17th International Conference on Innate Immunity

Program - Wednesday, July 13

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    Registration 
    In completing the online registration form you are not automatically accepted to attend the conference nor are you automatically registered for the conference. Final registration to the conference shall occur after you have been accepted and notified by the conference chair of your acceptance to the conference. If you have been charged the registration fee but your attendance has been declined you will be reimbursed in full.

    Airport
    You want to arrive at the Ioannina Airport (code: IOA) and take a taxi from the airport to the hotel (~20 EUR)

    Accommodation Tax
    An accommodation tax of € 4.00 per room night will apply, and will be charged automatically to the individual guest’s extras accounts. 

    Accommodations
    Accommodations for the conference are at the Hotel Du Lac.  The hotel is located in the city of Ioannina, 7 km from the Airport. 

    Arrival and Check-in
    It is expected that attendees will arrive/check-in after 3:00 PM. Anyone arriving after 10:30 pm on the first day should make alternative dinner arrangements.

    Conference Venue
    The Du Lac Conference Center is located at the hotel. 

    Handicapped Accessibility
    The site is fully handicapped accessible.

    Oral Presentations
    Speakers are asked to bring their USB flash drive to the reception desk at least 30 minutes prior to the session.  The allocated time for all presentations, unless otherwise indicated, includes five minutes Q&A.

    City Tour
    Buses for the city tour will depart from the hotel front lobby at 3:30 pm. Badges are required for participation. 

    Breakfast
    Breakfast for registered participants and registered accompanying persons will be served at the Avra Imperial Hotel main restaurant during the hours scheduled in this program. 

    Lunches/Informal Discussions
    Lunches for registered participants and registered accompanying persons will be served during the times indicated in this program at the main restaurant and only after the session has finished. Badges are required for admission.

    Dinners/Informal Discussions
    Three of the dinners/informal discussion will be served during the times indicated in the program. Vegetarian entrees are available only upon request in advance of the meeting.  Please contact info@aegeanconferences.org. 

    Internet, Phone, & Computer
    Wireless Internet access is located throughout the conference center free of charge during meeting hours. There are computers available in the hotel’s business center for the use of the attendees. Phone service is available for an additional charge from your hotel room.

    Certificate of Participation
    A Certificate of Participation will be distributed to a participant for those sessions that the participant has attended. A participant must attend an entire session to receive credit for that particular session. Late arrivals and early departures from a session will preclude a participant from receiving credit for that session. 

    Passports and Visa
    Participants are advised to check on their individual requirements before attending any Aegean Conference meeting. Visa applications should be filed at the nearest Greek Embassy in the country in which you are resident, at least three months prior to the anticipated departure date.

    Letters of Invitation
    Letters of invitation to attend an Aegean Conference meeting will be issued only to:

    • Authors of accepted abstracts
    • Fully paid registrants

    Note: Invitations are issued at the discretion of Aegean Conferences, and requests for letters will be accepted only 60 days prior to the conference start date.

    Liability and Insurance
    Neither the organizers, nor the Aegean Conferences will assume any responsibility whatsoever for damage or injury to persons or property during meeting period. Participants are advised to arrange their own personal travel and health insurance.  

    Other Information
    Animals are not permitted on site.
    Badges are required for admission to all events.
    All Aegean Conferences events are non-smoking.

    No Photographs and Recording Devices
    Participants are not allowed to photograph and/or record using cameras, mobile telephones and other recording devices during the slide and poster presentations. 

    Code of Conduct Policy 
    Aegean Conferences is committed to making its meetings an inclusive space for sharing ideas and knowledge. The code of conduct can be viewed here. 

Wednesday, July 13

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Breakfast
Myeloid cells and inflammation
Chairs: Mihai Netea and Katrin Andreasson
09:00 AM - 09:25 AM
Neutrophils activation as the bottleneck of intestinal inflammation
Irina Udalova
09:25 AM - 09:50 AM
Macrophages as gate keepers of inflammation
Gerhard Krönke
09:50 AM - 10:15 AM
Investigating the relevance of hepatic macrophage plasticity across distinct inflammatory conditions.
Christian Zwicker, Anna Bujko, Anneleen Remmerie, Federico De Ponti, Kathryn Waller, Paul Collins, Pieter Louwe, Bavo Vanneste, Fleur Parmentier, Tinne Thoné, Liesbet Martens, Mushida Binte Abdul Latib, and Charlotte Scott
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM
hnRNPD as a regulator of proinflammatory to proangiogenic macrophage transitions
Sofia Gargani1,2, Fotis Ioakeimidis1, Niki Lourou1,2, Christina Arapatzi1, Dimitris Tzanos1, Marania Saridaki1, Esmeralda Dushku2, Margarita Chatzimike1, Nikolaos Sidiropoulos2, Margarita Andreadou1, Vassileios Ntafis1, Pantelis Hatzis1, Vassiliki Kostourou1, and Dimitris Kontoyiannis1,2
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Selective reprogramming of macrophages by IFN-gamma during acute Toxoplasma gondii Infection
Felix Yarovinsky, Andrew Martin, Shilpi Giri, Alexandra Safronova, and Samantha Kwok
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing
Innate immunity topics
Chairs: Sirpa Jalkanen and Michail Lionakis
12:00 PM - 12:25 PM
Neutrophil heterogeneity in tumor
Ng Guan
12:25 PM - 12:40 PM
Macrophage diversity in cancer revisited in the era of single cell omics
Bin-Zhi Qian1,2,3, Ruo-Yu Ma1, and Annabel Black3
12:40 PM - 12:55 PM
Human serum amyloid A enhances the immune response of phagocytic cells in tuberculosis.
Malwina Kawka1, Bożena Dziadek1, Renata Płocińska2, Przemysław Płociński2, Anna Brzostek2, and Jarosław Dziadek2
12:55 PM - 01:10 PM
CTLA-4 Polymorphisms: Influence on Relapse and Survival in Children undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Bernd Gruhn, Susan Wittig, and Judith Hammrich
01:10 PM - 01:25 PM
Activation of type 2 innate immune system in old age
Tommy Terooatea2, Yasutaka Motomura2, Natsuko Otaki2, Natsuki Takeno2, Haruka Yabukami2, Kazuyo Moro2, and Aki Minoda2
01:25 PM - 01:40 PM
Kupffer cell survival is critical to prevent exacerbated anti-microbial immune responses
Christian Zwicker1,2, Anneleen Remmerie1,2, Tinne Thoné1,2, Liesbet Martens1,2, Bavo Vanneste1,2, Fleur Parmentier1,2, and Charlotte Scott1,2
01:40 PM - 01:55 PM
MS4A genes, patterns of pathological deregulation in innate immunity
Sarah Mapelli1, Ana Gomes1, Barbara Bottazzi1, and Alberto Mantovani1,2
01:55 PM - 02:00 PM
Closing Remarks
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Lunch and Informal Discussions
08:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Farewell Dinner