Session 1-1: The Immunity Diseases Molecular Mechanisms
Place: 302, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Milan Basta, President, BioVisions, Inc., USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Nympha B. D’Souza EL-Guindy, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky & Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA

13:30-13:55

Title: A critical role of beta2 integrins for lymphocyte phenotype, function and homeostasis - Lessons from a murine model of Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency-1 (LAD1)
Dr. Thorsten Peters, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology and Allergic Diseases, University of Ulm, Germany

13:55-14:20

Title: Mechanisms by which Alcohol Abuse impairs Lung Innate Immunity
Dr. Nympha B. D’Souza EL-Guindy, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky & Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA

14:20-14:45

Title: Enhanced IL-10 Production by CD4+ T Cells Primed in IL-15Rα Deficient Mice
Dr. Tzong-Shoon Wu, Assistant Professor, Department of Life Science, School of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taiwan

Session 1-2: Immunopathology, Etiology and Pathogenic Role of Complement
Place: 302, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Milan Basta, President, BioVisions, Inc., USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Nympha B. D’Souza EL-Guindy, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky & Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA

14:45-15:10

Title: Immunomodulation by Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in Immune and Inflammatory Conditions
Dr. Milan Basta, President, BioVisions, Inc., USA

15:10-15:30

Coffee Break

Session 1-3: Cell and Molecular Biology of Autoimmunity  
Place: 302, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Milan Basta, President, BioVisions, Inc., USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Nympha B. D’Souza EL-Guindy, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky & Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA

15:30-15:55

Title: Role of Idiotype-Anti-Idiotype Interactions in the Induction of Сollagen-Induced Arthritis in Rats
Dr. Liubov V. Beduleva, Professor, Department of Immunology, Udmurt State University, Russia

15:55-16:20

Title: The Pathogenesis and Immunotherapy of Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Duncan Adams, Director, Faculty of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand

16:20-16:45

Title: A Novel Enzyme Inhibition Assay for Screening of Type 1 Diabetes
Dr. M. Messripour, Professor of Clinical Biochemistry, Head of department of medical biochemistry, Islamic Azad University of Khorasgan, Iran

Session 1-4: Tumor Immunology
Place: 310, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Luwen Zhang, Professor, NE Center for Virology, University of Nebraska, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Eduardo Lasalvia-Prisco, Professor of Medicine, University of Uruguay, Former Director National Institute of Oncology, Uruguay, Researcher of Institute of Cancerology and Immunogenetic, France, Principal Researcher, Interdoctors R&D Medical Procedures, USA

08:30-08:55

Keynote Speech:
Title: Novel Targets for Tumor Immunotherapy: Myeloma as A Model
Dr. Qing Yi, Professor of Medicine, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

08:55-09:20

Title: Autologous Heterotopic Transplant of Peripheral Blood as a Competitive Site Against the Tolerogenic Activity of Human Malignant Tumors
Dr. Eduardo Lasalvia-Prisco, Professor of Medicine, University of Uruguay, Former Director National Institute of Oncology, Uruguay, Researcher of Institute of Cancerology and Immunogenetic, France, Principal Researcher, Interdoctors R&D Medical Procedures, USA

09:20-09:45

Title: Viral Transformation and Interferon Regulatory Factors
Dr. Luwen Zhang, Professor, NE Center for Virology, University of Nebraska, USA

10:10-10:30

Coffee Break

Session 1-5: Innate Immunity and Adaptive Immunity  
Place: 310, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Wuding Zhou, Reader in Immunology, MRC Centre for Transplantation, Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Guy's Campus, King’s College London, UK

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Robert Ashman, Reader in Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Australia

10:30-10:50

Title: The Role of Complement in Regulating Antigen Presenting Cell Function
Dr. Wuding Zhou, Reader in Immunology, MRC Centre for Transplantation, Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Guy's Campus, King’s College London, UK

10:50-11:10

Title: The Physiological Roles of New and Old Collectin Members in Innate Immunity  
Dr. Nobutaka Wakamiya, Professor and Chairman, Department of Microbiology and Immunochemistry, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan

11:10-11:30

Title: C-type Lectins: Expression and Interactions in Candida Albicans Infection
Dr. Robert Ashman, Reader in Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Australia

11:30-11:50

Title: Macrophages Dictate the Direction of Immune Response against Dead Cell-associated Antigens
Dr. Kenichi Asano, Specialist in Phagocyte Biology, Laboratory for Innate Cellular Immunity, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, Japan

11:50-12:10

Title: Mres- a Distinct Pro-Resolving Macrophage Subtype Generated by Satiating Uptake of Apoptotic PMN and Regulated by Resolvins And Glucocorticoids
Dr. Amiram Ariel, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biology, University of Haifa, Israel

Session 1-6: Signal Transduction in the Immune System and Cross-talk
Place: 311A, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. See-Ying Tam, Senior Research Scientist, Stanford School of Medicine, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Wenxia Song, Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, USA

