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9th JOINT MEETINGOF ICS-ISICR
CYTOKINES AND INTERFERONS:FROM THE BENCH TO THE BEDSIDE
Florence, ItalyOctober 9-12, 2011
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ORGANIZED BYThe International Cytokine Society (ICS)The International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research (ISICR)
CHAIRMAN: Santo Landolfo (Turin, Italy)
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Filippo Belardelli (Rome, Italy)Ferdinando Dianzani (Rome, Italy)Santo Landolfo (Turin, Italy)Enrico Maggi (Florence, Italy)
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Chair: Alberto Mantovani (Milan, Italy)Santo Landolfo (Turin, Italy)Nancy Reich (New York, USA)Nancy Ruddle (Yale, USA)John Schrader (Vancouver, Canada)Michael Tovey (Villejuif, France)Giorgio Trinchieri (Frederick, USA)David Wallach (Rehovot, Israel)Kathryn C. Zoon (Bethesda, USA)
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Chair: Alberto Mantovani (Milan, Italy)Ahizuo Akira (Osaka, Japan)Abul K. Abbas (San Francisco, USA)Ernest Borden (Cleveland, USA)Zhijian J. Chen (Dallas, USA)Robert Coffman (Berkeley, USA)Daniel Cua (Palo Alto, USA)Charles A. Dinarello (Denver, USA)Eleanor Fish (Toronto, Canada)Richard Flavell (New Haven, USA)Laurie Glimcher (Boston, USA)Otto A. Haller (Freiburg, Germany)John Hiscott (Montreal, Canada)Christopher A. Hunter (Philadelphia, USA)
Allan Lau (Hong Kong, China)Warren J. Leonard (Bethesda, USA)David Levy (New York, USA)Joe J. Oppenheim (Frederick, USA)Keiko Ozato (Bethesda, USA)Leonidas Platanias (Chicago, USA)Andreas Radbruch (Berlin, Germany)Stefan Rose-John (Kiel, Germany)Alexander Rudensky (Seattle, USA)Ganes Sen (Cleveland, USA)Alan Sher (Bethesda, USA)Bryan Williams (Victoria, Australia)Thomas A. Waldmann (Bethesda, USA)
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October, 09th 2011
Hall A17.00 Opening Remarks/Welcome
Santo Landolfo, Chair, Organizing CommitteeLeonidas Platanias, President, ISICRDavid Wallach, President, ICS
17.15 ISICR and ICS Awards PresentationsISICR Awards:Seymour and Vivian Milstein AwardHonorary MembershipDistinguished Service AwardChristina Fleischmann Award to Young Women InvestigatorsSeymour and Vivian Milstein Young Investigators AwardSidney & Joan Pestka Graduate and Post-Graduate AwardsISICR Herbert Tabor Award
ICS Awards:Honorary Life MembershipEd Leonard Prize Fund for Chemotaxis/Chemokine ResearchICS Young Investigator AwardPostdoctoral Investigator AwardOutstanding Scholar AwardICS Herbert Tabor Young Investigator Award
Honorary Lectures18.00 T-bet in Inflammatory Diseases
Laurie Glimcher, USAICS Honorary Life Membership Award
18.30 Negative Regulation of Cytokine Signal TransductionDouglas Hilton, AustraliaISICR Seymour and Vivian Milstein Award
19.00 Keynote LectureGut reactions: Immune pathways in the intestine in healthand diseaseFiona Powrie, UK
20.00 Welcome ReceptionComplimentary event for all registered attendees
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October, 10th 2011
Hall A - Plenary SessionInnate and Adaptive Lymphoid CellsCo-Chairs: Nancy Ruddle, USA - Katy Zoon, USA
08.30 Opening LectureIL-1 acts on T cells to enhance the magnitude of in vivo immuneresponsesWilliam E. Paul, USA
09.00 The role of inflammasome processed cytokines in driving Th17 cells andIL-17 producing γδ T cells in infection and autoimmunityKingston Mills, Ireland
09.30 Regulation of Th17 responses during protective or pathological responsesBrigitta Stockinger, UK
10.00 IL-22 and immune pathway against fungal infectionsMarco Colonna, USA
10.30 Coffee Break
11.00 Hall A - Concurrent SessionmiRNA and post-Transcriptional RegulationChair: Massimo Locati, Italy
The biological relevance of non-coding RNAsIrene Bozzoni, Italy
microRNAs positively regulate NFκB signallingM.P. Gantier, H. James Stunden, C. E. McCoy and B. R.G. WilliamsAustralia
An Ancient Parallel RNA Helix Element in TNF-α Pre-mRNAEnables Highly Efficient Splicing by Activating PKR through an RNAPseudoknotR. Kaempfer, L.S. Namer, F. Osman, Y. Banai, R. Jung andB. Masquida Israel, France
