Inflammation
Translational Immunology
22-23 November 2021, Ghent, Belgium
Translational Immunology
Translational Immunology
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Bart Lambrecht
Dirk Elewaut
Séverine Vermeire
Sofie Bekaert
Evy Vierstraete
Update 18/11/2021: The conference takes place as planned in Ghent. However, we regret to inform you that all social activities (guided tour and dinner) have been cancelled because of the current pandemic situation.
The aim of this conference is to bridge the translational gap in immunopathology, bringing together clinicians, research scientists and industry partners to discuss prominent advances from the bench to the clinic.
Internationally renowned speakers will present their latest findings during 5 plenary sessions:
- Making the most of your antibodies
- Lymphocyte Immune regulation
- Endotyping in search for the perfect responder
- Bugs and drugs in immunology
- Covid-19
Poster information
The format for your poster should be: A0 (841 x 1189 mm / 33.1 x 46.8 in), portrait orientation. The best 5 abstracts were given a short talk slot in the plenary program. Abstract submission is closed for TransImmu. Make sure to register for the conference before the early bird deadline to get your abstract recorded in the program booklet.
The 2 best posters will win the Poster prize sponsored by Elsevier's journal "Cellular Immunology" & EMBO Molecular Medicine!
Travel grants
VIB Offers 5 travel grants to international attendees, which will reimburse travel costs up to 400 Euros. Submission is closed, the organizing committee will notify you of your travel grant acceptance.
Attending a VIB Conference safely in times of COVID-19
VIB Conferences will follow the rules set up by the Belgium Government, you can read all the details regarding attending a VIB Conference here.
Videos
The recorded talks will be available from 26/11. You will see the video tab appear when you're logged in with the email address you are registered with.
Confirmed speakers
Program
Day 1 - Monday, 22 November, 2021
08:30
08:50
Registration & Coffee
08:50
09:00
Welcome
Keynote
09:00
09:45
From inborn errors of immunity to (physio)pathology and therapy. The case of « SCID-X1 »
Alain Fischer
Collège de France, Imagine Institute, AP-HP Hôpitaux de Paris, FR
Keynote speaker
Session 1: Lymphocyte Immune regulation
09:45
10:15
The Identification of precursors of tissue resident memory T Cells
Klaas Van Gisbergen
Sanquin Research, NL
10:15
10:45
Harnessing innate immunity in cancer therapy
Eric Vivier
Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), FR
10:45
11:15
Stromal cell-centric bone marrow inflammation in multiple myeloma
Tom Cupedo
Erasmus MC, NL
11:15
11:45
Coffee break
11:45
12:15
Stress-induced local tissue priming in the joints
Georg Schett
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, DE
12:15
12:45
Tissue- and inflammation-specific imprinting of human innate lymphoid cells
Jenny Mjösberg
Karolinska Institutet, SE
12:45
13:00
GTF3A mutations in a patient with herpes simplex encephalitis reveals a novel role in viral immunity by transcribing 5S rRNA pseudogenes serving as RIG-I ligands
Leslie Naesens
Ghent University, Primary Immunodeficiency Research Lab, BE
Selected from abstracts
13:00
13:05
Access the full richness of biological complexity with single cell and spatial multiomics
Koen De Gelas
Sr. Science & Technology Advisor, 10x Genomics, BE
Sponsored talk
13:05
13:45
Lunch
13:45
14:45
Poster session 1
Session 2: Fundamental immunology for better intervention design
14:45
15:15
Rebalancing immune responses in COVID-19
Mihai Netea
Radboud University Medical Center, NL
15:15
15:45
Dissecting human antibody responses: useful, basic and surprising findings
Antonio Lanzavecchia
National Institute of Molecular genetics, IT
15:45
16:15
Targeting FcRn for therapy
Sally Ward
University Of Southampton, UK
16:15
16:45
Coffee break
16:45
17:00
From bench to bedside: the preclinical development of BYON4228, a selective pan-allelic SIRPα blocking antibody designed to improve efficacy of therapeutic anti-tumor antibodies
Mary Van Helden
Byondis BV, Nijmegen, NL
Selected from abstracts
17:00
17:15
Anti-CD45RC antibody immunotherapy for the treatment of the Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Candidiasis Ectodermal Dystrophy (APECED) syndrome
Carole Guillonneau
Université de Nantes, Inserm, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, FR
Selected from abstracts
17:15
17:30
Protein crystals as a therapeutic target for Type 2 inflammation
Helena Aegerter
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE
Selected from abstracts
17:30
18:00
Therapeutic Complement C3 Inhibition: Misconceptions, Myths, and Novel Insight
Dimitrios Mastellos
National Center for Scientific Research 'Demokritos', GR
18:00
19:00
Reception
19:00
Social activity + conference dinner
Additional fee
Day 2 - Tuesday, 23 November, 2021
08:30
09:00
Coffee
Session 3: Tissue-specific immunity
09:00
09:30
Early remission induction as gateway to restoring immune homeostasis in arthritis
Dirk Elewaut
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE
09:30
10:00
Translating immunology into new therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Fiona Powrie
Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, UK
10:00
10:15
A systems immunology approach reveals distinct roles of non-genetics and genetics factors in shaping variation of immune responses in cattle
Shifang Li
ULiege, BE
Selected from abstracts
10:15
10:45
Coffee break
10:45
11:15
Resolving the spatial architecture of the liver at single-cell resolution
Martin Guilliams
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE
11:15
11:45
Macrophage heterogeneity in cancer
Florent Ginhoux
Gustave Roussy Hospital, FR
11:45
11:50
Versatility and Rigor in Immunobiology
Anis Larbi
Beckman Coulter Life Science, Flow Cytometry, FR
Sponsored talk
11:50
12:30
Lunch
12:30
13:30
Poster session 2
Session 4: Bugs and drugs in immunology
13:30
14:00
TGF-β mimics from parasites - new insights and potential for immune regulation
Rick Maizels
University of Glasgow, UK
14:00
14:30
Exploring gut mycobiota function at high resolution: new implications for inflammatory diseases
Iliyan D. Iliev
Weill Cornell Medicine, US
14:30
15:00
Microbes and metabolites in immune regulation
Kathy McCoy
University of Calgary, CA
15:00
15:05
Uncovering infectious disease mechanisms through immunogenomics
Matthieu Pesant
Senior Market Strategy Manager, Gene & Cell Therapy, Takara Bio Europe, FR
Sponsored talk
15:05
15:35
Coffee break
Session 5: COVID-19
15:35
16:05
Fighting coronavirus spikes with nanobodies
Xavier Saelens
VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, BE
16:05
16:35
Molecular Phenotypes of COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Carolyn Calfee
University of California San Francisco, US
16:35
16:50
IFNg mediates interactions of TIM-3 expressing TRBV11-2+ T cells, CD16+ NK cells and patrolling monocytes in MIS-C
Levi Hoste
Ghent University Hospital, BE
Selected from abstracts
16:50
17:20
Covid-19 : from Grand Challenge to opportunity
Bart Lambrecht
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE
17:20
17:30
Closing words
Organizing committee
Bart Lambrecht
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE
Dirk Elewaut
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE
Séverine Vermeire
Translational Research in GastroIntestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, BE
Sofie Bekaert
King Baudouin Foundation Brussels, BE
Evy Vierstraete
VIB Training & Conferences, BE
Abstracts
The full list of abstracts will be available on 08-11-2021 until 30-11-2021
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
Attendees
The full list of attendees will be available on 08-11-2021 until 30-11-2021
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
Sponsors
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