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SUMMARY:The 2014 Innate Immunity Summit - Please go to www.regonline.co.uk
 /innate2014
DTSTART:20141110T090000Z
DTEND:20141110T170000Z
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CONTACT:Speaker to be confirmed
DESCRIPTION:A three day event discussing aspects of the innate immune syst
 em. \n\nThis year there are three main topics for discussion:-\n\nThe Inna
 te Immunity Interactions with Pathogens \nInteractions of the Innate and A
 daptive Immune Systems\nTherapeutic applications of the Innate Immune syst
 em\nWith plenty of opportunity  for networking and debate\, this informal 
 international  meeting will bring you up to date with current research and
  thinking regarding an organisms first line of defense.\n\nWho Should Atte
 nd: Academic and biotechnology/biopharma research professionals interested
  in function and potency of immune response components against pathogens a
 nd tumours\; also scientists interested in how understa nding these mechan
 isms can inform the design of biological therapeutics and their mechanisms
  of action \, with translational implications for therapy. \n\nThis event 
 has an open poster session.  Posters can be submitted on any subject relat
 ed to Innate Immunity\n\nThis event has CPD accreditation. \n\nThe deadlin
 e for abstract submissions for oral presentation is July 10th 2014. Abstra
 cts for poster presentation only can be submitted up to two weeks before t
 he event. You can download the instructions for authors at: www.euroscicon
 .com/ABSTRACTSUBMISSIONS.pdf\n\nProgram Outline\n\nDay 1:  Innate Immunity
  Interactions with Pathogens\nInfectious disease are still a major cause o
 f morbidity and mortality worldwide. Innate immunity is of paramount impor
 tance for the control of pathogens in the early stages of the infection an
 d for the engenderment and expansion of acquired immunity. This will be a 
 premier forum for the presentation of cutting-edge research on how the int
 eraction between innate immune mechanisms and pathogens impacts on host re
 sistance\, immunoevasion\, immunodeficiencies and vaccine efficacy\, provi
 ding   a deep insight into future research and more rational measures to p
 revent and treat infectious diseases of humans and animals.  Session Chair
 :  Dr Pietro Mastroeni\, Cambridge University\, UK \n\nDay 2:  Investigati
 ng interactions of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems\nThe cells of th
 e innate immune system play a crucial part in immune defense against disea
 se but also respond to the presence of malignant cells\, initiating and su
 bsequently directing adaptive immune responses. The session will discuss t
 he roles of different components of the innate immune system\, with focus 
 on disease mechanisms and interactions between inflammatory cells\, antibo
 dies and pathogenic or tumour antigens and how these impact on disease pro
 gression. The session will draw on new cutting edge research and will prov
 ide ample opportunity for networking and informal discussions. \nSession C
 hair:  Dr Sophia N. Karagiannis\, Senior Lecturer in Translational Cancer 
 Immunology\, Head of Cancer Antibody Discovery and Immunotherapy\, St John
 ’s Institute of Dermatology\, Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicin
 e\, King’s College London School of Medicine\, UK\n\nDay 3:  Therapeutic
  applications of the Innate Immune system\nThe identification of antigen r
 ecognition receptors for innate immunity has sparked great interest in the
 rapeutic manipulation of the innate immune system. For example Toll-like r
 eceptor agonists are being developed for the treatment of cancer\, allergi
 es and viral infections\, and as adjuvants for cancer and disease vaccines
 .  This session will explore current research and applications of the inna
 te system for therapeutic applications. There will be plenty of opportunit
 y for discussion and debate and we encourage submission of abstracts for b
 oth oral and poster presentation. Session Chair:  To be confirmed
LOCATION:Cineworld: The O2\, Peninsula Square\, London\, SE10 0DX
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