08:30-08: 50

Title: The Role of Virulent Factor CagA in NF-KappaB Activation and Helicobacter Pylori-Mediated Inflammatory Disease
Dr. Lin-Feng Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

08:50-09: 10

Title: Negative Regulation of Mast Cell Activation and Skin Inflammation by RabGEF1, an Activator of Endocytic Trafficking
Dr. See-Ying Tam, Senior Research Scientist, Stanford School of Medicine, USA

09:10-09:30

Title: Regulatory Mechanisms Controlling Somatic Hypermutation
Dr. Thomas Grundström, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Sweden

09:30 -09: 50

Title: ATM may Signal mTOR in Thymocyte Development through Redox
Dr. Mingshan Yan, Assistant Professor, University of Texas, MD. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Carcinegenesis, USA

09:50 -10: 10

Title: Identification of a Pre-B Cell Receptor Signaling Induced Inhibitory Network and Its Role in Early B Cell Expansion and in B Cell Transformation
Dr. Runqing Lu, Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

10:10 -10: 30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:50

Title: Regulation of B-Lymphocyte Activation by the Actin Cytoskeleton and Its Implication to Immune Deficiencies and Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Wenxia Song, Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, USA

10:50-11:10

Title: Receptor-Mediated Regulatory Mechanisms for Toll-like Receptor Signaling in Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
Dr. Wei Cao, Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

11:10-11:30

Title: Vitamin D Receptor Regulation of the Nf-Kappa B Pathway in Intestinal Inflammation
Dr. Jun Sun, Assistant Professor, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA

11:30-11:50

Title: HMGB1/TLR4 Signaling in Cerebral Ischemia/reperfusion Inflammation Injury
Dr. Qing-WU Yang, Professor, Department of Neurology, the Third Military Medical University, China

Session 1-7: Immune Regulations- Regulatory T Cells and T Cell Subsets
Place: 310, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Weisan Chen, Head, T cell Lab, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Centre for Clinical Sciences, Austin Hospital, Australia

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Hongbo Chi, Assistant Member, Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA

13:30-13:50

Title: A Cancer Vaccine induces Expansion of NY-ESO-1-specific Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Advanced Malignant Melanoma
Dr. Weisan Chen, Head, T cell Lab, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Centre for Clinical Sciences, Austin Hospital, Australia

13:50-14:10

Title: Negative Control of Regulatory T Cell-mediated Immune Tolerance
Dr. Hongbo Chi, Assistant Member, Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA

14:10-14:30

Title: The CD4+CD25+ FoxP3+ CD127- Regulatory T Cells. Their Role in Diseases and Therapy
Dr. Sándor Sipka, Professor, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, University of Debrecen, Hungary

14:30-14:50

Title: The Novel Cyclic AMP Sensor Epac: toward Regulation of Immune, Lung and Neuronal Functions
Dr. Martina Schmidt, Rosalind Franklin Fellow, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

14:50-15:10

Title: TNFR2 and Tregs in a Model of MS
Dr. Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, Athens Naval Hospital and BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Greece

Session 1-8: Dendritic Cells, Macrophages and other Innate Immune Cells
Place: 310, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Hongwei Gao, Assistant Professor, Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injury, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative &Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Chang Y. Chung, Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology and Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA

15:30-15:50

Title: Brain's Immune Cells, Microglia; Its Biology and Pathology
Dr. Mami Noda, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan

15:50-16:10

Title: A Novel Role of Calcium-Independent Phospholipase A2 in the Regulation of Src Trafficking and Microglia Chemotaxis
Dr. Chang Y. Chung, Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology and Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA

16:10-16:30

Title: Expression of Complement Components, Receptors and Regulators by Human Dendritic Cells and the Role of C3a and C5a in Modulation of Dendritic Cell Function
Dr. Ke Li, Research Fellow, Complement Laboratory, MRC Centre for Transplantation, Guy's Hospital, King's College London, UK

16:30-16:50

Title: Divergent Signaling Pathways in Phagocytic Cells during CLP-induced Sepsis
Dr. Hongwei Gao, Assistant Professor, Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injury, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative &Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA

16:50-17:10

Title: Regulation of Neutrophil Transendothelial Migration by Intracellular Signaling Molecules
Dr. Lixin Liu, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Session 1-9: Neurotransmitters, Neuroimmunology and Neuroendocrinology
Place: 310, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Associate Professor, National Trauma Research Institute, Alfred Health/Monash University,  Australia

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Xiaohong Li, Senior Research Scientist, NY State Institute for Basic Research, USA

08:30-08:55

Title: Vasculitis in Atherosclerosis and Acute Coronary Syndromes
Dr. Erkki Pesonen, Professor in Pediatric Cardiology, Lund University Hospital, Sweden

08:55-09:20

Title: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Brain Cytokines and Sickness Behavior
Dr. Sophie Laye, Director of Research, PsyNuGen, INRA-University of Bordeaux 2, France

