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Immunology: A Path Through The Maze | ||||
Oxford University
, Oxford, UK 27-28 April 2000 |
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Day 1 · A map of the immune system; the response to infection. · Major histocompatability complex (MHC) molecules · Antigen processing and presentation · The antigen receptors · Generation of the antigen receptor repertoire · Antigen receptors as tools · Review and discussion Day 2 · Lymphocyte activation · The role of adhesion molecules in immunity · Cytokines · Cytokine regulation of immune function · Tolerance · Autoimmunity · Can manipulation of the immune response offer novel approaches to new therapies? · Review and discussion |
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Oxford University |
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Invited Speakers: |
Professor Kathryn Wood (Course Director) is Professor of Immunology in the University’s Nuffield Department of Surgery. She has particular interests is in tolerance induction and strategies for therapeutic intervention. Dr Fiona Powrie is a Wellcome Senior Research Fellow in Basic Biomedical Science in the University’s Nuffield Department of Surgery. Her research interest is immune regulation, particularly CD4+ T cells subsets and cytokines in mucosal immune regulation. |
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Deadline for Abstracts: |
N/A |
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Registration: |
Course fees include all daytime refreshments and lunches throughout the course, as well as a drinks Reception on the first evening. Full Fee: five hundred and ninety five pounds sterling Group Discount: five hundred and thirty five pounds sterling - for more than one registration from an organisation (not available with other discounts) Academic Discount: three hundred and fifty seven pounds sterling - for full time members of academic institutions. |
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Email for Requests and Registration: | cpdbio@conted.ox.ac.uk | |||
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