Frontiers of Immunology in Health and Diseases Conference

Conference Details

Industry Sector: Immunology Research Conference Type: Scientific Conference, Symposium Conference Theme: Exploring cutting-edge immunology research and its impact on health and diseases Conference Name: 2nd Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conference on Frontiers of Immunology in Health and Diseases

Basic Information

• Date: September 3 - 7, 2012
• Location: Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center, Suzhou, China
• Organizers:
  • Xuetao Cao, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China
  • Richard Flavell, Yale University School of Medicine, USA
  • Tada Taniguchi, University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science, Japan
• Program:
  • Opening: 7:00pm, Monday, September 3, 2012
  • Closing: After lunch, Friday, September 7, 2012
  • Sessions: Oral and poster presentations
  • Topics: Innate immune response, adaptive immune system, immune regulation, autoimmunity, mucosal immunity, infectious diseases, vaccine development, etc.

Registration

• Registration Deadline: September 3, 2012
• Early Registration: Encouraged to save costs
• Rates: Vary for corporate/industry, academic (PhD, MD, staff scientists), and student (up to PhD) attendees
• Student Package: USD250/CNY1530 before June 22, 2012

Abstract Submission

• Abstract Deadline: June 22, 2012
• Encouragement: Submission of new and unpublished materials
• Selection: Based on scientific merit and relevance

Fellowships

• Available to: Graduate students and postdocs with accepted poster presentations
• Amount: Up to $500 (USD)

Keynote and Invited Speakers

• Keynote Speaker: Ruslan Medzhitov, HHMI / Yale University School of Medicine, USA
• Invited Speakers:
  • Xuetao Cao, Chinese Academy of Medcial Sciences, CHINA
  • Vincenzo Cerundolo, University of Oxford, UK
  • Chen Dong, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
  • Richard Flavell, Yale University School of Medicine, USA
  • Xin-Yuan Fu, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
  • ... (list of additional speakers)

Contact Information

• Address: Cold Spring Harbor Asia, No.299 Qiyue Road, SIP/ Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
• Tel: +86-512-62729029
• Fax: +86-512-62729028
• Email: mikeji@cshl.edu
• Website: www.csh-asia.org