09:20-09:45

Title: Inflammatory Cytokines, Bcl2 and Cathepsin D are Abnormally Regulated in Lymphoblasts of Autistic Subjects
Dr. Xiaohong Li, Senior Research Scientist, NY State Institute for Basic Research, USA

09:45-10:10

Title: Controversies on the Role of Brain Inflammation following Injury
Dr. Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Associate Professor, National Trauma Research Institute, Alfred Health/Monash University,  Australia

10:10-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:55

Title: Possible Association between Prolactin, Estradiol, Creatine Kinase and Psychiatric Diseases Subtype
Dr. Michael Segal, Clinical Lecturer, Flügelman's (Mazra) Mental Health Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

10:55-11:20

Title: Gene Regulation System of Vasopressin and CRH-Roles of Neurohypophyseal Hormones in the Immune-Endocrine Cross-Talk System
Dr. Masanori Yoshida, Chief Director, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, Japan

Session 1-10: Apoptosis & Autoimmunity
Place: 311A, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Pierre Miossec, Professor, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Hopital Edouard Herriot, University of Lyon, France

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Takuma Hayashi, Associate Professor, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

08:30-08:55

Title: Contribution of IL-17 to Chronicity of Rheumatoid Arthritis through Its Anti-apoptotic Effects
Dr. Pierre Miossec, Professor, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Hopital Edouard Herriot, University of Lyon, France

08:55-09:20

Title: Detection of Apoptosis in Human Cells Using a New Monoclonal Antibody against the Nucleolar Antigen A3
Dr. Andrei Grigoriev, National Center for Hematology, Russia

09:20-09:45

Title: Implications of Altered Apoptosis in Diabetes Mellitus and Autoimmune Disease
Dr. Takuma Hayashi, Associate Professor, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

09:45-10:10

Title: Merging High-throughput Techniques and Multiparametric Image Analysis to Find the Apoptotic Mechanisms causally Involved in Skin Autoimmune Disease
Dr. Nicola Cirillo, Clinical Lecturer, University of Bristol, UK

10:10-10:30

Coffee Break

Session 1-11: Infection and Immunity, Epidemiology of Immune Diseases
Place: 311A, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. M. Djavad Mossalayi, Professor, Chief, Immunology and Parasitology Lab, Pharmacy School, Bordeaux 2 University, France

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Michael Davies, Associate Professor, Co-Director, Research Centre for the Early Origins of Health and Disease, Robinson Institute, The University of Adelaide, Australia

10:30-10:55

Title: IgE Expression and Immunity to Infection: CD23 is the Clue
Dr. M. Djavad Mossalayi, Professor, Chief, Immunology and Parasitology Lab, Pharmacy School, Bordeaux 2 University, France

10:55-11:20

Title: Effect of Supplemental Folic Acid in Pregnancy on Childhood Asthma: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study
Dr. Michael Davies, Associate Professor, Co-Director, Research Centre for the Early Origins of Health and Disease, Robinson Institute, The University of Adelaide, Australia

11:20-11:45

Title: Recent Advances in the Treatment of Cardiac Sarcidosis Improved Clinical Outcome: a 20-year Follow-up Study
Dr. Yoshikazu Yazaki, Director of Cardiovascular Division, Matsumoto Medical Center, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan

Session 1-12: Mucosal Immunology
Place: 310, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Lbachir BenMohamed, Associate Professor & Director, Cellular & Molecular Immunology Laboratory, The Gavin S. Herbert Eye Institute, Institute for Immunology, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Irvine, School of Medicine, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Xiaoping Zhong, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, USA

13:30-13:50

Title: Development of An Asymptomatic Mucosal Vaccine Against Ocular and Genital Herpes
Dr. Lbachir BenMohamed, Associate Professor & Director, Cellular & Molecular Immunology Laboratory, The Gavin S. Herbert Eye Institute, Institute for Immunology, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Irvine, School of Medicine, USA

13:50-14:10

Title: Protective Effect of Clodronate-Containing Liposomes on Intestinal Mucosal Injury in Rats with Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Dr. Sheng-Chun Dang, Associate Chief Physician, Department of General Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, China

Session 1-13: Immune Tolerance in Autoimmune Disease
Place: 310, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Lbachir BenMohamed, Associate Professor & Director, Cellular & Molecular Immunology Laboratory, The Gavin S. Herbert Eye Institute, Institute for Immunology, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Irvine, School of Medicine, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Xiaoping Zhong, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, USA

14:10-14:30

Title: The Immune Network Organization and Functioning, Idiotypic Mechanisms of Autoimmunity Regulation, Theoretical and Experimental Studies
Dr. Igor V. Menshikov, Head of Immunology and Cell Biology Department, Professor of Biology, Udmurt State University, Russia

14:30-14:50

Title: T Cell Receptor Signaling in T Cell Function and Tolerance
Dr. Xiaoping Zhong, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, USA

