CNR
- UNESCO Meeting
1997
CNR - UNESCO AIDS Meeting, Saint Vincent, Valle d'Aosta
AIDS
and Tuberculosis: From Immunity to therapy.
Congress Centre, Grand Hotel Billia, Saint Vincent, Valle d'Aosta,
November 30 - December 3, 1997
Programma:
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REGIONE
VALLE D'AOSTA CNR-UNESCO MEETING
AIDS
AND TUBERCULOSIS: FROM IMMUNITY TO THERAPY
St.
Vincent, Valle d'Aosta, Italy (November 30 - December 3, 1997)
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Sunday
(November 30)
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Therapy and Disease Progression in HIV Infection
L. Montagnier (Paris) - E. Garaci (Rome)
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11.30 C.D. Pauza (Madison): Acute viral pathogenesis and
AIDS: what sets the set point.
12.00 R. Cauda & L. Ortona (Rome): Activation/costimulatory
molecules in HIV disease: their role in the progression of the disease.
12.30 M. L. Gougeon (Paris): Restoration of the immune system
under anti-retroviral therapy: analysis of the T cell repertoire,
cytokine production and apoptosis.
13.00 Lunch
15.30 M. Andreoni (Rome): Persistent immunological deterioration
during protease inhibitor treatment in patients with advanced HIV
infection.
16.00 A. Traverso &A. Tassara (Aosta): Clinical aspects
of tuberculosis in AIDS-patients.
16.30 A. Berretta (Paris):HIV resistance phenotype conferred
by alternative CCR5 gene alterations
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Press
Conference: On. Prof. D. Vierin (Presidente Regione Valle d'Aosta)
On. Dr. R. Vicquery (Assessore Regi onale Sanità)
Prof. L. Montagnier (President of the World AIDS fundation, Paris)
Prof. E. Garaci (Presidente Area CNR Tor Vergata, Rome )AA |
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Cytokines
and Macrophages as key Regulators of Immunity
V. Colizzi (Rome) - M. Malkovsky (Madison)
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17.40
G.Poli (Milan): Cytokines and HIV: from pathogenesis to treatment.
18.00 M.L.Bocchino (Paris): Single cell analysis of cytokines
synthesised by monocytes in HIV infection and tuberculosis.
18.20 C. F. Perno & E. Garaci (Rome): Macrophages and
other cells as HIV reservoir: therapeutical applications.
18.40 C.E.Grossi (Genoa): Role of lymph node follicular dendritic
cells in HIV-infection
19.00 G. Mancino (Rome): ATP-induced apoptosis of human monocytes/macrophages
decreases M. tuberculosis viability: role of purinergic receptors.
20.00 Dinner
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Monday
(December 1)
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New
Biotechnological Approaches to Diagnosis and Therapy
A.
Cassone (Rome) - J. Ivanyi (London)
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9.00
J. Ivanyi (London): DNA vaccination against tuberculosis.
9.20 M. Singh (Braunschweig): Serological diagnosis of tuberculosis.
9.40 Y. Becker (Jerusalem): Development of HIV and M. tuberculosis
PEP(DNA)LOTION vaccines for transport to skin Langerhans cells to
induce protective cellular immunity.
10.00 F. Mariani (Rome): Identification of differentially expressed
M. tuberculosis genes in the course of intra- and extra-cellular growth.
10.20 W.H. Boom (Cleveland): Human T cell subset (CD4+, CD8+,
gd) responses to M.tuberculosis.
10.40 M. Malkovsky (Madison): Molecular chaperones in AIDS
and cancer therapies.
11.00 Coffee break
11.20
M. S. Salvato (Madison): MHC-unrestricted killing of SIV-env-positive
targets.
11.40 F. Titti & P.Verani (Rome): Long lasting protection
elicited by immunisation with live attenuated SIV in Cynomologus
monkeys.
12.00 J. Heeney (Rijswijk): Cytokines, chemokines and protective
immunity to AIDS
12.20 A. Cassone (Rome): Killer toxin mimicking antibodies:
an innovative approach to the therapy of opportunistic infections
in AIDS.
13.00 Lunch
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Satellite
Workshop - Monday afternoon (December 1)
European Union Project Copernicus
New Methods for Detection of CD4 T Cell Depletion by Apotosis in
AIDS
M.L. Gougeon (Paris)
15.00
M.L. Gougeon (Paris): Apoptosis and AIDS
15.30 M. Piacentini (Rome): Tissue transglutaminase, apoptosis
and autoimmunity.
16.00 K..P. Hanson (St.Petersbourg): title to be confirmed.
16.30 L. Fesus (Budapest): title to be confirmed.
17.00 V.Colizzi (Rome): title to be confirmed.
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Tuesday
(December 2)
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Innate Immunity to Infections and the Role for Adaptive Immunity
F. Poccia (Rome) - M.Bonneville (Nantes)
15.00
M. Lopez-Botet (Madrid): The role of CD94/NKG2A receptor in recognition
of non classical HLA class I molecules.
15.30 A. Moretta (Genoa): HLA-class I specific inhibitory
receptors of NK and T lymphocytes.
16.00 L. Battistini (Rome): Phenotypic and cytokine analysis
of human peripheral blood gd T cells expressing NK cell receptors.
16.30 M. Bonville (Nantes): NK receptor mediated control
of mayor gd T cell subsets in humans.
17.00 M. Wallace (Madison): gd T lymphocytes in HIV and SIV
infection.
17.30 M.L.Gougeon (Paris): gd T cell anergy in HIV infection:
influence of cytokines.
18.00 F. Poccia (Rome): in vitro and in vivo T cell response
to nonpeptidic antigens.
18.30 F. Dieli & A. Salerno (Palermo): ab and gd T lymphocytes
in tuberculosis in childhood.
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Social
Ski Section at Cervinia - Wednesday (December 3)
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Organisers:
V. Colizzi, R. Cauda, M.L. Gougeon, F. Poccia, A. Salerno, P. Vagliani
Secretary:
C. Costa, Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata",
Tel. ++39 6 7259 4235/7; Fax 72594224;
E-mail: colizzi@utovrm.it - poccia@utovrm.it |
The
1997 annual conference is organised by:
the Regione Valle d'Aosta,
the National Research Council,
the UNESCO (Venice Office),
the World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention,
the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS-Progetto Nazionale Tubercolosi)
and
the European Union Project Copernicus.
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