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Chemokines and Leukocyte Trafficking in Homeostasis and Inflammation Organizer(s): William W. Agace, Sirpa Jalkanen and Sergio A. Lira Date: January 08 - 13, 2012 Location: Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, CO, USA Sponsored by Biogen Idec, Novo Nordisk A/S and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Summary of Meeting: The organized trafficking of leukocyte subsets through the tissue compartments of the body is critical to the generation of innate and adaptive immune responses and for normal organ immuno-surveillance; however, when misguided, such processes can promote uncontrolled inflammation resulting in tissue pathology. It is now well established that cellular adhesion and chemokine receptors play a central role in regulating tissue-specific leukocyte migration. Recent studies have started to unravel the complex mechanisms underlying the expression of these receptors on lymphocytes and highlight the importance of the local lymph node environments and migratory dendritic cells in the induction of peripheral tissue homing receptors. While immunologists have traditionally tended to focus on primary and secondary lymphoid compartments to study immunological processes and immune cell interactions, there is a growing realization that many, if not most, of our immune cells are located in peripheral tissues and that each of these sites possess unique immunological characteristics. This Keystone Symposia meeting on Chemokines and Leukocyte Trafficking in Homeostasis and Inflammation will bring together scientists and clinicians with expertise in immune cell migration, cellular adhesion/chemokine receptor regulation and tissue-specific leukocyte trafficking with a focus on the peripheral tissue compartments in health and disease. Scholarship Deadline: September 15 2011 Discounted Abstract Deadline: September 15 2011 Abstract Deadline: October 11 2011 Discounted Registration Deadline: November 8 2011 Keystone Symposia thanks our Sponsor(s) for generously supporting this meeting: We gratefully acknowledge additional support for this conference from: We gratefully acknowledge the generous grant for this conference provided by: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Grant No. 1R13AI096755-01 The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. We appreciate the organizations that provide Keystone Symposia with additional support, such as marketing and advertising: Click here to view more of these organizations Special thanks to the following for their support of Keystone Symposia initiatives to increase participation at this meeting by scientists from underrepresented backgrounds: Click here to view more of these organizations

Chemokines and Leukocyte Trafficking in Homeostasis and Inflammation

Organizer(s): William W. Agace, Sirpa Jalkanen and Sergio A. Lira

Date: January 08 - 13, 2012
Location: Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, CO, USA

Sponsored by Biogen Idec, Novo Nordisk A/S and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Summary of Meeting:

The organized trafficking of leukocyte subsets through the tissue compartments of the body is critical to the generation of innate and adaptive immune responses and for normal organ immuno-surveillance; however, when misguided, such processes can promote uncontrolled inflammation resulting in tissue pathology. It is now well established that cellular adhesion and chemokine receptors play a central role in regulating tissue-specific leukocyte migration. Recent studies have started to unravel the complex mechanisms underlying the expression of these receptors on lymphocytes and highlight the importance of the local lymph node environments and migratory dendritic cells in the induction of peripheral tissue homing receptors. While immunologists have traditionally tended to focus on primary and secondary lymphoid compartments to study immunological processes and immune cell interactions, there is a growing realization that many, if not most, of our immune cells are located in peripheral tissues and that each of these sites possess unique immunological characteristics. This Keystone Symposia meeting on Chemokines and Leukocyte Trafficking in Homeostasis and Inflammation will bring together scientists and clinicians with expertise in immune cell migration, cellular adhesion/chemokine receptor regulation and tissue-specific leukocyte trafficking with a focus on the peripheral tissue compartments in health and disease.

Scholarship Deadline: September 15 2011

Discounted Abstract Deadline: September 15 2011

Abstract Deadline: October 11 2011

Discounted Registration Deadline: November 8 2011

Keystone Symposia thanks our Sponsor(s) for generously supporting this meeting:

We gratefully acknowledge additional support for this conference from:

We gratefully acknowledge the generous grant for this conference provided by:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Grant No. 1R13AI096755-01
The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

We appreciate the organizations that provide Keystone Symposia with additional support, such as marketing and advertising:

Click here to view more of these organizations

Special thanks to the following for their support of Keystone Symposia initiatives to increase participation at this meeting by scientists from underrepresented backgrounds:

Click here to view more of these organizations

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