14:50-15:10

Title: Fas and P21 Suppress Autoimmunity by Regulating Cell Cycle Progression of Effector/Memory T Cells
Dr. Dimitrios Balomenos, Associate Research Member, Department of Immunology and Oncology, National Center for Biotechnology, Spain

15:10-15:30

Coffee Break

Track 2: Novel Technologies in Immunodiseases
Place: 310, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr Ivan V. Maly, Assistant Professor, Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Nicola Cirillo, University of Bristol, UK

13:30-13:55

Title: The Detection of the Antigen GAD 65 in Human Blood: Possible Impact on Diagnosis and Prognosis of Diabetes Mellitus Type 1
Dr. Marco Wiltgen, Professor, Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Austria

13:55-14:20

Title: Systems Biology for Understanding of EBV Pathogenesis and Vaccine Target Selection
Dr. Johannes Söllner, Head of Target R&D, Emergentec Biodevelopment GmbH, Austria

14:20-14:45

Title: The T-Cell Form: Optimality Model and Perturbation by Paclitaxel
Dr Ivan V. Maly, Assistant Professor, Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA

14:45-15:10

Title: The Overlap Feature of the Genetic Equidistance Result, a Fundamental Biological Phenomenon Overlooked for Nearly Half a Century
Dr. Shi Huang, Professor, State Key Lab of Medical Genetics, Central South University, China

15:10-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:50

Title: Protein and Antibody Arrays in Immunodiseases
Dr. Ruo-Pan Huang, Founder and President, RayBiotech, Inc., USA

15:50-16:10

Title: Targeting the Monocarboxylate Transporter MCT1: Role in immunosuppression
Dr. Clare Murray, Team Leader, Bioscience, Respiratory and Inflammation Research Area, AstraZeneca R&D Charnwood, UK

16:10-16:30

Title: On-Chip Terahertz-Wave Imaging For Medical Care
Dr. Yukio Kawano, Senior Research Scientist, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Japan

16:30-16:50

Title: Anti-inflammatory Action of Neural Stem cells
Dr. Lei Wang, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy & Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, USA

Session 3-1: Molecular Targets and Biomarkers of Immunotherapeutics
Place: 311A, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Roger Ho, Assistant Professor, PNI Research Programme, Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Estelle Leclerc, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, USA

15:30-15:50

Title: Saccharomyces Cerevisiae CNCM I-3856 Decreases Intestinal Pain and Inflammation Through PPAR Alpha Activation in the Gut
Dr. Pierre Desreumaux, Professor, IBD Research center, University of Lille, France

15:50-16:10

Title: Generation of Monoclonal Antibodies against the Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts
Dr. Estelle Leclerc, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, USA

16:10-16:30

Title: Targeting B2-Microglobulin for Induction of Tumor Apoptosis in Human Hematological Malignancies
Dr. Jing Yang, Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, the University of Texas, Anderson Cancer Center, USA

Session 3-2: Immunosuppression and Immunotherapy Development
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Zhixin (Jason) Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Kaihong Su, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

08:10-08:30

Title: Effects of Extracts Of Australian Medicinal Plants On Monocyte Cytokine Responses In A Whole Blood Culture Model
Dr. Robert Flower, Professor, Research and Business Development, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Australia

08:30-08:50

Title: Activity of Outpatient Intravenous Interleukin-2 and Antihistamine in Metastatic Melanoma and Kidney Cancer
Dr. Walter Quan, Associate Professor, Loma Linda University, USA

08:50-09:10

Title: Interleukin 15 and Cancer Immunotherapy
Dr. Ping Yu, Research Fellow, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, USA

Session 3-3: Cytokines, Chemokine and Cell Adhesion Molecules and Drug Discovery
Place: 311A, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Irina G. Obrosova, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Pennington Biomedical research Center, Louisiana State University System, USA

13:30-13:55

Title: Proinflammatory Factors in the Pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetic Neuropathy
Dr. Irina G. Obrosova, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Pennington Biomedical research Center, Louisiana State University System, USA

13:55-14:20

Title: Osteopontin and It's Role in Stress Response
Dr. Kathryn Wang, Research Investigator, Sanofi-Aventis Bridgewater, USA

14:20-14:45

Title: Structural Insights from IL-18 /IL-18BP Complex and Potential Applications in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases
Dr. Junpeng Deng, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, USA

14:45-15:10

Title: BDNF Produced by Leukemia Cells Modulates Immune Responses
Dr. Yasuhiro Yoshida, Associate Professor of Department of Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

15:10-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: Old Drugs----New Application : Another New Strategy for the Treatment of Rheumatiod Arthritis
Dr. Peng Zhang, Assistant Professor, the Translational Medicine R&D Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, China

15:55-16:20

Title: Targeting IL-17A Attenuates the Development of Tissue Fibrosis via Activation of Autophagy
Dr. Su Mi, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, China

Session 4-1: Immunity and Emerging Infectious Disease
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Ole Haagen Nielsen, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Jin-zhong Xiao, Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd, Japan