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor involves in the expression of severalmicroRNAs in dendritic cellsN.T. Nguyen, T. Nakahama, H. Hanieh, I. Chinen, K. Masuda andT. Kishimoto, Japan
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Stabilisation of human interferon-α1 mRNA by its antisense RNAT. Kimura, J. Shiwen, M. Nishizawa, E. Yoshigai, I. HashimotoJapan
MicroRNA expression in E6/E7 HPV-transformed humankeratinocytes. Effects of IFNβ treatmentG. Mangino, M.V.Chiantore, M. Iuliano, G. Fantasia, R. Accardi,M. Tommasino, Z.A. Percario, E. Affabris, G. Fiorucci and G. RomeoItaly
Influenza A Virus Infection of Human Respiratory Cells InducesPrimary MicroRNA ExpressionC.M. Horvath, W. Buggele, K. Johnson, USA
11.00 Hall B - Concurrent SessionCytokines in Lymphocyte BiologyChair: John Schrader, USA
Immune regulation at barrier surfacesDavid Artis, USA
Dichotomous consequences of IL-23 signaling in chemically inducedcolitis in miceJ.H. Cox, N.M. Kljavin, L. Diehl, W. Ouyang and N. Ghilardi, USA
In vivo IL-7 exposure of CD4 T cells during HIV induced lymphopenialeads to an enhanced Type-I IFN responseC. Le Saout, R. Hasley, L. Tcheung, H. Imamichi, J.H. Park, M. Sneller,G. Roby, C. Rehm, C. Lane and M. Catalfamo, USA
Modulation of cytokine receptors by IL-2 broadly regulates differentiationinto helper T cell lineagesW. Liao, J.X. Lin, L. Wang, P. Li and W.J. Leonard, USA
Retinoic acid enhances IL-22 production by γδ T cells and protects againstcolitisL.A. Mielke, A. Misiak, C.E. Sutton, K.H.G. Mills, Ireland
Aberrant transcriptional program regulating naive CD4 T-cellactivation defines a progressive Multiple Sclerosis subgroupE. Zastepa, E. Zastepa, L. Tao, L. Fitz-Gerald, M. Hallett, M. del PilarCortes, J. Antel, J. Livingstone, A. Bar-Or, Y. Lapierre, D.G. HaegertCanada
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11.00 Hall C - Concurrent SessionInterferons and Signal TransductionChair: Charles Samuel, USA
Regulation of Interferon and Cytokine Signalling byTranscription Factor PLZFBryan Williams, Australia
Differential negative regulation of type I and type III interferons by UBP43underlies extended antiviral effects of interferon-lambdas in epithelial cellsS.V. Smirnov, C. Burkart, W. Li, A. Lewis-Antes, J. Durbin, D. Er Zhangand S.V. Kotenko, USA
SOCS1 selectively regulates type I IFN signalingR. Piganis, N. de Weerd, J. Gould, B. Scott, S. Forster, S. Nicholson andP. Hertzog, USA
TRIM proteins regulate the innate immune responseG.A. Versteeg, R. Rajsbaum, M.T. Sánchez-Aparicio, J. Valdiviezo,M. Shi, K.S. Inn, J. J. and A. García-Sastre, USA
IRF-1 phosphorylation by I-kappa-B kinase epsilon impairs IFN betastimulation in activated CD4+ T cellsM. Sgarbanti, Giulia Marsili, Anna Lisa Remoli, Sun Qiang, E. Stellacci,A. Mai, D. Rotili, E. Perrotti, R. Orsatti, A. Borsetti, M. Ferrari, N. Iraci,J. Hiscott and A. Battistini, Italy, Canada
TLR9 and TLR7 mediate distinct type I IFN responses in humans and non-human primatesM. Puig, K.W. Tosh, L.M. Schramm, L.T. Grajkowska, K.D. Kirschman,C. Tami, J. Beren, R.L. Rabin, D. Verthelyi, USA
The complex relationship between interferons and their receptors dictatedifferential signalingG. Schreiber, Israel
13.00 Lunch
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14.30 Hall A - Concurrent SessionHost-Pathogen Interaction (I)Chair: Santo Landolfo, Italy
Systems Biology Approaches to Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity:Where are Google and IBM?Michael Katze, USA
Linear Ubiquitination Of Nemo Inhibits Rig-I Mediated Signalling ByDisrupting The Mavs-Traf3 InteractionS.M. Belgnaoui, R. Lin, J. Hiscott, Canada, USA
Mechanism of IL-8 induction by HCMV UL76 proteinH. Costa, R. Nascimento, J. Sinclair, R.M.E. Parkhouse, Portugal, UK
Constitutively active Stat3 triggers autoimmune myocarditis by regulatingboth innate and adaptive immunityA. Camporeale, F. Marino, S. Fornero, R. Levi, V. Poli, Italy
Conditional ablation of Stat1 reveals the antagonistic role of interferons inthe clearance of the intracellular bacterial pathogen ListeriamonocytogenesE. Kernbauer, A.M. Jamieson, C. Schneckenleithner, V. Sexl, U. Reichart,B. Strobl, M. Müller and T. Decker, Austria
