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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Program:

08.30 – 09.00 Registration

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 - sponsored by Gorea Plus

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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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

This meeting is made possible with financial support from:

Location: Medical faculty Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20, Lecture hall 1

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