Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Clinic
School Of Medicine, University Of Crete

2nd immunology workshop

Preliminary Program (Website)

Friday 1 November 2019

 

09:00 – 11:00             

Innate Immunity

Moderators: T. Alissafi

- Main inflammatory cytokines and intracellular signaling pathways (C. Tsatsanis[ ppt, video ]

- Host defense mechanisms in intracellular pathogens (G. Chamilos) [ ppt, video ]

- Rare immune cellular populations (M. Verikokakis) [ ppt, video ]

 

11:00-11:30                  

Break

 

11:30-14:00                  

Adaptive Immunity

Moderators: D. Kardassis

- Antigen presenting cells (T. Alissafi) [ ppt, video ]

- T cells (K. Chatziioannou) [ ppt, video ]

- Immune regulation mechanisms (P. Verginis) [ ppt, video ]

- B cells in autoimmunity (S.N. Liossis) [ ppt, video ]

 

14:00-15:00                  

Light Lunch

 

15:00-17:00                  

Genetics, Epigenetics in inflammation

Moderators: M. Verikokakis

- Genetics in multigenic autoimmune diseases (P. Makrithanasis) [ ppt, video ]

- «Omics» (A. Filia) [ ppt, video ]

- Epigenetic regulation in autoimmune diseases (A. Banos) [ ppt, video ]

 

17:00-17:30                  

Break

 

17:30-19:30                  

Inflammatory responses

Moderators: G. Bertsias

- Bone marrow in immune responses (I. Mitroulis) [ ppt, video ]

- Stroma in immune responses (M. Armaka) [ ppt, video ]

- DNA damage and Inflammation (G.A. Garinis) [ ppt, video ]

 

19:30-20:30                  

Future therapeutic targets: Pharma pipeline

Moderators: D.T. Boumpas

D. Martin (Sr Director JAK Franchise Research Lead) [ ppt, video ]

 

20:30                             

Dinner

 

Saturday November 2, 2019

 

09:00 – 11:00               

Autoimmune diseases pathogenesis: What’s new?

Moderators:  A. Repa

- Nephritis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (H. Frangou) [ ppt, video ]

- Rheumatoid arthritis (P. Sidiropoulos) [ ppt, video ]

- Inflammatory bowel diseases (I. Koutroubakis) [ ppt, video ]

 

11:00-11:30                  

Break

 

11:30-13:30                  

Immunotherapy in autoimmunity

Moderators: S.N. Liossis

- Cytokine inhibitors (G. Fragkoulis) [ ppt, video ]

- Jak-STAT, TYK inhibitors (G. Bertsias) [ ppt, video ]

- Interferons and chemokines in autoimmune diseases: from basic science to translational application (C. Mavragani) [ ppt, video ]

 

13:30-14:30                  

Light Lunch

 

14:30-17:00                  

Immunity in Cancer

Moderators: P. Verginis

Immunotherapy in cancer: Resistance mechanisms in solid tumors (O. Tsitsiloni) [ ppt, video ]

Tumor microenvironment (P. Foukas) [ ppt, video ]

Tumor microbiota (A. Iliopoulos) [ ppt, video ]

 

17:00-17:30                  

Break

 

17:30-19:30                  

Cancer immunotherapy: Immune Check point Inhibitors

Moderators: D. Mavroudis

- Melanoma  (H. Gogas) [ ppt, video ]

- Lung  (S. Aggelaki) [ ppt, video ]

- Colon cancer  (I.Souglakos) [ ppt, video ]

- A. Bamias (ΤBC) [ ppt, video ]

 

19:30-20:30

 

Moderators: P. Sidiropoulos

Future therapeutic targets: Pharma Pipeline

- V. Baroutsou (Chief Scientific Officer WEC Cluster)

- T. Karatsourakis  (Medical Advisor in Rheumatology)


20:30                             

Dinner

 

Sunday November 3,  2019

 

09:00 – 11:00               

Workshop 1: Case based discussion (rheumatology, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology)

- Biologic therapies and specific infections, cardiovascular risk, immunogenicity

- Immune check point inhibitors and autoimmunity

 

Presentation of cases

S. Pitsigavdaki [ ppt, video ]

A. Pateromichelaki [ ppt, video ]

B. Mastorodimus [ ppt, video ]

N. Cougas [ ppt, video ]

I. Drygiannakis [ ppt, video ]

E. Orphanoudaki [ ppt, video ]

K. Thomopoulou [ ppt, video ]

Σχολιασμός

G. Chamilos

I. Metroulis

I. Suglakos

P. Verginis

 

11:00-11:30

Break

 

11:30-13:30

Workshop 2: SOPs

 

13:30 – 14:30

Conclusions  – Wrap up

 

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