Features Of Influenza A Virus Non-Structural Protein 1 That Contribute ToInhibiting An Interferon ResponseB.X. Wang, D. Jia and E.N. Fish, Canada
Innate immune response modulators control inflammation and improvesurvival in viral encephalitisD. Verthelyi, J. Pedras-Vasconcelos, C. Butts, Y. Jones, M. Puig,V. Wang, G. Trinchieri, C. Tami, USA
IL-1 signaling and the NLRP3 Inflammasome are required for CNS-specificprotective immunity against West Nile VirusH.J. Ramos, M. Suthar, A. Negash, G. Blahnick, M. Brassil, M. Gale Jr.USA
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14.30 Hall B - Concurrent SessionCytokines and Inflammation (I)Chair: Nancy Reich, USA
Interleukin-1beta in the modulation of the inflammatory processCharles A. Dinarello, USA
Genetic and functional analysis of a panel of truly human monoclonalantibodies against GM-CSF generated from idiopathic pulmonary alveolarproteinosis (IPAP) patients and potential therapeutic uses as an anti-inflammatory agentJ.W. Schrader, Y.Wang, L. Allan, C. Thomson, L. Jackson, A. Turner,G. Anderson, T. Waddell, J. Seymour, J. Hamilton, Canada, Australia
Interleukin 37 exerts its anti-inflammatory functions by associating withIL-18Rα and SIGIRRM.F. Nold, C.A. Nold-Petry, J.A. Zepp, C. Lo, C, Garlanda, A. Mantovani,P. Bufler, C.A. Dinarello, USA, Australia, Italy, Germany
Inflammatory Proteases Cleave and Activate IL-33, a novel alarmin from theIL-1 FamilyC. Cayrol, E. Lefrancais, S. Roga and J.P. Girard, France
Defective NOD2 Signaling And Innate Cytokine Production In Response ToMdp In Experimental Crohn’s Disease (CD)D. Corridoni, J. Marinis, D. Abbott and F. Cominelli, USA
Caspase-1–Processed Cytokines IL-1β and IL-18 Promote IL-17Production by γδ and CD4 T Cells That Mediate AutoimmunityL.S. Dungan, S.J. Lalor, C.E. Sutton, S.A. Basdeo, J.M. Fletcher,K.H.G. Mills, Ireland
14.30 Hall C - Concurrent SessionImmunoregulationChair: John Hamilton, Australia
Manipulating human dendritic cells by STAT3 silencing to implementtheir use in cancer immunotherapyI. Sanseverino, C. Purificato, L. Conti, B. Varano, L. Beltrame, D. Cavalieri,M.C. Gauzzi, S. Gessani, Italy
Activated Fibrocytes Contribute To The Pathogenesis of RheumatoidArthritisC.L. Galligan, E.N. Fish, Canada
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Identification of RLR-activating compounds as novel antiviral therapeutics orvaccine adjuvantsY.M. Loo, K. Bedard, M. Wang, M.K. Muramatsu, S. Proll, R. Green,R.C. Ireton, M.G. Katze, S.P. Iadonato and M. Gale Jr., USA
The Role of Interferon Epsilon in the Immune Response in the FemaleReproductive TractN.E. Mangan, K.Y. Fung, S. Stifter, P.J. Hertzog, Australia
IFN-β limits Th17 induction and regulates dendritic cell activation in EAEL.M. Pennell, C.L. Galligan and E.N. Fish, Canada
Human Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Modulates B lymphocyte Responses in Cultureand During Allogeneic TransplantationM. Mizrahi, D. Ochayon and E.C. Lewis, Israel
The role of TGF-β as tolerogenic cytokine in regulating dendritic cellfunctionM.L. Belladonna, F. Fallarino, M.T. Pallotta, C. Orabona, C. Volpi,C. Bianchi, C. Vacca, U. Grohmann and P. Puccetti, Italy
16.30 Coffee Break
17.00 Hall A - Special SymposiaInterferons and Multiple Sclerosis
17.00 Hall B - Special SymposiaTGF-beta - from bench to clinics
17.00 Hall C - Special SymposiaInterferons-lambda/IL-29
18.30 Poster Session
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October, 11th 2011
Hall A - Plenary SessionSystems Biology and Gene RegulationCo-Chairs: Scott Durum, USA - Alberto Mantovani, Italy
08.30 Opening LectureBottom-up and Top-Down Systems BiologyApproaches to Understanding ImmunityRonald N. Germain, USA
09.00 The innate immune interactome: Pathways leading to type Iinterferon productionMartin E. Dorf, USA
09.30 Molecular Switch between Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine ActivitiesStefan Rose-John, Germany
10.00 Regulation of innate immunity by KIRLorenzo Moretta, Italy
10.30 Coffee Break
11.00 Hall A - Concurrent SessionCytokines and CarcinogenesisChair: David Levy, USA
Inflammatory cytokines and autocrine tumour-promoting networksFrances Balkwill, UK
Protein Kinase CK2 Functions as a Positive Regulator of the JAK/STATand NF-κB PathwaysE. Benveniste, Y. Zheng, USA
