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Human Immunology and Immunodeficiencies (D7)

Organizer(s): Lennart Hammarström, Xiao-Jun Xu, Jean-Laurent Casanova and Xiao-Ming Gao
May 12 - 17, 2009
Capital Hotel  ·  Beijing, China
Abstract Deadline: January 12, 2009
Late Abstract Deadline: February 11, 2009
Scholarship Deadline: January 12, 2009
Early Registration Deadline: April 2, 2009


Organized in Collaboration with the Chinese Society of Immunology. Sponsored by Pfizer Inc.



This meeting took place in the 2009 season.

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Summary of Meeting
The study of human immunodeficiency, whether inherited or acquired, is an outstanding and illuminating approach for the understanding of human immunology. The clinical investigation of these experiments of nature provide novel insights into the physiology of immune responses. In the course of this Keystone Symposia meeting we aim to bring together experts in the three related fields of primary immunodeficiencies, complex genetics of infectious diseases, and virus-induced immunodeficiency. The immunological and clinical lessons learned from the care and investigation of patients with these conditions will be discussed.

Tuesday, May 12
3:00 - 7:30 PM Registration Jinyun Foyer
6:30 - 7:30 PM Refreshments Jinyun Foyer
7:30 - 8:30 PM Keynote Address Jinyun Ballroom
* Lennart Hammarström, Karolinska Institute
* Xiao-Jun Xu, Peking University Health Science Center
* Jean-Laurent Casanova, Rockefeller University
* Xiao-Ming Gao, Peking University Health Science Center
Xuetao Cao, Second Military Medical University
Immune Regulation by Antigen-Presenting Cells: From Basic to Clinic
8:30 - 9:30 PM Orientation for New Attendees and New Investigators
Keystone Symposia's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andy Robertson, to lead discussion in a "What to Expect during your Attendance" for interested delegates.
Jinyun Ballroom
Wednesday, May 13
7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast Four Seasons Restaurant
7:30 - 8:30 AM Poster Setup Jinyun Ballroom
8:30 - 11:30 AM Development of Immunity Jinyun Ballroom
* Lennart Hammarström, Karolinska Institute
* Jean-Laurent Casanova, Rockefeller University
Tasuku Honjo, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
The Molecular Mechanism for Generation of Antibody Memory
Michael S. Neuberger, Medical Research Council
The Functions of AID and other DNA Deaminases in Immunity
Max D. Cooper, Emory University
Convergent Evolution of Adaptive Immunity
Yaofeng Zhao, China Agricultural University
Short Talk: Ornithorhynchus anatinus (platypus) Links the Evolution of Immunoglobulin Genes in Eutherian Mammals and Lower Tetrapods
10:10 - 10:30 AM Coffee Break Jinyun Foyer
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch Four Seasons Restaurant
12:15 - 3:00 PM Poster Session 1 Jinyun Ballroom
2:30 - 3:00 PM Coffee Available Jinyun Foyer
3:00 - 5:00 PM Antibody Deficiencies Jinyun Ballroom
* Qiang Pan-Hammarström, Karolinska Institute
* Xi-Qiang Yang, Chongqing University of Medical Sciences
Mary Ellen Conley, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Defects in Early B Cell Development
Lennart Hammarström, Karolinska Institute
Genetics of IgAD and CVID
Yu Lung Lau, University of Hong Kong
Primary Immunodeficiencies in Hong Kong
Stuart G. Tangye, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Short Talk: B Cell Differentiation and Function in Patients with Defects in STAT3 Signaling
5:00 PM - On Own for Dinner
Thursday, May 14
7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast Four Seasons Restaurant
8:30 - 11:45 AM Non-B Cell PIDs Jinyun Ballroom
* Alain Fischer, CHU Necker
* Xiao-Jun Xu, Peking University Health Science Center
Luigi D. Notarangelo, Children's Hospital, Boston
Human and Mice Models of Omenn Syndrome and Leaky SCID: Unraveling the Paradox of Autoreactivity, Immunopathology and Immune Deficiency
Yoshiyuki Minegishi, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Molecular Basis of Hyper IgE Syndrome (HIES)
Jean Pierre de Villartay, INSERM U768
DNA Repair in the Immune System: From V(D)J to IG Class Switch Recombination
Amos Etzioni, Rambam Medical Center
Leukocyte Adhesion Defects
Bodo Grimbacher, Royal Free Hospital & University College Medical School
The Involvement of Th17 Cells in Primary Immunodeficiencies
10:10 - 10:30 AM Coffee Break Jinyun Foyer
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch Four Seasons Restaurant
1:00 - 2:30 PM Workshop 1 Jinyun Ballroom
* Amos Etzioni, Rambam Medical Center
* Xiao-Dong Zhao, Chongqing Medical University
Saleh Zaid Al-Muhsen, King Saud University, and King Faisal Specialist Hospital
Molecular and Clinical Profile of a Large Cohort with Chronic Granulomatous Disease from Saudi Arabia
Raffaele Badolato, Universita di Brescia
Abnormal Generation of NK-T Cell Subset in Hermansky-Pudlak Type 2 Syndrome Patients
Elissa Deenick, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
SAP Deficient Mice Reveal New Insights into the Mechanisms of T-B Collaboration
Liping Jiang, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Deficiency of TH17 Cell Numbers in Two Hyper-IgE Syndrome Patients with STAT3 Gene Mutation
