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General
Information
Accommodations
All
participants will be staying in the Santorini Image Hotel (A' class), which is located in Messaria, which is
a short distance from Fira and 3 km from the airport.
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Workshop venue
The Nomikos Conference Center is located in Fira,
the capital of Santorini, overlooking the Caldera and the Santorini volcano.
Oral Presentations
An LCD projector, a projector for 2x2 inches slides and an
overhead projector will be available for the oral presentations. Speakers are asked to bring their slides to the
slide reception desk at least 30 min. before the beginning of the session.
Posters
Posters should be mounted
on the designated boards and dismounted according to the schedule below.
Adhesive tape for mounting
the posters on the boards will be available at the poster area.
Welcome Reception and Banquet
Invitation cards are required for admission.
City Tour
Buses for the city tour
will be leaving from the Nomikos Center on Saturday, October 13 at 2:45 p.m.
The accompanying persons maybe picked up at the Nomikos Center or otherwise
at the Santorini Image Hotel. Tickets are required for participation.
Tour and Travel Information
A desk manned by the personnel of our official
Travel Agency, “ERA Ltd” 8 Alexandrou Soutsou Str.,
Kolonaki 10671 Athens – Greece
Tel.: 30-1-363-4944,
FAX: 30-1-3631690, E-Mail: info@era.gr
will be located at the Nomikos Center and Santorini
Image Hotel throughout the Workshop.
Lunches
Lunches will be served at the indicated times to all
registered participants in the Nomikos Center. Badges are required for
admission
Program OUTLINE
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Wednesday, October 10
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Registration
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5:00-8:00
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“Santorini
Image Hotel”
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Welcome
Reception
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8:00
PM
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“Santorini
Image Hotel”
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Thursday, October 11
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Breakfast
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7:30 AM
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“Santorini
Image Hotel”
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The bus will
depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM
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Registration
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Nomikos
Center
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Session I: Structure-Functions
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Nomikos
Center
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Coffee
break
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11:00
AM
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Nomikos
Center
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Session II: The Central Nervous System
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11:30
AM
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Nomikos
Center
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Lunch
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1:30
PM
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Nomikos
Center
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Dinner
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8:00
PM
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“Pyrgos”,
Pyrgos
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The bus will depart from the
“Santorini Image Hotel” at 7:30 PM
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Friday, October 12
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Breakfast
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7:30 AM
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“Santorini
Image Hotel
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The bus will
depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM
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Session III: Therapeutic Approaches
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9:00
AM
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Nomikos
Center
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Coffee
break
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11:00
AM
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Nomikos
Center
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Session IV: Therapeutic Approaches
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11:30AM
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Nomikos
Center
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Lunch
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1:15
PM
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Nomikos
Center
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Dinner
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8:00
PM
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“Selene”,
Fira
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The bus will depart from the
“Santorini Image Hotel” at 7:30 PM
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Saturday, October 13
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Breakfast
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7:30 AM
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“Santorini
Image Hotel”
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The bus will
depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM
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Session V: Infectious Diseases
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9:00
AM
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Nomikos
Center
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Coffee
break
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10:20
AM
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Nomikos
Center
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Session VI: Allergic Reactions
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10:50
AM
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Nomikos
Center
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Poster Session
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12:10
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Lunch
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1:30
PM
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Nomikos
Center
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City
Tour
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2:45
PM
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Sunday, October 14
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Breakfast
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7:30 AM
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“Santorini
Image Hotel”
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The bus will
depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM
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Session VII: Autoimmune Diseases and Pathophysiology
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9:00
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Nomikos
Center
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Coffee
break
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11:00
AM
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Nomikos
Center
