The American Association of Immunologists

AAI 2007 Introductory Course in Immunology

June 22 - 28, 2007 -- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Course Director: Terri M. Laufer, M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

U Penn campus, courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania

Under the direction of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine faculty member Dr. Terri Laufer, outstanding teachers and researchers in immunology will lecture on the basic principles of their respective areas.  These lectures are presented in a complete but comprehensible manner for students new to the discipline or seeking more information to complement general biology or science training.

Part I (June 23-25) is a comprehensive introduction to the basic principles of immunology and is suitable for students with a general biology background. Part I is not intended for those with extensive course work or research experience in immunology. For an advanced course, AAI will be offering the AAI Advanced Course in Immunology, August 4-9, 2007, at the University of Minnesota.

Part II (June 26-28) is a lecture course covering major areas of immunology in more depth and will require an understanding of the basic principles of immunology.  Attendance in Part I will prepare students to sit for Part II.

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.

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.

Registration
June 23 - 25, 2007 -- PART I: Basic Mechanisms of the Immune System (Preliminary Program)
         

Friday, June 22

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Registration and
Opening Reception
The Inn at Penn Hotel
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Saturday, June 23

7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
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
Kathleen E. Sullivan
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Introduction to innate immunity

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Box Lunch Provided

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Jennifer A. Punt
Haverford College
Introduction to adaptive immunity

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Coffee Break

2:50 PM – 4:20 PM
Moshe J. Sadofsky
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
VDJ recombination

4:20 PM- 4:40 PM
Coffee Break

4:40 PM – 6:10 PM
John G. Monroe
Univ. of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
B cell development

Sunday, June 24

7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
Biomedical Research
Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of Pennsylvania

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Terri M. Laufer
Univ. of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Introduction to the MHC

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
Box Lunch Provided

NOON – 1:30 PM
Al Singer
NCI, NIH
T cell development

FREE AFTERNOON

 Monday, June 25

7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
Biomedical Research Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of Pennsylvania

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
John C. Cambier
National Jewish Center, Colorado Univ. Health Science Center
Signaling in the immune system

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Coffee Break

10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
Wayne W. Hancock
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Costimulation

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch 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
Coffee Break

2:50 PM – 4:20 PM
Marc K. Jenkins
Univ. of Minnesota
School of Medicine
The primary immune response: putting the pieces back together

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Registration for Part II, Biomedical Research Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of Pennsylvania

  
         

June 26 - 28, 2007 -- PART II: Disease and Immunotherapy (Preliminary Program)

 
         
Monday, June 25

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Registration for Part II
Biomedical Research
Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of Pennsylvania


 

 

 

Tuesday, June 26

7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
Biomedical Research
Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of Pennsylvania

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Andrew J. Caton
Wistar Institute
T and B cell tolerance

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Coffee Break

10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
Gail A. Bishop
Univ. of Iowa
 Made for each other: T-B cell collaboration in the immune response

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch on your own

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Cathryn Nagler
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mucosal immunology

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Coffee Break

2:50 PM – 4:20 PM
Betty Diamond
Feinstein Institute for
Medical Research, North Shore-LIJ Health System
Autoimmunity

4:20 PM – 4:40 PM
Coffee Break

4:40 PM – 6:10 PM
Arnold I. Levinson
Univ. of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
IgE –mediated hypersensitivity

Wednesday, June 27

7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast Biomedical Research
Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of Pennsylvania

8:30 AM-10:00 AM
David Artis
Univ. of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Immunity to helminth parasites: new insights into the regulation of type 2 cytokine responses 

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Coffee Break

10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
George S. Yap
Brown Univ.
Immunity to intracellular pathogens: a tale of hide and seek

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch on your own

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Joel D. Ernst
NYU School of Medicine
Immunity to bacterial infections 

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Coffee Break

2:50 PM – 4:20 PM
Barney S. Graham
NIAID, NIH
Immunization against viral diseases 

4:20 PM – 4:40 PM
Coffee Break

4:40 PM – 6:10 PM
Wayne W. Hancock
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Transplantation

Thursday, June 28

7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast Biomedical Research Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of Pennsylvania

Stemmler Hall, Dunlop Auditorium – Note Location Change

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Jordan S. Orange
Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania
Primary immunodeficiency

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Coffee Break

10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
Andy Hurwitz
LMI, CCR, NCI
Tumor immunology 

11:50 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch Provided 

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Hugh Auchincloss
NIAID, NIH
Current issues in immunology

  
         

Registration Information and Cancellation Policy

  
         

Registration  

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

  
         
CME Credits -- Information coming soon

Course Objective/Target Audience

At the completion of this course, participants should be able to 1) discuss the research underway and/or the current topics relevant to their areas of interest in immunology; 2) demonstrate a gained level of insight into the methods being used by researchers and practitioners in this field; and 3) more fluently discuss areas of interest and interact with speakers and instructors.  This course is targeted to clinical practitioners, research scientists, and biomedical education professionals.

  
         

Additional Information

  
         

Course Registration
  • Registration and reception for Part I is 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 22 at The Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA. The course begins Saturday morning, June 23 at 8:30 a.m. at the University of Pennsylvania, Biomedical Research Building II/III (BRBII/III) on the Medical School Campus, 421 Curie Blvd.
     
  • Course registration for Part II is 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 25 at the University of Pennsylvania, Biomedical Research Building II/III (BRBII/III) Lobby on the Medical School Campus, 421 Curie Blvd. Part II begins on Tuesday morning, June 26 at the same location. Students taking both course parts do not need to register again on Monday afternoon.

Suggested Reading

  • Immunobiology: The Immune System in Health and Disease
    by Charles Janeway, Paul Travers, Mark Walport and Mark Shlomchik
    Published by Garland Publishing, NY
     
  • Kuby Immunology
    by Richard Goldsby, Thomas Kindt and Barbara Osborne
    Published by W.H. Freeman and Company, NY
     
  • The Immune System
    by Peter Parham
    Published by Garland Publishing, NY

Course Location

  • June 23-27: Biomedical Research Building (BRBII/III), lobby Auditorium, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia
     
  • June 28: Stemmler Hall, Dunlop Auditorim – Note Location Change
     
  • See accompanying map for precise location of BRBII/III and Stemmler Hall on the University of Pennsylvania campus.

Meals

  • Continental breakfast provided daily at 7:30 a.m. outside the lecture hall.
     
  • Light refreshments for breaks included. 
     
  • Breakfast and lunch may be purchased at the student union or nearby restaurants.  A box lunch will be provided on Saturday and Sunday. 
     
  • Dinner may be purchased at nearby restaurants.

Parking

  • Parking at posted rates is available at local public parking garages or The Inn at Penn.
  

Accommodations

  
         

Accommodations (attendees must make their own reservations) have been arranged at special course rates at the following site:

  • The Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom St., Philadelphia, PA. Special course rate of $199.00 per night, a 10 minute walk from course. Reservations can be made by calling 215-222-0200. To obtain the special rate, please ask for the American Association of Immunologists rate.  As a courtesy, please do not reserve rooms on a speculative basis! Please make hotel reservations once your registration has been confirmed.
 

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