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Committeesof the 3rd Summer School of Immunology.....................................03

Invitation Letter.............................................................................05

Scientific Program..........................................................................06 List of Speakers..............................................................................09

Call for Abstracts.......................................................................... 10

Registration & Accommodation................................................... .11

General Information...................................................................... 12

Contents

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Committees

Committees of the 3rd Summer School of Immunology

Organizing Chair: Athanasios G. Tzioufas, MD

Organizing Committee: Evangelos Andreakos, PhDEfstathia Kapsogeorgou, PhDVaios Karanikas, PhDDimitris L. Kontoyiannis, PhDVily Panoutsakopoulou, PhDPanayiotis Verginis, PhD

Iannis Aifantis (USA) Lena Alexopoulou (FR) Evangelos Andreakos (GR) Constantin N. Baxevanis (GR)Giorgos Chamilos (GR)Triantafyllos Chavakis (DE)Eleni Douni (GR) Aristides Eliopoulos (GR)Vaios Karanikas (GR) George Kollias (GR) Dimitris L. Kontoyiannis (GR)Antonio Lanzavecchia (CH)Menelaos N. Manoussakis (GR)

Claudia Mauri (UK) George Mosialos (GR)Manuel Osorio (USA)Vily Panoutsakopoulou (GR)Constantinos Papadakis (GR)Fiona Powrie (UK)Alexander Rudensky (USA) Federica Sallusto (CH)Dimitris Skokos (USA)Christos Tsatsanis (GR) Panayiotis Verginis (GR)Georgina Xanthou (GR)

Speakers

Scientific Topics

• Innate Immunity

• Adaptive Immunity

• Toll-like Receptors

• Cytokines

• B Cells

• T Cells

• Dendritic Cells

• Tolerance

• Mucosal Immunity

• Inflammation

• Infection

• Allergy

• Autoimmunity

• Cancer

• Vaccines

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Athens29 Kosta Varnali Str., GR15233 Chalandri, Greece. Τ +30 210-6833600, F +30 210-6847700,@ info@pco-convin.gr

Thessaloniki8 Leontos Sofou Str., GR54625 Thessaloniki, GreeceΤ +30 2310 527376, F +30 2310 527376,@ info@pco-convin.gr

Getaway Planner by PCO-CONVIN29 Kosta Varnali Str. (Ground Floor),GR15233 Chalandri, Greece.Τ +30 210-6833600, F +30 210-6847700,@ travelling@pco-convin.gr

Organized by

National University of AthensSchool of Medicine

Department of Pathophysiology

Seminar Secretariat

PCO-CONVIN S.A.

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Dear Colleagues,

The 3rd Summer School of Immunology, organized by the

Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine of

the University of Athens, will be held from 27 June until

1 July 2011 on the picturesque island of Spetses in

Greece.

The aim of the Summer School is to provide students and

starting postdoctoral researchers insight into basic

immunology and recent developments, while promoting

their interaction with distinguished researchers from

Europe and the US. The Summer School will consist

of lectures, discussions and poster sessions allowing

students and postdoctoral fellows to present and

discuss their work.

We would therefore like to invite you to support our

effort by displaying posters in your department and

encourage your best PhD students and starting

postdoctoral researchers to attend. As space is limited

to 100 participants, early registration is encouraged.

Yours sincerely,

Athanasios G. Tzioufas, MDOn behalf of the Organizing Committee

Invitation Letter

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Scientific Program

Monday, 27 June 2011Time Auditorium

10:00-13:00 Registration

17:00-17:30 Overview of the Immune SystemVily Panoutsakopoulou

17:30-18:15 Innate ImmunityChristos Tsatsanis

18:15-19:15 Pathogen Recognition Receptors (TLRs, NLRs)Lena Alexopoulou

Tuesday, 28 June 2011Time Auditorium

09:00-09:45

09:45-10:30 Mechanisms of TolerancePanayiotis Verginis

From a Stem Cell to a T-Cell: Mechanisms of Molecular Regulationof Hematopoietic DifferentiationIannis Aifantis

10:30-11:15 T-Cell Immune ResponsesVily Panoutsakopoulou

11:45-12:45 Antigen Presentation - Dendritic CellsFiona Powrie

12:45-13:30 Leukocyte ExtravasationTriantafyllos Chavakis

17:45-18:30 Regulatory B-CellsClaudia Mauri

18:30-19:30 B-Cell Responses/AntibodiesAntonio Lanzavecchia

11:15-11:45 Coffee Break

13:30-15:30 Lunch Break

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Wednesday, 29 June 2011Time Auditorium

