5th International Conference on Cytokines in Cancer

Program - Thursday, May 18

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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 Kos International Airport "Hippocrates" (IATAKGSICAOLGKOand take a taxi from the airport to the hotel (~55 EUR). To book a transfer you may use https://www.kostaxi.eu

    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 Grecotel Kos Imperial. The hotel is located 30 km from the airport.  Please take a taxi from the airport to the conference venue. 

    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 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 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. 

Thursday, May 18

07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Breakfast
Immune cell populations in cancer
Chair: Ian Parish
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Combination immunotherapy in patients with rare cancers
Andreas Behren
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Immunoregulatory functions of neutrophils in cancer
Jadwiga Jablonska
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
A new effector T cell subset leading to cancer
Julien Marie, Olivier Fesneau, Valentin Thevin, Hector Hernandez-Vargas, and Nicolas Benech
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
PTP1B deficiency alleviates T cell exhaustion by promoting JAK/STAT signalling
Florian Wiede1,2, Nicole Amiet1,2, Kevin Sek4, Mathias Mueller3, Phil Darcy4, and Tony Tiganis1,2
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
One Health: lessons from cytokines in other diseases
Chair: Gideon Schreiber
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Interferon-mediated regulation of T cell function and immunotherapy in cancer
David Brooks
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
STAT1 gain-of-function DNA-binding-domain mutations cause immune dysregulation in humans and mice
Ori Scott1,2, Ronald Cohn2,4, Evgueni Ivakine3, Cynthia Guidos2, and Chaim Roifman2
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Remodelling the interferon and chemokine activity landscape in COVID-19 and inflammatory responses by immune cell proteases and SARS-CoV-2 3Clpro main protease precision proteolysis reveals chinks in the cell's armour
Christopher Overall
12:45 PM - 01:15 PM
IFN-ß ring prophylaxis to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Eleanor Fish and CONCORD-19 Consortium
01:15 PM - 01:20 PM
Closing Remarks
01:20 PM - 03:00 PM
Lunch and Informal Discussions
03:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Informal Discussions
07:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Farewell Dinner