Immunity to Pathogens Program



ASM Conference on Immunity to Bacterial, Viral, and Protozoal Pathogens March 20-24, 2002 Savannah, Georgia Links to Other Pages: General Information Registration Form	Scientific Organizers Eric G. Pamer Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York Rafi Ahmed Emory University Atlanta, Georgia Scientific Program _________________________________________________________ Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1:00-5:00 p.m. Arrival and Registration 4:30-6:00 p.m. Welcoming Remarks: Rafi Ahmed, Emory University Keynote Address: Andrew McMicheal 6:00-7:30 p.m. Opening Reception Thursday, March 21, 2002 7:00-8:45 a.m. Breakfast 9:00-10:20 a.m. Session I-A: Vaccine Development Chair: Peter Beverley, The Edward Jenner Institute Erol Fikrig, Yale University Immunity Against Barrelia burgdorferi Peter Beverley, The Edward Jenner Institute Limits on Immune Responsiveness 10:20-10:40 a.m. Coffee Break 10:40-12:00 p.m. Session I-B: Vaccine Development Chair: Peter Beverley, The Edward Jenner Institute Lindsay Whitton, Scripps Research Institute DNA Vaccines: The Pros and Cons of Antigen Targeting Harriet Robinson, Emory University Working Towards AIDS Vaccine 12:00-2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00-3:20 p.m. Session II-A: Immunity to Malaria Chair: Alan Sher, National Institutes of Health Lou Miller, National Institutes of Health Vaccines Against Asexual Parasites Steve Hoffman, Celera Presentation title to be announced 3:20-3:40 p.m. Coffee Break 3:40-5:00 p.m. Session II-B: Immunity to Protozoal Pathogens Chair: Alan Sher, National Institutes of Health Rick Tarleton, University of Georgia, Athens Development and maintenance of CD8+ T Cell Responses in Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Alan Sher, National Institutes of Health Regulation of DC Function and Host Resistance to Toxoplasma gondii by Parasitic Induced Lipoxins 5:00-6:30 p.m. Poster Session I Friday, March 22, 2002 7:00-8:45 a.m. Breakfast 9:00-10:20 a.m. Session III-A: Cell Biology of Mycobacterial Antigens Chair: Stefan Kaufmann, Max Planck Institute, Berlin David Russell, Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: The Enduring Pathogen Steven Porcelli, Albert Einstein School of Medicine Antigen Presentation and Immunoregulation by MHC-Like CD1 olecules 10:20-10:40 a.m. Coffee Break 10:40-12:00 p.m. Session III-B: Mycobacterium Specific T Cell Responses Chair: Stefan Kaufmann, Max Planck Institute, Berlin Joanne Flynn, University of Pittsburgh Localized CD4 and CD8 T cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Stefan Kaufmann, Max Planck Institute, Berlin Host Response to Tuberculosis: Implications for Vaccine Design 12:00-2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00-3:20 p.m. Session IV-A: Tracking in vivo T Cell Responses to Pathogens Chair: Marc Jenkins, University of Minnesota Leo Lefrancois, University of Connecticut Function and Regulation of Lymphoid and Non-Lymphoid Antimicrobial CD8 T Cells John Altman, Emory University Presentation title to be announced 3:20-3:40 p.m. Coffee Break 3:40-5:00 p.m. Session IV-B: Salmonellosis Pathogenesis and Immunity Chair: Marc Jenkins, University of Minnesota Jorge Galan, Yale University Presentation title to be announced Marc Jenkins, University of Minnesota In Vivo Analysis of the Activation of Antigen-Specific CD4 T Cells 5:00-6:30 p.m. Poster Session II 8:00-10:30 p.m. Session V: T Cell Effector Functions in Antimicrobial Immunity Chair: Emil Unanue, Washington University John Harty, University of Iowa Effector molecules and CD8+ T cells Hemeostasis after Infection Robert Modlin, University of California, Los Angeles Role of Toll-Like Receptors in Host Defense to Microbial Infection Emil Unanue, Washington University The Complexities of Effector Reactions: Antibodies and T Cells Saturday, March 23, 2002 7:00-8:45 a.m. Breakfast 9:00-10:20 a.m. Session VI-A: Innate Immune Responses to Infection Chair: Christine Biron, Brown University Carl Nathan, Weill Medical School of Cornell The Contest Between Host and Pathogen Over Reactive Nitrogen Intermediates and Reactive Oxygen Intermediates Christine Biron, Brown University Innate Responses to Viral Infections: Unique Immunoregulatory Functions Medicated By Type 1 Interferons 10:20-10:40 a.m. Coffee Break 10:40-12:00 p.m. Session VI-B: Innate Immune Responses to Infection Chair: Christine Biron, Brown University Richard Ulevitch, Scripps Research Institute Novel Signaling Mechanisms Associated With Activation of Innate Immunity Ruslan Medzhitov, Yale University Role of Toll-Like Receptors in the Innate Immune Recognition 12:00-2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00-4:00 p.m. Session VII-A: T Cell Immunity and Hemeostasis Chair: Mike Bevan, University of Washington Peter Doherty, St. Jude�s Childrens Hospital CD8+ Effector, Memory, and Recall Responses Liisa Selin, University of Massachussetts, Worcester CD8 T Cell Homeostastis During Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) Infection 4:00-4:20 p.m. Coffee Break 4:20-5:40 p.m. Session VII-B: T Cell Immunity and Homeostasis Chair: Mike Bevan, University of Washington Rafi Ahmed, Emory University Memory CD8 T Cells : Differentiation and Protective Immunity Mike Bevan, University of Washington Antigen Presentation to T Cells 7:00-10:30 p.m. Banquet Sunday, March 24, 2002 7:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 -12:00 a.m. Session VIII: Immunity to Fungi, Bacteria and Viruses Chair: Hidde Ploegh, Harvard University Gary Huffnagle, University of Michigan Immunity to Chronic Fungal Infection: A Dynamic Host-Parasite Interation Arlene Sharpe, Harvard Medical School The B7/CD28 Superfamily: Starting, Stopping, and Attenuating Immune Responses Eric Pamer, MSKCC CD8 T Cell Responses to Bacterial Infection Hidde Ploegh, Harvard University Herpesviruses and Immune Evasion Grant McFadden, University of Manitoba Anti-Immune Strategies of Poxvirus 12:00 Departure
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