STAT3-Driven Upregulation Of TLR2 Promotes Gastric TumorigenesisB.J. Jenkins, H. Tye, C.L. Kennedy, M. Najdovska, L. Mcleod, A. Dev,W. Sievert, P. Tan, P.S. Bhathal, Australia, Singapore
Gastritis and potent gastric epithelial alterations in mice followingexogenous administration of recombinant IL-33L. Pastorelli, R.R. Garg, C. De Salvo, B. Mattioli, J.B. Meddings,M. Vecchi and T.T. Pizarro, USA
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Loss of p53 increases unphosphorylated STAT1, which induces resistanceto DNA damage in cancer cellsH.J. Cheon, E. Holvey-Bates, D. Junk, M. Jackson, G. Stark, USA
A Novel Requirement for Janus Kinases as Mediators of Drug ResistanceInduced by Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 in Human Cancer CellsA.P. Costa-Pereira, C. Ramos do Carmo, J. Lyons-Lewis, M.J. Seckl andA.P. Costa-Pereira, UK
11.00 Hall B - Concurrent SessionInterferons and Viral InfectionsChair: Eleanor Fish, Canada
Antiviral Actions of the IFIT Family of Interferon -Stimulated GenesGanes Sen, USA
IFN Regulation Of Metabolism Contributes To An Antiviral ResponseD. Burke, N. Sonenberg, L.C. Platanias, E.N. FishCanada, USA
ISG54 protects mice against VSV pathogenesisV. Fensterl, J.L. Rupert, S. Ramachandran, S.A. Stohlman,C.C. Bergmann, M.S. Diamond, H.W. Virgin, G.C. Sen, USA
The viral nucleocapsid protein determines sensitivity of influenza A virusesto MxA restrictionP. Zimmermann, B. Maenz, C. Patzina, M. Schwemmle, G. Kochs,O. Haller, Germany
Identification of interferon-β producing cells in La Crosse virus-infectedmouse brainsC. Kallfass, A. Ackerman, S. Lienenklaus, B. Heimrich and P. StaeheliGermany
Role for RNase L in the Induction of IFN-β by Influenza A VirusLacking NS1R.H. Silverman, S. Banerjee, A. Baum, A. García-Sastre, USA
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11.00 Hall C - Concurrent SessionPattern Recognition and Innate ImmunityChair: Filippo Belardelli, Italy
Title pendingJohn Hiscott, USA
The Regulation of Interleukin 10 and Interleukin 12 in MacrophagesA. Howes, X. Wu, J. Zhao, M. Saraiva, G.J. Bancroft, A. O’GarraUK, China, Portugal
14-3-3 epsilon and TRIM25 regulate a RIG-I translocon that mediatesmembrane-association and control of innate antiviral immunityH.M. Liu, M. Gale Jr., USA
Molecular Mechanism Of Poxviral Antagonism Of The TLR4 Complex ByVACV Protein A46J. Stack, T. Lysakova-Devine, A. Bowie, Ireland
DNA-dependent protein kinase is a DNA sensor for IRF-3-dependent innateimmunityB. Ferguson, D. Mansur, N. Peters, G. Smith, UK
Hepatitis C Virus Reveals a Novel Early Control in Acute ImmuneResponseN. Arnaud, S. Dabo, D. Akazawa, M. Fukasawa, F. Shinkai-Ouchi,J. Hugon, T. Wakita and E.F. Meurs, France, Japan
Unraveling the complexity of the type I interferon antiviral responseJ.W. Schoggins, S.J. Wilson, M. Panis, M.Y. Murphy, C.T. Jones,P. Bieniasz, C.M. Rice, USA
A Systems Biology approach to defining the host immune response toWest Nile virus infectionM.S. Suthar, M. Brassil, S. Proll, S. Belisle, M.G. Katze, M. GaleJrUSA
13.00 Lunch
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14.30 Hall A - Concurrent SessionCytokines and Inflammation (II)Chair: Joost J. Oppenheim, USA
Regulation of the Immune Response in Tuberculosis: Lessons Learnedfrom Mouse Models and Human DiseaseAnne O’Garra, UK
Thrombin mediates chemokinesis in human resting CD8 T cells throughspecific interaction with thrombin receptor (PAR-1)M. Smith, A. Hurley, T. Karpova, N. Belkina, S. Shaw, E. Nickel,B. Packard, H. Imamichi, J. MacNally, M. Sneller, C. Lane and M. CatalfamoUSA
IKKi is required for interleukin 17-dependent signaling associated withneutrophilia and pulmonary inflammationK. Bulek, C. Liu, S. Swaidani, L. Wang, R.C. Page, M.F. Gulen, T. Herjan,A. Abbadi, W. Qian, D. Sun, M. Lauer, V. Hascall, S. Misra, M. Chance,M. Aronica, T. Hamilton and X. Li, USA
Function of SOCS3 on Macrophage Polarization and InflammationH. Qin, A.T. Holdbrooks, Y. Liu, S.L. Reynolds, L.L. Yanagisawa,B.C. McFarland, W.I. Yeh, P. De Sarno, L.E. Harrington, C. Raman andE.N. Benveniste, USA
