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1 RIA - Immunology Lunch Meetings Dates 2018 Topic Speaker Location at pm 10 January 17 January 24 January 7 February Restoring adipose tissue homeostasis improves physical and immunological fitness in old age Making transgenic mouse models in the era of genome engineering The Microscopy Imaging Center at the University of Bern - your primary contact for support in state-of-the-art microscopy The complement system in health and disease Dr. Daniel Brigger, Immunology RIA, Dr. Pawel Pelczar, Center for Transgenic Models, University of Basel Dr. Yury Belyaev, Institute of Anatomy, Előd Körtvély, PhD F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel 14 February T lymphocyte differentiation, migration and immune regulation Prof. Dr. Federica Sallusto, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona 21 February 7 March Aluminium as adjuvants: on the mode of action Vaccination against peanut allergy Prof. Dr. Martin Bachmann, Immunology RIA, Federico Storni, PhD student,

2 14 March 21 March 28 March The mechanism of eosinophil cytolysis Mesenteric lymph node stromal cells interplay define the B cell follicle formation and function during helminth infection In vivo imaging of immune responses to pathogens and tumors Prof. Dr. Hans-Uwe Simon, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern Dr. Lalit Kumar Dubey, Department of Biochemistry, Luther Lab University of Lausanne Dr. Matteo Iannacone, San Raffaele Institute, Mailand Frauenklinik Mehrzweckraum D 103 Inselspital, Effingerstrasse 102, 4 April Immunization of cats to induce neutralizing antibodies against Fel d 1, the major feline allergen in humans Dr. Franziska Thoms, Hypopet AG/University of Zürich, Zürich 11 April Role of sox10- derived cells during cardiac regeneration Marcos Sande, PhD student, Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern 18 April Type-2 immune responses in allergic inflammation and beyond Dr. phil. nat. Mario Noti, Division of Experimental Pathology 2 May Giant Cell Arteritis: IL-6 from Bench to Bedside Prof. Dr. med. Peter M. Villiger, RIA, University of Bern

3 9 May immune control of cancer stem cells PD Dr.sc.nat. Carsten Riether, Tumor- Immunology, University of Bern 16 May IAPP and Islet Amyloidosis - Physiology and Pathology Dr. Daniel Zeman-Meier, Department of Biomedicine, Diabetes Research, University Hospital of Basel 23 May 6 June 13 June 20 June Genetic Factors contributing to Asthma and other Allergies On the role of IgEimmune complexes in allergen desensitization Subgroups of chronic spontaneous urticaria and clinical impact Prof. Dr. Beat Trueb, RIA, David Müller, Paul Engeroff, PhD student, Immunology, RIA, Dr. med. Lukas Jörg Allergology, RIA 4 July Influence of bacterial RNA on memory generation against virus-like particles Caroline Krüger, PhD student, Immunology RIA, Summer Break

4 29 August Origin and dynamics of tissue residentmacrophages Assoc Prof. Christiane Ruedl, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore room 5 September Dr. Tasneem Arsiwala, 12 September 19 September 3 October 10 October Infection and immune control of human oncogenic g- herpesviruses in vivo Prof. Dr. Christian Münz, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich Gary Jennings, CEO, Hypo Pet AG, Zurich Noemi Zbären, Masterstudentin, room room room room room 17 October 24 October Juliana Bessa, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Roche Innovation Center Basel room room

5 7 November 14 November 21 November 5 December 12 December 19 December New Year Break Pascal Gasser, PhD student, Immunology, RIA, room room room room room room

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