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IMMUNOLOGY
2009™ Abstracts |
Important Deadlines | 2009 AAI
Annual Meeting Sponsors | Itinerary Builder |
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AAI
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM |
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PRESIDENT'S PROGRAM |
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AAI Presidential Address
Friday, May 8, 2009, 5:00 PM -- Washington State
Convention & Trade Center
Arthur Weiss, University of California, San
Francisco, AAI President
TCR signal transduction: opening the black box |
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Presentation of
the AAI Lifetime Achievement Award
Monday, May 11, 2009, 2:30 PM -- Washington State
Convention & Trade Center |
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AAI Presidential Symposium -- Signaling by Antigen
Receptors: From Molecules to Models
Monday, May 11, 2009, 2:30 PM --
Washington State Convention & Trade
Center, Ballroom 6
Chair: Arthur Weiss, University of California,
San Francisco, AAI President
Speakers
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Lawrence E. Samelson, NCI, NIH, Signaling at
the T cell antigen receptor
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Gary A. Koretzky, University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine, Regulation of immune cell
development and function by adapter proteins
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Doreen A. Cantrell, University of Dundee,
Matching lymphocyte metabolism and migration
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Arup K. Chakraborty, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Molecular origin
and functional consequences of digital signaling in
lymphocytes
Dr. Weiss |
Dr. Samelson |
Dr. Koretzky |
Dr. Cantrell |
Dr. Chakraborty |
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AAI DISTINGUISHED
LECTURES |
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Saturday, May 9, 2009, 5:00 PM
-- Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Megan Sykes, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
and Harvard Medical School, Controlling the
alloresponse: between benches, to the bedside and back |
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Sunday, May 10, 2009, 5:00 PM
-- Washington State Convention & Trade Center
John C. Cambier, Ph.D., University of Colorado
Denver School of Medicine and National Jewish Medical
and Research Center, Anergy vs. activation: the B
cell antigen receptor as a molecular switch |
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Monday, May 11, 2009, 5:00 PM
-- Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Alexander Y. Rudensky, Ph.D., University of
Washington School of Medicine, Foxp3: a key to
dominant tolerance |
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MAJOR SYMPOSIA |
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Saturday, May 9, 2009 —
8:00
- 11:30 AM |
Major
Symposium A: Triggers of Autoimmunity
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Chair: Joanne L. Viney, Amgen Corporation
Co-chair: Dale T. Umetsu, Children’s Hospital
Boston and Harvard Medical School
Speakers
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Joanne L. Viney,
Amgen Corporation, Triggers of intestinal
inflammation
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Dale T. Umetsu,
Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School,
IL-17-producing natural killer T Cells in the lungs
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Joan M. Goverman,
University of Washington, Th17 and Th1 cells in CNS
autoimmunity
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Nicholas P. Restifo,
National Cancer Institute, NIH, Triggering
autoimmunity with cancer therapeutics
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Alexander V. Chervonsky,
University of Chicago, Commensal bacteria and type 1
diabetes
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Sarkis K. Mazmanian,
California Institute of Technology, Dysbiosis as a
trigger for autoimmune colitis and systemic inflammation |
Major
Symposium B: The Inflammasome
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Chair: Gabriel Núñez, University of Michigan
Co-Chair: Jonathan A. Harton, Albany Medical
College
Speakers
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Gabriel Núñez,
University of Michigan Cancer Center, Activation of
the inflammasome by bacterial pathogens
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Jenny P.Y. Ting,
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Genetic and
functional analysis of NLR genes
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Vishva M. Dixit,
Genentech, Inc., The Cryopyrin/Nalp3 inflammasome
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Jonathan A. Harton,
Albany Medical College, Pyrin-only
proteins: regulators of the inflammasome
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Fayyaz S. Sutterwala,
University of Iowa, Sterile inflammatory responses
mediated by the NLRP3 inflammasome
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Eicke Latz,
University of Massachusetts Medical School,
Activation of the NALP3 inflammasome by lysosomal damage |
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Sunday, May 10, 2009 —
8:00
- 11:30 AM |
Major
Symposium C: Bridging Adaptive and
Innate Immunity
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Chair: Hilde Cheroutre, La Jolla Institute for
Allergy and Immunology
Co-Chair: Youhai H. Chen, University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Speakers
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Carla V. Rothlin,
Salk Institute, TAMing inflammation: introducing a
novel anti-inflammatory receptor tyrosine kinase
signaling pathway
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Youhai H. Chen,
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,
Toll-like receptor signaling: innate and feedback
regulators
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Eugene C. Butcher,
Stanford University, Chemoattractant receptors at the
interface of innate and adaptive immunity
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Wendy L. Havran,
Scripps Research Institute, Crosstalk between gamma
delta T cells and their epithelial neighbors
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Hilde Cheroutre,
La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology,
Mucosal immunity: it is all a matter of "gut" decisions
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Randolph J. Noelle,