Deficient IL-1 Receptor antagonist production by monocytes from patientscarrying mutations in the NLRP3 geneA. Rubartelli, L. Delfino, A. Omenetti, M. Gattorno, S. Carta, Italy
Expression of Interleukin-37 in human pediatric inflammatory boweldiseaseS. Weidlich, A.M. Bulau, T. Schwerd, J. Helmbrecht, M. Lacher, D. Mayr,S. Koletzko and P. Bufler, Germany
IL-32 promotes angiogenesisC.A. Nold-Petry, M.F. Nold, J.A. Zepp, H. Dinkel, B.E. Palmer, C.D. Cool,L. Taraseviciene-Stewart, S.H. Kim, C.A. Dinarello and N.F. VoelkelUSA, Australia, South Korea
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14.30 Hall B - Concurrent SessionCytokines and Signal Transduction (I)Chair: Dan Kalvakolanu, USA
Role of the tyrosine Kinase FER in the activation of NFkappaB by mutatedgrowth factor receptors in cancerGeorge Stark, USA
Signaling by the IL-17RA/IL-17RC Complex: Impact on oral mucosalimmunityS. Gaffen, A.W. Ho, R. Onishi, F. Shen, A. Peterson,N. Hernández-Santos, A. Garg, W. Ouyang, E.E. Childs, USA
Mechanisms of mRNA Translation of ISGs in Malignant Cells.Implications for the Antitumor Effects of IFNSL.C. Platanias, USA
Cish degradation of Htra1 regulates TGF-b signalingD.C. Palmer, R.N. Reger, L.M. Garvin, D. Frasheri, Y. Ji, Z.J. Franco,C.A. Klebanoff, L. Gattinoni and N.P. Restifo, USA
Inhibition of Interleukin 6 classic signaling is a novel function of solublegp130 which is controlled by the ratio of Interleukin 6 and solubleInterleukin 6 receptorC. Garbers, W. Thaiss, G.H. Waetzig, G.W. Jones, D.M. Floss,I. Lorenzen, J. Grötzinger, S.A. Jones, S. Rose-John, J. SchellerGermany, UK
Repression of Inflammatory Cytokine Genes by TNF- and IFNg-regulatedSignaling and Epigenetic MechanismsL. Ivashkiv, S.H. Park, J. Chen, USA
IFN-autophagy and tumor suppression: a novel IFN-γ induced signalingcascade involving Activated transcription factor-6 (ATF-6) that collaborateswith C/EBP-beta and promotes tumor suppressionP. Gade, U.B. Machaani, D.V. Kalvakolanu, USA
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14.30 Hall C - Concurrent SessionChemokines and their ReceptorsChair: Amanda Proudfoot, Switzerland
Targeting CXCR4 in WHIM syndromePhilip M. Murphy, USA
Macrophages from patients with atopic dermatitis show a reduced CXCL10expression in response to staphylococcal α-toxinS. Kasraie, M. Niebuhr, O. Dittrich-Breiholz, M. Kracht, T. WerfelGermany
CCR5 32 and CCR5-59029 Allele Frequency among Hepatitis C VirusInfected and in Non-HCV Infected Saudi PopulationF.M. Al-Sharif, O.H. Jiffri and E.I. Azhar, Saudi Arabia
Understanding the WHIM syndrome: molecular analysis of CXCR4functions in lymphocyte activationM. Kallikourdis, A.E. Trovato, F. Anselmi, A. Sarukhan, L. Tassone,R. Badolato and A. Viola, Italy
Which chemokine receptor should we target in Rheumatoid ArthritisA. Garin, A. Hermant, S. Krohn, C. Gabay and A. ProudfootSwitzerland
16.30 Coffee Break
17.00 Hall A - Special SymposiaNew Interferons
17.00 Hall B - Special SymposiaCytokines and Autoimmunity
18.30 Poster Session
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October, 12th 2011
Hall A - Plenary SessionCell death and CancerCo-Chairs: Carl Ware, USA
09.00 Opening LectureInhibitors of the NFkappaB Pathway and inflammationMichael Karin, USA
09.30 Inflammation associated to cancerLisa Coussens, USA
10.00 STAT3 in cancer inflammation and as a target for cancer therapyHua Eleanor Yu, USA
10.30 Coffee Break
11.00 Hall A - Concurrent SessionGene RegulationChair: Howard Young, USA
SUMO Modification of IRF Family Proteins and Regulation ofAnti-Viral Innate ImmunityKeiko Ozato, USA
HDAC-sensitive transcriptional elongation checkpoint during interferon-stimulated gene expressionI. Marie, H.M. Chang, L. Gnatovskiy and D.E. Levy, USA
Role of lysine methylation of NFkB in differential gene regulationT. Lu, M. Yang, G.R. Stark, USA
Multi-layered cellular stochasticity and paracrine amplification shape theinterferon responseU. Rand, M. Rinas, J. Schwerk, H. Hauser, T. Höfer, M. KösterGermany
Anti-inflammatory actions of glucocorticoids: the role of transcriptionalcoregulator GRIP1 in shaping macrophage transcriptome and systemicinflammationI. Rogatsky, Y. Chinenov, R. Gupte, J.R. Flammer, J. Dobrovolna,M.A. Kennedy, B. Liu, USA
