AAI 2010 Introductory Course in Immunology
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June 26 - July 1, 2010 – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |
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Course Director: Terri M. Laufer, M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Course Co-Director: Christopher A. Hunter, Ph.D.,
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine |
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This intensive two-part course, taught by
world-renowned immunologists, provides a comprehensive overview of the basics of immunology. This course is for students new to the discipline or those seeking more information to complement general biology or science training.
Part I (June 26 - 28) is a detailed
introduction to the basic principles of immunology and is suitable for students with a general biology background.
Part II (June 29 – July 1) is a
clinically-oriented lecture series.
Parts I and II may be taken independently at
the discretion of the student.
Financial support for underrepresented
minority scientists is available through the FASEB MARC Program
-- click here
to apply.
The
AAI Introductory Course
in Immunology is sponsored by
The American Association of
Immunologists, the largest and most prestigious association in the world for
professional scientists engaged in basic and clinical immunological research.
The
AAI Introductory Course
in Immunology is sponsored by
The American Association of Immunologists, the largest and
most prestigious association in the world for
professional scientists engaged in basic and clinical immunological research.
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June 26 - 28, 2010
-- PART I: Basic Mechanisms of the Immune System |
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| Saturday, June 26
7:30 AM
Bagels and Coffee
Biomedical Research
Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of
Pennsylvania
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Terri M. Laufer
Univ. of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Welcome and Introduction
to the Immune System
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Coffee Break
10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
Sara Cherry
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Introduction to Innate Immunity
11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch Break; box lunches provided
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Judith A. Owen
Haverford College
Introduction to Adaptive Immunity
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Break
2:50 PM – 4:20 PM
David M.
Allman
Univ. of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Clonal Selection and VDJ Recombination (B Cell Centric)
4:20 PM- 4:40 PM
Coffee Break
4:40 PM – 6:10 PM
David M.
Allman
Univ. of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Introduction to B Cell Development |
Sunday, June 27
7:30 AM
Bagels and Coffee
Biomedical Research
Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of
Pennsylvania
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Terri M. Laufer
Univ. of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
MHC Restriction and Thymic Selection
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Coffee Break
9:50 AM – 11:20 AM
Laurence C. Eisenlohr
Jefferson Medical
College
Antigen Processing and Presentation
11:20 AM – NOON
Lunch Break; box lunches provided
NOON – 1:30 PM
Julie M. Blander
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Dendritic Cells: The Bridge Between Innate and
Adaptive Immunity
FREE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING |
Monday,
June 28
7:30 AM
Bagels and Coffee
Biomedical Research Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of
Pennsylvania
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Gary A. Koretzky
Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Signaling in the Immune System
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Coffee Break
10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
Christopher A. Hunter
Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Cytokines
11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch Break (on your own)
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Michael P. Cancro
Univ. of
Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Lymphocyte Homeostasis
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Break
2:50 PM – 4:20 PM
Ronald N. Germain
NIAID, NIH
Dynamic Intravital Imaging of the Immune System -
Replacing Cartoons with Movies of the Real Thing
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Registration for Part II, Biomedical Research Building II/III Lobby
Univ.
of Pennsylvania |
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June 22 - 25,
2009 -- PART II: Disease and Immunotherapy |
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June 28
2:30
PM –
4:30 PM
Registration for Part II
Biomedical Research
Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of Pennsylvania
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Tuesday, June 29
7:30 AM
Bagels and Coffee
Biomedical Research
Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of
Pennsylvania
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Andrew
J. Caton
The Wistar Institute
T and B Cell Tolerance
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Coffee Break
10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
Juan J.
Lafaille
New York Univ. School of Medicine
Autoimmunity
11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch break (on your own)
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
David Artis
Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Mucosal Immunology
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Break
2:50 PM – 4:20 PM
Achsah D. Keegan
Univ. of Maryland School of Medicine
Type 2 Immune Responses and Asthma
4:20 PM – 4:40 PM
Coffee Break
4:40 PM – 6:10 PM
Robert H. Vonderheide
Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Tumor Immunology |
Wednesday, June 30
7:30
AM
Bagels and Coffee
Biomedical Research
Building II/III Lobby
Univ.
of Pennsylvania
8:30
AM-10:00 AM
Padmini Salgame
Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Immunity to Bacterial Pathogens
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Coffee Break
10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
E. John Wherry
The Wistar Institute
Immunologic Memory to Intracellular Pathogens
11:50
AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch break (on your own)
1:00
PM – 2:30 PM
Phillip A. Scott
Univ. of Pennsylvania School
of Veterinary Medicine
Immunity to Eukaryotic Parasites
2:30
PM – 2:50 PM
Break
2:50
PM – 4:20 PM
David B.
Weiner
Univ. of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine
Immunizations
4:20
PM – 4:40 PM
Coffee Break
4:40
PM – 6:10 PM
Wayne W. Hancock
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Transplantation |
Thursday, July 1
7:30 AM
Bagels and Coffee Biomedical Research Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of
Pennsylvania
8:30 AM –
10:00 AM
Donata Vercelli
Univ. of
Arizona College of Medicine
Genetic Approaches to Immune-Mediated Diseases
10:00 AM
– 10:20 AM
Coffee Break
10:20 AM
– 11:50 AM
Jordan S. Orange
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Primary Immunodeficiencies
11:50 AM
– 12:30 PM
Lunch break (on your own)
12:30 PM
– 2:00 PM
Susan B. Dillon
Centocor, Inc.
Immunotherapies: From Lab to Clinic |
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