The American Association of Immunologists

AAI 2008 Introductory Course in Immunology

June 20 - 26, 2008 -- 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 20-23) 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, July 19-24, 2008, at the University of Minnesota.

Part II (June 23-26) 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. Application deadline has passed.

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.
June 20 - 23, 2008 -- PART I: Basic Mechanisms of the Immune System
         

Friday, June 20

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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Saturday, June 21

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
Innate immunity

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Box Lunch Provided

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Judith A. Owen
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
V(D)J recombination and the generation of diversity in adaptive immunity

4:20 PM- 4:40 PM
Coffee Break

4:40 PM – 6:10 PM
John G. Monroe
Genentech, Inc.
B cell development and selection

Sunday, June 22

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
David L. Wiest
Fox Chase Cancer Center
T cell development

FREE AFTERNOON

 Monday, June 23

7:45 AM
Continental Breakfast
Biomedical Research Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of Pennsylvania

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Gary A. Koretzky
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Signaling in the immune system

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Coffee Break

10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
A. Karolina Palucka
Baylor Institute of Biomedical Studies
Integration of innate and adaptive immunity: the DC

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Lunch on your own

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Craig B. Thompson
Univ. of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Life and death in the immune system

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Coffee Break

2:50 PM – 4:20 PM
Marc K. Jenkins
Univ. of Minnesota Center for Immunology
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 23 - 26, 2007 -- PART II: Disease and Immunotherapy

  
         
Monday, June 23

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


 

 

 

Tuesday, June 24

7:45 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
Christopher A. Hunter
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Cytokines

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
Antony Rosen
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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 25

7:45 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 Veterinary 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
E. John Wherry
Wistar Institute
Immunologic memory to intracellular pathogens

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
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 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 26

7:45 AM
Continental Breakfast Biomedical Research Building II/III Lobby
Univ. of Pennsylvania

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

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Coffee Break

10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
Andy Hurwitz
National Cancer Institute, NIH
Tumor immunology 

11:50 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch Provided 

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Andrew C. Chan
Genentech, Inc.
Bench to bedside to bench: current issues in immunology

  
         

Registration Information and Cancellation Policy

  
         

Registration -- registration has expired. 
  • Attendance is limited. 
     
  • For assistance in registering, contact meetings@aai.org or 301-634-7178.
     
  • Overseas applicants are advised to apply early for visas.  For information, visit http://travel.state.gov/visa.
     
  • Registration: registration has expired. 

Cancellation Policy

For notification of cancellation received at the AAI Office:

  • Prior to May 12, amount paid less $75 administrative fee 
  • May 12-May 29, 50% refund
  • May 30 and thereafter, no refund
     
  

Additional Information

  
         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Course Registration
  • Registration and a reception for Part I will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 20 at The Inn at Penn Hotel, 3600 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA. The course begins on Saturday morning, June 21, at 8:30 a.m. at the University of Pennsylvania, Biomedical Research Building II/III (BRBII/III) Auditorium on the Medical School Campus, 421 Curie Blvd.
     
  • Course registration for Part II will be held from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 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 24 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

  • Biomedical Research Building (BRBII/III), Lobby Auditorium, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia
     
  • See accompanying map for precise location of BRBII/III on the University of Pennsylvania campus.

Meals

  • Continental breakfast provided daily outside the lecture hall.
     
  • Light refreshments for breaks included. 
     
  • A full breakfast and lunch may be purchased at nearby restaurants.  A box lunch will be provided on Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday (last day).
     
  • Dinner may be purchased at nearby restaurants.

Directions to Penn

Parking at Penn

  

Accommodations

  
         

Accommodations (attendees must make their own reservations) have been arranged at special course rates at the following site -- reservations site has expired.

The Inn at Penn Hotel, A Hilton Hotel
3600 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-222-0200

  • AAI Rate: rate has expired. 
     

  • Please identify yourself as attending the AAI Introductory Course in Immunology to receive the AAI Rate.
     

  • Deadline to make hotel reservations: Friday, May 16, 2008

  

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