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Session VIII: Autoimmune Diseases and Pathophysiology
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11:30
AM
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Nomikos
Center
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Lunch
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1:30
PM
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Nomikos
Center
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Gala
Dinner
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8:00
PM
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Nomikos
Center
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The bus will depart from the
“Santorini Image Hotel” at 7:30 PM
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Monday, October 15
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Breakfast
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7:30 AM
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“Santorini
Image Hotel”
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Departure
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PROGRAM
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Wednesday, October
10
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5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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Open Registration – “Santorini Image Hotel”
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8:00 PM
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Welcome Reception – “Santorini Iamge Hotel”
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Thursday, October 11
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7:30 AM
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Breakfast
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The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM
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8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
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Registration – Nomikos Center
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Session I: Structure - Functions
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Co-chairs: Behrane
Ghebrehiwet, SUNY at Stony Brook
C. Yung
Yu, The Ohio
State University
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9:00 AM
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Sructural requirements and
functional effects of the polymerization of C4b-binding protein
L Kask, B Dahlbäck, and AM Blom
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9:20 AM
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C4b-binding protein binds to
the surface of apoptotic cells through anti-coagulant protein S
J H Webb, AM Blom, and B Dahlbäck
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9:40 AM
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Characterization of
parameters influencing the enhancement of phagocytosis by C1qRP
AJ Tenner, S Ruiz, and M Park
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10:00 AM
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The role of complement in
developmental processes
JD Lambris, K Del Rio-Tsonis, S
Francini, Y Kimura, M Majka, M Markiewski, D Mastellos, MZ Ratajczak, R
Reca, C Strey, and PA Tsonis.
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10:20 AM
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Transcriptional regulation of
the human complement receptor 2 gene
GC Tsokos, M Tolnay, and LA
Vereshchagina
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10:40 AM
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Difference in the intrinsic
strength of the human complement system: a study of C4a and C4b gene dosage
variations in three populations
CY Yu, Y Yang, CA Blanchong, B
Zhou, EK Chung, CM Bailey, K Jones, R Rennebohm, G Higgins, M Kovács, I
Karádi, L Varga, and G Fust.
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11:00 AM
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Coffee Break
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Session II: The central
nervous system
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Co Chairs: Andrea J. Tenner,
University of California, Irvine
Tony
Wyss-Corey, University of California San Francisco
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11:30 AM
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Genetic inhibition of the
complement cascade increases Alzheimer’s pathology in transgenic mice
T Wyss-Coray, AH Lin, F Yan, JJ
Alexander, E Masliah, and RJ Quigg.
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11:50 AM
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Complement is not essential
for the development of neuritic (senile) plaques in an animal model of
Alzheimer's disease
NR Cooper, BM Bradt, K Hsiao, MC
Carroll, and JX Yu
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12:10 PM
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Activities of C1q in
Alzheimer's disease
AJ Tenner, MD Galvan, M Botto, and
MI Fonseca
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12:30 PM
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Co-stimulatory effects of amyloid
ß-associated proteins C1q and SAP on the Aß1-42peptide-induced cytokine
synthesis by adult human microglia in vitro
R Veerhuis and P Eikelenboom
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12:50 PM
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The role of complement in
acute traumatic injury of the brain
Z Fabry, B Nazewicz, F Liu, D
Sewell, JD Lambris, and M Sandor
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1:10 PM
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The role of the complement
system in a mouse model of stroke
A-K Nilsson, MA Hietala, M Pekny,
and M Pekna
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1:30 PM
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Lunch
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8:00 PM
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Dinner at the Restaurant
“Pyrgos”, Pyrgos
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The bus will depart from
the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 7:30 PM
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Friday, October 12
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7:30
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Breakfast
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The bus will depart
from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM
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Session III: Therapeutic
Approaches
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Co-chairs: Tom Eirik Mollnes,
University of Tromsø
Francesco
Tedesco, Trieste University
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9:00 AM
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The primary role of
complement in the inflammatory network
TE Mollnes
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9:20 AM
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A new C5a receptor antagonist
inhibits monoarticular arthritis in the rat
TM Woodruff, IA Shiels, DP Fairlie,
and SM Taylor.
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9:40 AM
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CRP-mediated activation of
complement in acute myocardial infarction: a novel target for therapy?
CE Hack, R Nijmeijer, WK Lagrand,WT
Hermens, P Bruins, and HWM Niessen
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10:00 AM
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