INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
OF IMMUNOLOGY
2011
28 March – 1 April
SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA
DE IMUNOLOGIA
TAVIRA VILA GALÉ ALBACORA
Programme in detail
Sunday, 27th March 2011
20.30
WELCOME
Margarida Correia-Neves
Monday, 28th March 2011
9.00 – 13.00
MORNING SESSION - HEMATOPOIESIS
Lecturer: Ana Cumano
Host: Henrique Veiga-Fernandes
Student Presentations
P1. “Retinoic Acid in Enteric Lymphoid Organogenesis”
Manuela Ferreira (Portugal)
P2. “TLRs as new players in lymphocyte development”
Alessandra Granato (France)
P3. “Classifying the neonatal innate and adaptive immune functions in response
to pathogens and microbial components can provide increased strategy for
vaccine development”
Brian Mozeleski (France)
P4. “Thymic atrophy upon infection with a high virulent strain of Mycobacterium
avium”
Palmira Barreira-Silva (Portugal)
Coffee break at 10.30-11.00h
13.00
14.30 – 18.30
LUNCH
AFTERNOON SESSION - B CELL DIFFERENTIATION AND ACTIVATION
Lecturer: Paulo Vieira
Host: Vasco M. Barreto
Student Presentations
P5. “B1 cells of the NOD mouse display abnormal immunophenotypes: possible
role on type 1 diabetes early steps”
Joana Côrte-Real (Portugal)
P6. “Antibodies against sand fly saliva: a suitable tool for epidemiological
studies”
Iva Rohousova (Czech Republic)
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
OF IMMUNOLOGY
2011
28 March – 1 April
SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA
DE IMUNOLOGIA
TAVIRA VILA GALÉ ALBACORA
P7. “Are early immune responses in Plasmodium falciparum infected individuals
in ethnic groups with different susceptibility to malaria subject to epigenetic
regulation?”
Pablo Giusti (Sweden)
P8. “Ablation of IL-10 signaling through TLR2 led to enhanced Group B
Streptococcus control”
Elva B. Andrade (Portugal)
Coffee break at 16.00-16.30h
18.30 – 20.30 INTERACTION BETWEEN LECTURERS, HOSTS AND STUDENTS
20.30
DINNER
Tuesday, 29th March 2011
9.00 – 13.00
MORNING SESSION – DENDRITIC CELLS
Lecturer: Caetano Reis e Sousa
Host: Margarida Saraiva
Student Presentations
P9. “A role for Heme oxygenase-1 in dendritic cell biology”
Ivo Marguti (Portugal)
P10. “The role of Heme oxygenase‐1 in dendritic cells and T cells modulation
during the ischemia and reperfusion injury development”
Marianne T. Amano (Brazil)
P11. “Role of TLR2, TLR4 and MyD88 in an experimental model of
tubulointerstitial nephritis”
Matheus Correa-Costa (Brazil)
P12. “TLR2, TLR4 and MyD88 and Th1/Th2 balance and in the development of
renal fibrosis”
Tárcio T. Braga (Brazil)
P13. “Interaction of antithymocyte globulins with dendritic cell antigens”
Judith Leitner (Austria)
Coffee break at 10.30-11.00h
13.00
14.30 – 18.30
LUNCH
AFTERNOON SESSION - T CELL DIFFERENTIATION AND TOLERANCE
Lecturer: Christophe Benoist
Host: Nuno L. Alves
Student Presentations
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
OF IMMUNOLOGY
2011
28 March – 1 April
SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA
DE IMUNOLOGIA
TAVIRA VILA GALÉ ALBACORA
P14. “Role of diacylglycerol in the control of T cell development and
homeostasis”
María Almena (Spain)
P15. “Aire-regulated gene expression mainly occurs on transcriptional level and is
promoter-independent”
Julia Maslovskaja (Estonia)
P16. “Antigen-specific T cell responses in a humanized mouse model that is
tolerant to coagulation factor VIIa”
Christine Lenk (Austria)
P17. “Is T cell recirculation back to the thymus essential to mount an immune
response to infection in this organ?”
Cláudia Nóbrega (Portugal)
P18. “Intrathymic transplantation of bone marrow derived progenitors provides
long-term thymopoiesis”
Rita Vicente (France)
Coffee break at 16.00-16.30h
18.30 – 20.30 INTERACTION BETWEEN LECTURERS, HOSTS AND STUDENTS
20.30
DINNER
Wednesday, 30th March 2011
9.00 – 13.00
MORNING SESSION – γδ T CELL DIFFERENTIATION AND ACTIVATION
Lecturer: Adrian C. Hayday
Host: Bruno Silva-Santos
Student Presentations
P19. “Pre- and post-transcriptional mechanisms of functional differentiation of
γδ T cells in vivo”
Nina Schmolka (Portugal)
P20. “Understanding the dual role of murine γδ T cells in tumour surveillance and
tumour progression”
Margarida Rei (UK)
P21. “CCL25 induces the migration of α4β7+ γδ T lymphocytes during allergic
reaction and modulates IL-17 production”
Maria F. S. Costa (Brazil)
P22. “Investigation of PI3Kδ and PI3Kγ function in IL-17A production in the
context of psoriasis”
Anne Roller (Switzerland)
Coffee break at 10.30-11.00h
13.00
LUNCH
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
OF IMMUNOLOGY
2011
28 March – 1 April
SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA
DE IMUNOLOGIA
TAVIRA VILA GALÉ ALBACORA
14.30 – 18.30
AFTERNOON SESSION – NATURAL KILLER CELLS
Lecturer: Lewis L. Lanier
Host: Paulo Rodrigues-Santos
Student Presentations
P23. “Microbial ligands and cellular receptors involved in direct recognition of M.
