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AAI Advanced Course in Immunology

July 25 – 30, 2021
The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA

Course Director: Wayne M. Yokoyama, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine

Virtual Course

This intensive course is directed toward advanced trainees and scientists who wish to expand or update their understanding of the field. World-renowned immunologists present recent advances in the biology of the immune system and address its role in health and disease. This is not an introductory course; attendees need to have a firm understanding of the basic principles of immunology and laboratory techniques.

Those seeking a basic course are referred to the AAI Introductory Course in Immunology.

The AAI Advanced 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.
 

 NOTE: All times are shown in Eastern time (ET)

Lectures will be webcast at the times indicated in the course schedule, with interactive, live breakout sessions with the lecturers as shown. Course registrants will also have access to an archive of the lectures for 6 weeks after the conclusion of the course.

Sunday, July 25

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM ET
Wayne M. Yokoyama, Washington University School of Medicine
Welcome and Overview of the Course

1:15 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Ulrich H. von Andrian, Harvard Medical School and Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
Anatomy of the Immune Response

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM ET
Break

3:10 PM – 4:40 PM ET
Jonathan C. Kagan, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Innate Immunity: Pattern Recognition and Anti-microbial Mechanisms

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Panel Discussion with Faculty

5:15 PM – 5:45 PM ET
Breakout Sessions with Faculty

Monday, July 26

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
Kate A. Fitzgerald, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Innate Immunity: Gene Regulation

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM ET
Break

9:40 AM – 11:10 AM ET
Wayne M. Yokoyama, Washington University School of Medicine
NK Cells—Their Receptors and Function in Health and Disease

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Panel Discussion with Faculty

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
Breakout Sessions with Faculty

12:20 PM – 12:30 PM ET
Break

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Gregory F. Sonnenberg, Weill Cornell Medicine
Innate Immunity: Cellular Mechanisms

2:00 PM – 2:10 PM ET
Break

2:10 PM – 3:40 PM ET
Dawn M.E. Bowdish, McMaster University
Myeloid Cells in Immune Responses

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM ET
Break

3:50 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Stephanie Eisenbarth, Yale School of Medicine
Dendritic Cells

5:25 PM – 5:45 PM ET
Panel Discussion with Faculty

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
Breakout Sessions with Faculty

Tuesday, July 27

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
Eugene M. Oltz, Ohio State University, Wexner School of Medicine
The Generation and Modification of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptor Genes

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM ET
Break

9:40 AM – 11:10 AM ET
Michael P. Cancro, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
B Cell Development

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Panel Discussion with Faculty

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
Breakout Sessions with Faculty

12:20 PM – 12:30 PM ET
Break

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Avery August, Cornell University
T Cell Development

2:00 PM – 2:10 PM ET
Break

2:10 PM – 3:40 PM ET
Kai W. Wucherpfennig, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
MHC-restricted Antigen Presentation to T Cells

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM ET
Break

3:50 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Carrie L. Lucas, Yale School of Medicine
Signaling from Antigen Receptors

5:25 PM – 5:45 PM ET
Panel Discussion with Faculty

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
Breakout Sessions with Faculty

Wednesday, July 28

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
Deepta Bhattacharya, University of Arizona
B Cell Memory

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM ET
Break

9:40 AM – 11:10 AM ET
David Masopust, University of Minnesota Center for Immunology
T Cell Memory

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Panel Discussion with Faculty

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
Breakout Sessions with Faculty

12:20 PM – 12:30 PM ET
Break

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Jenny P.-Y. Ting, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Molecular and Cellular Mediators of Inflammation

2:00 PM – 2:10 PM ET
Break

2:10 PM – 3:40 PM ET
Alex K. Shalek, MIT, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Single Cell RNA-Seq Analysis

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM ET
Break

3:50 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Cathryn Nagler, University of Chicago
Effect of the Microbiome on Immunity

5:25 PM – 5:45 PM ET
Panel Discussion with Faculty

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
Breakout Sessions with Faculty

Thursday, July 29

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
Michael S. Diamond, Washington University School of Medicine 
Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM ET
Break

9:40 AM – 11:10 AM ET
Eric Meffre, Yale University
B Cell Tolerance and Autoimmunity

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Panel Discussion with Faculty

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET
Breakout Sessions with Faculty

12:20 PM – 12:30 PM ET
Break

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Mark S. Anderson, University of California, San Francisco
T Cell Tolerance and Autoimmunity

2:00 PM – 2:10 PM ET
Break

2:10 PM – 3:40 PM ET
Jonathan Kipnis, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Neuroimmunology

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM ET
Break

3:50 PM – 5:20 PM ET
Robert D. Schreiber, Washington University School of Medicine
Tumor Immunology

5:25 PM – 5:45 PM ET
Panel Discussion with Faculty

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
Breakout Sessions with Faculty

Friday, July 30

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
Joanne L. Viney, Pandion Therapeutics
Immunotherapeutics

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM ET
Break

9:40 AM – 11:10 AM ET
Megan A. Cooper, Washington University School of Medicine
Redefining Human Immunology

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM ET
Break

11:20 AM – 12:50 PM ET
Galit Alter, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
Vaccines

12:55 PM – 1:15 PM ET
Panel Discussion with Faculty

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Breakout Sessions with Faculty

Registration for the AAI Advanced Course in Immunology

Registration fees include access to 25 lectures (37.5 lecture hours); interactive, live breakout sessions with the lecturers; and access to an archive of the lectures for 6 weeks after the conclusion of the course.

AAI Member $665
Academic or Government Nonmember $884
Industry Nonmember $1,040

AAI will consider requests for discounted rates from scientists working in developing countries.*

Discount Request Form
 

REGISTER NOW!

Registration Deadline: July 23, 2021*

Unique log-on information will be sent to paid participants ahead of the course.**

 

Refund Policy

Refund requests will be accepted until July 12, 2021. Any registrant wishing to obtain a refund must submit a written request along with his/her confirmation number by July 12, 2021. Please send to meetings@aai.org.

A $75 non-refundable processing fee will be deducted from the refund.

 

* Deadline is July 23 for guaranteed full course coverage. Registrations after July 23 may result in a slight access delay. All lectures, however, will be available to registrants in an archive.
** Unapproved sharing of log-on information and/or content is not allowed. Doing so may result in registration cancellation without a refund.

FAR 889 Compliance

AAI (DUNS 037758729; CAGE Code 3YBT8) has already made the 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation via the System for Award Management (SAM.gov), which you can find in this document (PDF) and on the AAI SAM.gov profile. Per the Interim Rule in 85 FR 53126 (Aug. 27, 2020) and Federal Acquisitions Regulations 52.204-24, your office can rely on 52.204-26 representation made by AAI and is, therefore, in compliance with FAR889.

  Housing reservations now open!

Housing Accommodations

A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at The Westin Copley Place (the same location where the course will be held).

The Westin Copley Place

10 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 262-9600

Book Your Room

Exclusive Rate:

  • $259 plus state and local taxes (currently 14.45%)
  • The rate includes complimentary in-room Wi-Fi
  • Rate expires July 3, 2020
Westin Copley Place

Attendees must make their own hotel reservations.

Valet parking is available at $65 daily. There is also off-site parking available at $40 daily.

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YOTEL Boston

65 Seaport Blvd
Boston, MA 02210

Exclusive Rate:

  • Rate: $199 plus 14.25% tax

Book Your Room

YOTEL Boston

Rate expires July 6, 2018

Room description: https://www.yotel.com/en/hotels/yotel-boston/our-cabins/premium-queen

Room Sharing

We use ConferenceShare to administer room sharing for the AAI Advanced Course. To request a room share, please go to https://conferenceshare.co, select IMMUNOLOGY: Advanced Course 2020 from the list of conferences, create an account, and provide your contact details.

It is the responsibility of the individual, via ConferenceShare, to contact anyone with whom they wish to share a room. The use of this service is purely optional and does not guarantee a room share. AAI and their officers, employees, and agents assume no responsibility with respect to these services and accept no liabilities relative to the services. Use of ConferenceShare is governed by their Terms of Service.

Course Location

Parking at the Westin Copley Place

  • There is a parking garage located at the Westin Copley Place. Parking rates are available here.

Child Policy

  • Child care services are not provided by AAI. We regret that children are not permitted entrance to the course, the pre-function and registration area, or any activities held in conjunction with the course. We suggest that you contact your hotel for referrals if you require baby-sitting services.

Disability & Special Services Information

  • If you have a disability or special need that may have an impact on your participation or attendance at the course, please contact the AAI Meeting Office at (301) 634-7399 or email meetings@aai.org. AAI cannot ensure the availability of appropriate accommodations without prior notification of need. All service animals must be accompanied by appropriate medical and veterinary documentation.

This link to the Visa Wizard is a guide to help foreign citizens understand which visa category might be appropriate for their travel to the United States: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wizard.html.

For Attendees from Non-Participating Visa Waiver Program Countries:

To apply for a visa, please visit https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en.html.

Visas should be applied for as early as possible and well in advance of the meeting (at least three months before the visa is needed). Information about visa wait times can be found at https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en.html.

Be advised that you need to apply for Business Visitor Visa (B-1). The AAI Immunology Courses are comparable to a scientific meeting or workshop and will not qualify attendees for student visa status. You will be asked to name the meeting ("AAI Introductory Course in Immunology" or "AAI Advanced Course in Immunology") and explain the purpose of your visit.

NOTE: Registration refunds will not be issued after the refund deadline for any reason, including the inability to obtain a visa.

For Attendees from Participating Visa Waiver Program Countries:

In order to travel without a visa on the Visa Waiver Program, you must have authorization through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) prior to boarding a U.S. bound air or sea carrier. For detailed information about the Visa Waiver Program, visit https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html.

Requesting an Invitation Letter

For security purposes, letters of invitation will be sent only to individuals who are registered for a course. Once your registration is complete, please contact meetings@aai.org to request a personalized letter of invitation.




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