13:30-13:50

Title: Immunomodulating and Antviral Effects of Probiotic Bifidobacteria
Dr. Jin-zhong Xiao, Senior Research Scientist, Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd, Japan

13:50-14:10

Title: Immune response to Hepatitis B and Hepatis C
Dr. Said Abbadi, Professor of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Taif University, Saudi Arabia

14:10-14:30

Title: Postinfectious Clinical and Immune-Mediated Syndrome as a Major Factor in the Chronization and Progression of the Infectious Diseases
Dr. Sergey Suchkov, Professor in Clinical Immunology, I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy and Moscow State Medical & Dentistry University, Russia

14:30-14:50

Title: Emerging Hepatitis E infection: Changing Trend of Viral Hepatitis
Dr. Wikrom Karnsakul, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Liver Center, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA

Session 4-2: Hormones and Immunity, and immunodiseases
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Ole Haagen Nielsen, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Jin-zhong Xiao, Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd, Japan

14:50-15:10

Title: Female Sex Hormones and Immunity: Contradictory or Complementary Roles?
Dr. Moshira Rateb, Professor, Human Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

15:10-15:30

Coffee Break

Session 4-3: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Bernd Krone, Senior lecturer, Laboratory Medicine Institute Kassel, Germany

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Ping Yu, Research Fellow, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, USA

10:30-10:55

Title: Are We Beginning to Understand Common Immunological Principles of Diseases in Western Civilizations? Insights from Studies on Melanoma and Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Bernd Krone, Senior lecturer, Laboratory Medicine Institute Kassel, Germany

10:55-11:20

Title: Reducing Effect of Korean Plant Extract Mixtures (AF-343) for Atopic Dermatitis
Dr. Jaehyun Kim, Director, Functional Food and Nutrition Division, Department of Agrofood Resources, NAAS, RDA, Republic of Korea

11:20-11:45

Title: Expression of Functional LTB4 Receptors on Human Airway Smooth Muscle Cells
Dr. Akira Yamasaki, Associate Professor, Division of Medical Oncology and Molecular Respirology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, Tottori University, Japan

11:45-12:10

Title: Food Allergy: Antigenicity X Temporality
Dr. Patrícia Olaya Paschoal, Professor, UNIPLI-Plinio Leite University Center, Federal Fluminense University, Brazil

Session 4-4: Autoantibodies and Autoimmunity
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Zhixin (Jason) Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Kaihong Su, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

09:10-09:30

Title:Autoantibodies, Fc Receptors and Autoimmune Arthritis
Dr. Sandra Kleinau, Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden

09:30-09:50

Title: Excessive Receptor Editing and Generation of Autoreactive Antibodies in SLE
Dr. Zhixin (Jason) Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

09:50-10:10

Title: Novel Neutrophil Autoantibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Dr. Kaihong Su, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

10:10-10:30

Coffee Break

Session 4-5: Lymphocyte Development and Functions in Immune Diseases
Place: 311A, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Irina G. Obrosova, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Pennington Biomedical research Center, Louisiana State University System, USA

16:20-16:45

Title: Double Cancer Incloud Malignant Lymphoma－Our Experieced Report
Dr. Kazuhiko Natori, Associate Professor, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Toho university Medical center Oomori hospital, Japan

 16:45-17:10

Title: Attenuation of the Immune System and Elevated Inflammatory Markers Caused by Aging and Atomic Bomb Radiation Exposure
Dr. Tomonori Hayashi, Chief of Immunology Laboratory, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Japan

Session 4-6: Immunity and Aging
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Kee Ching Jeng, Professor, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, National Chunghsing University; Department of Medical Reaserch, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Jun Tan, Robert A Silver Chair and Professor of Psychiatry, University of South Florida College of Medicine, USA

08:30-08:50

Title: The Role of Immune Aging on the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease and Immune-Based Therapeutic Approaches
Dr. Alon Monsonego, The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The National Institute of Biotechnology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

08:50-09:10

Title: Leukocyte Resistance to Viral Infection as Innate Immunity Mechanism Meintained in Vivo; Importance for Course and Therapy of Viral and Acute Leukemia Diseases
Dr. Zofia Blach-Olszewska, Professor, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

09:10-09:30

Title: Homeostatic Aging for Preserving Immunity: A Fact or Hypothesis?
Dr. Kee Ching Jeng, Professor, National Chung Hsing University and TCVGH, Taiwan

09:30-09:50

Title: Characterization of Salivary and Blood Neutrophils from Elderly with or not Candida-related Denture Stomatitis
Dr. Thaís Helena Gasparoto, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

09:50-10:10

Title: CD45 Deficiency Markedly Results in Neurodegeneration in PSAPP Mice
Dr. Jun Tan, Robert A Silver Chair and Professor of Psychiatry, University of South Florida College of Medicine, USA

