Division of Pathway Medicine RNAi Symposium 2009: MicroRNAs in Infection & Immunity

We are pleased to invite you to CIIE-supported RNAi Symposium: MicroRNAs in Infection and Immunity.
 
This one day symposium hosted by the Division of Pathway Medicine and Thermo Fisher Scientific will bring together investigators and students to discuss the contributions that small non-coding microRNAs play in the areas of immunology and infectious disease.  Speakers working on a variety of pathogens (Hepatitis C. Cytomegalovirus, Influenza and more) will present their results and discuss some of the diverse technologies used to dissect host/pathogen microRNA function.
 
Edinburgh, Tuesday 29th September 2009
Programme
 
8:45 – 9:30 Registration

9:30 – 11:00 Session 1: MicroRNAs in innate and adaptive immunity,
Chair: Amy Buck
 
Amy Buck (University of Edinburgh): Symposium Introduction & Overview

Mark Lindsay (University of Manchester):“MicroRNAs and the innate immune response”

Elena Vigorito (The Babraham Institute): “miRNA-155 regulates immunity”

11:00 – 11:20 Coffee break

11:20 – 1:30 Session 2: Host microRNA functions in viral infection & pathology,
Chair: Ralph Tripp

Annaleen Vermeulen (Thermo-Scientific): Deciphering microRNA function: tools & turmoils

Mike White (University of Texas Southwestern Medical School): “microRNA networks modulating mucosal cell susceptibility to H1N1”

Abhijeet Bakre (University of Georgia): “microRNA regulation of the host gene response to respiratory syncytial virus infection”

Anton MacCaffrey (University of Iowa): “microRNA function in hepatitis C virus”

1:30 – 2:30 Lunch

2:30 – 4:45 Session 3 : Interaction between host & virus: diverse functions of microRNAs,
Chair: Peter Ghazal
 
Catherine Jopling (University of Nottingham): “Regulation of hepatitis C virus by liver-specific microRNA-122”
 
Finn Grey (Oregon Health & Science University): “MicroRNA function in human cytomegalovirus”
 
Paul Kellam (Sanger Institute): TBD
 
Venugopal Nair (Institute for Animal Health): “Role of microRNAs in neoplastic diseases in chickens

4:45 – 5:30 Concluding Remarks & Drinks reception

Registration and details RNAi website
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