Dartmouth Medical School, Regulation of peripheral
tolerance in transplantation and cancer |
Major
Symposium D: MicroRNAs
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Chair: Judy Lieberman, Harvard Medical School
Co-Chair: K. Mark Ansel, University of
California, San Francisco
Speakers
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K. Mark Ansel,
University of California, San Francisco, MicroRNA
homeostasis in lymphocytes
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Joshua Mendell,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MicroRNA
reprogramming by oncogenes and tumor suppressors
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Judy Lieberman,
Immune Disease Institute and Harvard Medical School,
Silencing cell proliferation
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Chang-Zheng Chen,
Stanford University School of Medicine, Micromanaging
immune systems by the miR-181 family genes
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Jeffrey A. Bluestone,
University of California, San Francisco, Role of
microRNAs in autoimmunity: a key role in regulatory and
memory T cell function
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David Baltimore,
California Institute of Technology, MicroRNAs and
immunity |
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Monday, May 11, 2009 —
8:00
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Major
Symposium E: Epigenetic Regulation of the
Immune
Response
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Chair: Ann J. Feeney, The Scripps Research
Institute
Co-Chair: Stephen T. Smale, University of
California, Los Angeles
Speakers
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Ann J. Feeney,
The Scripps Research Institute, Epigenetic regulation
of immunoglobulin gene recombination
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Cornelis Murre,
University of California, San Diego, The 3D-structure
of the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus: implications
for the generation of antibody diversity
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Michael S. Krangel, Duke University Medical
Center, Epigenetic regulation of TCR gene assembly
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Amy S. Weinmann,
University of Washington, The role for T-box proteins
in establishing epigenetic states in immune cells
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Stephen T. Smale,
University of California, Los Angeles, Selective
regulation of pro-inflammatory genes by chromatin
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Christopher B. Wilson,
University of Washington, Epigenetic regulation of T
helper cell differentiation and function |
Major
Symposium F: T Cell Response to Pathogens
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Chair: Michael J. Bevan, University of Washington
Co-Chair: Marcia A. Blackman, Trudeau Institute
Speakers
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John T. Harty,
University of Iowa, CD8+ T cell immunity
to microbes
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Marcia A. Blackman, Trudeau Institute, The
impact of aging on T cell repertoire and immunity to
influenza virus
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Michael J. Bevan,
University of Washington, Controlling the CD8
response to infection
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Francis R. Carbone, University of Melbourne, Dendritic
cells and tissue-resident T cells contribute to the
memory response during localized infections
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David Masopust, University of Minnesota,
Memory T cells: issues of quantity, quality and location
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Cliona M. Rooney,
Baylor College of Medicine, Improving multipathogen-specific
T cell therapies |
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 —
8:00
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Major
Symposium G: IL-23/IL-17 Axis in T Cell
Differentiation and Tissue Inflammation
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Chair: Vijay K. Kuchroo, Harvard Medical School
and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Co-Chair: Wenjun Ouyang, Genentech, Inc.
Speakers
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Chen Dong,
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Th17 differentiation and
function
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Vijay K. Kuchroo,
Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Reciprocal relationship between Treg and Th17 cells
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Wenjun Ouyang,
Genentech, Inc., The functions of IL-22 and IL-17 in
autoimmune and infectious diseases
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John J. O’Shea,
NIAMS, NIH,
Signal transduction in Th17 development
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Sarah L. Gaffen,
University of Pittsburgh, Structure-function
relationships in the IL-17 receptor complex |
Major
Symposium H: Cell Fate Decisions in
Lymphocyte Development
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Chair: Ellen V. Rothenberg, California Institute
of Technology
Co-Chair: Jonathan G. Kaye, The Scripps Research
Institute
Speakers
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Jonathan G. Kaye,
The Scripps Research Institute, Multiple roles for
nuclear factor TOX in development of the immune system
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Paul E. Love,
NICHD, NIH, A new T cell-specific protein with a
critical role in thymocyte development
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Harald von Boehmer,
Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School,
Notch1 and c-myc in alpha beta T-lineage fate and
lymphoma
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Nancy A. Speck,
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Roles
of core binding factors (Runx/CBFb) in hematopoietic
lineage choice
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Ellen V. Rothenberg,
California Institute of Technology, A genomic view of
T-lineage specification and commitment
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Avinash Bhandoola,
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Notch
signals constrain the myeloid potential of early thymic
progenitors |
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AWARDS |
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The AAI award programs
honor members at every career stage. AAI awards are
presented throughout the meeting in special sessions.
