19th International Conference on Innate Immunity

Program - Monday, June 10

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    Registration 

    In completing the online registration form you are not automatically accepted to attend the conference nor are you automatically registered for the conference. Final registration to the conference shall occur after you have been accepted and notified by the conference chair of your acceptance to the conference. If you have been charged the registration fee but your attendance has been declined you will be reimbursed in full.

    Airport

    You want to arrive at the Athens International Airport (code: ATH). You can take a taxi from the airport to the hotel (~100 EUR). You may also rent a car at the airport and drive to the conference center. 

    Accommodation Tax

    An accommodation tax of € 10.00 per room night will apply, and will be charged automatically to the individual guest’s extras accounts. 

    Accommodations

    Accommodations for the conference are at the Wyndham Loutraki Hotel.  The hotel is located in Loutraki, 114 km from the Athens International Airport

    Arrival and Check-in

    It is expected that attendees will arrive/check-in after 3:00 PM. Anyone arriving after 10:30 pm on the first day should make alternative dinner arrangements.

    Conference Venue

    The Wyndham Loutraki Conference Center is located at the hotel. 

    Handicapped Accessibility

    The site is fully handicapped accessible.

    Oral Presentations

    Speakers are asked to bring their USB flash drive to the reception desk at least 30 minutes prior to the session.  The allocated time for all presentations, unless otherwise indicated, includes five minutes Q&A.

    City Tour

    Buses for the city tour will depart from the hotel front lobby at 3:30 pm. Badges are required for participation. 

    Breakfast

    Breakfast for registered participants and registered accompanying persons will be served at the Wyndham Loutraki Hotel main restaurant during the hours scheduled in this program. 

    Lunches/Informal Discussions

    Lunches for registered participants and registered accompanying persons will be served during the times indicated in this program at the main restaurant and only after the session has finished. Badges are required for admission.

    Dinners/Informal Discussions

    Three of the dinners/informal discussion will be served during the times indicated in the program. Vegetarian entrees are available only upon request in advance of the meeting.  Please contact info@aegeanconferences.org. 

    Internet, Phone, & Computer

    Wireless Internet access is located throughout the conference center free of charge during meeting hours. There are computers available in the hotel’s business center for the use of the attendees. Phone service is available for an additional charge from your hotel room.

    Certificate of Participation

    A Certificate of Participation will be distributed to a participant for those sessions that the participant has attended. A participant must attend an entire session to receive credit for that particular session. Late arrivals and early departures from a session will preclude a participant from receiving credit for that session. 

    Passports and Visa
    Participants are advised to check on their individual requirements before attending any Aegean Conference meeting. Visa applications should be filed at the nearest Greek Embassy in the country in which you are resident, at least three months prior to the anticipated departure date.

    Letters of Invitation
    Letters of invitation to attend an Aegean Conference meeting will be issued only to:

    • Authors of accepted abstracts
    • Fully paid registrants

    Note: Invitations are issued at the discretion of Aegean Conferences, and requests for letters will be accepted only 60 days prior to the conference start date.

    Liability and Insurance
    Neither the organizers, nor the Aegean Conferences will assume any responsibility whatsoever for damage or injury to persons or property during meeting period. Participants are advised to arrange their own personal travel and health insurance.  

    Other Information

    Animals are not permitted on site.

    Badges are required for admission to all events.

    All Aegean Conferences events are non-smoking.

    No Photographs and Recording Devices

    Participants are not allowed to photograph and/or record using cameras, mobile telephones and other recording devices during the slide and poster presentations. 

    Code of Conduct Policy 

    Aegean Conferences is committed to making its meetings an inclusive space for sharing ideas and knowledge. The code of conduct can be viewed here. 

Monday, June 10

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Breakfast
Immunometabolism
Chairs: Alberto Mantovani and Claudia Kemper
09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
36
Signaling via aromatic amino acid metabolism in tumour microenvironment
Peter J Murray
09:20 AM - 09:40 AM
37
Metabolic control of monocyte to macrophage differentiation
Edward J Pearce
09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
38
A decade of macrophage immunometabolism research
Jan Van den Bossche
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
39
Impact of nutrition on immune responses in allergy and cancer
Elodie Segura
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
40
Redox-adapted BMDMs confer paracrine ferroptosis protection to cancer cells
Patricia P Ogger1, Julia Sauer2,3, Meshal Ansari2,3, Carolin K Watson2,3, Eva Griesser2,3, Katrin Fundel-Clemens2,3, Alina Nessensohn2,3, Matthew J Thomas2,3, Karim C El Kasmi2,3, and Peter J Murray1
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
41
Sterol-izing Immunity: Cholesterol Control of Mammalian Gasdermins
Charles L Evavold
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing (Abstract #87-#124)
Current topics in innate immunity
Chairs: Irina Udalova and Lydia Kalafati
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
42
The yin yang of tumor-associated macrophages in cancer progression
Alberto Mantovani
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
43
MU-KIN Mouse Ageing Atlas
Aki Minoda
12:40 PM - 01:00 PM
44
Vishwa Dixit - TBA
Vishwa Dixit
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
45
Shabaana A. Khader TBA
Shabaana A. Khader
01:20 PM - 01:40 PM
46
Getting the numbers right: how neutrophils self-organise their migration to inflammatory sites
Milka Sarris
01:40 PM - 02:00 PM
47
Why do we survive (or not) infectious diseases?
Miguel Soares
02:00 PM - 02:05 PM
Closing Remarks
02:05 PM - 03:30 PM
Lunch and Informal Discussions
03:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Informal Discussions
07:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Farewell Dinner