09:00-10:00

10:00-10:45 Cytokines / Cytokine SignallingChristos Tsatsanis

Lymphocyte SignallingGeorge Mosialos

10:45- 11:30

12:00-12:45 Inflammatory MediatorsEvangelos Andreakos

12:45-13:30 ChemokinesFederica Sallusto

17:45-18:30 Imaging the Immune ResponseDimitrios Skokos

18:30-19:15 Keynote Lecture: “Regulatory T-Cells”Alexander Rudensky

11:30-12:00 Coffee Break

13:30-15:30 Lunch Break

Post-transcriptional Cytokine Gene ExpressionDimitrios Kontoyiannis

Thursday, 30 June 2011Time Auditorium

09:00-09:45

09:45-10:30 Autoimmune DiseasesMenelaos Manoussakis

Mucosal Immune System Constantinos Papadakis

10:30-11:15 AllergyGeorgina Xanthou

11:45-12:30 Osteoimmunology - Mouse Models of Immune DiseasesEleni Douni

12.30-13.30 Pathways in InflammationGeorge Kollias

17.30-19.30

11:15-11:45 Coffee Break

13:00-15:30 Lunch Break

Poster Session

Friday, 1 July 2011Time Auditorium

09:00-09:45

09:45-10:30 Cancer ImmunologyVaios Karanikas

Inflammation in Cancer Aristides Eliopoulos

10:30-11:15 Cancer VaccinesConstantin Baxevanis

11:45-12:30 Viral/Fungal / Bacterial ImmunologyGiorgos Chamilos

12.30-13.15 VaccinesManuel Osorio

11:15-11:45 Coffee Break

13.15-15.30 Lunch

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Scientific Program

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List of SpeakersIannis AifantisAssociate Professor of Pathology, NYU School of Medicine, Early Career Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Lena AlexopoulouPrincipal Investigator, Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy, Marseille, France

Evangelos AndreakosInvestigator Level C’/Assistant Professor Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens Constantin N. BaxevanisDirector,Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Center, St. Savas Cancer Hospital

Giorgos ChamilosResearcher, University of Crete, School of Medicine,Department of Internal Medicine

Triantafyllos ChavakisProfessor of Medicine,Chief, Division of Vascular Inflammation, Diabetes and Kidney, Department of Medicineand Institute of Physiology, University Dresden, Germany

Eleni DouniPrincipal Investigator, Institute of ImmunologyBiomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”

Αristides EliopoulosAssociate Professor of Molecular and Cellular BiologyUniversity of Crete Medical School &Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology- FORTH

Vaios KaranikasAssociate Professor, Dept of Biology, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

George KolliasActing Director, Institute of ImmunologyBiomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”

Dimitris L. Kontoyiannis,Associate Investigator, Institute of Immunology, BSRC "Al. Fleming"

Antonio LanzavecchiaDirector, Institute for Research in Biomedicine Switzerland

Menelaos Ν. ManoussakisAssociate Professor in Rheumatology-ImmunologyDepartment of Pathophysiology, School of MedicineUniversity of Athens, Greece

Claudia MauriReader in Immunology and RheumatologyUniversity College London

George MosialosAssociate Professor, School of Biology, Department of Genetics Developmental and Molecular BiologyAristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus

Manuel OsorioInvestigator, Laboratory of Enteric Diseases, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Vily PanoutsakopoulouInvestigator Level B'/Associate ProfessorBiomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens

Constantinos PapadakisAssociate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Crete

Fiona PowrieSidney Truelove Professor of Gastroenterology, TranslationalGastroenterology Unit, Experimental Medicine Division - NDMUniversity of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington,Oxford, UK

Alexander RudenskyProfessor, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,New York, USA

Federica SallustoGroup Leader, Institute for Research in BiomedicineBellinzona, Switzerland

Dimitris SkokosGroup leader, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA

Christos TsatsanisAssistant Professor, Medical School, University of Crete

Athanasios G. TzioufasProfessor of Rheumatology / Immunology, Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine,University of Athens

Panayiotis VerginisAssociate Scientist, Laboratory of Autoimmunity and Inflammation, University of Crete, Medical School, and Institute of Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyFoundation for Research and Technology HeraklionGreece

Georgina XanthouInvestigator Level C'/Assistant Prof., Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens

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Call For Abstracts

Abstract submission opens on March 1st 2011 and ends on May 3d 2011. All participants are invited by the Scientific Committee to submit their abstract/s to the seminarsecretariat along with their registration application.

