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E-Board No. 49

February 2007

Message from Norm Miller, ISDCI Secretary-Treasurer

Re: ISDCI membership renewal invoices:

Elsevier has had problems implementing their new online subscription to DCI for ISDCI members. As a result, this has delayed all renewals, including hardcopy mailing of the renewal invoices to ISDCI members. Untill this problem is resolved, Elsevier will continue to send the print version of DCI to all 2006 members. Please have patience.

Best wishes,
Norm

Norman W. Miller, Ph.D
Professor
Department of Microbiology
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216

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MEETINGS
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FISH IMMUNOLOGY WORKSHOP
Source: Wageningen University
15-19 April 2007, Wageningen, The Netherlands
The annual FISH IMMUNOLOGY workshop comprises presentations (30 minutes to one-hour) by experienced lecturers, taking time to thoroughly introduce each subject, and two practical afternoons.
The OBJECTIVE of the present workshop is to provide participants with advanced knowledge, both theoretical and practical, on the fish immune system. Emphasis will be placed on innate and acquired immunity, on immune modulation and on immunity to infection. During the workshop the latest insights in the evolution of the immune system but also related issues such as (experimental) animal welfare and the influence of stress on the immune response will be discussed. The official language of the workshop is English.
The LEVEL of the workshop is targeting academic and company researchers as well as management staff in the aquaculture industry. We more than welcome PhD students and therefore have lowered (!) the registration fee for PhD students.

The number of participants is limited to 30 persons, admitted on a ‘first-come’ basis. Registration fee is 250 (Ph.D.), 450 (academic staff) or 550 € (company staff). For ALL-IN registration (including accommodation and all meals) add 450 € for the whole workshop period.
You can find more information on registration and accommodation on our website (click PhD education): http://www.cbi.wur.nl/uk

ORGANISATION
CELL BIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY (CBI)
Wageningen University
Geert F. Wiegertjes, PhD / Maria Forlenza, MSc
P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 31748 2732/3336
Fax: +31 31748 3955
fish.workshop@wur.nl


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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

2007 BIOMEDICAL AND
COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
MIAMI, FLORIDA
A RESEARCH FORUM FOR THE BIOMEDICAL AND BIOSCIENCES

The 9th annual Biomedical and Comparative Immunology Symposium will be held on March 1st and 2nd, 2007 at F.I.U. The deadline for submission of abstracts is February 22nd, 2007. Abstracts should be submitted electronically to compimmu@fiu.edu or smiths@fiu.edu. Information on symposium registration, abstract format and submission, local area accommodation and current city events can be obtained from the symposium website http://www.fiu.edu/~ci . Registration fee for students with valid IDs will be waived. Registration fee includes breakfast, refreshments/beverages and lunch on both days of the symposium, and the wine and cheese reception on Friday at the conclusion of the symposium. A limited number of travel awards (up to $300 per person) are available to out-of-town post-doctoral fellows and pre-doctoral students presenting at the symposium. Application for a travel award must be received by February 15th, 2007. Details are on our website. Program materials will be distributed on-site. Following is a preliminary program summary.

Thursday, March 1st
8:15 – 9:00 am On-site Registration and Continental Breakfast.
9:00 – 9:15 am Welcome remarks: George Walker, VP for Sponsored Research and Graduate Studies
9:15 – 10:45 am Session I (Plenary speaker Philip Stahl, and other oral presentations)
10:45 – 11:00 am Refreshment Break
11:00 – 12:15 pm Session II (Plenary speaker Richard Hodinka, and other oral presentations)
12:15 – 1:30 pm LUNCH/Optional short tour of campus.
1:30 – 3:00 pm Session III (Plenary speaker Susan Pierce, and other oral presentations)
3:00 – 3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 – 4:45 pm Session IV (oral presentations)
6:30 pm DINNER in honor of the plenary speakers (hosted by Sylvia and Charles in the Grove)

Friday, March 2nd
8:30 – 9:00 am On-site registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 am Announcements
9:15 – 10:45 am Plenary Session V (Plenary speaker Ken Reid, and other oral presentations)
10:30 – 10:45 am Refreshment Break
10:45 – 12:15 pm Session VI (oral presentations)
12:15 – 1:30 pm LUNCH/Optional short tour of campus
1:30 – 3:00 pm Session VII (Plenary speaker Azra Raza, and other oral presentations)
3:00 – 3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 – 4:15 pm Session VIII (oral presentations)
4:15 – 4:30 pm Announcement of student prizes.
Recognition awards and raffle winners.
5:00 – 6:30 pm WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION

Plenary Speakers:
Richard L. Hodinka, Director, Virology Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. The new molecular world of diagnostic virology.
Susan K. Pierce, Chief, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Lymphocyte Activation Section, NIAID, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. The voyage of a B cell biologist from single molecule tracking to stalking malaria memory in Mali.
Azra Raza, Chief, Division of Hematology, Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA. Haematologic malignancies in the elderly: New paradigms for an old disease.
Kenneth B.M. Reid, Director, MRC Immunochemistry Unit, Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K. Collectins – proteins of innate immunity with potential for therapeutics for infection and inflammation.
Philip D. Stahl, Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Endocytosis and signal transduction – an emerging theme in cell biology



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Job Opening
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Faculty Position in Comparative Immunobiology
or Host-Parasite/Symbiont Interactions

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

The Department of Biology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in comparative immunobiology or the biology of host-parasite or host-symbiont interactions. We seek a promising scientist using an experimental approach to investigate the cellular/molecular basis of pathogenic, parasitic or symbiotic interactions. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a biological science, with postdoctoral experience preferred. This individual will be expected to establish a vigorous, externally funded research program involving graduate students to complement our doctoral program in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, and teach courses in immunobiology and other areas of specialty. Information about the department is available at http://biology.louisiana.edu/. Applicants should send their curriculum vitae and statements of research and teaching, and have three letters of recommendation sent to: Immunobiology Search Committee, Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, PO Box 42451, Lafayette, LA 70504. Review of applications will begin on February 22, 2007. Inquiries may be addressed to Joe Neigel, Chair, Immunobiology Search Committee, immunosearch@louisiana.edu.
UL Lafayette is an EEO/AA employer.

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