2010 Midwinter Conference of Immunologists at Asilomar

摘要 免疫学家的仲冬会议的主要目标是提供一个有利于建立资深科学家和新的研究人员，博士后和研究生之间的互动的年度科学会议。会议的目的是交流免疫学领域的最新发展。免疫学家的仲冬会议有一个长期的记录，组织成功的会议。第49届会议定于2010年1月23日至26日举行。 主题将涵盖在感染和自身免疫的先天性和适应性免疫反应的重要最近发展的深入分析。将介绍先天免疫系统如何识别危险信号以及其功能如何在感染，肿瘤和自身免疫性疾病中受到干扰的重要发展。将探索免疫调节的理论和分子基础的新见解。对抗传染性病原体的效应机制将得到解决。最近的信息T细胞亚群在有效的免疫反应中的重要作用将进行讨论。自体免疫的新观点将讨论自体免疫反应是如何产生和控制的。 为第49届仲冬会议选择的发言者是优秀的，代表著名的科学家以及即将到来的年轻研究人员。该计划将允许充分的时间进行讨论，交换意见和建立合作。这次会议是博士后研究员和研究生会见既定研究人员的绝佳场所。2010年的会议有望像以前的仲冬会议一样成功，以产生探索免疫系统的新方法。

ABSTRACT The major objective of the Midwinter Conference of Immunologists is to provide an annual scientific meeting conducive to interaction between established senior scientists and new investigators, postdoctoral and graduate students. The goal of the conference is to communicate the most recent developments in the field of immunology. The Midwinter Conference of Immunologists has a long track record of organizing successful meetings. The 49th conference has been scheduled for January 23-26, 2010. The topics will cover an in depth analysis of important recent developments in innate and adaptive immune responses in infections and autoimmunity. Important developments of how the innate immune system recognizes danger signals and how its function can be disturbed in infections, tumors and in autoimmune diseases will be presented. New insights in the theoretical and molecular basis of immune regulation will be explored. Effector mechanisms for combating infectious pathogens will be addressed. Recent information on the essential role of T cell subsets in effective immune responses will be discussed. New perspectives in autoimmunity will discuss how autoimmune responses are generated and can be controlled. The speakers selected for the 49th Midwinter Conference are excellent and represent well-known scientists as well as upcoming young investigators. The program will allow ample time for discussion, exchange of ideas and establishment of collaborations. This conference is an outstanding venue for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to meet established investigators. The 2010 conference promises to be as successful as previous Midwinter Conferences to generate novel ways to explore the immune system.