NVVI COURSE LUNTEREN
2011: March 31 & April 1
Congrescentrum
De Werelt ,
Lunteren
NVVI COURSE LUNTEREN
2010: March 31 & April 1
Congrescentrum
De Werelt ,
Lunteren
Guiding
the action of the immune system
Interactions between the immune
system and non-immune tissues
For optimal
functioning of the immune system, immune cells have to interact closely with
non-immune cells, including stromal cells, fibroblasts, epithelial cells and
endothelial cells. These interactions already play an important role during
development of immune cells, they dictate migration of immune cells -a crucial
step in the initiation of the immune response- and may influence immunological
memory. Moreover, immune regulation may be influenced by interactions with
non-immune cells and provide a basis for ongoing inflammation, allergy and
graft rejections.
In the Lunteren NVVI
course of 2010, entitled 'Guiding the action of the immune system', leading
scientists will present the latest progress on interactions between the immune
system and non-immune tissues and their crucial role in modulating immune
responses.
Preliminary
program:
(To read the abstract please
click the photo)
Wednesday
March 31
10:00 11:00 Registration
11:00 11:15
Session 1: Development of lymphoid organs
Chair:
Jan Damoiseaux
11.15 12:00 Tom Cupedo Human lymph node development: an inflammatory
interaction.
(Rotterdam
The Netherlands
12.00
12:45 Willem
van Ewijk The thymus: classrooms, teachers
and students.
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(Rotterdam
The Netherlands
12.45 13:45 LUNCH
AND EXHIBITION
Session 2: Communication between non-immune and
immune cells
Chair: Janneke Samsom
13:45
14:30 Sanjiv
Luther Guiding blind T cells and
dendritic cells: a close look at fibroblasts found within lymph node T zones
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(Lausanne
Switserland)
14:30 15:15 Chris Buckley Why does chronic inflammation persist; an unexpected role for stomal cells.
(Birmingham
United Kingdom
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15:15 16:00 TEA
AND EXHIBITION
Session 3: Migration
Chair:
Debbie van Baerle
16:00
16:45 Stephen
Ward Sat-Nav For T cells: Role of P13K
isoforms and lipid phosphatases in migration of human CD4+ T cells.
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(Bath
United Kingdom
16:45
17:30 Peter
Friedl Dynamic imaging of CTL interaction
with cancer cells.
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(Nijmegen
The
Netherlands
17:30 18:00 DRINKS
AND EXHIBITION
18:00 20:00 DINNER
Evening lecture
Chair:
Arjen van de Loosdrecht
20:00
21:00 Andreas
Radbruch Bone marrow stroma organizing
immunological memory.
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(Berlin
Germany
21:00 - ??:?? PARTY
Thursday
April 1
8:15 9:00 Meet-the-speaker
breakfast sessions
Session 4: Role of tissue in modulation of
the immune response
Chair: Marieke van Ham
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9:00 9:45 Joel LeMaoult HLA-G, a major molecule of immune tolerance: key role
in feto-maternal tolerance and transplantation.
(Paris
France
9:45 10:30 Nico
Bos How bugs and men live in harmony:
Role of defensins in gut microbial composition and Th17 development.
(Groningen,
The
Netherlands)
10:30 11:00 COFFEE
AND EXHIBITION
Session 5: Role of inflammation in innate and
adaptive immune responses
Chair: Renι Toes
11:00 11:45 Edward Knol Basophils and mast cells: Underdog in immune regulation?.
(Utrecht
The
Netherlands
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11:45 12:30 Michael Sixt Interpretation
of chemotactic cues by leukocytes.
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(Martinsried,
12:30 13:15 LUNCH
AND EXHIBITION
Closing lecture
Chair:
Nico Bos
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