Online Abstract Submission

Abstracts can be submitted online through the congress website:www.immunologysummerschool2011.gror by e-mail to the following address: congress@pco-convin.gr

Guidelines

Abstracts can only be submitted in MS Word document, using Arial font, 10 pt and shouldnot exceed the maximum length of 250 words (excluding the title and the names of theauthors and institutes)1. The abstract must contain the full title in capital letters (CAPS) and the authors’ names

and affiliations in lower case. 2. The presenter’s name must be underlined.3. The author can state his/hers preference for the type of presentation

(submission type: oral or poster). The final decision will be madeby the Scientific Committee

4. A registration to the congress of at least one of the authors of an accepted abstract is mandatory

Please structure your abstract using the following headings:� • Objectives� • Materials and Methods� • Results� • Conclusions

Important I nformation

• Please make sure that you indicate the presenter of the abstract and supply a valid e-mail address. The receipt of yourabstract submission will be confirmed by e-mail from the congress secretariat, within 3 working days. In case you don’treceive a receipt confirmation within 3 working days, please contact the congress secretariat.

• It is obligatory that, at least one of the authors of a submitted abstract should be registered by May 3rd 2011, inorder for the abstract to be included in the review process.

• Upon completion of the evaluation of the abstract by the Scientific Committee, the authors presenting will be notified by e-mail.• Withdrawal or correction of a submitted abstract can only be accepted until the abstract submission deadline. Changes,

additions or corrections will not be accepted after May 3rd 2011.• Abstracts can only be submitted by e-mail or on-line through the seminar website. Abstracts submitted by fax or post

will not be accepted.• Abstracts submitted later that May 3rd will not be accepted, unless an extension of the deadline is officially

announced by the seminar secretariat.

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Registration and Accommodation

Delegates 600 €

Registration entitles the participants to

• 4 nights of accommodation in single or double rooms, based on availability in Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses dormitory facilities

• Coffee breaks and lunches as indicated in the final program

• A folder with all printed material

• The final program

• Certificate of attendance

• Participation to the Opening Ceremony and Welcoming Reception

• Participation to the Beach Party

Cancellation of Participation

• For cancellations submitted in writting to the seminar secretariat until April 4th, 2011, 50€ will be withheldas expenses for secretariat support.

• For cancellations submitted in writting to the seminar secretariat between April 5th and May 16th, 2011, 50%of the total registration cost will withheld as cancellation fees.

• No return of funds is possible for cancellations submitted after May 17th, 2011.• For name changes submitted in writting to the seminar secretariat until May 17th, there will be no extra charge.• For name changes submitted in writting to the seminar secretariat from May 18th until June 13th, 30€ will be

withheld as expenses for secretariat support.• Name changes are not possible after June 14th 2011.

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General Information

Seminar Venue

Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of SpetsesSpetses Island, GreeceTel.: +30 210 3613751Fax: +30 210 3607964

Dates

Working Hours of the Seminar Secretariat

During the seminar the secretariat will remain open as follows:

Official Language

English will be the official language of the seminar.

Contact Address Before and After the Completion of the Seminar

PCO CONVIN S.A.29 K. Varnali Str.15233 ChalandriTel.: +30-210-6833600, Fax: +30-210-6847700e-mail: congress@pco-convin.gr

10.00 - 13.0017.00 - 19.30

08.30 - 13.3017.30 - 19.30

08.30 - 13.3016.45 - 19.30

08.30 - 12.3016.45 - 19.00

08.30 - 13.30

Monday 27 June 2011

Tuesday 28 June 2011

Wednesday 29 June 2011

Thursday 30 June 2011

Friday 01 July 2011

27 June 201128 June 201129 June 201130 June 201101 July 2011

MondayTuesday

WednesdayThursday

Friday

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Final Program

The secretariat will provide the final program of the seminar for the participants, upon presentation of confirmation of pre-registration. The program will also appear at the following websites:http://www.immunologysummerschool2011.grhttp://www.pco-convin.gr

Projection - Slides

Lectures can be projected during the seminar, either using slides, or through a computer data projector and overhead projector. Speakers are requested to deliver theirwork in electronic form to Slide Reception, at least 1 hour before each event.

Abstract Submission

Abstracts can be submitted only by e-mail or on-line through the seminar website. E-mail: congress@pco-convin.grWebsite: www.immunologysummerschool2011.gr

Abstract submission opens:

Abstract submission deadline:

Social Events

Monday 27th of June 2011 Time: 21.00

Thursday 31st of June 2011

Friday 1st of April 2011

Thursday 30th of June 2011

Time: 21.00

Opening Ceremony -Welcome ReceptionVenue will be announced

Beach PartyVenue will be announced