Fourth announcement
Third European Congress of Reproductive Immunology
(held jointly with the 6th ESRADI Congress and 10th AASIR Congress)
Sunday 11th-Thursday 15th September, 2005
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Sunday late afternoon: |
Registration and get together |
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Monday 12th |
British Society for Immunology (BSI) Reproductive
Immunology Group (RIG) day on:
Immunogenetics in
Reproduction. |
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Tuesday 13th – early p.m. Thursday 15th |
Third European
Congress of Reproductive Immunology |
Venue:
University of Essex, Colchester, England
(for campus details and maps, visit
www.essex.ac.uk/conference/)
For a view of Essex
countryside see the web page of the British painter
Stephen Taylor
Meeting Organizers:
Nelson Fernandez (University of Essex, Colchester) nelson@essex.ac.uk
Peter M. Johnson (University of Liverpool)
mq22@liverpool.ac.uk
Peter Delves (University College London) p.delves@ucl.ac.uk
Ian Sargent (John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford)
ian.sargent@obstetrics-gynaecology.oxford.ac.uk
Gary Entrican (Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh)
Entrg@mri.sari.ac.uk
Richard Jurd (University of Essex, Colchester)
jurdr@essex.ac.uk
Format of the Conference
Plenary sessions, short talks,
poster presentations and technical (‘hands-on’) workshops.
No parallel sessions.
Main Themes
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Immunogenetics in reproduction
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Cytokines in basic and clinical reproductive
immunology
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T regulatory cells and other forms of
immunoregulation
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Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase and materno-fetal
interactions
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Gametic immunology
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Infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss
There will be an opening
reception with one or two keynote speakers, and a for/against debate on
immunological contraception in humans.
Hands-on Workshops
(I) Bioimaging and confocal microscopy
(II) Immunocytochemistry
Accommodation
Both ‘hotel’ and ‘student’ style
accommodation will be available to delegates on the University of Essex
campus site.
Who
should attend
This
conference is aimed at basic scientists and clinicians, doctors and
nurses involved in the field of reproductive research and medicine. The
conference is also relevant for developmental biologists. Places will be
limited. You are advised to register early.
CPD
Attendance
for the entire meeting carries 24 CPD credits from the Royal College of
Pathologists.
Certificates of attendance will be provided as required at the end of
the meeting.
(follow this link to view the CPD letter from the
Royal College of Pathologists)
Delegates are requested to register their interest
by e-mail to
Prof. Nelson Fernandez
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