Symposium on B cells, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain
[Date: 2009-11-27]
The European Science Foundation (ESF) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) will hold a symposium on 'B cells and protection: back to basics' from 18 to 23 April 2010 in Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain.
Microbes populated the earth long before any eukaryotic cell. Therefore, in order to survive, mono and multi-cellular organisms had to develop mechanisms of adaptation, cohabitation and defence against bacteria, fungi and viruses. One of these mechanisms is mediated by immunoglobulins in the serum and at mucosal surfaces.
B cells (a specific kind of lymphocytes) and their antibodies, both natural and adaptive, play a fundamental role in the immediate and late defence against microbes. They also protect the organism from viruses, neutralising them before infection. Therefore, although over the last years B cells have been considered the mere executors of the orders derived from the complex interaction between antigen presenting cells and T cells, new attention is concentrating on the humoral immune response.
The event, composed of lectures by invited high-level speakers, short talks, poster sessions and round table and panel discussions, will be dedicated to these cells and new findings in the field.
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Remarks: Deadline for application: 24 January 2010
Category: Events
Data Source Provider: ESF
Document Reference: Based on an event announcement
Subject Index: Life Sciences; Medicine, Health; Scientific Research
RCN: 31524
