There has been a wealth of studies elucidating the complex interplay between environmental factors, immune cell subsets and cellular sensors driving chronic inflammation. Emerging data suggests that environmental factors, including commensal microbes and dietary components, can influence immune cell development and disease. Several studies are clarifying which particular cell types, including innate lymphoid cells and novel helper T cell subsets, are detecting these factors, as well as the sensors in these cells triggering the production of inflammatory mediators.
This symposium aims to take a broad look at emerging data in this field, surveying how recent developments in our understanding of immune homeostasis can be harnessed to develop new therapeutics to treat disease.
Scientific Sessions
Session 1: Host-microbe interactions
Session 2: Dietary influences on immunity
Session 3: Innate lymphoid cells
Session 4: Helper T cell subsets
Session 5: Innate immune receptors and signaling
Session 6: The inflammasome
Speakers List
Eugene Chang (University of Chicago, USA)
Ajay Chawla (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
Thirumala Devi-Kanneganti (St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital USA)
Vishwa Deep Dixit (Yale University, USA)
Gerard Eberl (CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France)
Wendy Garrett (Harvard School of Public Health, USA)
Veit Hornung (University of Bonn, Germany)
Benjamin Marsland (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
Andrew McKenzie (Medical Research Council, UK)
Immo Prinz (Hannover Medical School, Germany)
Marco Prinz (University of Freiburg, Germany) Caetano
Caetano Reis e Sousa (London Research Institute, UK)
Gregory Sonnenberg (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Tim Sparwasser (Hannover Medical School, Germany)
Gitta Stockinger (Medical Research Council, UK)
Fayyaz Sutterwala (University of Iowa, USA)
Jenny Ting (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA)
Organizers
Kevin Da Silva (Nature Medicine, USA)
Oliver Grewe (Volkswagen Foundation, Germany)
Information on participating / attending:
The meeting will begin with registration at 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, and conclude at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 8. There is no registration fee to attend this event but pre-registration is required.
Date:
11/06/2014 - 11/08/2014
Event venue:
Tagungszentrum Schloss Herrenhausen
Herrenhäuser Straße 5
30419 Hannover
30419 Hannover
Niedersachsen
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Biology, Medicine
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
08/05/2014
Sender/author:
Anna Böhning
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event47976
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