For
complete information on all AAI Awards, please visit
www.aai.org/Awards.
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AAI Awards being
presented at AAI's 96th Annual Meeting, in conjunction
with IMMUNOLOGY 2009™: |
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AAI
Lifetime Achievement Award
· AAI
Distinguished Service Award
· AAI
Excellence in Mentoring Award
· AAI-Invitrogen
Meritorious Career Award
· AAI-BD
Biosciences Investigator Award
· AAI-Dana
Foundation Award in
Human Immunology Research |
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Pfizer-Showell Travel Award
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AAI-Invitrogen
Trainee Achievement Awards
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AAI
Junior Faculty Travel Grants
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AAI
Minority Scientist Travel Awards
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Cynthia
Chambers Memorial-eBioscience
Junior Faculty Award
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AAI
Trainee Abstract Grant |
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Details on awards
presentations appear in the following two sections. |
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AWARD
PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES |
AAI-Dana
Foundation Award in Human Immunology Research
Supported through an unrestricted grant from the Dana
Foundation
Saturday,
May 9, 2009, 5:00 PM -- Washington State
Convention & Trade Center
Chair:
Arthur Weiss, University of California,
San Francisco, AAI President
Award Recipient: |
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AAI-BD Biosciences
Investigator Award & Lecture
Supported through an unrestricted educational grant
from BD Biosciences
Sunday, May 10, 2009, 2:30 PM
-- Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Chairs:
Arthur Weiss, University of California, San
Francisco, AAI President;
Robert Balderas, Vice President of Research and
Development, BD Biosciences-Pharmingen, San Diego, CA
Award Recipient: |
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AAI-Invitrogen
Meritorious Career Award and Lecture
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from
Invitrogen Corporation
Sunday, May 10, 2009, 3:30 PM
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Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Chairs:
Arthur Weiss, University of California, San
Francisco, AAI President; J. L. Miller, Senior Vice President,
BioDiscovery, Invitrogen Corporation
Award Recipient: |
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SPECIAL EVENTS |
AAI Opening Reception
Friday, May 8, 2009,
Time TBD -- Location TBD |
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AAI Gala
Day/Date/Time TBD -- Location TBD |
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AAI Business
Meeting & Awards Presentation
Monday, May 11, 2009, 12:45 PM
-- Washington State Convention & Trade Center
This session will include the annual report to AAI
members on AAI and The Journal of Immunology
business affairs and will feature the following 2008
AAI awards presentations. Lunch will be available
(no ticket required). |
· AAI
Distinguished Service Award
· AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award
· AAI-Invitrogen Trainee Achievement Awards |
· AAI Minority
Scientist Travel Awards
· Cynthia Chambers Memorial-eBioscience Junior
Faculty Award
· Pfizer-Showell Travel Award |
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AAI COMMITTEE-SPONSORED EVENTS |
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NIH INSTITUTE-SPONSORED SYMPOSIA |
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GUEST SOCIETY
SYMPOSIA |
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NIH GRANT
WORKSHOPS |
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BLOCK SYMPOSIA |
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Submitted
abstracts are programmed into oral or poster sessions; oral
sessions are called Block Symposia. Each abstract selected
for a Block Symposium will also be presented in a Poster
Session. The following AAI Block Symposia will be presented
at
IIMMUNOLOGY
2009™; all sessions will be held in the
Washington State Convention & Trade Center. |
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POSTER SESSIONS |
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The most
interactive part of the meeting! Discuss data and research
issues firsthand with authors at the Poster Sessions.
Posters will be displayed Saturday through Monday in the
Washington State Convention & Trade Center,
Exhibit Hall, from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, with authors present
from 12:30-1:30 PM. |
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IMPORTANT
DEADLINES |
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Abstract Submission Site Opens.................................October
17, 2008
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Registration Site Opens............................................October 17, 2008
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Housing Site Opens................................................October 17, 2008
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Award Nominations* Due..................................November
14, 2008
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Abstract Submission Site Closes............................January 5,
2009
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Travel Award Applications* Due........................January 12, 2009
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Early Registration Discount Ends.........................March 16, 2009
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Housing
Deadline..............................................March 27, 2009
* Complete AAI Award Details:
www.AAI.org/awards
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