By invitation only

Akademie Colloquium: T-cell memory: thinking outside the blood

When:
28 November 2018  -  30 November 2018
Where:
Trippenhuis KNAW, Kloveniersburgwal 29, 1011 JV Amsterdam
Contact:
Phone:
020 551 0747
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During this Academy Colloquium internationally renowned experts will discuss their latest work on T-cell memory in tissues and bone marrow. With a Masterclass on Friday 30 November 2018.  

There is an urgent need for a body-wide understanding of T-cell memory.

This Academy Colloquium will discuss the field of T-cell memory 'outside the blood', addressing the following key questions:

  • How and where is immunological T-cell memory maintained?
  • What are the molecular and dynamic properties of tissue-resident T cells?
  • What is the role of the bone marrow in maintaining T-cell memory in the whole body?
  • What are the implications of the regionalization of T-cell memory for vaccine design and cancer therapy?

Register

Participants will be selected on the basis of their submitted abstract and will be asked to present their work via a poster presentation. If you would like to participate in this Colloquium, please send the following documents to José Borghans, e-mail j.borghans@umcutrecht.nl, until 1 November 2018:

  • an abstract (maximally 200 words)
  • a short description of your relevant work and motivation to participate (maximally 300 words)