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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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Organized by: |
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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