2020
May 25th
May 28th
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International course

6th Advanced Course on Immune-Cell Biology and its Relevance to Cancer Immunotherapy

WE DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS COURSE IS CANCELLED.

This difficult decision was motivated by the Corona Virus epidemy in Europe, following the latest public health recommendations. 

This edition is postponed until further notice. For more information, please contact training.unit[@]curie.fr

 

This sixth workshop will focus on DC and T-cell biology and cancer immunotherapy. This type of treatment consists in treating cancer by stimulating the immune system to efficiently attack cancer cells. Speakers will include internationally renowned scientists that will provide a general overview of basic, translational, and clinical research in the field and will present their most recent data.

Course in English
Registration deadline

Presentation

Objectives

The aim of this course is to better understand how the immune system’s players including dendritic and T cells, detect and fight cancer cells and how their activity can be boosted.

Discussion & Workshops

OPTIONAL

There will be the possibility of submitting a poster and/or an oral presentation to the evaluation of a Selection Committee.

Personal Work

There will be the possibility of submitting a poster and/or an oral presentation (10 min) to the evaluation of a Selection Committee.

 

Practical Informations

Practical Informations

Registration is free and open to all international academic and industrial scientists, Postdocs, immunology students starting from M2 level and MDs working in the field. Students outside of the DCBIOL LabEx will have to pay/organize themselves for flight tickets, hotel fees and one dinner.

Selection result
First week of may
There is no registration fee for this course
Place
Champalimaud Foundation
Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisboa, Portugal

Maximum Number of Participants

100 people

Number of Participants

100 participants

Selection Criteria

A student selection will be made based on CV and motivation.

Speakers

Speakers

Ana-Maria Lennon-Duménil • Institut Curie
Dimitris Skokos • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Douglas Fearon • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Emanuela Romano • Institut Curie
Guadalupe Cabral • CEDOC/Nova Medical School
Hélène Salmon • Institut Curie
Henrique Veiga-Fernandes • Champalimaud Foundation
Hidde Ploegh • Harvard University
Ignacio Melero • Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Joao Xavier • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Joana Ribeiro • Champalimaud Foundation
Jocelyne Demengeot • Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Martin Guilliams • VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research
Miriam Merad • Mount Sinai Hospital
Olivier Lantz • Institut Curie
Philippe Benaroch • Institut Curie
Philippe Pierre • CIML Immunology
Sebastien Amigorena • Institut Curie

Keynote speakers

This list of speakers may still change

Organizers

DCBIOL & The Training Unit - Institut Curie

Champalimaud Foundation

Scientific Committee

Sebastian Amigorena (Institut Curie); Markus Maeurer (Champalimaud Foundation); Jaime Mateus-Tique (Mount Sinai Hospital); Miriam Merad (Mount Sinai Hospital); Emanuela Romano (Institut Curie) ; Henrique Veiga-Fernandes (Champalimaud Foundation)

With

Champalimaud Foundation

Sponsored by

DCBIOL
Institut Français au Portugal
ANR
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Organization

  • DCBIOL