The BSI Oxford Immunology Group, in collaboration with the University of Oxford Immunology Network, is pleased to present a one-day showcase of the fantastic immunology research happening across Oxford. With a diverse range of disciplines and technologies on display, from fundamental biology, infection and imaging to systems immunology, therapeutics, and AI, there will be plenty of opportunity for cross-disciplinary collaboration and networking. The BSI Oxford Immunology Group looks forward to welcoming you at the University of Oxford Mathematical Institute on Monday 18 March 2024.
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Programme
8:15 | Registration
9:00 | Introduction: Professor Paul Klenerman (University of Oxford, UK)
Session 1: Tumour immunology and cellular therapy
Chairs: Professor Tim Elliott (University of Oxford, UK) and Professor Xin Lu (University of Oxford, UK)
9:10 | Invited speaker: Professor Geraldine Gillespie (University of Oxford, UK)
Therapeutic targeting of HLA-E in cancer: challenges and opportunities
09:35 | Selected short talk: Sooraj Achar, (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, UK)
Engineering TCR-controlled Fuzzy Logic into CAR T Cells Enhances Therapeutic Specificity
09:45 | Selected short talk: Hannah Fuchs, (Ludwig Cancer Research, University of Oxford, UK)
High tumour monocyte content predicts long-term survival for patients with operable oesophageal cancer
treated with neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in the LUD2015-005 trial
09:55 | Selected short talk: Dr Ewoud B Compeer, (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, UK)
Human CAR19 CD8+ iTregs release Thrombospondin-4 supramolecular attack particles with superior
graft-versus-leukemia activity while suppressing xenograft-versus-host-disease
10:05 | Invited speaker: Dr Isabela Pedroza-Pacheco (University of Oxford, UK)
Composition and organisation of CD4 T follicular helper cell and B cell infiltrates in CRC
10:30 | Coffee break and posters
Session 2: Neglected diseases and infection
Chairs: Professor Susanna Dunachie (University of Oxford, UK) and Professor Teresa Lambe (University of Oxford, UK)
11:00 | Invited speaker: Professor Miles Carroll (University of Oxford, UK)
Ebola virus: outbreaks, persistence & immunity!
11:25 – 11:55 | Flash talks
Identification of immunogenic epitopes of Chlamydia trachomatis as the causative agent of Trachoma via peptide microarrays
Dr Marc Botcherby, Shelford Scientific, UK
Using spatial biology to define lung tissue pathology following SARS-CoV-2 challenge in vaccinated, unvaccinated and re-challenged rhesus macaques
Cillian Gartlan, University of Oxford, UK
Dual Single Cell RNA transcriptomic Analysis Revealed Mucosal-associated Invariant T cells Mediated Protective Host Response during Influenza A Virus Infection
Professor Paul Klenerman, University of Oxford, UK
Interleukin-32 producing CD8+ memory T cells and Tregs define the IDO1 / PD-L1 niche in human cutaneous leishmaniasis skin lesions
Dr Nidhi S Dey, University of York, UK
Multiplex cytokine profiling of acute Melioidosis patients from Thailand
Priyanka Liz Abraham, University of Oxford, UK
Effect of iron deficiency on iron transporter expression and mucosal immune development along the intestinal tract in piglets
Zeynep Hayilri, University of Reading, UK
11:55 | Invited speaker: Professor Calman MacLennan (University of Oxford & University of Birmingham, UK)
Talk title TBC
12:20 | GemPharmatech talk
12:30 | Lunch and posters
Session 3: Innate immunity and signalling
Chairs: Professor Irina Udalova (University of Oxford, UK) and Professor David Greaves (University of Oxford, UK)
13:35 | Invited speaker: Professor Jelena Bezbradica Mirkovic (University of Oxford, UK)
Putting the brakes on inflammasome signalling
14:00 | Selected short talk: Dr Francesco Boccellato, (Ludwig Cancer Research, University of Oxford, UK)
Inflammation promotes epithelial defence by stimulating the secretion of antimicrobial
peptides in the mucus
14:10 | Selected short talk: Gabrielle R Chappell, (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, UK)
Tissue-recruited inflammatory macrophages have enhanced NLRP3 inflammasome pathway
activity in rheumatoid arthritis
14:20 | Selected short talk: Xiawei Zhang, (NDM Experimental Medicine Division, University of Oxford, UK)
MAIT cells protect against lung injury
14:30 | Invited speaker: Professor Jan Rehwinkel (University of Oxford, UK)
MDA5 guards against infection by surveying cellular RNA homeostasis
14:55 | BSI and ECI announcements: Professor Mark Coles (University of Oxford, UK)
15:00 | The Peter Medawar Prize for Immunology and the Mark Asquith Memorial Award
15:10 | Presentation from The Peter Medawar Prize for Immunology winner
15:20 | Coffee break and posters
Session 4: Current and potential future impact of AI on immunotherapy
Chair/Moderator: Professor Hashem Koohy (MRC TIDU, MRC WIMM, University of Oxford, UK)
15:45 | Fireside chat with expert panel:
Dr Calliope Dendrou (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, UK)
Dan Hudson (University of Oxford and Rosalind Franklin Institute, UK)
Dr Ferdousi Chowdhury (RGEA, Research Services, University of Oxford, UK)
16:45-18:00 | Drinks, networking and posters
18:00 | Event close
Registration
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|---|---|---|
| Full | £33 | £70 |
| Early Career/Clinician in training (read the criteria) | £33 | £70 |
| Postgraduate (anyone studying a PhD or Masters) | £22 | £50* |
| Senior (retired) (read the criteria) | £22 | £50 |
| Discounted membership/rate (read the criteria) | £22* | £50* |
| Undergraduate (membership is free) | £10 | - |
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Abstract submission
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