27.06.25: The 1st Adriatic Immunology Symposium with EFIS on Tour
Discover the wonder of immunological science. Includes: EFIS on tour!
Felix Wensveen
4/7/20253 min read
On June 27th, the Medical Faculty in Rijeka in collaboration with the Croatian Immunological society (HID) will proudly host the inaugural Adriatic Immunology Symposium, featuring the European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS) on tour. This significant event promises to gather some of the foremost immunologists from across Europe, who will share their expertise and insights into the latest advancements in immunological research. Attendees can look forward to engaging presentations and discussions that will deepen their understanding of current trends and breakthroughs in the field. The symposium aims to foster collaboration and networking among professionals dedicated to advancing immunology, making it an essential event for anyone involved in this dynamic area of science. Prof. Bojan Polić, head of the dept. of Histology and Embryology and president of EFIS and Prof. Mariastefania Antica, president of HID therefore warmly invite you to join us in June!
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Program:
09.00 – 09.05 Goran Hauser, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Rijeka, Welcome
09.05 - 09.15 Bojan Polić, President of EFIS, Opening
Session 1
Chairs: Bojan Polić & Mariastefania Antica
09.15 – 09.45 Bart Everts, LUMC Leiden, The Netherlands
Regulating the regulators: How dendritic cell metabolism shapes T cell responses
09.45 – 10.00 Vilma Dembitz, MEF Zagreb, Croatia
Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase: a new metabolic target in acute myeloid leukemia
10.00 – 10.30 Felix Wensveen, MEDRI Rijeka, Croatia
Why we get sick: mechanisms of immune-mediated sickness metabolism
10.30 – 10.45 Ivana Bertović, MEDRI Rijeka, Croatia
CMV infection in the adrenal glands
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee Break
Session 2
Chairs: Marina Babić Čač & Vanda Juranić Lisnić
11.15 – 11.45 Winfried Pickl, MedUni Vienna, Austria
Ways to alter pathological T cell responses: from regulation to specific deletion
11.45 – 12.00 Marko Šestan, MEDRI, Rijeka, Croatia
Classical conditioning of adaptive immune responses
12.00 – 12.30 Danka Grčević, MEF Zagreb, Croatia
Inflammation, innate immunity and bone remodeling
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
Session 3
Chairs: Danka Grčević & Ilija Brizić
13.30 – 14.00 Mariastefania Antica, IMI Zagreb, Croatia
Development and application of thymus organoids derived from human epithelial stem cells
14.00 – 14.30 Federica Sallusto, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
T cells: Differentiation, Defense and Regulation
14.30 – 14.45 Fran Krstanović, MEDRI, Rijeka, Croatia
Immune surveillance of latent virus in the brain
14.45 – 15.00 Marta Radošević, MEF, Zagreb, Croatia
Streptozotocin induced type 1 diabetes disturbs immune cells and increases the osteoclast progenitor pool
15.00 – 15.30 Stipan Jonjić, MEDRI Rijeka, Croatia
New developments in immune checkpoint therapy
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break
Session 4
Chairs: Felix Wensveen & Astrid Krmpotić
16.00 – 16.30 Bruno Silva-Santos, GIMM Lisbon, Portugal
γδ T cell based cancer-immunotherapy
16.30 – 16.45 Tomislav Glavan, MEDRI Rijeka, Croatia
Immune-mediated regulation of body temperature during viral infection
16.45 – 17.15 Antonio Lanzavecchia, INGM Milan, Italy
'Antigen presentation and immunodominance in the immune response
17.15 Closure
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HLK provides 9 and 14 points for passive and active participation to this symposium respectively
The doctoral school of MEDRI counts participation to this symposium as 7 attended lectures
This meeting is made possible with financial support from our sponsors:
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