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As seen in the 13 July issue of
Science:
Hepatic Inflammation and Immunity 2008
Institute for Human Infections and Immunity
The University of Texas Medical Branch Children’s Research InstituteOhio State University January 25–27, 2008Galveston, Texas
Organizers: I.N. Crispe, C. Walker, C. O’Farrelly, and S.M. Lemon
in conjunction with the Joint Hepatitis Panels and Immunology Board of the U.S. Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program
This interdisciplinary meeting will examine unique aspects of the intrahepatic immune system and its role in health and disease in 7 sessions over 2.5 days:
Opening Session (I. Arias)
I. Tolerance, Immunity, and Antigen Presentation in the Liver (P. Bertolino, K. Lang, P. Knolle, A. Thomson, F. Winau, N. Crispe)
II. Regulation and Subversion of Innate and Adaptive Intrahepatic Immunity (B. Beutler, S. Akira, T. Fujita, T. Saito, M. Gale, S. Lemon)
III. Regulation of Adaptive Cellular Immunity in the Liver (A. Grakoui, R. Ahmed, K. Sugamura, P. Klenerman, F. Chisari)
IV. Mechanisms of Liver Injury (D. Brenner, S. Friedman, A.M. Diehl, G. Cheng, K. Koike, C. Morishima)
V. Natural Lymphocytes, Immunity, and Immunopathology (C. O’Farrelly, M. Maini, B. Gao, J. Reimann)
VI. Natural Lymphocytes, Dendritic Cells and the Interface of Innate and Adaptive Immunity (M. Kronenberg, H. Kiyono, L. Lanier,T. Kanto, A. Bendelac)
VII. Autoimmunity and the Liver (D. Vergani, A. Rao, M. Manns, K. Inaba, J. Gorham, E. Gershwin, T. Sasazuki)
A poster session is planned. For further information and registration details, see
http://www.utmb.edu/chr/hii2008
or contact:
M. Susman, Center for Hepatitis Research, IHII, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1019; TEL: 409-772-2319; FAX: 409-772-2495; email msusman@utmb.edu .
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