Thursday, Nov. 29 8 AM - 5 PM
Natcher Auditorium
Natcher Building
NIH Bethesda

This symposium was co-sponsored by the Cytokine Interest and Immunology Interest Groups at NIH to honor the career achievements and major scientific contributions of Dr. Ralph Steinman. Steinman's discovery of DCs in 1973 and his subsequent research opened a new field of study within immunology: DC biology and their role in immune regulation in health and disease. This symposium brought together leading scientists to discuss the most recent advances in the field and provided an opportunity for young investigators and trainees at NIH to present their work. Eight talks were selected from submitted abstracts. For more information about the event see, http://ncifrederick.cancer.gov/Events/DendriticCells/default.asp.

Confirmed speakers:

Ira Mellman, Ph.D.
Vice President: Research Oncology
Genetech

Michel C. Nussenzweig, M.D., Ph.D.
Sherman Fairchild Professor
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology
The Rockefeller University

Jacques Banchereau, Ph.D.

Nina Bhardwaj, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Dermatology
Director, Tumor Vaccine Program
New York University

Anne O'Garra
Head, Division of Immunoregulation
Institute for Medical Research, London. UK

Yong-Jun Liu, MD, Ph.D.
Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer,
Baylor Research Institute
Director, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research

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