International Summer School - Deadline Extended
This year’s meeting is being organized by ASHI (American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics) with support from APHIA (Asia-Pacific Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Association) and EFI (the European Federation for Immunogenetics). The meeting will take place from September 19 -22, 2011 in picturesque Old San Juan, a city rich in history and culture. The meeting organizer is ASHI’s Associate Meeting Manager, Nadège Toth.
The International Summer School is designed to promote the field of Immunogenetics with intensive interaction between participants and tutors. Introductory lectures will be followed by extensive discussions on recent developments. The participants are invited to present their own research. The deadline for submission of documentation to attend has been extended to August 3, 2011. Please see "requirements" listed below.
Location
Sheraton Old San Juan
100 Brumbaugh Street
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dates
September 19 – 22, 2011
Cost
$200 USD which includes lodging and some meals. Participants must pay for their transportation to and from Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Preliminary Faculty
Marcelo Fernández Viña (ASHI)
Geoffrey Land (ASHI)
Rhonda Holdsworth (APHIA)
Narinder Mehra (APHIA)
Ann-Margaret Little (EFI)
Derek Middleton (EFI)
Topics
Immunogenetics of HLA and non-HLA genes
Population genetics
Regulation of gene expression
NK cells and KIR genes
HLA and autoimmunity
Histocompatibility testing
Histocompatibility testing for solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Host-pathogen response
Students
Limited to 35-40 postgraduate fellows, tissue typers or PhD students with some experience in HLA.
Organizers
ASHI (Host), APHIA and EFI
Requirements
If interested in attending the 2011 International Summer School, please send the following documentation for consideration to Melissa Roberts at :
1. Copy of your Curriculum Vitae
2. Letter of motivation
3. An abstract on own research
The deadline for submission of documentation to attend has been extended to August 3, 2011.
For more details, click here.
If you have newsworthy information to add to the ASHI Web site, please contact kmiranda@ahint.com for consideration.