ÖGAI – EFIS on Tour Symposium
Friday, March 31st, 2023
13:00 – 18:30

Die Europäische Föderation der Immunologischen Gesellschaften (EFIS) richtet gemeinsam mit der MedUni Wien und der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Allergologie und Immunologie (ÖGAI) am 31.3.2023 ein hochkarätiges Symposium mit dem Titel „EFIS-on-Tour“ im Jugendstilhörsaal zu brennenden Themen der Allergologie und Immunologie aus.

Co-Chairs:
Wolfram Hötzenecker – Winfried F. Pickl

Program

13:00 – 13:15 Welcome and Introduction
Michaela Fritz – Vice Rector for Research and Innovation, Medical University of Vienna
Wolfram Hötzenecker – President, Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology (ÖGAI)
About EFIS
Winfried F. Pickl – Treasurer, European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS)

13:15 – 13:45 Vaccination in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic
Ursula Wiedermann – Medical University of Vienna

13:45 – 14:15 Insights in human B cell differentiation upon infection and vaccination
Marieke van Ham – Sanquin Research, Amsterdam

14:15 – 14:45 Generation of memory plasma cells by vaccination
Andreas Radbruch – German Rheumatology Research Centre, Berlin

14:45 – 15:15 The mechanisms of allergen-specific immunotherapy
Rudolf Valenta – Medical University of Vienna

15:15 – 15:45 Imaging and sequencing: adding more content to the high parameter cytometry landscape
Jens Fleischer – BD BioSciences, Heidelberg

15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break

16:15 – 16:45 Precision medicine in dermatology and allergology
Wolfram Hötzenecker – Kepler University Hospital, Linz

16:45 – 17:15 Factors and mechanisms regulating skin immunity
Maria Sibilia – Medical University of Vienna

17:15 – 17:45 Immunosensing of liver metabolic stress and early events in development of steatohepatitis
Bojan Polić – University of Rijeka

17:45 – 18:15 Human T lymphocytes: activation, differentiation and immune regulation
Federica Sallusto – ETH Zürich and IRB Bellinzona

18:15 – 18:30 Wrap up