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09 Apr 2018

Day of Immunology 2018

Add to my calendar 27/04/2018 12:00 am 26/04/2018 2:00 pm Australia/Melbourne Day of Immunology 2018 Auditorium DD/MM/YYYY

WHEN
27 Apr 2018
6:00pm

WHERE
Auditorium

Registration for the Day of Immunology 2018 is now open.

Chaired by Associate Professor Edwin Hawkins from WEHI, this year's theme, Immunology: Immunotherapy to treat Human Diseases, will explore how the body's own immune system can be used to treat allergies, cancer and diabeties and will hear from three of Australia's top immunologists:

  • Professor Robyn O'Hehir (MonashUniversity): Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma: averting another strike with allergen immunotherapy;
  • Professor Tom Kay (St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research): Treatment of juvenile diabetes without insulin injectons; and
  • Doctor Shahneen Sandhu (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre): Immunotherapy: Shifting Paradigms of Cancer Treatment

The public lecture will be followed by a Q&A session and refreshments.

Contact Daniel Pellici with any enquiries.