Immunopathology and immunosenescence - an evolutionary perspective

We are pleased to announce that the 3rd CIIE Symposium will be held on Wednesday 28th April 2010 in Lecture Theatre 3 in Ashworth Laboratories.
This will be an all-day event.

The study of disease has often been separated from the study of 'normal' or 'healthy' ageing, but it is now clear that immunopathology and immunosenescence will play an integral role in the process of senescence. Evolutionary theory provides us with a unifying framework from which to understand variation in the ageing process, but this has not been as widely applied as it might be. We hope to bring together researchers from a great range of disciplines with an interest in ageing, immunology and health with the aim of integrating evolutionary, immunological and epidemiological thinking on the causes of variation in immunopathology and immunosenescence amongst individuals, populations and species.

Programme:

9:30-10:00 Welcome coffee in Darwin Dance Hall (directly across form the lecture theatre)

10:00 Tom Kirkwood, Newcastle University, UK Selection, screw-ups and senescence

10:30 Dan Nussey, University of Edinburgh, UK Natural selection on autoimmunity in wild sheep

11:00 Adam Hayward, University of Edinburgh, UK Immunosenescence in wild vertebrates: emerging data and causes of variation

11:30-12:00 Coffee / Tea

12:00 David Constantini, University of Glasgow, UK Oxidative stress, immune response and ageing in an eco-evo perspective

12:30 Daryl Shanley, Newcastle University, UK Life History Models of Immunosenescence

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00 Arne Akbar, University College London, UK The role of CMV infection in remodelling the T cell compartment during ageing

14:30 David Gems, University College London, UK Investigating ageing in model organisms: Mechanisms and plasticity

15:00 Matt Tinsley, University of Stirling, UK A role for immune tradeoffs in maintaining senescent variation in Drosophila populations

15:30-16:00 Coffee / Tea

16:00 Andrew MacColl, University of Nottingham, UK Resistance to parasites, “immunocompetence” and senescence in three-spined sticklebacks

16:30 Graham Pawelec, Tübingen University, Germany Infectious immunosenescence

17:00 Dan Promislow, University of Georgia, USA A systems biology perspective on immunity and aging

17:30-18:00 Drinks and nibbles 

18:00-19:00 Formal discussion in Lecture Theatre III, casual discussion continues in DDH
 
There's no registration fee but for security and catering purposes please register using the form below.

Free lunch will be provided for all registered attendees.

If you registered but will not be able to attend the event, please let us know by e-mailing CIIE office on ciie@ed.ac.uk.
 
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