Innate and adaptive arms of the immune response together orchestrate the effective control of acute infection. However, in an endeavour to restore tissue homeostasis, it is increasingly clear that the immune system plays a long game in its negotiations with foreign, tumour and self-antigens that expose us to chronic disease. Infection and its sequelae, the immunosurveillance of cancer, and dysfunctional immunity manifesting as autoimmunity all show an evolution in immune function through time.
This one-day event, organised by the BSI Bristol Immunology Group, will present current research in these areas highlighting immunological mechanisms that evolve during the development and progression of disease.
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Abstract submission
Abstracts can be submitted until 23:59 on Wednesday 30 April.
Programme
09:20 | Welcome
Session 1 - Infection
09:30 | Invited speaker: Professor Ian Humphreys (Cardiff University, UK)
Chronic Viral Infection, T Cells and Alzheimer’s Disease
09:55 | Invited speaker: Professor Gordon Brown (University of Exeter, UK)
C-type lectins in infection – not just fungi
10:20 | Selected short talk
10:40 | Selected short talk
11:00 | Refreshments and networking
Session 2 – Cancer immunology
11:30 | Invited speaker: Professor David Withers (University of Oxford, UK)
Investigating how the anti-tumour CD8 T cell response is sustained both locally and systemically
11:55 | Invited speaker: Professor Linda Wooldridge (University of Bristol, UK)
Understanding and manipulating the CD8 T-cell response in long haul disease
12:20 | Selected short talk
12:40 | Sponsor short talk
13:00 | Lunch break, poster viewing and meet the exhibitors
Session 3 – Autoimmunity and immunopathology
14:15 | Invited speaker: Professor Sheena Cruickshank (University of Manchester, UK)
The immunology of the pollution: from basic science to community actions
14:40 | Invited speaker: Dr Emily Gwyer Findlay (University of Southampton, UK)
Modelling neutrophil-driven T cell pathology in autoimmunity'
15:05 | Selected short talk
15:25 | Selected short talk
15:45 | Refreshments and networking
16:00 | Keynote speaker: Professor Thomas Korn (Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine & Health, Germany
A fresh look at B cells in CNS autoimmunity
16:45 | Closing remarks followed by networking reception
18:00 | Event close
Registration
If one of the following categories apply to you, please contact meetings@immunology.org for a discount code prior to registering. For BSI members in the Early Career/Clinician in training, Postgraduate or Senior categories, your discount will be applied automatically if you are logged in to your account.
- Member - Discounted membership/rate
- Non-member - Postgraduate
- Non-member - Discounted
Early Bird
The deadline for Early Bird registration is 23:59 on Tuesday 27 May.
| BSI member | Non-member | |
|---|---|---|
| Full | £36 | £75 |
| Early Career/Clinician in training (read the criteria) | £36 | £75 |
| Postgraduate (anyone studying a PhD or Masters) | £24 | £54* |
| Senior (Retired) (read the criteria) | £24 | £54 |
| Discounted membership/rate (read the criteria) | £24* | £54* |
| Undergraduate (membership is free) | £12 | - |
Late registration
| BSI member | Non-member | |
|---|---|---|
| Full | £51 | £95 |
| Early Career/Clinician in training (read the criteria) | £51 | £95 |
| Postgraduate (anyone studying a PhD or Masters) | £39 | £74* |
| Senior (Retired) (read the criteria) | £39 | £74 |
| Discounted membership/rate (read the criteria) | £39* | £74* |
| Undergraduate (membership is free) | £27 | - |
Registration fees include VAT
*If this fee applies to you, please contact meetings@immunology.org for a discount code prior to registering.
BSI grants to support your attendance at this event
As part of our career development package, we have two grants available to BSI members to support your attendance at this event.
- BSI Regional & Affinity Group Conference Grants: BSI members can apply for up to £100 to contribute towards their travel costs in attending this conference. In this scheme, we have 10 grants available for this conference and they will be allocated on a first come, first served basis to eligible BSI members. Deadline: Monday 21 May. Find out more and apply.
- BSI Regional & Affinity Group Carers' Grants: BSI members can apply for up to £100 to contribute towards extra care arrangements costs they incur during the conference, for example, childcare costs, or for additional care for the applicant themselves. Deadline: Monday 21 May. Find out more and apply.
Sponsorship
Thank you to our sponsors who are supporting this event.
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