10:10-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:50

Title: Aging, Muscle Mass and Inflammation
Dr. Isabelle J. Dionne, Professor, University of Sherbrooke, Canada

10:50-11:10

Title: Aging, Adipose Tissue and Inflammation: Effect of Exercise and Nutritional Interventions
Dr. Eleonor Riesco, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Research Centre on Aging, University of Sherbrooke, Canada

Session 4-7: Neonatal, Maternal Immunization, and Reproductive Immunology
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Kee Ching Jeng, Professor, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science, National Chunghsing University; Department of Medical Reaserch, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Jun Tan, Robert A Silver Chair and Professor of Psychiatry, University of South Florida College of Medicine, USA

11:10-11:30

Title: Maternal Immunostimulation as a Factor Influencing the Embryo’S Susceptibility to Teratogens
Dr. Arkady Torchinsky, Professor, Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Israel

11:30-11:50

Title: Immune Interraction to Sub-Fertility
Dr. M. Varla-Leftherioti, Head Immunobiology Department, HELENA VENIZELOU Hospital, Greece

Session 4-8: Translational Immunology
Place: 310, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Yihong Yao, Head of Pharmacogenomics and Bioinformatics Group, MedImmune, Inc, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Guixiu Shi, Professor, Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital/West China Medical School, Sichuan University, China

15:30-15:55

Title: Translational Approach to Identify Patient Population for Therapeutic Targets
Dr. Yihong Yao, Head of Pharmacogenomics and Bioinformatics Group, MedImmune, Inc, USA

15:55-16:20

Title:Role of Galphaq in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr. Guixiu Shi, Professor, Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital/West China Medical School, Sichuan University, China

Session 5-1: Biomarkers for Molecular Diagnostics of Immune Diseases
Place: 311A, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Cagatay Oktenli, Professor and Chief, Division of Internal Medicine, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Turkey

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Winnie Yang, Deputy Superintendent, Taipei City Hospital, Yang Ming Branch,Clinical Professor, National Yang Ming University, Taiwan

13:30-13:50

Title:The Role of Lipoxin A4 in Bronchiolitis
Dr. Chung-Mei Ni, Visiting Staff, Pediatric Department, Taipei Municipal City Hospital, Taiwan

13:50-14:10

Title: mRNA Expression of Chemokine Receptors on PBMCs and Correlation with Clinical Features in SLE Patients
Dr. Yumei Li, Professor, Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu University, China

Session 5-2: Diabetes
Place: 311A, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Cagatay Oktenli, Professor and Chief, Division of Internal Medicine, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Turkey

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Winnie Yang, Deputy Superintendent, Taipei City Hospital, Yang Ming Branch,Clinical Professor, National Yang Ming University, Taiwan

14:10-14:30

Title:Sex Hormones and Autoimmunity
Dr. Serkan Celik, Division of Internal Medicine, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Turkey

14:30-14:50

Title: Autoantibodies in Diabetes
Dr. Fatih Tangi, Division of Internal Medicine, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Turkey

14:50-15:10

Title: The Role of The Receptor RAGE and Oxidative Stress in Diabetes Associated Vascular Disease
Dr. Karin Jandeleit-Dahm, Professor, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia

15:10-15:30

Coffee Break

Session 5-3: Allergy, Asthma and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Place: 311C, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Cong-Qiu Chu, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health and Science University, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Kenrin Shi, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Japan

13:30-13:50

Title: A Novel Strategy to Identify Candidate Genes for Asthma and Allergic Diseases: Genomic Wide Screening for Arg to Trp Change
Dr. Jianfeng Meng, Assistant Professor , Department of Pediatric Immunology Research, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA

13:50-14:10

Title: A Novel Anti-Inflammatory Role for Andrographolide in Asthma via Inhibition of the Nuclear Factor-B Pathway
Dr. W.S. Fred Wong, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Immunology Program, National University of Singapore, Singapore

14:10-14:30

Title: Immunotherapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr. Cong-Qiu Chu, Assistant Professor, Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, OHSU and Portland VA Medical Center, USA

14:30-14:50

Title: Diagnostics and Immunotherapy of Asthma
Dr. Mohammed H Shamssain, Senior Lecture, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Wellbeing, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sunderland, UK

14:50-15:10

Title: The Role of Inflammation, Humoral and Cell Mediated Autoimunity in the Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr. Ivânio Alves Pereira, Head of Rheumatology Division, University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

15:10-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:50

Title: Interstitial Lung Disease in Connective Tissue Disease: Focus on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr. Carlotta Nannini, Rheumatology Division Prato Hospital, Italy

15:50-16:10

Title: Low Dose Timed Release Prednisone Reduces Il-6 And Early Morning Stiffness In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr. David Jessop, University of Bristol, UK

16:10-16:30

Title:A Common Molecular Mechanism Underlying the Pathogenesis of Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia
Dr. Lijuan Zhang, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, USA

16:30-16:50

Title: Recombinant Allergens for Immunotherapy
Dr. Seiji Kawamoto, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Japan 

