IIT Immunology Symposium with Pears Lecture

IIT Immunology Symposium with Pears Lecture

Tuesday 2 June 2015

Tickets for the IIT Immunology Symposium with Pears Lecture 2015 have now sold out.

It may still be worth coming to the venue on the day, as you may be able to gain entrance to the event if there are people who do not show up.

Whilst it is very likely that there will be 'no shows', there is obviously no way of us knowing for sure, so we are not able guarantee admittance on the day to people who have not been able to book a place.

About the Symposium
The UCL Institute of Immunity & Transplantation (IIT) at the Royal Free Hospital is hosting this all-day symposium on 2 June 2015.

Internationally renowned speakers will present the latest research developments in molecular and cellular aspects of the immune system in health and disease. The symposium will also provide a great opportunity for scientists and clinicians from across the disciplines to learn more about cutting edge progress in research and in our understanding of immune mediated disease.

There will also be an abstract competition for early career researchers (ECRs) in both the basic and clinical sciences. Abstracts must be submitted when registering. You will be able to make amendments to the abstract details that you enter on Eventbrite until midday on Friday 1 May. To make amendments you should log back into Eventbrite (see instructions below).

Please note: The deadline for submitting abstracts has now passed.

The abstracts that have been submitted will now be scored by the Symposium Organising Committee. The top-scoring three applicants will be invited to present their research at the Symposium. The other selected applicants will be invited to create a poster of their abstract to display during the day. The Poster and Presentation Competition winners will then be announced and awarded at the end of the Symposium, before the networking drinks reception.

Please see the full abstract competition guidelines below.

This event is run by UCL in partnership with UCLPartners Academic Health Science Centre, the UCL Institute of Immunity & Transplantation (IIT) and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

DRAFT PROGRAMME:

09.00-09.30 Registration and Welcome Refreshments

09.30-09.35 Welcome and Introduction - Professor Hans Stauss, Academic Director, UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation

09.35-10.50 SESSION 1 – Protective and Non-Protective Immunity

Chair: Dr Matthew Reeves, Senior Lecturer, UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation

- Professor Sir Mark Pepys FRS, Director, UCL Wolfson Drug Discovery Unit

Immunotherapeutic engagement of physiological mechanisms to clear amyloid

- Professor Mala Maini, Professor of Viral Immunology, UCL Division of Infection & Immunity

Antiviral immunity and immunopathology in hepatitis B

- Professor Arne Akbar, Professor of Immunology, UCL Division of Infection & Immunity

Strategies For Enhancing Immunity During Ageing

- ECR presentation: Nora Branzk, PhD Student, The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory

Microbial size regulates neutrophil responses for efficient immune defence and minimal host damage

10.50-11.20 Networking Break - Poster and Sponsor Stand Viewing

11.20-12.40 SESSION 2 – Biology of T cell Subset

Chair: Dr Clare Bennett, Senior Lecturer, Research Department of Haematology, UCL Cancer Institute

- Professor Gitta Stockinger, The Francis Crick Institute at Mill Hill, London

Expanding the effector repertoire: Plasticity in IL-17/22 producing T cells

- Professor Lucy Walker, Chair in Immune Regulation, UCL Division of Infection & Immunity

T cell differentiation in autoimmune diabetes

- Dr Caetano Reis e Sousa, The Francis Crick Institute, Lincoln's Inn Fields Laboratory

Regulation of immunity by dendritic cells

- ECR presentation: Dr Thea Hogan, Postdoctoral Scientist, UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation

Turnover and heterogeneity in naive CD4 and CD8 T lymphocyte populations in mice

12.40-13.45 Networking lunch - Poster and Sponsor Stand Viewing

13.45-14.50 SESSION 3 – Innate and Adaptive Immunity

Chair: Dr Joe Grove, Fellow in Viral Immunology, UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation

- Dr Benedict Seddon, Reader, UCL Division of Infection & Immunity

Novel roles for inflammatory signalling for maturation of new T cells

- Professor David Sansom, Chair in Transplant Immunology, UCL Division of Infection & Immunity

Molecular control of T cell responses by CTLA-4

- Professor Gillian Griffiths FRS, Director of the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Professor of Immunology and Cell Biology

Cytoxic T cells and the origins of the immunological synapse

14.50-15.20 Networking break - Poster and Sponsor Stand Viewing

15.20-16.35 SESSION 4 - Immunotherapy

Chair: Dr Alex Shortt, Wellcome Trust Fellow and Clinician-Scientist, UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation

- Dr Martin Pule, Clinical Senior Lecturer Honorary Consultant in Haematology, Research Department of Haematology, UCL Cancer Institute

T-cell engineering for cancer applications

- Professor Ronjon Chakraverty, Professor of Haematology and Cellular Immunotherapy, Research Department of Haematology, UCL Cancer Institute

A systems approach to graft-versus-host disease

- Dr Emma Morris, Reader in Immunology and Immunotherapy, UCL Division of Infection & Immunity

Gene-modified T cells and stem cells: Engineering Immunotherapy

- ECR presentation: Dr Benjamin Owens, Oxford - UCB Pharma Postdoctoral Fellow, Translational Gastroenterology Unit, University of Oxford and RF Lecturer & Junior Research Fellow, Somerville College, University of Oxford

Coordinate regulation of inflammatory responses by ILC3 and gp38+ colonic stromal cells during chronic intestinal inflammation

16.35-16.45 Comfort Break

16.45-17.25 Pears Lecture - Professor Ton Schumacher, The Netherlands Cancer Institute

What T cells see on human cancer

17.25-17.30 Closing Remarks - Professor Hans Stauss, Academic Director, UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation

17.30-17.40 Early Career Researcher Best Presentation and Best Poster Prize Announcement

17.40-18.40 Networking drinks reception

Abstract Competition Guidelines:

• If you wish to submit an abstract, please submit the title, 250 words (max) abstract and the full list of contributing authors when you register for the symposium.
• The deadline for submitting abstracts is midday on Friday 1 May.
• You will be able to make amendments to the abstract details that you enter on Eventbrite until midday on Friday 1 May. To make amendments you should log back into Eventbrite (see instructions below).
• Any abstracts or changes to abstracts that are received after midday on Friday 1 May will not be accepted.
• If you are one of the top scoring 3, you will be notified by Monday 11 May and asked to prepare a presentation for the Symposium about your abstract subject matter. Your presentation must include slides.
• If your abstract is selected for the poster exhibition, you will be notified by Monday 11 May with further instructions for printing and submitting your poster.
• Posters should be printed in portrait and must not exceed A1 size (59.4cm x 84.1cm).
  

Instructions for logging back into Eventbrite:
1. Go to http://www.eventbrite.com/ (please note, do not try to log into Eventbrite using the symposium registration link)

2. Click on the log in button (if you have an account you will need to enter your password, if not you will need to ask Eventbrite to email you a new password).

3. When you get into your account, click on My Tickets, find the symposium ticket and then click on Manage Order. You will then be able to update your abstract details.

Please note: There will be photographs taken during the symposium. In registering for this symposium you are agreeing that your image may be used in future UCL promotional material.

Many thanks to our sponsors for their generous support