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Identification of NF-κB genes that contribute to reversible stimulation ofVSV oncolysis by histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDIs)L. Shulak, T. Di Lenardo, T.L. Anh Nguyen and J. HiscottCanada, USA
11.00 Hall B - Concurrent SessionCytokines and anti-tumor ImmunityChair: Leonidas C. Platanias, USA
Deconstructing Cancer ImmunoeditingRobert Schreiber, USA
A cancer-protective role of inflammationO.A. Werner Haabeth, K. Berg Lorvik, C. Hammarström, I.M. Donaldson,G. Haraldsen, B. Bogen and A. Corthay, Norway
Anti-tumor effect of a tumor cell vaccine expressing membrane-bound formof IL-12 subunit p35S.M. Park, S.A. Do, Y.S. Kim, South Korea
STAT1 independent cytokine responses in the immunosurveillance oftumoursN.L. Messina, K.M. Banks, B.P. Martin, A. Uldrich, A.J. Christiansen,M.J. Smyth, C.J.P. Clarke and R.W. Johnstone, Australia
Tumor cell induced immune evasion via loss of Type I IFN signallingpromotes breast cancer metastasisB.S. Parker, C.Y. Slaney, B.N. Bidwell, S. Forster, R.L. Anderson,P. Hertzog, Australia
Development of two IL15 immunocytokines targeting either GD2- or CD20-tumoral bearing cellsM. Vincent, G. Teppaz, V. Solé, A. Bessard, S. Loisel, H. Watier,B. Clémenceau, H. Vié, S. Birklé, L. Garrigue-Antar, A. Quéméner andY. Jacques, France
Combination therapy with IFN-alpha plus IFN-gamma and monocytesmediates synergistic antitumor effects against established human ovarianand melanoma tumors in mouse modelsK.C. Zoon, H. Nakashima, K. Miyake, C. Clark, J. Bekisz, S. Baron,S.R. Husain and R. K. Puri, USA
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11.00 Hall C - Concurrent SessionImmunopathologyChair: Enrico Maggi, Italy
The Role of Cytokines in T-Cell Tolerance and AutoimmunityAbul K. Abbas, USA
Mechanism of IRF5 constitutive activation in primary monocytes of SLEpatients is independent of type I IFNsR.C. Stone, D. Feng, J. Deng, S. Singh, L. Yang, P. Fitzgerald-Bocarsly,M.L. Eloranta, L. Rönnblom, Betsy J. Barnes, USA, Sweden
Basal Expression and Regulation by Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines ofHuman Endogenous Retroviruses of the W Family in Bood CellSubpopulations and in AstrocytesA. Mei, G. Mameli, L. Poddighe, E. Uleri, C. Serra, R. Manetti andA. Dolei, Italy
Impairment of IFN-α production, peripheral plasmacytoid dendritic cellnumber and susceptibility to MPO-ANCA-associated glomerulonephritisand vasculitisK. Uno, E. Muso, T. Ito-Ihara, K. Suzuki, Japan
Recruitment of bone marrow derived CD11c+ and c-Kit+ cells in pulmonaryfibrosisS.H. Phan, T. Liu, L. Ding, T. Nakashima, M.R. Ullenbruch, USA
IFN-γ signaling intrinsically regulates expansion of effectorencephalitogenic Th1 cells in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis(EAE)C. Raman, C.M. Sestero, R. Naves, B.J. Baker, T.M. DeSilva andP. De Sarno, USA, Chile
Decrease Of IL-17 and GM-CSF in Intestinal Mucosa of IBD Patients IsAssociated With Reduction Of CD68+ Macrophages And ClinicalRemission In Response To Anti-TNF TherapyF. Bosè, F. Caprioli, R. Rossi, Palazzo, C. Viganò, L. Raeli, M. Moro,G. Basilisco, S. Ferrero, M. Pagani, G. Altomare, S. Abrignani andE. Reali, Italy
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14.30 Hall A - Concurrent SessionCytokines and Signal Transduction (II)Chair: Alan Lau, Honk Kong
Interferon epsilon is a novel immune regulator that acts independentlyof TLR activationPaul Herzog, Australia
The Intracellular DNA Sensor IFI16 Gene Acts as Restriction Factor forHuman Cytomegalovirus ReplicationV. Dell’Oste, G.R. Gariano, M. Bronzini, D. Gatti, A. Luganini,M. De Andrea, G. Gribaudo, M. Gariglio and S. Landolfo, Italy
The extracellular domains of the IL-21 receptor are bridged by glycosylationthrough conserved anchor pointsO.J. Hamming, L. Kang, A. Svenson, J.L. Karlsen, H. Rahbek-Nielsen,S.R. Paludan, S.A. Hjorth, K. Bondensgaard and R. HartmannDenmark
STAT3 transcriptional activity is controlled by regulated acetylation.J. Tavernier, L, Icardi, V. Gesellchen, R. Mori, S. Lievens, S. Eyckerman,J. Bultynck, M. Boutros and K. De Bosscher, Belgium, Germany
