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Immunology: A Path Through The Maze
 
Oxford University , Oxford, UK
27-28 April 2000

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

Organized by:

Oxford University

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.

Deadline for Abstracts:

N/A

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.
Email for Requests and Registration: cpdbio@conted.ox.ac.uk
 
 

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