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II São Paulo Advanced Immunology Course

II São Paulo Advanced Immunology Graduate Course

II Symposium: “Research Advances and Progress in Immunology”

The Department of Immunology of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of São Paulo (Brazil) is offering a graduate – level Immunology course to Latin American graduate students. The course will run from February 8-10th, 2010 and will be administered by immunologists from Brazil and around the world. Immediately after the course, on February 11th 2010, we will be offering an International Immunology Symposium. Please see each program below.

Graduate students may register until November 30th, 2010 atwww.icb.usp.br/sigc/inscricao.php

There is no charge to register.

The symposium is open to all interested members from the scientific community until February 1st, 2010 at www.icb.usp.br/sigc/inscricao.php

There is no charge to register.


Organizing Commitee:

  1. Dra. Lourdes Isaac, Department of Immunology, Institute od Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo

  2. Dr. Luiz Vicente Rizzo, Department of Immunology, Institute od Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo

  3. Dr. Momtchilo Russo, Department of Immunology, Institute od Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo

  4. Dr. Mohamed R. Daha, Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands



Availability: 30 openings are available of which approximately 10 will be reserved for Latin American students from outside Brazil.

Graduate students travelling from out of the State São Paulo may apply for funding to cover some expenses.

Graduate students travelling from out of the City of São Paulo may apply for student accomodation at Centro de Práticas Esportivas da Universidade de São Paulo. The accomodation rate for each day is R$ 15,00. For more information, please write toalojacepe@usp.br or call at 55-11-3091 3554.


Graduate students will receive the list of selected papers to be discussed during the course in the beggining of January, 2010.


Lectures Location:

Immunology Course: Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas da Universidade de São Paulo. Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 1730. Cidade Universitária. São Paulo, SP, Brasil. CEP 05508-900.


Immunology Symposium: Anfiteatro de Convenções Camargo Guarnieri. Rua do Anfiteatro 109 Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP. CEP 05509-060


Contact: Rozely sbi@sbi.org.br tel: 55-11-3034 2632


II São Paulo Advanced Immunology Graduate Course

2010


February 8th, Monday

8:00 – 8:15 Opening Session

Dr. Lourdes Isaac Department of Immunology, University of S. Paulo, Brazil


8: 15 – 8:30 Explanation of Self Study

Dr. Mohamed R. Daha Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands


8:30 – 10:00 Innate Immune Response to Fungi

Dr. Gordon Brown Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, South Africa


10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break


10:30-12:00 TLRs and Immunity to Fungi Dr. Vera Lucia Garcia Calich, Univ S. Paulo, Brazil


12:00 – 13:00 Lunch


13:00 – 15:00 Self Study I: reading selected papers

Dr. Gordon Brown & Dr. Vera Lucia G. Calich


15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break


15:30 – 17:00 Discussion session of selected papers of Self Study I

Dr. Gordon Brown & Dr. Vera Lucia G. Calich



February 9th Tuesday

8:30 – 10:00

Complement System: Linking Innate to Acquired Immune Response

Dr. Mohamed R. Daha


10:00-10:30 Coffee break


10:30-12:00 Innate Recognition receptors

Dr. Yvette van Kooyk VU University Medical Center, Netherlands


12:00 – 13:00 Lunch


13:00 – 15:00 Self study II: reading selected papers

Dr. Mohamed R. Daha & Dr. Yvette van Kooyk


15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break


15:30: 18:00 Discussion session of selected papers of Self Study I

Dr. Mohamed R. Daha & Dr. Yvette van Kooyk


February 10th Wednesday

8:30 – 10:00

Innate Immunity to Protozoan

Dr. Manoel Barral Netto, FIOCRUZ and Federal University of Bahia, Brazil


10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break


10:30-12:00 Acquired Immunity to Protozoan

Dr. João Santana da Silva, University of São Paulo, Brazil


12:00 – 13:00 Lunch


13:00 – 15:00 Self study III: reading selected papers

Dr. Manoel Barral Netto & Dr. João Santana da Silva


15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break


15:30 - 18:00 Discussion session of selected papers of self study III

Dr. Manoel Barral Netto & Dr. João Santana da Silva



II Symposium “Research Advances and Progress in Immunology”

February 11thThursday


9:00-9:50 Dr. Gordon Brown

Expression, ligand recognition, signalling and functions of Dectin-2 family of C-type lectins in immunity and homeostasis


9:50-10:00 Discussion


10:00-10:15 Coffee break


10:15-11:05 Dr. Vera Lucia Garcia Calich

Dendritic Cells in Resistance and Susceptibility to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection


11:05-11:15 Discussion


11:15-12:15 Dr. Yvette van Kooyk

Dendritic cells and C-type lectin receptors: coupling innate to adaptive immune responses


12:15-12:25 Discussion


12:25-14:00 Lunch


14:00-14:50 Dr. Mohamed. R. Daha

Pathogenic role of auto-antibodies against complement components in systemic lupus erythematosus


14:50-15:00 Discussion


15:00–15:50 Dr. João Santana da Silva

Innate immunity to Trypanosoma cruzi infection


15:50-16:00 Coffee break


16:00 – 16:50 Dr. Manoel Barral Netto

Challenges and perspectives in vaccination against leishmaniasis


16:50-17:00 Discussion


17:00-17:05 Dr. Lourdes Isaac

Closing Session


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