Infection & Immunity
Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center
September 8 – September 12, 2011
Abstract Deadline:July 20, 2011

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Organized by:
Shizuo Akira,Osaka University, Japan
Xuetao Cao,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China
Genhong Cheng, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Luke O'Neill, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

We are pleased to announce the 1st Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Infection & Immunity which will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China. The conference will begin at 7.30pm on the evening of Friday September 8th, and will conclude after lunch on Monday September 12th, 2011.

This conference is similar in design to the famous Cold Spring Harbor meetings series, a program now in its 76th year. The conference will include eight oral sessions and one poster session covering the latest findings across many topics in infection and immunity research. Many talks will be selected from the openly submitted abstracts on the basis of scientific merit and relevance. Social events throughout the conference provide ample opportunity for informal interactions.

Topics:
- Pattern recognition and innate immunity
- Innate immune signaling
- Stem cell and immune development
- Transcriptional control of immune response
- Immune response to viral infections
- Immune response to bacterial infections
- Vaccines against infections

Keynote Speaker:
Shizuo Akira, Osaka University, JAPAN
Abstract title:TLR signaling and the immune response

DavidBaltimore, California Institute of Technology, USA
Abstract title:Control of NF-kB-activated Transcription

Invited Speakers:
Rafi Ahmed Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia, USA
Abstract title: Immunological Memory

Antonio Bertoletti, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (A*Star), SINGAPORE
Abstract title:Strategies to Restore Defective Virus-specific Immunity in chronic HBV infection

Michael Bevan, Howard Hughes Medical Inst., U. Washington, USA
Abstract title:Controlling CD8 Responses in the Presence and Absence of Inflammation

Jeremy Boss, Emory University, USA
Abstract title:Transcription and epigenetic regulation of programmed death-1 during viral infection and T cell activation

Andrew Bowie, Trinity College Dublin, IRELAND
Abstract title:The ‘how’ and ‘why’ of intracellular DNA sensing by the innate immune system

Xuetao Cao, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, CHINA
Abstract title:Cross-regulation of innate immune response

Zhijian (James)Chen, UTSW Medical Center/HHMI, USA
Abstract title:MAVS – A Marvelous Mitochondrial Anti-Viral Signaling Protein

Genhong Cheng, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Abstract title:Crosstalk between innate immune response to viral infection and host metabolism

Yang-Xin Fu, the University of Chicago, USA
Abstract title: The essential role of innate lymphoid cells in controlling gut infection, metabolism, and microbiome

Takashi Fujita, Kyoto University, JAPAN
Abstract title:Viral replication and its detection by RIG-I-Like Receptors: Formation of RIG-I granules and signal transduction through mitochondrion

Paul HertzogMonach Institute of Medical Research, AUSTRALIA
Abstract title:Characterisation of a novel cytokine which specifically regulates innate mucosal immune responses to bacterial and viral infections of the female reproductive tract

Veit Hornung, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Germany
Abstract title:Intracellular DNA sensing

Shigeo Koyasu, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan
Abstract title:Natural helper cell and the type-2 innate immune responses

Atsushi Kumanogoh, Osaka University, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, JAPAN
Abstract title:Regulation of Immune Cell Responses by Semaphorins and Their Receptors.

Claude Leclerc, Institut Pasteur, FRANCE
Abstract title:New paradigms for the development of efficient vaccines for adults and neonates

Foo Y Liew, University of Glasgow, UK
Abstract title: The role of novel cytokines in Infection and Immunity

Yong-Jun Liu, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
Abstract title:Identification of nucleic acid sensors in dendritic cells

Andrew McMichael, John Radcliffe Hospital, UK
Abstract title:Virus escape from early immune responses in acute HIV infection

Jeffrey Miller, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Abstract title:Diversity-Generating Retroelements

Daniel Portnoy, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Abstract title:Forward genetics to identify microbial components that activate host cytosolic surveillance pathways

Ichiro Taniuchi, RIKEN, Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, JAPAN
Abstract title:TRANSCRIPTIONAL AND EPIGENETIC CONTROL OF CD4/CD8 LINEAGE CHOICE

Jenny Ting, University of North Carolina, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA
Abstract title:NLRs in ancient and modern diseases

Yumei Wen, Fudan University, Shanghai Medical College, CHINA
Abstract title:Therapeutic vaccines-Bridging basic immunology with clinical medicine

Owen Witte, HHMI / University of California at Los Angeles, USA
Abstract title:Imaging Cancer and the Immune Response with Positron Emission Tomography

Sho Yamasaki, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, JAPAN
Abstract title:Regulation of immune responses through C-type lectin Mincle

We encourage abstracts to contain new and unpublished materials. The abstracts must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers. Status (fellow's talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

Fellowship:
We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. A certain number of presentations by graduate students and postdocs in this conference will be selected as fellowship (USD $100-$500) awards. For more details, please visit Stipends

We look forward to seeing you at Suzhou in September 2011.

This conference is supported in part by funds provided by:

Regular Pricing

Cost (including board and lodging): 15,000 RMB 2,250 USD
Regular packages are all inclusive and tuition, room and board for the duration of the summer school.

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Please note that certain amount of stipends are available to offset tuition, board and lodging costs. In particular, we have earmarked support for qualified applicants from China and India. No payment is due until after selection decisions are made but any applicant requiring support should request this in writing. Travel stipends may also be available on a case by case basis depending on need and geographical origin of applicant.

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    Please kindly note:

1. The early & normal price will be available if the full payment is finished before the exact due date.
For USD participants, we will automatically change your package price to the update one if we could not successfully charge the full payment from your registered credit card before the deadline.
For CNY participants, we will automatically change your package price to the update one if our bank account could not receive your full payment by wire transfer before the deadline.

2. For Student Package registered participants, please add your roommate requirement during the online registration. Otherwise, we’ll assign you a roommate among other student participants.

3. For late registrations, your housing & registration materials may not be guaranteed since the order is usually made in advance.

4. Please inform us your request on extra day (USD 75/CNY 500 per day) and food (vegetarian, kosher…etc.) during the online registration or email us as early as possible so that we could make relevant arrangement accordingly.

5.We offer CSHA endowed student package for graduate students (student ID is required). This special offer only includes the meeting session pass. Housing, food and social activities are not included in the package.

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Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conferences
Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center
No.299 Qiyue Road
SIP/ Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
Phone: +86 512 6272 9029
Fax: +86 512 6272 9028
[email protected]