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Rome, Italy – April 22-24, 2007 2nd International Symposium on Molecular AllergologyAllergens: from Identification to Therapy |
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Scientific Program
Sunday - April 22, 2007
Afternoon Session
Opening Cerimony
| Lecture Session 1 | Anthony Frew | Allergens - The key to diagnosis and therapy |
| Session 1/1 | Erika Jensen-Jarolim | IgE antibodies recognize molecular patterns |
| Session 1/2 | Fatima Ferreira | Physico-chemical techniques for characterization of allergens |
| Session 1/3 | Philippe Moingeon | T cell responses in allergic patients using HLA class II technology |
| Selected abstract presentation | To be announced |
Coffee Break
| Lecture Session 2 | Antonella Muraro | Anaphylaxis |
| Session 2/1 | Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann | Pollen pave their way: Th2-micromilieu generated by pollen associated lipid mediators (PALMs) |
| Session 2/2 | Barbara Bohle | Apples are a peach but can drive birch pollen-allergic patients nuts! Immunological cross-reactivity as basis for food allergy |
| Session 2/3 | Rick Maizels | Impact of helminth infections on allergy |
| Selected abstract presentation | To be announced |
Monday - April 23, 2007
Morning Session
| Lecture Session 3 | Glenis Scadding | Rhinitis |
| Session 3/1 | Jörg Kleine-Tebbe | Allergy is Amplification: How allergenic molecules drive IgE, cellular responses and clinical symptoms |
| Session 3/2 | Kirsten Beyer | Measurement of specific IgE to individual allergens and allergenic peptides in the diagnosis of food allergy |
| Session 3/3 | Ronald van Ree | Oleosins, important allergens in (pea)nuts |
| Selected abstract presentation | To be announced |
Coffee Break
| Lecture Session 4 | Riccardo Asero | Urticaria |
| Session 4/1 | Heimo Breiteneder | The evolution of plant food allergens |
| Session 4/2 | Daniel Soeria-Atmadja | Using bioinformatics for deepening our knowledge in allergy/allergens |
| Session 4/3 | Adriano Mari | Skin Test vs IgE, Extracts vs Molecules, Singleplexing vs Multiplexing: Searching for the Gold Standard |
| Selected abstract presentation | To be announced |
Lunch
Monday - April 23, 2007
Afternoon Session
| Poster Discussion Session |
Coffee Break
| Lecture Session 5 | Antonio Lanzavecchia | To be announced |
| Session 5/1 | Stefan Vieths | Reduction of allergen expression in plant derived foods by genetic engineering |
| Session 5/2 | Martin Chapman | Multiplex Technologies - Expanding Horizons for Environmental Allergen Detection |
| Session 5/3 | Lorenzo Cecchi | Outdoor Molecular Allergen Detection |
| Selected abstract presentation | To be announced |
Tuesday - April 24, 2007
Morning Session
| Lecture Session 6 | Philippe Eigenmann | Atopic Dermatitis |
| Session 6/1 | Paolo Colombo | Parietaria Pollen Allergens |
| Session 6/2 | Gabrielle Pauli | Contribution of recombinant allergens in the diagnosis of Fraxinus pollen allergy and cross reactivities |
| Session 6/3 | Montserrat Fernandez-Rivas | Is profilin a clinically relevant allergen? |
| Selected abstract presentation | To be announced |
Coffee Break
| Lecture Session 7 | Jan Lotvall | Asthma |
| Session 7/1 | Markus Ollert | A molecular approach to honeybee venom allergy: implications for diagnosis and therapy |
| Session 7/2 | Domingo Barber | EXPO study. Component resolved epidemiological survey in Spain |
| Session 7/3 | Kerstin Andersson | Molecular analysis of IgE responses in plant food allergies across Europe |
| Selected abstract presentation | To be announced |
Lunch
Tuesday - April 24, 2007
Afternoon Session
| Lecture Session 8 | To be announced | |
| Session 8/1 | Gianni Passalacqua | SLIT: biodistribution and mechanisms of action |
| Session 8/2 | Marek Jutel | Grass allergen Immunotherapy |
| Session 8/3 | Birgit Linhart | Recombinant hybrid molecules for diagnosis and treatment of grass pollen allergy |
| Selected abstract presentation | To be announced |
| Poster Prize Award Cerimony |
| Closing Cerimony |