SEMINAR INFLAMMATION & VACCINATION
On 19 September 2012 the University of Ghent, the Catholic University of Leuven and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel cooperate to organize a Seminar of “Inflammation and Vaccination” supported by the Doctoral Schools of life science and medicine of the Ghent University.
The seminar will take place at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Of Ghent from 9:00-17:00 in the auditorium I Hoogbouw.
We are in progress of finalizing the program, which will be exciting with international speakers.
The intention of this seminar is to bring together PhD students and researchers interested in all aspects of Inflammation and Vaccination. We are convinced that these interactions will spark interesting discussions and possible future cooperation.
We invite PhD researchers to present their research during short oral presentations.
Please submit your abstract before 31 August 2012 per attention of Sarah Wambacq.
The organization committee will take the final decision on the acceptance of the abstracts for presentation.
Notifications regarding the acceptance of the abstract will be sent by email to the corresponding author.
Follow this link to the abstract Layout.
Free registrations before 31 August 2012.
For more information or questions, please contact Sarah Wambacq.
Organizing committee:
Eric Cox, Bruno Goddeeris, Herman Favoreel, Daisy Vanrompay, Johan Grooten, Henri De Greve
PROGRAM
09:00-09:05: Opening, Prof J. Vercruysse: Director of the Doctoral School Life Science and Medicine, UGent
09:05-09:50: Prof. Jan Tavernier, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, VIB - UGent
‘The MAPPIT Toolbox: applications in inflammation research’
09:50-10:30: Presentations Doctorandi (12 minutes each)
Vandendriessche Benjamin, Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB – UGent
Nonlinear indices of blood pressure and heart rate variability in mouse models of septic shock: do they have prognostic value?
Oliwia Andries, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent
Innate immune response and programmed cell death following carrier-mediated delivery of mRNA to respiratory cells.
Tim Tambuyser, Department of Biosystems, KULeuven
Interleukin-6 dynamics as a basis for an early-warning monitor for disease outcome during sepsis and inflammation.
10:30-10:55: Coffee break
10:55-11:25: Prof. Jos van der Meer, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
‘Memory in innate immunity’
11:25-12:05: Presentations Doctorandi (12 minutes each)
Bing Hu, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, UGent
Heat shock protein 70 homologue DnaK is responsible for the immune response on whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei).
Carl Janssen, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, KULeuven
The histopathology of the Blau Syndrome: a comparative study of NOD2-related granulomatous inflammatory diseases in children and adults.
Vanessa Meganck, Department of Obstetrics, Reproduction and Herd Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent
The influence of colostral leukocytes on the development of the cellular and humoral immunity in neonatal calves.
12:05-12:35: Dr. Ulrich Flögel , Institute of Molecular Cardiology, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
‘Noninvasive visualization of inflammatory processes by in vivo 19F MRI ‘
12:35-13:30: Lunch
13:30-14:00: Arnaud Didierlaurent, Vaccine Research Unit, GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Rixensart
‘Assessment of early responses induced by adjuvant systems and link to adaptive immunity’
14:00-14:40: Presentations Doctorandi (12 minutes each)
Bakr Ahmed, Department of Parasitology, Virology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent
Oral immunization with Lactococcus lactis-expressing EspB induces protective immune responses against Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a murine model of colonization.
Sarah De Baets, Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB - UGent
Recombinant influenza virus carrying an RSV CTL epitope protects mice against human respiratory syncytial virus infection.
Ut Nguyen Van, Department of Parasitology, Virology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent
Elispot on enriched IgA+ b-lymphocytes can be used to detect the IgA response following oral immunization with F4 fimbriae of pigs with colostral F4-specific serum antibodies.
14:40-15:10: Dr. Frank Wegmann, The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, UK
‘Polyethyleneimmine: a novel mucosal adjuvant, activation of innate and adaptive immunity’
15:10-15:35: Coffee break
15:35-16:25: Presentations Doctorandi (12 minutes each)
Charlotte Pollard, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
Type I IFN counteracts the induction of antigen-specific immune responses by lipid-based delivery of mRNA vaccines.
Cleo Goyvaerts, Department of Physiology-Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Engineering lentiviral vectors to target dendritic cells: the Nanobody display technology.
Heleen Dewitte, Laboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, UGent
mRNA sonoporation as a novel tool in dendritic cell-based cancer immunotherapy.
Sandra Van Lint, Department of Immunology-Physiology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Tri-Art: TriMix and Antigen RNA Therapy, a promising strategy in the treatment of cancer.
16:25-17:15: Prof. Jean-Pierre Scheerlinck , Centre for Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
‘Vaccine delivery and inflammation: Does immunogenicity require reactogenicity?‘