Medicine at the Crick

New insights and breakthroughs in autoimmunity

Hybrid event taking place virtually and in person, organised by The Francis Crick Institute, London

Our Medicine at the Crick event series showcases major advances in biomedical science and raises awareness of the medical implications of major scientific advances. Interested members of the Crick and wider UK biomedical community are invited to attend. Members of the academic medical press are also invited. Each event comprises a series of talks and a panel discussion, followed by networking for in person attendees.

More about the event

This 18th edition of Medicine at the Crick will be hosted by Carola Vinuesa (The Francis Crick Institute) and James Lee (The Francis Crick Institute).

Join leading international experts for an afternoon of cutting-edge science exploring important new discoveries in autoimmune disease. Highlights include descriptions of recently characterized immune cell subsets, including extrafollicular CD4 T helper and pathogenic B cell populations, and insights into how changes in gene expression impact responses to treatment. Speakers will also discuss the impact of environmental and sex-related modifiers including the microbiome, diet-derived metabolic signals, and male and female hormones on autoimmunity. In addition, the program will present the latest therapeutic breakthroughs, highlighting successes in CAR-T cell therapy in various autoimmune diseases.

Programme

14:00 Welcome and Introduction (The Francis Crick Institute)

14:15 Lecture Prof Georg Schett (Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nürnberg)

“Tbc”

14:45 Lecture Dr Elizabeth C. Rosser (UCL)

“From synovitis to uveitis: B cell pathology in childhood arthritis”

15:15 Lecture Dr Deepak Rao (Harvard Medical School)

“Immune profiling of human autoimmune diseases”

15:45 Tea/Coffee break

16:15 Lecture Dr Calliope Dendrou (University of Oxford)

“Leveraging omics approaches in IBD - Across diseases, space & time for translational insight”

16:45 Lecture Prof Martin Kriegel (Universitat Munster & Yale School of Medicine)

“Immune-Microbiota Interactions in Autoimmunity”

17:15 Q&A and Panel Discussion

Panel chairs: Dr James Lee & Prof Carola Vinuesa

Dr Elizabeth C. Rosser, Dr Deepak Rao, Dr Calliope Dendrou & Prof Martin Kriegel

18:00 End of seminar followed by networking and drinks reception for in-person attendees

More details are available via our website.

Image credit: Nemes Laszlo

Registration

We will host this as a hybrid event, with an in-person audience joined by others online. Please book now for a free virtual or in-person ticket. Virtual ticket holders will receive Zoom joining details in advance of the webinar and in-person ticket holders will be emailed with full attendance details closer to the event.

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