7 th European Congress on Reproductive Immunology FIRST

7 th European Congress on Reproductive Immunology FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Organizing Society: European Society for Reproductive Immunology Hosting Institution: Immunobiology Department “Helena Venizelou” Hospital, Athens, Greece (e-mail: gr 1 bmdr@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 q Introduction to Immunology § Introduction to the immune system § Innate immune response § Adaptive immunity § Immune tolerance § Immune-mediated diseases § Immunological diagnosis q 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 q Immunobiology and genetics of egg/sperm interactions q Embryo antigenicity – Implantation q Immunobiology of trophoblasts q IVF from the Immunobiology point of view q Allorecognition in pregnancy q Cellular and molecular regulation of the maternal immune response q Immune causes of infertility and embryo loss q Diagnostic tools and immunomodulation in reproductive disorders q Epigenetics in reproduction and fetal health q High throughput analysis in reproductive biology research q Statistics in Reproductive Immunology and basic science q Ethics in Assisted Reproduction q Biology and clinical applications of fetal tissues q The immune response to HPV q Pregnancy induced microchimerism q The role of heparin in the reproductive process q 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. es 4 ri. eu. Abstracts should be submitted by May 15 th, 2009 Congress Secretariat: Epsilon E-mail: nina@epsiloncongress. gr tel: +30 -210 -7254360, Fax: +30 -210 -7254363 WWW. es 4 ri. eu