Pamela P.W. Lee, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong
Genotype-Phenotype Correlation Study in 62 Patients with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia
2:30 - 3:00 PM Coffee Available Jinyun Foyer
3:00 - 4:30 PM Therapy for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Jinyun Ballroom
* Luigi D. Notarangelo, Children's Hospital, Boston
* Xiao-Ming Gao, Peking University Health Science Center
Alain Fischer, CHU Necker
Severe Combined Immunodeficiences (SCID): Diversity, Pathophysiology and Gene Therapy
Matthew Porteus, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
New Directions in Gene Therapy: Zinc Finger Nuclease Stimulated Homologous Recombination for the Treatement of Primary Immunodeficiencies
4:30 PM - On Own for Dinner
Friday, May 15
7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast Four Seasons Restaurant
7:30 - 8:30 AM Poster Setup Jinyun Ballroom
8:30 - 11:45 AM Genetics of Common Infectious Diseases Jinyun Ballroom
* Erwin Schurr, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University
Alexandre Alcaïs, University of Paris René Descartes-INSERM U550
Human Genetics of Mycobacterial Infections
Etienne Pays, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Genetics of Trypanosome Infection
Philip M. Murphy, National Institutes of Health
Complex Genetics of West Nile Virus Infection
Luis Quintana-Murci, Institut Pasteur, CNRS URA3012
Evolutionary Genetics as a Tool for Exploring New Frontiers of Host Defence
Jean-Laurent Casanova, Rockefeller University
A Genetic Dissection of Immunity to Infection in Natura
10:10 - 10:30 AM Coffee Break Jinyun Foyer
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch Four Seasons Restaurant
12:15 - 3:00 PM Poster Session 2 Jinyun Ballroom
2:30 - 3:00 PM Coffee Available Jinyun Foyer
3:00 - 5:00 PM Genetics of Common Infectious Diseases (continued) Jinyun Ballroom
* Philip M. Murphy, National Institutes of Health
* Etienne Pays, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Erwin Schurr, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University
Complex Genetics of Leprosy
Thomas B. Boren, Umea University
Dynamics of Adhesin-Receptor interactions: Lessons from H. pylori
Shen-Ying Zhang, Rockefeller University
Mendelian Genetic Predisposition to Herpes Simplex Encephalitis in Childhood
5:00 - 6:00 PM High Tea Jinyun Foyer
6:00 - 7:30 PM Workshop 2 Jinyun Ballroom
* Yoshiyuki Minegishi, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
* Yu Lung Lau, University of Hong Kong
Kohsuke Imai, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Primary Immunodeficiency Database Network in Japan
Xiao-Fei Kong, Rockefeller University, Casanova Laboratory
A Novel form of Recessive STAT1 Deficiency Associated with Impaired but not Abolished Responses to IFN-alpha/beta, IFN-gamma, IFN-lambda1 and IL-27
Elin Alexandra Kindberg, University of Linköping
A Deletion in the Chemokine Receptor 5 (CCR5) Gene is Associated with Tick-Borne Encephalitis
Marie Meeths, Karolinska Institutet
Spectrum and Clinical Presentation of RAB27A Mutations
Vanessa Sancho Shimizu, University Paris Descartes Faculty of Medicine Necker
Novel Genes Controlling Susceptibility to Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
Saturday, May 16
7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast Four Seasons Restaurant
8:30 - 11:30 AM Mechanism of Immunodeficiency in HIV Jinyun Ballroom
* Daniel E. Kaufmann, Massachusetts General Hospital
* Margaret A. Liu, ProTherImmune and Karolinska Institutet
Adriano Boasso, Imperial College London
Type I IFN and IDO-Mediated Immune Dysregulation in HIV Infection
Frank Kirchhoff, University of Ulm
Downregulation of Expression of MHC Class I Molecules by HIV
Guido Silvestri, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
HIV-Associated Chronic Immune Activation
Mary Carrington, NCI, National Institutes of Health
Immunogenetic Effects on HIV-1 Infection
10:10 - 10:30 AM Coffee Break Jinyun Foyer
11:30 AM - On Own for Lunch
4:30 - 5:00 PM Coffee Available Jinyun Foyer
5:00 - 6:45 PM Mechanism of Immunodeficiency in HIV (continued) Jinyun Ballroom
* Frank Kirchhoff, University of Ulm
* Michael S. Neuberger, Medical Research Council
* Mary Carrington, NCI, National Institutes of Health
Daniel E. Kaufmann, Massachusetts General Hospital
Immunoregulatory Pathways and HIV-Specific T Cell Dysfunction
Brent E. Palmer, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Dysregulation of CD4+ T Cell Coregulatory Receptor Expression during Chronic HIV Infection
Zuopeng Wu, John Curtin School of Medical Research
Short Talk: Pre-mRNA Alternative Splicing is Essential in Regulating T Cell Immunity and Homeostasis
6:45 - 7:30 PM Concluding Remarks Jinyun Ballroom
Margaret A. Liu, ProTherImmune and Karolinska Institutet
Common and Contrasting Mechanisms of Acquired and Inherited Immunodeficiencies
7:30 - 8:30 PM Social Hour Jinyun Foyer
8:30 - 9:30 PM Entertainment Jinyun Ballroom
Sunday, May 17
Departure
*Session Chair   †Speaker invited, not yet responded.



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