Program

11.30-13.30     

HSI Board Meeting

13.45-14.00

14.00-16.20

Chairs: Márta Széll  and Lajos Kemény

14.00-14.50

Abul K. Abbas / University of California, San Francisco
BALANCING TOLERANCE AND AUTOIMMUNITY: CONTROLLING 
HARMFUL IMMUNE RESPONSES

14.50-15.15

Attila Bácsi / Department of Immunology, University of Debrecen
New kid on the block: UNEXPECTED RoLES OF 8-oxoguanine
DNA glycosylase- 1   in THE cellular responses

15.15-15.40

Zoltán Prohászka / Research Laboratory, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University
The role of innate immune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

15.40-16.05

Júlia Szekeres-Barthó / Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology,
University of Pécs
Cytokine-like and cell cycle regulatory effects of
the Progesterone  induced blocking factor (PIBF)

16.05-16.20

Andreas Rieger / Biotech Hungary Kft.
The wide range of applications covered by Hybrid
Multimode Reader incl. Imaging capability

16.20-16.45

Coffee break

16.45-18.50

Chairs: Anna Erdei and Imre Kacskovics

16.45-17.10

Zoltán Szekanecz / Department of  Rheumatology, University of Debrecen
The Bermuda triangle of genetics, environment and
autoimmunity in The pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis

17.10-17.35

Anna Erdei / Department of Immunology, Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest
The antagonistic function of complement receptors CR1
(CD35) and CR2 (CD21) on human B cells in health and autoimmunity

17.35-18.00

Attila Mócsai / Institute of Physiology, Semmelweis University
TYROSINE KINASES IN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

18.00-18.25

Péter Balogh / Department of Immunology and Biotechnology, University of Pécs
VASCULAR PATTERNING AS A DETERMINANT OF IMMUNOLOGICAL
COMPETENCE IN VISCERAL LYMPHOID TISSUES

18.25-18.50

Lajos Kemény / Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged
Psoriasis: from the genetics to the therapy

18.50-19.00

HSI General Assembly I.

19.15 – 

Welcome reception at the congress venue ( Kodály központ)
with Misina Folkdance Ensemble

08.30-09.50

Signalling in immune response, chair: Gabriella Sármay 

Gabriella Sármay / Department of Immunology, Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest
Signal Transduction in the Immune Response

Ferenc Boldizsár /  Department of Immunology and Biotechnology, University of Pécs
A 2013-AS GERGELY JÁNOS DÍJ NYERTES ELŐADÁSA.
THE ROLE OF ZAP-70 KINASE IN THE FINE-TUNING OF TCR SIGNALLING:
 IMPLICATIONS FOR  IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND –THERAPY

Tamás Németh / Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University
TRANSGENIC APPROACHES IN THE INVESTIGATION OF INNATE IMMUNE CELL SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION

Gergely Toldi / 1st Deptartment of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University
INHIBITION OF Kv1.3 AND IKCa1 LYMPHOCYTE POTASSIUM CHANNELS  AS A POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS

09.50-10.20

Coffee break

10.20–11.50

Immune regulation, chair: Éva Rajnavölgyi

Éva Rajnavölgyi / Department of Immunology, University of Debrecen
Functional integrity of the host, the immune system and the gut microbiome

Krisztián Bene / Department of Immunology, University of Debrecen
human intestinal dendritic cells dictate inflammation and t-cell polarization

Kornélia Szabó / Dermatological Research Group of the HAS, University of Szeged
The role of the skin’s commensal microflora in health and disease

Edit Buzás / Department of Genetics,Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University
THE ROLE OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES IN IMMUNOREGULATION

Zoltán Pós / ”Lendület” Experimental and Translational Immunomics Research
Group, HAS, Semmelweis University
TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSIS OF CD8+ RESIDENT MEMORY T CELLS REVEALS ORGAN-LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY IN T CELL MEMORY

Árpád Lányi / Department of Immunology, University of Debrecen
SLAM-FAMILY RECEPTORS IN THE REGULATION OF CD40L-INDUCED DENDRITIC CELL RESPONSES

11.50-12.00

Technical break       

12.00-13.00

Evolution immunology, chair: István Andó

Viktor Honti / Laboratory of Immunology, Biological Research Center of the HAS, Szeged
Blood cell compartments - regulation and evolution

József Prechl / Immunology Research Grou of the HAS at Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest
Molecular recognition strategies

László Takács / Biosystems International- Department of Genetics, University of
Debrecen
Global proteome analysis of the human plasma reveals new biological features:  a review of  evolutionary implication

13.00-14.30

Lunch break
HSI General Assembly II.
Granting poster awards, Biomedica awards for young researchers

14.30-15.40

Epigenetics and immunre response, chair: András Falus

András Falus / Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University
EPIGENETICS AND IMMUNE RESPONSE (a review)

Imre Boros / Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Szeged
EPIMUTAGÉN BAKTÉRIUMOK HATÁSA IMMUNGÉNEKRE

Tamás Orbán / Institute of Molecular Pharmacology, RCNS, HAS, Budapest
OF MIRTRONS AND 3’ miRNA ISOFORMS:MICRORNAS FORMED BY ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS

15.40-16.10

Coffe break

16.10-17.20

New Immunotherapy and diagnostic results, chairs: László Czirják and Tímea  Berki

Zsolt Illés  / University of Southern Denmark
Reshaping neurology: the emerging role of autoantibodies

László Czirják / Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Pécs
Biological therapy of ANCA-associated vasculitides

Jolán Walter / Section of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children Harvard Medical School
TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR ENGAGEMENT CONVERTS INNATE DYSREGULATION INTO OVERT CYTOKINE STORM AND PROMOTES AUTOIMMUNITY IN MURINE MODEL OF LEAKY SCID

17.45-19.00

HSI General Assembly  III.
Granting awards (Backhausz Emlékérem, Kesztyűs Lóránd Emlékérem, Gergely János Emlékérem és Ösztöndíj)

20.00-           

Dinner and Reception,  Csontváry Museum (Pécs, Janus Pannonius str.11.)
with Vivat Bacchaus Ensemble at 21.00

Course Faculty: Abul K. Abbas, MD
University of California, San Francisco

Introduction: Prohászka Zoltán

  9:00     INTRODUCTION TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
              (to download the presentation please click here)

  9:30     INNATE IMMUNITY
              (to download the presentation please click here)
10:30    ANTIGEN PRESENTATION, T CELL ACTIVATION AND COSTIMULATION
              (to download the presentation please click here)
11:30    Coffee Break and POSTER SECTION I
12:00    CD4 T CELL SUBSETS, CYTOKINES
              (to download the presentation please click here)
13:00    Lunch Break and POSTER SECTION II.
14:00    B CELLS AND ANTIBODIES
              (to download the presentation please click here)
15:00    T CELL REGULATION AND TOLERANCE – I.CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL TOLERANCE
              (to download the presentation please click here)
16:00    Coffee Break POSTER SECTION III.
16:30    T CELL REGULATION AND TOLERANCE – II.REGULATORY T CELLS, AUTOIMMUNITY
              (to download the presentation please click here)
17:30    ADJOURN