Innate Immunity 2016
15th – 17th November, Online
www.lifescienceevents.com/innate2016
This is the FIRST live streamed online conference discussing Innate Immunity and will discuss the increasingly appreciated role of the innate immune system in initiating and directing immune responses. We have gathered together invited speakers from around the world, who you might not otherwise have access to.
While vitamin D is best known for its essential role in skeletal health, there is increasing evidence that it has other physiological functions as well. Dr. John White, (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) will discuss the growing evidence that vitamin D is a key regulator of the immune system and boosts the body’s capacity to combat infections and control inflammation.
Speakers will discuss the role of the immune system in pathogen recognition, effector function and activation of adaptive responses. Professor Steven R. Van Doren’s group, (University of Missouri, Columbia, United States) recently reported ground breaking structural studies of transient MMP complexes with cell surface components and collagen mimics
Considering therapeutic regulation, Dr Daniel Menendez, (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Durham, United States) will be speaking about the Influence of the tumour suppressor p53 on human innate immune responses. “ Since p53 is the most altered gene in human cancers, our findings about p53 regulating the expression central components of the innate immunity have many implications for understanding the impact p53 in immunological responses and cancer therapy” (Dr Daniel Menendez).
Those interested in the role of the innate immune system in health and disease and in therapeutic strategies to modulate the immune response would benefit from attending. This includes research scientists and academics, physicians and clinicians, and those who work within the industry
We encourage questions, discussion and debate and have a relaxed atmosphere which generates maximum interaction online.
After registration you will be connected to an online networking site where you will be able to have discussions with all participants of this event, before, during and after the meeting.
The event will be recorded and available for all registered delegates up to a month after the event. So if you can’t manage all the days, or the different time zones, you can still have access to the full event.
Invited speakers and their talks Include
| Talk | Speaker | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structural Basis of Cell Surface Positioning and Activation of Macrophage-secreted Metalloproteases | Professor Steven R. Van Doren | University of Missouri | United States |
| Investigating the role of STIM1-mediated calcium signalling and ER-membrane contact sites in dendritic cell biology | Dr. Paula Nunes | University of Geneva | Switzerland |
| The value of BCG and innate immunity in autoimmune diseases | Dr. Denise L Faustman | Massachusetts General Hospital | United States |
| A helminth-derived suppressor of IL-33 | Dr. Henry McSorley | University of Edinburgh | Unted Kingdom |
| Inflammasome activation in non-immune cells – not just a cytokine story | Dr. Melanie Scott | University of Pittsburgh | United States |
| The role of the human DEAD-box protein DDX3 in innate immunity | Dr Martina Schroeder | National University of Ireland Maynooth | Ireland |
| Influence of the tumor suppressor p53 on human innate immune responses | Dr. Daniel Menendez | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) | United States |
| Peptidoglycan and You: Perfect Together? | Dr Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes | University of Delaware | United States |
| Innate lymphoid cell defence | Dr Rebecca Ingram | Queen's University Belfast | United Kingdom |
| The Inflammasome and Intestinal Homeostasis | Dr. Hasan Zaki | UT Southwestern Medical Center | United States |
| Impact of microbiota on ocular immunity | Professor Mihaela Gadjeva | Brigham and Women's Hospital | United States |
| Innate immune responses to pathogenic mycobacteria | Dr. Antje Blumenthal | The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute | Australia |
| Molecular dynamics insights into NOD1-RIP2 interaction | Mr. Jitendra Maharana | Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology | India |
A Euroscicon live streamed event gives you access to a wider range of international speakers at a fraction of the cost of a real world event. Furthermore, you no longer have to worry about travel or accommodation expenses, or any arrangements you have which clash with our events.