bovis, bacillus of Calmette and Guérin by human NK cells”
Anna Aulicino (Italy)
P24. “Ral GTPases in cell-mediated cytotoxicity”
Jesús Sánchez-Ruiz (Spain)
P25. “Class I antigen presentation in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, L):
identification of key antigen processing and presentation genes”
Rute D. Pinto (Portugal)
P26. “Helicobacter pylori HP986 acts via TNFR1 to induce simultaneously
proinflammatory and proapoptotic responses”
Suhail A. Ansari (India)
P27. “Pregnancy-associated Malaria Phenotype induced by Plasmodium berghei
mutants”
Lurdes Rodrigues-Duarte (Portugal)
Coffee break at 16.00-16.30h
18.30 – 20.30 INTERACTION BETWEEN LECTURERS, HOSTS AND STUDENTS
20.30 DINNER
Thursday, 31th March 2011
9.00 – 13.00
MORNING SESSION – T CELL ACTIVATION AND IMMUNE RESPONSE TO INFECTION
Lecturer: Anne O’Garra
Host: Michael Parkhouse
Student Presentations
P28. “Biomarkers of protection in the host response to BCG‐vaccination and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis”
Ruth E. Thom (UK)
P29. “Interleukin 12 is expressed differently after infection with Mycobacterium
tuberculosis or M. bovis BCG”
Maria Teixeira-Coelho (Portugal)
P30. “The role of adaptive immunity in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection”
Alexandra G. Fraga (Portugal)
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
OF IMMUNOLOGY
2011
28 March – 1 April
SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA
DE IMUNOLOGIA
TAVIRA VILA GALÉ ALBACORA
P31. “Polarized endosomal tubulation in human dendritic cells upon cognate
interaction with CD8+ T-cells”
Ewaldus B. Compeer (The Netherlands)
Coffee break at 10.30-11.00h
13.00
14.30 – 18.30
LUNCH
AFTERNOON SESSION – ALLERGY
Lecturer: Catherine M. Hawrylowicz
Host: M. Francisca Moraes-Fontes
Student Presentations
P32. “STUB1 is a negative regulator of FOXP3 by ubiquitination mediated
degradation”
Zuojia Chen (China)
P33. “The effect of ionizing radiation on the quantitative and functional
parameters of regulatory T Cells in mice”
Andrea Balogh (Hungary)
P34. “Induction and expansion of regulatory T cells during pregnancy”
Ana Teles (Germany)
P35. “Toll‐Like Receptors 2, 4, 9 and Myd88 expression correlates with disease
activity in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis”
Emina Savic (Serbia)
Coffee break at 16.00-16.30h
18.30 – 20.30 INTERACTION BETWEEN LECTURERS, HOSTS AND STUDENTS
20.30 DINNER
Friday, 1st April 2011
9.00 – 13.00
MORNING SESSION – TRANSPLANTATION
Lecturer: Herman Waldmann
Host: Luís Graça
Student Presentations
P36. “Towards the generation of human TFPI transgenic pigs with improved
features for xenotransplantation”
Ana C. Cunha (Portugal)
P37. “Identifying the role of CD4+ T cells in the development of inhibitory
antibodies against coagulation factor VIII in Hemophilia A: How translational
research is applied to advance future patient care”
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
OF IMMUNOLOGY
2011
28 March – 1 April
SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA
DE IMUNOLOGIA
TAVIRA VILA GALÉ ALBACORA
Christoph Hofbauer (Austria)
P38. “Establishing a mouse model reporter for aryl hydrocarbon receptor in the
immune system”
Ella Rosenzweig (UK)
P39. “Role of the Fms-Like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand induced dendritic cells for
development of antigen induced arthritis”
Mattias Svensson (Sweden)
Coffee break at 10.30-11.00h
13.00
14.30 – 18.30
LUNCH
AFTERNOON SESSION – PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCIES
Lecturer: Steven Holland
Host: Laura Marques
Student Presentations
P40. “Long‐term impact of thymectomy performed in early infancy”
Susana Lopes-Silva (Portugal)
P41. “Naïve CD4+ T-cell disturbances and HIV/AIDS”
Rita Tendeiro (Portugal)
P42. “HIV 2 impact on lymphoid tissues”
Susana M. Fernandes (Portugal)
P43. “Regulation of IL-1β release by human neutrophils”
María L. Gabelloni (Argentina)
Coffee break at 16.00-16.30h
18.30
FINAL KEYNOTE
António Coutinho
CLOSING REMARKS
Ana E. Sousa
20.30 FAREWELL DINNER
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