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Advanced Course in Basic & Clinical Immunology
Created by Abul K. Abbas MD, UCSF and PJ Utz MD, Stanford University, this course is an in-depth introduction to immunology with an emphasis on the basic biological underpinning of important human immunological diseases. Lectures will focus on basic biology and clinical relevance as well as technologies and new therapies. A course book and online access to the lectures are included with the course.
The Advanced Course is targeted specifically at fellows-in-training, clinical scientists interested in an update and researchers in industry. Course size is limited to maximize interactions among participants and faculty. The course will be March 7-11, 2007 at the Mondrian Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Those seeking a basic, introductory course are referred to the Basic Immunology for Clinicians Update: 2007.
Course attendance is limited, so register now! Registrations must be received by February 5, 2007.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) and FOCIS. UCSF is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
UCSF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 23.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Registration Fees and Cancellation Policy* Special registration rates available to the Industry Liaison Council (ILC). Contact Sarah Krause, FOCIS Program Manager for more information. Registration Fees
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Cancellation Policy
- For notification of cancellation received by the FOCIS Executive Office prior to December 15, 2006, full refund less $25 handling fee
- December 16, 2006 - January 31, 2007, 50% refund
- After January 31, no refund
Accommodation and Meal Fees
- $900 per person
Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, attendees should have gained:
- An understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underlying immunologic diseases and the principles for therapeutic modulation of the immune system.
- An appreciation of the basic immunological principles underlying biotherapeutics, understand the commonality among diverse organ specific disease states, and understand the mechanisms of therapeutic effect.
- Improved ability to understand the medical literature reporting immunologic advances pertinent to their patients, to comprehend the rationale for use of new immunodiagnostic and immunotherapeutic modalities in their patients, and to serve as thought leaders within their medical community.
- To better understand the fields of genomics and proteomics, and to apply these areas to patient diagnosis and prognostication.
- To educate trainees in important aspects of career development, including selection of research projects, selection of mentors, grant writing, and future employment options.
Tentative Course Schedule
| Wednesday, March 7 | |
| 7:00-9:00 | Evening Arrival and Welcome Reception - Lower Foyer |
| Thursday, March 8 | |
| 7:30-8:00 | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00-8:05 | Introduction — Abul K. Abbas, MD, University of California San Francisco and P.J. Utz, MD, Stanford University |
| 8:05-8:30 | Clinical Immunology & FOCIS — David Hafler, MD, Harvard Medical School and BWH |
| 8:30-10:00 | Innate Immunity — Doug Golenbock, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Cell Biology of Antigen Presentation — Hidde Ploegh, PhD, Whitehead Institute, MIT |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch with Faculty |
| 1:00-2:30 | Dendritic Cells — Jacques Banchereau, PhD, Baylor Institute of Immunology Research |
| 2:30-2:45 | Break |
| 2:45-4:15 | T-Cell Activation and Costimulation — Abul K. Abbas, MD, University of California San Francisco |
| 4:15-6:30 | Leisure Time |
| 6:30-8:00 | Dinner & Discussion - Ballroom |
| 8:00-9:30 | Dessert & Discussion: Career Development in Clinical Immunology |
| Friday, March 9 | |
| 8:00-8:30 | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-10:00 | NK and NKT Cells — Lewis Lanier, University of California San Francisco |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Cytokines and the Th1/Th2 Balance — Ken Murphy, MD, PhD Washington University — St. Louis |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch with Faculty |
| 1:00-2:30 | Central and Peripheral Tolerance; Pathogenesis of Autoimmunity — Abul K. Abbas, MD, University of California San Francisco |
| 2:30-2:45 | Break |
| 2:45-4:15 | B-Cells: Activation, Tolerance, and Autoimmunity — Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School and MGH |
| 4:15-6:30 | Leisure Time |
| 6:30-7:30 | Novel Therapies for Treating Immune Mediated Diseases — Bill St. Clair, MD, Duke University Medical School |
| 7:30-9:00 | Dinner - Ballroom |
| Saturday, March 10 | |
| 8:00-8:30 | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-10:00 | New Analytical Methods for Human Immune Responses — P.J. Utz, MD, Stanford University |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Genetics of Autoimmunity — Kathy Siminovitch, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch with Faculty |
| 1:00-2:30 | Transplantation — Mohamed Sayegh, MD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital |
| 2:30-4:15 | Tumor Immunity — Phil Greenberg, MD, PhD, University of Washington |
| 4:15 | Leisure Time — Dinner on your own |
| Sunday, March 11 | |
| 8:30-10:00 | HIV Pathogenesis and Vaccines — Warner Greene, MD, PhD, Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology |
| 10:00-11:00 | Clinical Immunology: From Bedside to Bench and Back Again — Jerry Nepom, MD, PhD, Benaroya Research Institute |
| 11:00 | Adjourn |
Course made possible by unrestricted educational grants from
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