Joint Symposia
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
Molecular Mechanisms of the Immune Response to Infection
Monday, September 7, 2015 | 14:00 – 15:30
Chairpersons: Georg Stingl (AUT), Jenny Ting (USA)
NLR family of innate immune sensors: impact on immunity and beyond
Jenny Ting (USA)
Immunity to tuberculosis: a balancing act
Shabaana Khader (St. Louis, MO, USA)
TCR signal strength regulates antiviral T cell responses via graded expression of IRF4
Leslie Berg (USA)
European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
Resolution of Inflammation
Monday, September 7, 2015 | 14:00 – 15:30
Chairpersons: TBA, Clemens Scheinecker (AUT)
Lack of resolution of inflammation: Explaining chronicity of human immune-inflammatory diseases
Chris Buckley (GBR)
Resolution of inflammation by neutrophil NETosis – a clue for understanding gout
Markus Hoffmann (GER)
Fosterin anti-inflammatory mechanisms to stop arthritis
Fons van de Loo (NED)
International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)
Vaccine development can benefit from computational biology
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 | 14:00 – 15:30
Chairpersons: Ursula Wiedermann (AUT), Jorge Kalil (BRA)
Systems biology analysis of influenza vaccines
Bali Pulendran (USA)
TB vaccines and biomarkers
Stefan H.E. Kaufmann (GER)
Future approaches towards malaria vaccination
Marita Troye Blomberg (SWE)
European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
T helper cell subsets in health and disease
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 | 14:00 – 15:30
Chairpersons: Barbara Bohle (AUT), Carsten Schmidt-Weber (GER)
Stability of human Th17 cells in chronic inflammatory disorders
Francesco Annunziato (ITA)
Retention of effector T cells in inflamed tissues
Julia Valerie (FRA)
Th2 cells regulate epithelial immunity
Carsten Schmidt-Weber (GER)
International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC)
Cytometry of the 21st Century
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 | 14:00 – 15:30
Chairpersons: Andreas Radbruch (GER), Rene van Lier (NL)
Towards 40-color flow cytometry
Pratip Chattopadhyay (USA)
T cell landscapes
Tim Mosmann (USA)
T cell therapies
Dirk Busch (GER)
Society for Mucosal Immunology (SMI)
The Mucosal Microbiome in Health and Disease
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 | 14:00 – 15:30
Chairpersons: Verena Niederberger-Leppin (AUT), Peter Openshaw (GBR)
Title to be confirmed
Kathy McCoy (CHE)
The role of the transcription factor T-bet in gut mucosal responses
Graham Lord (GBR)
Role of the microbiota in regulation of immunity in the respiratory tract
Ben Marsland (CHE)
European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID)
Newborn screening for Immunodeficiency
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 | 12:45 – 14:15
Chairpersons: Bobby Gaspar (GBR), Elisabeth Förster-Waldl (AUT)
NBS for SCID – Why is it so important
Bobby Gaspar (GBR)
NBS for primary immunodeficiencies – not only SCID
Stephan Borte (GER)
The European experience with NBA for SCID so far
Marie Audrain (FRA)
World Allergy Organization (WAO)
Title will be announced
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 | 12:45 – 14:15
Chairpersons: Ruby Pawankar (JAP), Rudolf Valenta (AUT)
The Epithelium as a key regulator of barrier defense and immune regulation in allergic airway disease
Ruby Pawankar (JAP)
Innate Immunity and Omics in Allergy
Lanny Rosenwasser (USA)
The role of oxidative stress in allergic sensitization
Ronald van Ree (NED)
