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2015.02.24

6th IFReC International Symposium "Immunology at the Forefront"

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Welcome to the website of "Immunology at the Forefront", the 6th IFReC International Symposium. This symposium hosted by the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, will provide a forum for the newest developments in wide-ranging areas of immunology. Seventeen leading scientists from institutions around the world will present their recent achievements. Through the two full-day forum, the latest findings of basic, translational and clinical immunology will be shared. We look forward to organizing this exciting event, and hope that you are eager to be involved.

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Symposium

Date / Time:	2Monday, February 23, 2015, 10:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Venue:	KNOWLEDGE THEATER, Grand Front Osaka, Japan
Fee:	Free

Reception

Date / Time:	Monday, February 23, 2015, 6:00pm -
Venue:	InterContinental Osaka
Fee:	1,000 yen (to be paid at the venue)

Time Schedule

DAY 1
Date	Time	Speakers	Title
Feb. 23	10:00am-10:15am	Opening Remarks
	10:15am-10:45am	Yumiko Imai Akita University, Japan	Dynamic nuclear interactions between influenza virus and its host
	10:45am-11:15am	Yukinori Okada Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan	Human genetics contribute to disease biology, clinical medicine, and drug discovery
	11:15am-11:45am	Magnus Rattray University of Manchester, UK	Insights into transcription dynamics and gene regulation from non-parametric modelling
	11:45am-1:30pm	Lunch
	1:30pm-2:00pm	Gabriel D. Victora Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, USA	Cellular and Clonal Dynamics in Germinal Centers
	2:00pm-2:30pm	Kenji Kabashima Kyoto University, Japan	Perivascular leukocyte clusters are essential for efficient effector T cell activation in the skin
	2:30pm-3:00pm	Paola Di Meglio MRC National Institute for Medical Research, UK	A tale of mice and men: the Aryl hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) as inflammatory brake in psoriasis
	3:00pm-3:30pm	Break
	3:30pm-4:00pm	Markus Feuerer German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)	Immune control maintained by specialized regulatory cells
	4:00pm-4:30pm	Daniel Gray The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia	How apoptosis controls regulatory T cell differentiation and homeostasis in steady-state and disease
	4:30pm-5:00pm	Hiroyoshi Nishikawa Osaka University	Regulatory T cells in tumor immunity
	6:00pm-	Reception

DAY 2
Date	Time	Speakers	Title
Feb. 24	10:00am-10:30am	Ryu Okumura Osaka University	Lypd8 maintains gut homeostasis by segregating commensal bacteria and colonic epithelia
	10:30am-11:00am	Takashi Satoh Osaka University	The physiological role and differentiation mechanism of various M2 macrophages
	11:00am-11:30am	Sho Yamasaki Kyushu University, Japan	Regulation of Immune Responses through C-type Lectin Receptors
	11:30am-1:00pm	Lunch
	1:00pm-1:30pm	Joseph C. Sun Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA	The RAG recombinase dictates functional heterogeneity and cellular fitness in natural killer cells
	1:30pm-2:00pm	Hisashi Arase Osaka University	Cellular misfolded proteins rescued from protein degradation by MHC class II molecules are targets for autoantibodies in autoimmune diseases
	2:00pm-2:30pm	Yeonseok Chung Seoul National University, Korea	Cross-Regulation of Atherosclerosis and Autoimmunity
	2:30pm-3:00pm	Break
	3:00pm-3:30pm	Neil Harrison Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK	Sickness behaviours: Imaging the effects of peripheral inflammation on human brain structure and function
	3:30pm-4:00pm	Ben Seymour Osaka University	Pain: A Behavioural System for Human Defence
	4:00pm-	Closing remarks

Contact

WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center Osaka University
3-1 Yamada-oka, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
Tel: +81-6-6879-4777 (from overseas) 06-6879-4777 in Japan)
Fax: +81-6-6879-4272 (from overseas) 06-6879-4272 in Japan)
E-mail: ifrec-sympo ifrec.osaka-u.ac.jp

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