2017 Immunology and Evolution of Influenza Symposium
May 25 & 26, Emory University, Atlanta
Organizers:
Rafi Ahmed, Rustom Antia, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Andreas Handel and Veronika Zarnitsyna
Overview:
The Immunology and Evolution of Influenza Symposium is jointly sponsored by the Center for Inference and Dynamics of Infectious Diseases, funded by NIGMS, and the Center for Modeling Immunity to Influenza Infection, funded by NIAID. The Symposium will integrate both immunological and epidemiological approaches to modeling influenza strain variation. The Symposium will start on May 25th at 8:30am and end at noon on May 26th.
Location and Map:
The symposium will take place in the Whitehead Auditorium, Room G01, Whitehead Biomedical Research Building on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, GA, USA. This link will send you to a google map and show the location of the building.
Registration:
There is no registration fee, however you must register by Friday, May 19th in order to attend. Please use this link to complete your registration.
Hotel options:
- The University Inn at Emory – group rate available at $135 per night. Make your reservation directly with the hotel, and use the group code “MIBDEF”. Must reserve by April 24, 2017 for the group rate. Number of rooms is limited and will be on first come first serve basis.
- Emory Conference Center Hotel
- The current version for the agenda can be found here.
Senior Investigator, NIH, Cellular Biology & Viral Immunity Section
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine
Jessica Belser
Microbiologist, CDC
James Crowe
Professor, Pediatrics and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Tom Kepler
Professor, Microbiology Department, Boston University School of Medicine
Steven Kleinstein
Associate Professor, Pathology Department, Yale School of Medicine
Katia Koelle
Associate Professor, Biology Department, Duke University
Jacob Kohlmeier
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine
Research Associate, Infectious Disease Department, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