Session 5-4: Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Ocular Inflammation
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Ole Haagen Nielsen, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Jin-zhong Xiao, Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd, Japan

15:30-15:50

Title: Optimizing Biological Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dr. Ole Haagen Nielsen, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

15:50-16:10

Title: Crohn’s Disease: An Innate Immune Deficiency/Infectious Disease Best Treated with Hormonal Therapy that Enhances Innate Immunity, Regulates Inappropriate Inflammation and Strengthens Global Immunity
Dr. William Chamberlin, Texas Tech University, USA

16:10-16:30

Title: Granulocyte, Monocyte/Macrophage Apheresis (GMA) in Treatment of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Dr. Tarja Ruuska, Associate Professor, Tampere University Hospital, Finland

16:30-16:50

Title: Human ß-Defensin 2 in Infammatory Bowel Diseases and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Dr. Jost Langhorst, Assistant Professor, University of Duisburg Essen, Germany

16:50-17:10

Title: Lipoteichoic Acid of Lactic Acid Bacteria Ameliorates Intestinal Barrier Impairment and Inflammation
Dr. Soichi Tanabe, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Japan

Session 5-5: Autoimmune Hepatitis and Chronic Liver Diseases
Place: 311C, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Geert Robaeys, Professor, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Bassem Yamout, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Head Multiple Sclerosis Clinic and Research Center, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

08:30-09:00

Title:Antiviral Treatment Improves Survival of Patients with Cholestatic Fibrosing Hepatitis after Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Viral Induced End-Stage Liver Disease
Dr. Geert Robaeys, Professor,Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

09:05-09:35

Title: Antibodies towards the C-TerminalPart of the PreS1 Protein of the Hepatitis B Virus is  A Pretreatment Predictiv Marker of the Capacity to Respond to INF Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis B
Dr. Staffan Sylvan, Director, Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Uppsala County Council; Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden

09:35-10:10

Title: Early Predictors for Treatment Response in Chronic Viral Hepatitis
Ms. Tje Lin Chung, Research Assistant, Clinical Research Unit on Chronic Hepatitis C (KFO 129), Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

10:10-10:30

Coffee Break

Session 5-6: Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Scleroderma, and Neuromuscular Diseases
Place: 311C, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Geert Robaeys, Professor,Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Bassem Yamout, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Head Multiple Sclerosis Clinic and Research Center, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

10:30-10:50

Title: Multiple Sclerosis in Women: Pregnancy
Dr. Teresa Corona, Professor, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mexico

10:50-11:10

Title: Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study
Dr. Bassem Yamout, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Head Multiple Sclerosis Clinic and Research Center, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

11:10-11:30

Title: Therapeutic Gene Delivery in an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Tapas Kumar Makar, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, USA

11:30-11:50

Title: Ice Test in Diagnosis of Ocular Myasthenia
Dr. Abdul Quddus, Associate Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, BSMMU, Bangladesh

11:50-12:10

Title: Changing Face of Systemic Sclerosis in India
Dr. Uma Kumar, Associate Professor, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology Service, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Session 5-7: Psoriasis, Allergic Skin Diseases and Immunodermatology
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. David J Nikolic-Paterson, Head of Laboratory Research, Department of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, Australia

13:10-13:30

Title: Vitamin D, Psoriasis and Immunology
Dr. Amra Osmancevic, Department of dermatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden

13:30-13:50

Title: Lymphocyte Subsets in Common Cutaneous Autoimmune Diseases
Dr. Manal Bosseila, Professor of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Session 5-8: Immunotherapy on Reemerging TB and Malaria
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. David J Nikolic-Paterson, Head of Laboratory Research, Department of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, Australia

13:50-14:10

Title: Responses of M. Tuberculosis to A Phagosomal Acidic Environment Encountered within Macrophages
Dr. Beatrice Saviola, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, USA

14:10-14:30

Title: The Role of Cytokine IL-32 in Host Defense against M. Tuberculosis infection in Differentiated THP-1 Human Macrophages and in Transgenic Mice
Dr. Xiyuan Bai, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine,  University of Colorado Denver and National Jewish Health, USA 

Session 5-9: Immunological Renal Diseases, and Organ Transplant Rejection
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. David J Nikolic-Paterson, Head of Laboratory Research, Department of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, Australia

14:30-14:50

Title: The Role of Macrophages in Immune-Mediated Renal Injury
Dr. David J Nikolic-Paterson, Associate Professor, Department of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, Australia

14:50-15:10

Title: The Role of TAK1 Signalling in Renal Inflammation, Fibrosis and Apoptosis
Dr. Frank Y Ma, Senior Scientist, Department of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, Australia

15:10-15:30

Title: Inflammatory Markers in Diabetic Nephropathy
Dr. Daniel P K Ng, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore

15:30-15:40

Coffee Break

Session 5-10: Major Cancer Immunotherapy
Place: 311C, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Han Chong Toh, Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre, Singapore

