1. 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
( Tel: )
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
Abstracts should be submitted by May 15th, 2009.
Congress Secretariat: Epsilon
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