Joint IHIW, EFI and BSHI Conference
The ‘Joint Conference’ comprising the 16th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop Report Conference; the 26th European Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility Conference and the 23rd British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Conference will take place from 31st May to 3rd June 2012.
The Joint Conference programme will include plenary sessions focused on:
• Immunogenetics of Solid Organ Transplantation
• Immunogenetics of Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Anthropology
• Bioinformatics
• New Frontiers in Immunogenetics
• Pharmacogenomics
Abstracts will be invited to be presented in Oral and Poster Sessions including:
• Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Solid Organ Transplantation
• Antigen Presentation and Immunological Tolerance
• Non-HLA Polymorphism
• Autoimmunity, Disease Association and Cancer
• MHC-Peptides, -Epitopes and Prediction
• Bioinformatics
• Mixed Immunogenetics/Miscellaneous
The Teaching Sessions will cover topics including histocompatibility and immunogenetics and issues associated with organ and haematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation.
The Joint Conference programme will also include the following social events:
Thursday 31st May Welcome Reception, St George’s Hall
Sunday 3rd June Gala Dinner, Aintree Race Course