Autoimmunity and immune mediated disorders
Milan, Italy
FRIDAY - APRIL 23, 2010
11:00 Registration
12:30 Opening Lunch
13:30 Serono Symposia International Foundation (SSIF) Opening
Giancarlo Comi, Italy (President of SSIF Scientific Committee)
13:45 Welcome and Introduction
Maria Grazia Roncarolo, Italy, Giancarlo Comi, Italy, David Hafler, USA
SESSION I
Basic mechanisms of I.M.D (Immune Mediated Diseases)
Chairs: Giancarlo Comi, Italy, and David Hafler, USA
14.00 Role of innate immunity and inflammation
Cecilia Garlanda, Italy
14.30 Leukocyte trafficking
Ruggero Pardi, Italy
15.00 Effector T cells: Th1, Th2 and Th17
Sergio Romagnani, Italy
15.30 B cells
Vito Pistoia, Italy
16.00 T regulatory cells
Maria Grazia Roncarolo, Italy
16.30 Discussion
16.45 Coffee Break
SESSION II
Multiple Sclerosis
Chairs: Chairs: Francesco Cucca, Italy, and Matthias Von Herrath, USA
17.00 Genetics
David Hafler, USA
17.30 Pathophysiology
H.P. Hartung, Germany
18.00 Therapy
Giancarlo Comi, Italy
18.30 Discussion
18.45 End of day 1
SATURDAY - APRIL 24, 2010
SESSION III
Type 1 Diabetes
Chairs: Sergio Romagnani, Italy, and Luciano Adorini, Italy
09.00 Genetics
Francesco Cucca, Italy
09.30 Pathophysiology and therapy
Matthias Von Herrath, USA
10.15 Discussion
10.40 Coffee Break
SESSION IV
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Chairs: Bob Coffman, USA, and H.P. Hartung, Germany
11.00 Genetics
Carl A. Anderson, UK
11.30 Pathophysiology
Claudio Fiocchi, USA
12.00 Therapy
Paolo Gionchetti, Italy
12.40 Discussion
13.00 Working lunch
SESSION V
Other chronic I.M.D.
Chairs: Maria Grazia Roncarolo, Italy, and Claudio Fiocchi, USA
14.00 Celiac disease and diabetes: common pathogenetic mechanisms
Riccardo Troncone, Italy
14.30 LES: genetic and pathophysiology
Virginia Pascual, USA
15.00 Bifunctional TLR7 and TLR9 Inhibitors: potential for treatment of autoimmune disease
Bob Coffman, USA
15:30 Rheumatic disorders: pathophysiology
Salvatore Albani, USA
16.00 Discussion
16.20 Closing remarks
16.30 End of conference
