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*JANUARY*
FOCIS Immunology Journal Club Friday, January 29, 2010
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Children's Memorial Research Center - BC Conference Room
2430 N. Halsted - Chicago, IL 60614
PRESENTER: RAMSAY FULEIHAN, MD
Attending Physician, Allergy & Immunology, CMH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
Article to be Discussed:
Chaudhry A, Rudra D, Treuting P, Samstein RM, Liang Y, Kas A, Rudensky AY.Science. 2009 Nov 13;326(5955):986-91. Epub 2009 Oct 1.CD4+ regulatory T cells control TH17 responses in a Stat3-dependent manner.
**Bring your lunch, we will serve a light refreshment and beverages**
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*FEBRUARY*
FOCIS Immunology Journal Club Friday, February 26, 2010
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Children's Memorial Research Center - BC Conference Room
2430 N. Halsted - Chicago, IL 60614
PRESENTER: LAUREN M. PACHMAN, MDDirector, Cure JM Program of Excellence in Myositis Research
Co-director, FOCIS Center of Excellence in Clinical Immunology
Primary Investigator, Pachman Laboratory, CMRC
Attending Physician, Rheumatology, CMH
Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
Article to be Discussed:
To be annouced
**Bring your lunch, we will serve a light refreshment and beverages**
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*MARCH*
FOCIS Immunology Journal ClubFriday, March 26, 2010
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Children's Memorial Research Center - BC Conference Room
2430 N. Halsted - Chicago, IL 60614
PRESENTER: EVANGELOS NTRIVALAS, MD, PhD
Assistant Director, Clinical Immunology Laboratory
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, N. Chicago, IL
Presentation Title:
“HLA alleles determine differences in human natural killer cell responsiveness and potency” published in PNAS 2008;105(8):3053-3058 by Kim S et al.
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*APRIL*
FOCIS Immunology Journal Club Friday, April 30, 2010
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Children's Memorial Research Center - BC Conference Room
2430 N. Halsted - Chicago, IL 60614
PRESENTER: WILLIAM J. MULLER, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases,Children’s Memorial Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Article to be Discussed:
Nakanishi Y et al, CD8+ T lymphocyte mobilization to infected tissue requires CD4+ T-cell help. Nature 2009; 462 (7272): 510-513.
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*MAY*
FOCIS Spring Workshop Friday, May 14, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Prentice Women's Hospital, Northwestern University250 E. Superior Street
3rd Floor, Conference Room Prentice “L” South
Chicago, IL
PRESENTERS:
WAYNE YOKOYAMA, MDProfessor, Department of Medicine/Department of Pathology, Washington University in St. Louis
Presentation Title: “Natural Killer Cell Tolerance and Functions”
ED BARKER, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Immunology/Microbiology, Rush University Medical Center
Presentation Title: “The Implication of Activation Receptors on Cervical Natural Killer Cells and Ability to Respond to HIV- and Human Papillomavirus-Infected Cells”
**Lunch will be served for the first 50 attendees**
FOCIS Immunology Journal Club Friday, May 28, 2010
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Children's Memorial Research Center - BC Conference Room
2430 N. Halsted - Chicago, IL 60614
PRESENTER: XIAO-DI TAN, MD
Primary Investigator, Tan Laboratory, Children's Memorial Research Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Articles to be Discussed:
- Vijay-Kumar M et al. Metabolic syndrome and altered gut microbiota in mice lacking Toll-like receptor 5. Science. 2010 Apr 9;328(5975):228-31.
- Sandoval DA et al. The microbes made me eat it. Science. 2010 Apr 9;328(5975):228-31.
- Hehemann JH et al. Transfer of carbohydrate-active enzymes from marine bacteria to Japanese gut microbiota.Nature. 2010 Apr 8;464(7290):908-12
- Sonnenburg JL. Genetic pot luck. Nature. 2010 Apr 8;464(7290):837-8.
