INFECTION AND IMMUNITY SIG WORKSHOP PROGRAM
SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER 2009
08:30AM – 16:30PM
Session I: Parasitic infections, chair: Ash Haque
08:30 - 08:35 Welcome (Matt Sweet)
08:35 – 09:05 Paul Kaye, Title To be advised.
09:05 – 09:35 Chris Engwerda, Title To be advised.
09:35 – 09:50 **Tonia Woodberry, “Hypoarginemia is associated with reduced CD3 zeta expression in activated CD8 T cells during acute P. falciparum malaria”
09:50 – 10:05 *Lei Lau, “Blood-stage Plasmodium berghei infection generates parasite-specific effector and memory CD8+ T cell responses”
10:05 – 10:30 Morning Tea
Session II: Bacterial pathogenesis, chair: Phil Hansbro
10:30 – 11:00 Richard Ferrero, Title To be advised.
11:00 – 11:30 Mike McGuckin, Title To be advised.
11:30 – 11:45 James Wiley, “The P2X7 Membrane Complex of Macrophages Mediates Scavenger Phagocytosis of Non-opsonized Particles and Bacteria”
11:45 – 12:00 **Nick Gorgani, “Regulation of complement receptor Ig by pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory agents: Implications on infection and immunity”
12:00 – 12:15 *Nancy Wang, “Immunological abnormalities in the NOD mouse are associated with Listeria Susceptibility”
12:15 – 12:30 *Nilesh Bokil, “Role of SLC39A8 in human macrophage antimicrobial responses”
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
Session III: Joint Session with Mucosal Immunology SIG, chair: MI representative and Ashley Mansell
13:30 – 14:00 “Specialized phenotypes and functions of intestinal dendritic cells?”
Or
“Role of dendritic cells in immunity to type 1 reovirus?”
Professor Brian Kelsall
14:00 – 14:30 Phil Hansbro, Title To be advised.
14:30 – 15:00 Refreshment Break
Session IV: Viral pathogenesis, chair: Alec Redwood
15:00 – 15:30 Andrew Brooks, Title To be advised.
15:30 – 16:00 Mariapia Degli-Esposti, Title To be advised.
16:00 – 16:15 **Sara Saunderson, “CD169 (sialoadhesin) mediates sialic acid-dependent binding of exosomes to marginal zone metallophilic macrophages and subcapsular sinus macrophages”
16:15 – 16:30 *Socorro Miranda-Hernandez, “TLR2 and TLR9 modulate Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis”
* Eligible for ASI-sponsored student prize
** Eligible for ASI-sponsored non-student prize