Meetings
Immunoassessment Satellite Symposia
June 5, 2008
8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Boston, MA
Organizers
Carl June, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Peter Gottlieb, MD
Barbara Davis Center
Registration
Registration must be completed through the FOCIS web site at http://www.focisnet.org/meetings/am08/registration.php. Registration fees are $75 and include a continental breakfast, box lunch and snack.
Target audience
Clinicians and translational scientists in academia, industry and regulatory agencies interested in immunoassessment of trials with biologics and immune based therapeutics.
Content
This symposium is designed to present new approaches to the assessment of immunologic responses. The first half will focus on emerging technologies to analyze host responses in active disease. Novel biomarkers, array technologies and advanced flow cytometric methods will be discussed. The second half will focus on efficacy analyses of targeted immunologic interventions. Novel analytical tools will be discussed and approaches to surrogate markers will be presented. This symposium will present cutting edge strategies for those involved in clinical trials or translational immunology.
Objectives
The objectives of this Satellite are to gain an understanding of approaches for immunoassessment of patients with active disease; gain an understanding of approaches to immunoassessment of interventional clinical trials; and provide an overview of good laboratory practices and approaches for establishing and validating immunologic assays for endpoint analysis in trials.
ACCME Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the sponsorship of the Clinical Immunology Society. The Clinical Immunology Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The Clinical Immunology Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.