The American Association of Immunologists

AAI 2009 Introductory Course in Immunology

June 19 - 25, 2009 -- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Course Director: Terri M. Laufer, M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
 

Online registration is closed; for information on how to register for the course, please contact meetings@aai.org.

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 19-22) 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 is offering the AAI Advanced Course in Immunology, July 26-31, 2009, at the University of Minnesota.

Part II (June 22-25) will cover 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 FASEB MARC application deadline has passed (June 1, 2009).

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 19 - 22, 2009 -- PART I: Basic Mechanisms of the Immune System
         

Friday, June 19

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Registration
Inn at Penn
3600 Sansom Street
Philadelphia

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Keynote Lecture
Ulrich H. von Andrian Harvard Medical School
Introduction to the Anatomy of the Immune System

Welcome Reception immediately following lecture.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Saturday, June 20

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
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
John G. Monroe
Genentech, Inc.
V(D)J Recombination

4:20 PM- 4:40 PM
Coffee Break

4:40 PM – 6:10 PM
David Allman
Univ. of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Introduction to B Cell Development

Sunday, June 21

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
Lunch Break; box lunches provided

NOON – 1:30 PM
Jennifer A. Punt
Haverford College
Introduction to T Cell Development

FREE AFTERNOON AND EVENING

Monday, June 22

7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
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
Gwendalyn J. Randolph
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Dendritic Cells

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
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 22 - 25, 2009 -- PART II: Disease and Immunotherapy

  
         

Monday, June 22

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


 

 

 

Tuesday, June 23

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

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Joel D. Ernst
New York Univ. School of Medicine
Immunity to Bacterial Infections

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
Cathryn Nagler
University of Chicago
Introduction to Mucosal Immunology

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Break

2:50 PM – 4:20 PM
Antony Rosen
Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine
Autoimmunity

4:20 PM – 4:40 PM
Coffee Break

4:40 PM – 6:10 PM
Andrew J. Caton
The Wistar Institute
T and B Cell tolerance

Wednesday, June 24

7:30 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 Immunodeficiencies

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
David B. Weiner
Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Immunization Against Viral Diseases 

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Break

2:50 PM – 4:20 PM
Marsha Wills-Karp
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Introduction to Asthma and Allergy

4:20 PM – 4:40 PM
Coffee Break

4:40 PM – 6:10 PM
 Joseph F. Urban, Jr.
USDA/ARS
Immunity to Helminth Parasites

Thursday, June 25

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

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Wayne W. Hancock
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Transplantation

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Coffee Break

10:20 AM – 11:50 AM
Robert H. Vonderheide
Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Tumor Immunology 

11:50 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch break (on your own) 

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Carl H. June
Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Bench to Bedside : Translating Basic Observations into Therapy

  
         

Registration Information and Cancellation Policy

  
         

Part I or II

Parts I and II

Registration Type

$410

$610

Academic or Government Trainee* AAI Member

$495

$695

Academic or Government Trainee* Non-Member

$490

$755

 Academic or Government Regular AAI Member

$575

$835

 Academic or Government Non-Member

$1,075

$1,560

 Industry Regular or Trainee AAI Member

$1,160

$1,640

Industry Non-Member (includes Trainees)
* To be eligible for trainee rates, registrants must (1) work at an academic or government institution and (2) submit the AAI Trainee Certification Form (download here).

Registration -- For information on how to register for the course, please contact meetings@aai.org. 

  • The online registration deadline (June 12) has passed. For information on how to register for the course, please contact meetings@aai.org.
     
  • 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://www.aai.org/Courses/visainformation.htm.
     
  • All service animals must be accompanied by appropriate medical and veterinary documentation.

Cancellation Policy

In the event a registrant must cancel, a notification of cancellation must be sent to the AAI Office: meetings@aai.org

The following schedule will be applied.

  • Cancellation prior to May 6: amount paid less $75 administrative fee 
  • Cancellation May 6 - May 21: 50% refund
  • Cancellation May 22 and thereafter: no refund
     
  

Additional Information

  
         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the Course

  • Registration packet pickup, Keynote Address, and a reception for Part I will be held from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19 at The Inn at Penn Hotel, 3600 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA. The course continues 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.
     
  • Registration packet pickup for Part II will be held from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 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 23 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 will be provided daily outside the lecture hall.
     
  • A box lunch will be provided on Saturday and Sunday.
     
  • Coffee breaks will be served.
     
  • An Au Bon Pain eatery is located on the ground floor of the building (BRBII/III).
     
  • Abramson Cafeteria is located next door in Abramson Pavilion.
     
  • Full breakfast, lunch, and dinner may also be purchased at nearby restaurants -- for a map, visit http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/uop/shopenn01.pdf

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. Click here for online reservations info. 

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

  

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