cruikshank, Ph.D., Boston Univ. School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Teacher: Scott Troy, West High School, Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO Mentor: Raul M. Torres, Ph.D., Univ. of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO
Teacher: Elizabeth Withum, A.W. Coolidge Middle School, Reading, MA Mentor: Rachel M. McLoughlin, Ph.D., Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA Careers Roundtable (Co-sponsored with the Committee on the Status of Women) Sunday, April 6: 1:30 PM, San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion Chair: Christine Milcarek, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Chair, Committee on the Status of Women Experienced scientists will serve as roundtable discussion leaders on specific career issues and options important to men and women in science today. Attendance is limited to the first 300 registrants (students, postdocs, faculty, and staff). Men are encouraged to participate. Registration required as there is limited seating. $10 fee required when registering; coffee and dessert included. The Researcher in Undergraduate Education: A Balancing Act
Monday,
April 7: 12:30 PM, San Diego Convention Center Speakers Sharon A. Stranford, Mount Holyoke College, Research and teaching at a small liberal arts college Laurel A. Eckhardt, Hunter College, Research and teaching in a university undergraduate department Speaker TBA: Funding opportunities both for developing research-oriented courses and for conducting research at undergraduate institutions Speaker TBA: Preparing for a career as a researcher in an undergraduate institution: what to do and when to do it Skills for the Big Chill - How to Survive and Thrive as a Newly Independent Scientist Saturday, April 5: 2:45 PM, San Diego Convention Center Chair: Christopher A. Pennell, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities This workshop is for young investigators who want to be, or have recently become, Principal Investigators. The participants in this workshop will give tips on how to succeed at the next level in your career and will share valuable insights that no one bothers to tell you. Speakers Christopher A. Pennell, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Succeeding as a PI: why you need more than science Brian A. Cobb, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Making the transition: reflections on the first two independent years Andrea A. Itano, Amgen, Inc., From academics to biotech: what changes and what stays the same
Ross Kedl,
University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center,
From academics to biotech and back again: how to balance academics and
business
AAI Minority Affairs Committee
The 2008 Minority Affairs Committee Activities are funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Heath. [FASEB MARC Program: T36-GMO8059-25].
AAI Minority Scientist Travel Awards Program The Minority Affairs Committee supports the participation of under-represented minority scientists at the AAI Annual Meeting through committee activities and offering the Minority Scientist Travel Awards. For more information and application instructions please visit www.aai.org/Awards. The awards will be presented at the AAI Business Meeting.
AAI Publications Committee
Mini Course: Communication: The Science of Scientific Writing Saturday, April 5: 12PM-4:00 PM, San Diego Convention Center *registration required Instructor: Judith A. Swan, Assistant Director for Scientific and Technical Writing, Princeton Writing Program, Princeton University Improve the quality of your publications and grant applications! This half-day workshop will focus on the perspective of scientific writing that matters most -- that of the reader. Attendees will learn strategies for communicating clearly and gain new perspectives on excellent writing through examples and interactive class participation. Appropriate for scientists at all levels. Registration required as there is limited seating. $100 fee required when registering. Getting Published in The JI: Advice and Admonitions Sunday, April 6: 12:30 PM, San Diego Convention Center
Chair:
Judy M. Teale, University of Texas at San Antonio
AAI Committee on the Status of Women
Careers Roundtable (Co-sponsored with the AAI Education Committee) Sunday, April 6: 1:30 PM, San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion *registration required Chair: Christine Milcarek, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Chair, Committee on the Status of Women Experienced scientists will serve as roundtable discussion leaders on specific career issues and options important to men and women in science today. Attendance is limited to the first 300 registrants (students, postdocs, faculty, and staff). Men are encouraged to participate. Registration required as there is limited seating. $10 fee required when registering; coffee and dessert included. Workshop Monday, April 7: 10:15 AM, San Diego Convention Center
Chair: Christine
Milcarek, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Chair, Committee on
the Status of Women
AAI Veterinary Immunology Committee
AAI Veterinary Immunology Committee Co-sponsored with the American Association of Veterinary Immunologists (AAVI) Symposium: Comparative Biology of Dendritic Cells in Viral Infections San Diego Convention Center Chairs: Christopher J. Davies, Washington State Univ.; William T. Golde, Plum Island Animal Disease Center Speakers Simon M. Barratt-Boyes, University of Pittsburgh, Dendritic cell dynamics in simian immunodeficiency virus infection of monkeys Randy E. Sacco, National Animal Disease Center, Modulation of neonatal ruminant pulmonary dendritic cells in respiratory syncytial virus infection Thomas M. Moran, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Kinetics of dendritic cell migration in mouse influenza virus infection
William T. Golde,
Plum
Island Animal Disease Center, Immune
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AAI-NIAID Contemporary Topics in Immunology Saturday, April 5: 12:30 PM, San Diego Convention Center Chairs: Alison Deckhut Augustine, NIAID, NIH; John G. Monroe, AAI Program Chair, Genentech, Inc. Speakers Vijay Kuchroo, Harvard Medical School, Reciprocal relationship between pathogenic Th17 and CD4+ CD25+ Treg cells Richard Gallo, Univ. of California, San Diego, Mechanisms of immunomodulation by cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides Katherine Fitzgerald, Univ. of Massachusetts Medical School, Signal integration in innate immunity K. Christopher Garcia, Stanford Univ. School of Medicine, Structural insights into immune recognition NIAID Workshop: NIAID Funding Opportunities: Paylines and Special Programs
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