27.06.25: The 1st Adriatic Immunology Symposium with EFIS on Tour

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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Preliminary Program:

09.00 – 09.15 Opening

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 Short talk

10.00 – 10.30 Felix Wensveen, MEDRI Rijeka, Croatia

'Why we get sick: mechanisms of immune-mediated sickness metabolism'

10.30 – 10.45 Short talk

10.45 – 11.15 Coffee Break

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 Short talk

12.00 – 12.30 Danka Grčević, MEF Zagreb, Croatia

'Inflammation, innate immunity and bone remodeling'

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 14.00 Mariastefania Antica, IRB 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 Short talk

14.45 – 15.00 Short talk

15.00 – 15.30 Stipan Jonjić, MEDRI Rijeka, Croatia

'New developments in immune checkpoint therapy'

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 – 16.30 Bruno Silva-Santos, GIMM Lisbon, Portugal

'γδ T cell based cancer-immunotherapy'

16.30 – 16.45 Short talk

16.45 – 17.15 Antonio Lanzavecchia, INGM Milan, Italy

'Antigen presentation and immunodominance in the immune response'

17.15 Closure

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Registration is free and can be done HERE

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

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