Fundamental and experimental aspects of autoimmunity

MolecularImmunology,Vol. 29, No. 12, p. 1521, 1992 Pergamon Press Ltd. Printed in Great Britain.

ANNOUNCEMENT FUNDAMENTAL

AND EXPERIMENTAL

ASPECTS OF AUTOIMMUNITY

22-26 May 1993

Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy Organizing Committee:

D. Isenberg (U.K.), P. Migliorini (Italy), I. M. Roitt (U.K.) and M. Zouali (France)

Sessions on: (1) Clonal interactions and autoimmunity; (2) Immunopathogenesis and immunogenetics of diabetes, thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, SLE and related diseases; (3) Autoantigen characterization; (4) End-organ dysfunction and the targets for autoimmune attack; (5) Immunointervention in autoimmune diseases.

Invited Speakers:

B. Arnold (Germany), J.-F. Bach (France), C. Bona (U.S.A.), J. Charreire (France), A. Cooke (U.K.), A. Coutinho (France), M. Feldman (U.K.), M. Hattori (U.S.A.), D. Isenberg (U.K.), J. Kalden (Germany), Ph. Kourilsky (France), C. Martinez-A (Spain), D. Mathis (France), P. Migliorini (Italy), J. Morrow (U.S.A.), H. M. Moutsopoulos (Germany), S. Muller (France), J. Natvig (Norway), J. Newson-Davis (U.K.), A. Puccetti (Italy), N. R. Rose (U.S.A.), R. S. Schwartz (U.S.A.), N. Staines (U.K.), B. D. Stollar (U.S.A.), W. Van Eden (Netherlands), G. Vassart (Belgium), M. J. Walport (U.K.), H. L. Weiner (U.S.A.), D. C. Wraigth (U.K.), P. Youinou (France), R. Zinkernagel (Switzerland} and M. Zouali (France).

Attendance:

An additional 40-50 participants will attend the Workshop and present posters and, to a limited extent, oral communications. A number of participants will be considered for partial support. Those interested in attending should send a brief C.V. and scientific interests to: M. Zouali, ARW Director, Institut Pasteur, 28, rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris, (Fax 33 1 45 68 86 39), France. The deadline is: 15 December 1992, but early application is advised.

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