Immunology Symposium 16-17 April, 2018
Monday, 16 April 2018 to Tuesday, 17 April 2018
A two-day showcase of the fantastic immunology, infection and inflammation research happening at Oxford
The Immunology Network and the Oxford Immunology Group jointly organised a two-day symposium at the Mathematical Institute to showcase the world-class research taking place across the University.
Highlights of the event included the presentation of 3 poster prizes:
1st Prize of a £100 Amazon voucher went to Rebeca Arroyo Hornero (NDS)nfor her poster entitled 'Enhancing regulatory T cell therapy by targeting CD27/CD70 co-stimulation'.
2nd Prize of a £50 Amazon voucher went to Liam Brown (Maths) for his poster entitled 'Predicting observed patient responses to a short-peptide cancer vaccine via clinical trial simulations'.
3rd Prize of a £25 Amazon voucher went to Shivan Sivakumar (Oncology) for his poster entitled 'Immuno-phenotypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma'.
Congratulations to all poster presenters and many thanks to the poster judges, Divya Shah (Wellcome), Martin Broadstock (MRC) and Anton van der Merwe (Dunn School)>
Early Career Researcher Awards were presented to;
- Marcin Pekalski (WCHG)
- Mike Barnkob (WIMM)
- Alison Murphy (Dunn School)
- Grigory Ryzhakov (Kennedy)
Programme:
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MONDAY 16th APRIL |
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8.00-9.00 |
Registration with tea, coffee and pastries |
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SESSION 1 Chairs; Paul Klenerman and Alex Spencer |
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9.00-9.10 |
Paul Klenerman- Welcome |
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9.10-9.40 |
Gavin Screaton- The human antibody response in dengue and Zika virus infection |
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9.40-10.10 |
Lynn Dustin- The mystery of B cell clonal expansion in hepatitis C virus infection |
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10.10-10.30 |
Marcin Pekalski- Recent thymic emigrants in neonates and adults share an antimicrobial molecular signature (selected talk) |
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Coffee break |
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11.00-11.30 |
Philippa Matthews- HBV Immunogenetics: recent advances and new questions |
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11.30-12.00 |
Jane McKeating- Circadian regulation of hepatitis viruses |
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12.00-12.30 |
Lightning talks |
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Lunch with poster viewing (odd numbers) |
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13.30-14.00 |
Optional- discussion on future QBioX sandpits led by Mark Coles |
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SESSION 2 Chairs; Jan Rehwinkel and Mike Barnkob |
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14.00-14.30 |
Ben Fairfax- Exploring determinants of inter-individual variation in innate and adaptive responses |
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14.30-15.00 |
Alison Banham- The FOXP1 transcription factor drives immunosuppression in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma |
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15.00-15.15 |
Susan Barton, Federica Villanova- Innovative solutions for old challenges (Miltenyi Biotech) |
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Coffee break with poster viewing (odd numbers) |
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15.40-16.00 |
Mike Barnkob- Tumour-derived semaphorin inhibit tumour-specific T cells by affecting migration and the immunological synapse (selected talk) |
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16.00-16.30 |
Omer Dushek- Phenotypic models of T cell activation |
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16.30-17.00 |
Graham Ogg- Lipid-specific T cells and the skin |
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17.00-19.00 |
*Networking drinks and canapes in the Common Room* |
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TUESDAY 17th APRIL |
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SESSION 3 Chairs; Jelena Bezbradica Mirkovic and Philipp Kruger |
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9.00-10.00 |
KEYNOTE: Arturo Zychlinsky- NETs – the second function of chromatin |
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10.00-10.30 |
Petros Ligoxygakis- We are the 96%: Invertebrate models to study innate immunity |
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Coffee break with poster viewing |
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11.00-11.30 |
Adrian Smith- Wild immunology: Characterising innate immunity in European badgers to help understand their relationship with Mycobacterium bovis |
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11.30-12.00 |
Mads Gyrd-Hansen- Ubiquitin signalling in inflammation |
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12.00-12.20 |
Alison Murphy- Role of inflammasome activation in the intestinal epithelium (selected talk) |
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Lunch with poster viewing |
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13.00-13.30 |
Optional- discussion on immunology teaching led by Philipp Kruger |
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SESSION 4 Chairs; Susie Dunachie and Anita Milicic |
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13.30-14.00 |
Alessandra Geremia- Dissecting mechanisms of inflammation and cancer in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis-associated IBD |
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14.00-14.30 |
Luke Jostins- What is the impact of inflammatory bowel disease risk variants on the human immune system? |
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14.30-14.50 |
Grigory Ryzhakov- Alpk1 is a novel negative regulator of intestinal inflammation (selected talk) |
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Coffee break |
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15.15-15.45 |
Christophe Fraser- HIV virulence: the virus, the host, genetics and maths |
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15.45-16.15 |
Helen McShane- Immunological insights from TB vaccine trials |
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16.15-16.30 |
Summing up and prize giving |