Time: 08:30 – 18:00
Date: Friday, 20 October 2023
Venue: InterContinental Dubai Festival City, UAE
Prepare yourself for an unforgettable educational journey at ADARRC Immunology AcademyTM where you will gain unparalleled insights into the Basic and Translational Immunology for Rheumatologists on Friday, 20 October 2023, InterContinental Dubai Festival City, UAE
Target Audience
- Rheumatologists
- Practicing Clinicians
- Medical Trainees
- Biotechnology Researchers
- Pharmaceutical Professionals
- Individuals involved in the development of therapies for immunological diseases
Learning Objectives
- Understand vital immunological advances in human diseases.
- Recognize shared mechanisms in diverse immunologic disorders.
- Identify principles for immune modulation and major immune modulators.
- Critically assess relevant medical literature pertinent to immune diseases and immunotherapies.
- Explain the rationale for the use of new immunotherapeutic modalities in patients.
| 08:00 – 14:30 | Registration | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Introduction to the Immune System | |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Innate Immunity, Sensing Pathogens and Danger | |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Networking & Refreshment Break | |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Antigen Presenting Cells, Antigen Presentation, T-Cell Activation | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | T Cell Subsets in Autoimmune Diseases | |
| 12:00 – 14:30 | Prayer & Lunch | |
| 14:30 – 15:15 | B-Cell Activation and Antibody Production | |
| 15:15 – 16:15 | Mechanisms of Autoimmunity | |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Cancer Immunotherapy and its Immunologic Complications | |
| END OF THE DAY | ||
Program as of 22 August 2023.
Speaker
Abul Abbas
Emeritus Professor
University of California, San Francisco
United States of America
Moderator
Basel Al Ramadi
Professor and Chairman
Director, Pre-Clinical Course Program
Dept. of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
United Arab Emirates University
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates