The American Association of Immunologists

AAI 2007 Advanced Course in Immunology

The University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 4-9, 2007

Course Director: Marc K. Jenkins, Ph.D.
 Professor, Department of Microbiology
Associate Director, Center for Immunology
University of Minnesota

 

 The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) sponsors an intensive one-week course designed for serious students of immunology.

Leading experts present recent advances in understanding the biology of the immune system and its role in health and disease. The course is intended for scientists and advanced trainees who wish to expand or update their understanding of the field. This is not an introductory course and requires that attendees have a firm understanding of the principles of immunology.

Those seeking a basic, introductory course are referred to the AAI Introductory Course in Immunology (June 22 - 28, 2007, University of Pennsylvania).

Applicants from outside the US are encouraged to apply early for visas.

Course Schedule

Saturday, August 4

2:00 – 6:00 PM
Registration and refreshments

6:00 – 7:30 PM
David M. Mosser, University of Maryland
Innate immunity
 

 Sunday, August 5

8:30 AM
Continental breakfast

9:00 – 11:30 AM
(rest break 10:00 - 10:30 AM)
Gabriel Nuñez, University of Michigan
Innate immune recognition systems

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch on own

1:00 – 3:30 PM
 (rest break 2:00 - 2:30 PM)
Wayne M. Yokoyama, Washington University Medical Center
NK cell signaling: activating and inhibitory pathways

3:30 – 4:00 PM
Refreshment break and discussions with faculty

4:00 – 6:30 PM
(rest break 5:00 – 5:30 PM)
Andrea J. Sant, University of Rochester
Antigen processing/MHC

6:30 PM
Dinner and evening on own

 Monday, August 6

7:30 AM
Continental breakfast

8:00 – 10:30 AM
 (rest break 9:00 – 9:30 AM)
Anna Karolina Palucka, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research
Dendritic cells/macrophages

10:30 – 11:00 AM
Refreshment break and discussions with faculty

11:00 AM – Noon
Kristin A. Hogquist, University of Minnesota
T cell development

Noon – 1:00 PM
Lunch on own

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Kristin A. Hogquist, University of Minnesota
T cell development

2:00 – 2:30 PM
Refreshment break and discussions with faculty

2:30 – 5:00 PM
(rest break 3:30 – 4:00 PM)
Michael A. Farrar, University of Minnesota
B cell development

5:00 – 6:30 PM
Dinner break on own

6:30 – 7:50 PM
Mathew F. Mescher, University of Minnesota
 T cell activation/memory
Tuesday, August 7

7:30 AM
Continental breakfast

8:00 – 10:30 AM
(rest break 9:00 – 9:30 AM)
Ulrich H. von Andrian, Harvard Medical School
Leukocyte trafficking

10:30 – 11:00 AM
Refreshment break and discussions with faculty

11:00 AM – Noon
Pamela L. Schwartzberg, NIH, NHGRI
Signal transduction by antigen receptors

Noon – 1:00 PM
Lunch on own

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Pamela L. Schwartzberg, NIH, NHGRI
Signal transduction by antigen receptors

2:00 – 2:30 PM
Refreshment break and discussions with faculty

2:30 – 5:00 PM
(rest break 3:30 – 4:00 PM)
Stephen Jameson, University of Minnesota
TCR recognition of peptide: MHC

5:00 – 7:00 PM
Dinner – Barbeque with faculty		 Wednesday, August 8

7:30 AM
Continental breakfast

8:00 – 10:30 AM
(rest break 9:00 – 9:30 AM)
Michael G. McHeyzer-Williams, The Scripps Research Institute
B cell activation/memory

10:30 – 11:00 AM
Refreshment break and discussions with faculty

11:00 AM – Noon
Marc K. Jenkins, University of Minnesota
Anatomy of the immune response

Noon – 1:00 PM
Lunch on own

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Marc K. Jenkins, University of Minnesota
Anatomy of the immune response

2:00 – 2:30 PM
Refreshment break and discussions with faculty

2:30 – 5:00 PM
(rest break 3:30 – 4:00 PM)
Daniel L. Mueller, University of Minnesota
T cell peripheral tolerance/ autoimmunity

5:00 – 6:30 PM
Dinner on own

6:30 – 7:50 PM
Roberta Pelanda, National Jewish Medical Research Center
B cell peripheral tolerance/ autoimmunity 		Thursday, August 9

7:30 AM
Continental breakfast

8:00 – 10:30 AM
(rest break 9:00 – 9:30 AM)
Christopher A. Hunter, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Immune response to pathogens

10:30 – 11:00 AM
Refreshment break and discussions with faculty

11:00 AM – Noon
Olivera J. Finn, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Top ten things to know about tumor immunology

Noon – 1:00 PM
Lunch on own

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Olivera J. Finn, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Top ten things to know about tumor immunology

2:00 – 2:30 PM
Refreshment break and discussions with faculty

2:30 – 5:00 PM
(rest break 3:30 – 4:00 PM)
Elizabeth Ingulli, University of Minnesota
Transplant immunology

5:00 PM
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