The American Association of Immunologists

AAI 2010 Introductory Course in Immunology

June 26 - July 1, 2010 -- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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
 
U Penn campus, courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania 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.
         
June 26 - 28, 2010 -- PART I: Basic Mechanisms of the Immune System
         

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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
Michael P. Cancro
Univ. of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Clonal Selection and V(D)J 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
B Cell Activation and Memory Formation

 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

 

  
 

June 29 - July 1, 2010 -- PART II: Disease and Immunotherapy

  
 
Monday, June 28

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

 

 

 

 


 

 

 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

 

  
 

Registration Information and Cancellation Policy
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Registration -- Click here to register.
Part I or II Parts I and II

Registration Type

$420

$625

 Academic or Government Trainee* AAI Member

$510

$730

 Academic or Government Trainee* AAI Non-Member

$505

$775

 Academic or Government Regular AAI Member

$600

$875

 Academic or Government Nonmember

$1,100

$1,600

 Industry Regular or Trainee AAI Member

$1,195

$1,700

 Industry Nonmember (includes Trainees)
* To qualify for the academic or government Trainee registration rate and finalize registration, a registrant must be a Graduate Student or Post Doctoral Fellow at an academic or government institution and must submit a completed AAI Trainee Certification Form.
  • Online registration closes on June 12, 2010
     
  • Attendance is limited.
     
  • Question about the course? Contact Kira Gantt, Ph.D., at kgantt@aai.org.
     
  • Overseas applicants are advised to apply early for visas.  For information, visit http://www.aai.org/Courses/visainformation.htm.
     
  • If you have a disability and need assistance, please contact the AAI Meeting Office at the time of registration at (301) 634-7399 or email cmoore@aai.org. We must also be notified at the time of registration about bringing service animals to the course. Any service animals must be accompanied by appropriate medical and veterinary documentation.

Cancellation Policy

In the event that a registrant must cancel, a notification of cancellation must be sent in writing to the AAI Office to cmoore@aai.org by May 25, 2010. A $75 administrative fee will be deducted from the refund. Cancellation refunds will not be issued after May 25, 2010.

 

Additional Information
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 At the Course
  • Registration packet pickup for Part I will be Saturday morning, June 26, at 7:30 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 28, 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 29 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 Thomas Kindt, Barbara Osborne, Richard Goldsby
    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.

Directions to University of Pennsylvania

Parking at University of Pennsylvania

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

         

Accommodations

  

 


Accommodations have been arranged at a special rate at The Inn at Penn Hotel, a Hilton Hotel. Attendees must make their own reservations.

To make your HOUSING RESERVATIONS, click here.

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

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