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14 Apr 2023

Getting under your SKIN immunity!

Add to my calendar 28/04/2023 6:00 pm 28/04/2023 8:00 pm Australia/Melbourne Getting under your SKIN immunity! Doherty Institute Auditorium, 792 Elizabeth Street DD/MM/YYYY

WHEN
28 Apr 2023
6.00 - 8.00pm

WHERE
Doherty Institute Auditorium, 792 Elizabeth Street


Learn more about how the biggest organ of your body – the skin - interacts with your immune system at this free Day of Immunology Public Lecture.

Come along hear from our ‘skin-fluencers’ on how our skin is important for protecting us against infection, cancer and autoimmunity.

The topic will be discussed by four of Australia’s top immunologists: 

  • Dr Claire Gordon (Austin Health) presenting Immunology of the Skin 101
  • Professor Grant McArthur (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre) presenting Skin and its role in cancer
  • Dr Holly Anderton (WEHI) presenting Immune responses to skin damage
  • Professor Rod Sinclair (Sinclair Dermatology) presenting Autoimmunity in the Skin

The public lecture will be followed by a Q&A session and refreshments. Please record your dietary requirements upon registration. 

Register to attend.