WWW.es4ri.eu 7th European Congress on FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND Reproductive Immunology CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Organizing Society: European Society for Reproductive Immunology Hosting Institution: Immunobiology Department “Helena Venizelou” Hospital, Athens, Greece (e-mail: gr1bmdr@hol.gr, Tel: 30-210-6402266) Under the auspices of the Hellenic Society of Immunology Pre-Congress Seminar INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY: Basic and clinical aspects 16-17 September Introduction to Immunology Introduction to the immune system Innate immune response Adaptive immunity Immune tolerance Immune-mediated diseases Immunological diagnosis Introduction to reproductive process Gametes’ production and function Fertilization – Implantation Immune-mediated gametes’ dysfunctions Immune paradox of pregnancy Main Congress RUNNING FOR ANSWERS 17-20 September Reproductive Immunology: Current aspects, remaining questions Immunobiology and genetics of egg/sperm interactions Embryo antigenicity – Implantation Immunobiology of trophoblasts IVF from the Immunobiology point of view Allorecognition in pregnancy Cellular and molecular regulation of the maternal immune response Immune causes of infertility and embryo loss Diagnostic tools and immunomodulation in reproductive disorders Epigenetics in reproduction and fetal health High throughput analysis in reproductive biology research Statistics in Reproductive Immunology and basic science Ethics in Assisted Reproduction Biology and clinical applications of fetal tissues The immune response to HPV Pregnancy induced microchimerism The role of heparin in the reproductive process Neonatal immune-mediated diseases CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Abstracts are currently invited for presentation at the Congress. Details for abstract submission are included on the website of the Congress www.es4ri.eu. Abstracts should be submitted by May 15th, 2009. Congress Secretariat: Epsilon E-mail: nina@epsiloncongress.gr tel: +30-210-7254360, Fax: +30-210-7254363 WWW.es4ri.eu