IL-36R LIGANDS Are Potent Regulators Of Dendritic and T CellsS. Vigne, G. Palmer, C. Lamacchia, P. Martin, D. Talabot-Ayer,E. Rodriguez, F. Ronchi, F. Sallusto, H. Dinh, J.E. Sims, C. GabaySwitzerland
Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells are infected by Epstein Barr virus andinduces TLR- dependent type I IFN productionM. Severa, E. Giacomini, E. Anastasiadou, V. Gafa, F. Rizzo,M. Corazzari, A. Romagnoli, R. Feederle, H.J. Delecluse, P. Trivedi,G.M. Fimia, E.M. Coccia, Italy, Germany
A novel autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant deficiency in theTLR3 pathway underlying susceptibility to Herpes Simplex EncephalitisV. Sancho Shimizu, R. Perez, L. Lorenzo, R. Halwani, S. Fabrega,A. Cardon, L. Abel, S.Y. Zhang, A. Puel, S. Al-Muhsen and J.L. CasanovaFrance, Saudi Arabia, USA
IKK603;-mediated STAT1 phosphorylation at S708 residue governs theexpression of Interferon-stimulated genes important for West Nile viruscontrolO. Perwitasari, H. Cho, M.S. Diamond, M. Gale Jr., USA
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14.30 Hall B - Concurrent SessionHost-Pathogen Interaction (II)Chair: Giorgio Trinchieri, USA
Cytokine pathways regulating the innate immune response tomycobacteriaAlan Sher, USA
Regulation of the Actin Modifier Gelsolin by Protein Kinase R EnforcesBasal Innate Immune DefenseA. Sadler, A.T. Irving, D. Wang, N. Kozer, A.H.A. Clayton, B.R.G. WilliamsAustralia
Vaccinia Virus Protein C6 is a Virulence Factor that Binds TBK1 AdaptorProteins and Inhibits Activation of IRF3R.P. Sumner, H. Ren, L. Unterholzner, A.G. Bowie, G.L. SmithUK, Ireland
Human TLR8 is activated upon recognition of Borrelia burgdorferi RNA inthe phagosome of human monocytesJ.L. Cervantes, Carson J. La Vake, and Juan C. Salazar (1,2,3)USA
Arteri- and nairovirus OTU domain-containing proteases target ubiquitin-regulated factors in the RLR-mediated innate immune signaling pathwayM. Kikkert, P.B. van Kasteren, C. Beugeling, D. Ninaber, S. van Boheemen,A. Garcia-Sastre, E.J. SnijderThe Netherlands
A role for plasmacytoid dendritic cells in Th2 response induction againsthelminthsR.J. Lundie, L.M. Webb, L. Boon, A.S. MacDonald, UK
NS3 of bluetongue virus interferes with the innate antiviral responseD. Vitour, E. Lara, E. Chauveau, M. Adam, C. Sailleau, E. Breard,S. Zientara, France
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14.30 Hall C - Concurrent SessionCytokines and Cell DeathChair: David Wallach, Israel
In vitro and in vivo regulation of TNF-induced necroptosisPeter Vandenabeele, Belgium
Inhibition of Th17 differentiation and EAE development by tumorsuppressor death-associated protein kinaseM.Z. Lai, Y.T. Chuang, T.F. Chou, K.H. Lin, R.H. Chen, S.C. Miau,A. Kimchi, Taiwan, Israel
Modulation of apoptosis and pro-inflammatory signalling by vaccinia virusprotein N1C. Maluquer de Motes, S. Cooray, H. Ren, G.M.F. Almeida, K. McGourty,M.W. Bahar, D.I. Stuart, J.M. Grimes, S.C. Graham, G.L. Smith, UK
TWEAK/Fn14 Pathway in Colitis: Links to Interleukin-13-induced intestinalepithelial cell injury and promotion of chronic colitisL.C. Burkly, R. Kawashima, Y.I. Kawamura, T. Oshio, A. Son,M. Yamazaki, T. Hagiwara, T. Okada, P. Wu, S. Szak, Y.J. Kawamura,F. Konishi, O. Miyake, H. Yano, Y. Saito and T. Dohi, USA, Japan
Bounding Interferon Alpha To Apolipoprotein A-I: A Strategy To ReduceHematological Toxicity While Enhancing Immunostimulatory PropertiesJ. Fioravanti, I. González, J. Medina-Echeverz, E. Larrea, N. Ardaiz,G. González-Aseguinolaza, J. Prieto, P. Berraondo, Spain
Interferon stimulated gene 54 (ISG54) promotes apoptosisM. Stawowczyk, S. Van Scoy, K. Prasanna Kumar, N.C. Reich, USA
Cytokines, cell death and tumor suppression:a GRIM takes a central stageD.V. Kalvakolanu, S. Kalakonda, S.C. Nallar, D.J. Lindner, USA
17.00 Hall A - Closing Honorary LectureT helper 17 cellsSergio Romagnani, Italy
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Dates: 09-12 October 2011Congress Venue: Palazzo dei Congressi, Palazzo degli AffariFirenze, Italy (www.firenzefiera.it) - Piazza Adua 1 - 50123 Florence
REGISTRATION FEESThe registration fee for participants includes: congress bag, all congress materials,abstract book, daily coffee/tea, welcome reception.
General Registration On Site
MEMBERAcademic/Government Euro 500 NON MEMBERAcademic/Government Euro 700 Industry Euro 750 PhD Students (under 35)*Post-Doctarals (under 35)* Euro 300 Accompanying Guests** Euro 300
Opening Hours
Registration DeskThe Registration Desk is located in the Exhibition Area
Sunday 9 October 15:00-20:00Monday 10 October 08:30-19:30Tuesday 11 October 08:30-19:30Wednesday 12 October 08:30-19:30
Exhibition AreaSunday 9 October 15:00-20:00Monday 10 October 08:30-19:30Tuesday 11 October 08:30-19:30Wednesday 12 October 08:30-19:30
Registration Fees (Euro) VAT included*Graduate students (up to 35 years old & students): An official document prooving this statusand their age must be present to Registration Desk**Accompaning Guests fee includes: access to the Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception atthe Palazzo dei Congressi, Palazzo degli Affari, Firenze, Italy
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HOW TO REACH “FIRENZE FIERA”
BY PLANE - Florence International Airport “AmerigoVespucci” (connected to the main European cities) IATACODE: FLR www.aeroporto.firenze.itIt is located at 4 km (2.5 miles) from Florence and itcan be reached by taxi (20 minutes) or by the shuttlebus “Vola in bus”, a special connection service from/tothe Vespucci Airport and the Santa Maria Novella trainstation, jointly run by ATAF and SITA. For furtherinformation call “Pronto Ataf” toll free no. from Italy 800424500.
Pisa International Airport “Galileo Galilei” (connectedto the main European cities) IATA CODE: PSAwww.pisa-airport.itIt is located in Pisa, at 60 km (38 miles) from
Florence and it can be reached in 1 hour by train from the Santa Maria Novella trainstation, in Florence: three trains every hour for Pisa C.le and Pisa Airport from 06.00a.m. to 10.00 p.m.
BY CAR - An efficient motorway network connects Florence to the rest of Italy andEurope. Firenze Fiera is just at 4 km (2.5 miles) from the main Italian motorway (theA1: Autostrada del Sole - Exit Firenze Nord). Two large parking areas, respectivelyfor 600 and 800 cars, are just 100 meters away; another parking area for 400 carscan be reached by bus.
BY TRAIN - There are 4 train stations in Florence:• Santa Maria Novella Central Station: 80/100 meters from the “Palazzo deiCongressi” and from the “Palazzo degli Affari”, 50 meters from the “Fortezza da Basso”covering the access to railroad 16.• Rifredi: approximately 2 km (1.2 miles) away• Campo di Marte: 1,5 km ca.• Statuto
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - All town busses stop at “Piazza della Stazione”(Santa Maria Novella train station). Since they are just 50 meters far from the SantaMaria Novella train station, Firenze Fiera’s venues are within walking distance of anybus stop. In addition, a large number of bus services connect the centre of Florenceto its surroundings (Fiesole: ataf bus no. 7 - Settignano: Ataf bus no. 10).The regional coach lines (Cap, Lazzi, Sita) connect Florence to the other wonderfulTuscan cities such as San Gimignano, Pienza, Arezzo, Volterra, Forte dei Marmi,etc.
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BD BIOSCIENCES 18, 19
BIOLEGEND 22
CELL SIGNALING TECHONOLOGY 31
EBIOSCIENCE 26
GENPROBE 2
LIFETECHNOLOGY 8, 9
MERCK MILLIPORE 24
NANO INK 20
PBL INTERFERON SOURCE 30, 32
PEPROTECH 25
R&D SYSTEMS 27, 28
RANDOX 21
EXHIBITION AREA “PASSI PERDUTI”
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M.A.F. SERVIZI SrLCentro Direzionale Piero della Francesca - Corso Svizzera 185bis - 10149 Torino (Italy)
phone: ++ 39 011-505.900 fax: ++39 011-505.976e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.mafservizi.it