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*JUNE*
FOCIS Immunology Journal Club Friday, June 18, 2010
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Children's Memorial Research Center - BC Conference Room
2430 N. Halsted - Chicago, IL 60614
PRESENTER: LAUREN M. PACHMAN, MDDirector, Cure JM Program of Excellence in Myositis Research
Co-director, FOCIS Center of Excellence in Clinical Immunology
Primary Investigator, Pachman Laboratory, CMRC
Attending Physician, Rheumatology, CMH
Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
Presentation Title:
Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Clues and Conundrums
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*JULY*
FOCIS Immunology Journal Club Friday, July 30, 2010
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Children's Memorial Research Center - BC Conference Room
2430 N. Halsted - Chicago, IL 60614
PRESENTER: SOOKYONG KOH, MD, PhDPrimary Investigator, Koh Laboratory, Children's Memorial Research Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Attending Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Children's Memorial Hospital
Attending Epileptologist, Epilepsy Center, Children's Memorial Hospital
Article to be Discussed:
Kim JV, Kang SS, Dustin ML, McGavern DB (2009) Myelomonocytic cell recruitment causes fatal CNS vascular injury during acute viral meningitis. Nature 457, 191-195.
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*AUGUST*
FOCIS Immunology Journal Club No Meeting in August
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*SEPTEMBER*
Young Adults with JM: Research & Results
Saturday, September 11, 2010
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Children's Memorial Hospital, Nellie A. Black Building
700 W. Fullerton - Chicago, IL 60614
Event Flyer
- Shawn Rose, MD, PhD
- Fellow, Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
- Presentation Title: Living with JDM: The Transition to Adult Care
- Timothy Niewold, MD
- Human Geneticist; Gwen Knapp Center for Lupus and Immunology Research
- Assistant Professor of Medicine; Section of Rheumatology
- Presentation Title: Interferon, Genetics, and JDM
- Simone Sredni, MD, PhD
- Research Scientist; Pachman Laboratory, Children’s Memorial Research Center
- Presentation Title: Controlling Gene Expression
- Lauren M. Pachman, MD
- Director, Cure JM Program of Excellence in Juvenile Myositis Research
- Director, FOCIS Center of Excellence in Clinical Immunology
- Attending Physician, Department of Rheumatology, Children’s Memorial Hospital
- Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
- Presentation Title: Translational Studies: Bedside to Bench
- Megan Curran, MD
- Attending Physician, Department of Rheumatology, Children’s Memorial Hospital
- Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
- Presentation Title: Physician Education: A Gateway for Early Recognition and Treatment of JM
Parking available at the Children's Memorial Parking Garage (on Lincoln Ave across from the main hospital at 2300 N. Lincoln). Parking validation stickers will also be available at the event sign-in table. Young children welcome. Refreshments will be served.
Special Thanks to the Department of Pediatrics at Children's Memorial Hospital for their support via the 2010 Advocacy Award
FOCIS Immunology Research Progress Report Friday, September 24, 2010
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Children's Memorial Research Center - BC Conference Room
2430 N. Halsted - Chicago, IL 60614
PRESENTER: JEFFREY B. BROWN, MD
Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Children's Memorial Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Presentation Title:
PSGL1 is required for Th1 recruitment in colitis
**Bring your lunch, we will serve a light refreshment and beverages**
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*OCTOBER*
FOCIS Immunology Journal Club No Meeting in October
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*NOVEMBER*
FOCIS Immunology Journal Club Combined meeting for November and December
*See December listing below
FOCIS Spring Workshop Friday, November 12, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Baldwin Auditorium, Lurie Research Center, Northwestern University303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL
PRESENTERS:
JOOST OPPENHEIM, MD
Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD
Presentation Title:
"Alarmins are Alarming"
PRESENTERS:
ANNE H. ROWLEY, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and of Immunology, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Presentation Title:
"Synthetic Kawasaki Disease antibodies identify intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies in Kawasaki Disease tissues"
**Lunch will be served for the first 50 attendees**
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*DECEMBER*
FOCIS Immunology Journal Club Friday, December 10, 2010
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Children's Memorial Research Center - BC Conference Room
2430 N. Halsted - Chicago, IL 60614
PRESENTER: MAURICE R.G. O'GORMAN, PhD, MBACo-director, Chicago City-wide FOCIS Center of Excellence
Director, Laboratory Medicine/Immunology, Children's Memorial Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Article to be Discussed:
To be annouced
**Bring your lunch, we will serve a light refreshment and beverages**
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