08:30-08:55

Title: Synthesis and AKT Inhibition Studies of Phenoxazines as Potential Anticancer Agents
Dr. Netkal M. Made Gowda, Professor  and Former Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Western Illinois University, USA

08:55-09:20

Title: Immunotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - from Allotransplant to Vaccines to Adoptive T Cells
Dr. Han Chong Toh, Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre, Singapore

09:20-09:45

Title: Possible Further Application for High-Risk Non Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Cases Initially Failing to Respond to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Intravesical Instillation Therapy
Dr. Takehiko Okamura, Chief Director of Department of Urology, J.A. Aichi Anjo Kosei Hospital, Japan

09:45-10:10

Title: Achievements and Prospects in Immunotherapy of Acute Leukemia: Immunization with Leukemic Cells Lead to the Remission that Exceeded 30 Years
Dr. Tatiana I Bulycheva, Professor, Head of the lab of Clinical Immunology, National Center for Hematology, Russia

10:10-10:30

Coffee Break

Session 5-11: HIV/AIDS
Place: 311C, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Pavel Bostik, Associate Professor, Director, The Center for Advanced Studies, Faculty of Military  Health Sciences, University of Defence, Czech Republic

10:30-11:00

Title: The Role of NK Cells and NK Cell Associated Genetic Factors in Lentivirus Induced Disease
Dr. Pavel Bostik, Associate Professor, Director, The Center for Advanced Studies, Faculty of Military  Health Sciences, University of Defence, Czech Republic

11:05-11:35

Title: CCR5 Mediates Alteration of Gene Expression and Neuronal Injury Induced by HIV-1 Envelope Protein in the Brain
Dr. Marcus Kaul, Assistant Professor, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, USA

11:40-12:10

Title: Intrinsic Restriction Activity by Apolipoprotein B mRNA Editing Enzyme APOBEC1 against HIV and Retrotransposons
Dr. Atsushi Koito, Professor, Department of Retrovirology and Self-Defense, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan

Session 5-12: Major Infectious Diseases-MDR Infections
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Ami Shah, Acting Division Head, Division of Research Immunology/ BMT, Department of Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, USC Keck School of Medicine, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Ming-Li Liou, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Yuanpei University, Taiwan

15:30-15:50

Title: Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Infections in Taiwan
Dr. Ming-Li Liou, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Yuanpei University, Taiwan

15:50-16:10

Title: Role of Bacterial L-Forms as Stealth Pathogens in Latent and Persisting  Infections: Biology and Unique Mechanisms of Behaviour in Vivo
Dr. Nadya Markova, Associate Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria

Session 5-13: Transplantation
Place: 311B, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Ami Shah, Acting Division Head, Division of Research Immunology/ BMT, Department of Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, USC Keck School of Medicine, USA

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Ming-Li Liou, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Yuanpei University, Taiwan

16:10-16:30

Title: T-reg Therapy in Transplant Tolerance and Graft Chronic Rejection
Dr. Natalya V. Semiletova, Assistant Professor, UCLA Medical School, USA

16:30-16:50

Title: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Dr. Ami Shah, Acting Division Head, Division of Research Immunology/ BMT, Department of Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, USC Keck School of Medicine, USA

16:50-17:10

Title: Transplanation
Dr. Duncan Adams, Faculty of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand

Session 5-14: Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)  
Place: 311A, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Roger Ho, Assistant Professor, PNI Research Programme, Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Estelle Leclerc, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, USA

16:30-16:50

Title: Anxiety, Being Significantly More Frequent in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus than other Common Inflammatory Rheumatological Conditions
Dr. Roger Ho, Assistant Professor, PNI research programme, Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore

16:50-17:10

Title: Atherosclerosis and Bone Loss in Women with Depressive Disorders: the Psychoneuroimmunological Link
Dr. Anna Chua Nyap Cheng, Research officer, PNI research programme,  Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

17:10-17:30

Title: Mycophenolate Mofetil is as Efficacious as, but Safer than, Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Proliferative Lupus Nephritis: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression
Dr. Alicia Cheak , Research Officer, PNI Research Program, Department of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Track 6: Benchmark Analysis and Case Studies
Place: 310, 3F, BICC, China

Session Chair:

Dr. Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Associate Professor, National Trauma Research Institute, Alfred Health/Monash University,  Australia

Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Xiaohong Li, Senior Research Scientist, NY State Institute for Basic Research, USA

11:20-11:45

Title:Rhodomyrtus Tomentosa: A High Potential Plant Species as A New Antibacterial Agent
Dr. Supayang  Piyawan Voravuthikunchai, Professor, Director of Natural Products Research Center, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand

11:45-12:10

Title: Use of Peptide Counterstructures as an Alternative to Antibody Therapy: The Case of CD23
Dr. Daniel Moynet, Assistant Professor, Immunology and Parasitology Lab, Pharmacy School, Bordeaux 2 University, France