We are pleased to announce that the BSI Yorkshire Immunology Group will be hosting a half-day meeting in York to showcase immunology research in Yorkshire on Tuesday 13 May 2025. The meeting will be held in the Department of Biology, University of York, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre (B/K/018).
The meeting focuses on early career researchers and will feature a range of topics on host-pathogen interactions, immune regulation in haematology, and skin immunology. An external keynote presentation and opportunities to network with members of the Yorkshire immunology community will be included.
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Abstract submission
Submit an abstract here before 23:59 BST on Tuesday 1 April 2025.
Programme
12:00 | Registration
12:30 | Introductory remarks: Dr Ioannis Kourtzelis (University of York, UK)
Session 1: Host-pathogen interactions
Chair: Dr James Hewitson(University of York, UK)
12:35 | Invited speaker: Dr Cecile Crosnier (University of York, UK)
A systematic study of extracellular host:parasite protein interactions to identify new immunomodulatory pathways
during helminth infection
12:50 | Invited speaker: Dr Damián Pérez-Mazliah (University of York, UK)
B cell immunity during infectious cardiomyopathy
13:05 | Invited speaker: Dr Keith Grehan (University of Leeds,UK)
Virus-like particles: Future vaccines and therapeutics
13:20 | Invited speaker: Dr Gillian Tomlinson (University of Sheffield, UK)
Type I interferon responses contribute to immune protection against mycobacterial infection
Flash talks & posters:
13:35 | Dr Shoumit Dey (University of York, UK)
Ontogeny-independent expression of LPCAT2 in granuloma macrophages during experimental visceral leishmaniasis
13:40 | Dr Cristina Viola (University of York, UK)
Discovering new therapeutic targets by systematic genome scale human receptor interaction screening:
Identifying Human CD200 Receptor as a target for immunoregulation by pathogens
13:45 | Alex Bear (University of Sheffield, UK)
Unveiling the differences in adaptive immune response to staphylococcal protein A that are associated with
specific clinical conditions
13:50 | Zoë Speirs (University of Sheffield, UK)
Modulating macrophage phenotypes in a zebrafish infection model
13:55 | Liam Barningham (University of Leeds, UK)
Targeting the spit - Investigating Aedes aegypti mosquito saliva to develop pan-viral therapeutics
14:00 | Refreshment break and poster session
Session 2: Immune regulation in haematology
Chair: Dr Jillian Barlow (University of York, UK)
14:35 | Invited speaker: Dr Shinjini Chakraborty (University of York, UK)
Chronic schistosomiasis alters haematopoiesis through type 1 and 2 immune responses
14:50 | Invited speaker: Dr Alyssa Cull (University of York, UK)
Exploring the bone marrow ecosystem - how macrophages influence haematopoietic stem cell dynamics
15:05 | Invited speaker: Dr Amelia Fisher (University of Leeds,UK)
That's not IGH! Insertional diversification in chronic lymphoproliferative disorders
Flash talks & posters:
15:20 | Mags Gwynne (University of York, UK)
Malat1 controls Th2 differentiation in a sex specific manner
15:25 | Ben Kemp (University of Leeds,UK)
Plasma cell parkour: Harnessing myeloma oncogenes to drive cell cycle re-entry
15:30 | Refreshment break and poster session
Session 3: Immune regulation in skin
Chair: Dr Clive McKimmie (University of Leeds,UK)
16:00 | Dr Kim Robinson (University of York, UK)
Inflammasomes in skin health and disease
16:15 | Dr Begona Caballero Ruiz (University of Leeds,UK)
The role of fibroblasts and keratinocytes communication for inducing the type I IFN and STAT3
activation in the skin
16:30 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Professor Gerard Graham (University of Glasgow, UK)
Chemokine receptors in the orchestration of the inflammatory response
17:30 | Concluding remarks: Dr Ioannis Kourtzelis (University of York, UK) and Dr Gina Doody (University of Leeds,UK)
17:45 | Close
Registration
Registration for this event is now open.
BSI members benefit from reduced registration fees at this meeting and other BSI events, as well as free access to our journals, grants, career development activities and much more. You can sign up to become a member online. For current BSI members, your reduced fee will be applied automatically if you are logged in to your account. All fees include VAT.
| BSI member | Non-member | |
|---|---|---|
| Full | £12 | £24 |
| Early Career/Clinician in training (read the criteria) | £12 | £24 |
| Postgraduate (anyone studying a PhD or Masters) | £12 | £24* |
| Senior (Retired) (read the criteria) | £12 | £24 |
| Discounted membership/rate (read the criteria) | £12* | £15* |
| Undergraduate (membership is free) | £12 | - |
Registration fees include VAT
*If one of these categories apply 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: Tuesday 22 April. 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: Tuesday 22 April. Find out more and apply.
Sponsorship
If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact our Events & Corporate Engagement Manager, Becky Dempsey, at b.dempsey@immunology.org.