Wednesday 14 & Thursday 15 December 2011
Congress Center De Leeuwenhorst, Noordwijkerhout

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[early bird till 30 September 2011]

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[deadline 30 September 2011]

Participation fees 2011

 

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Prof. dr. Georg Kraal of the VU medical center in Amsterdam is this year's Van Loghem Laureate. His research group focuses on immune regulation. Understanding the many factors that regulate immunological tolerance and that maintain the right populations of myeloid and lymphoid cells along the mucosal epithelia is an important goal of his research group. In addition, the group focuses on the situation in the intestines in order to study the effect of chronic inflammation on the mucosal immune system. The laureate feels very honored to be this year's laureate. “I am a researcher by nature, endlessly fascinated by the immune system. My motivation has never been to develop medicines or to cure diseases. This being said, immune regulation is extremely relevant to human health and it would be fantastic if we could use our knowledge to the benefit of patients with for instance Crohn's disease.” As Van Loghem Laureate, Georg Kraal has every intention to deliver a captivating speech at the NVVI/Dutch Society for Immunology venue in December. Can't wait that long? An article on the laureate will be available soon on the website of the NVVI.

The Dutch Society for Immunology aims to increase the visibility of excellent young immunologists in the Netherlands and has for this reason initiated an annual competition to select the best thesis in immunology. The winner gets the opportunity to present her or his work during a 20 minutes plenary presentation preceding the "Van Loghem Lecture" at the Annual meeting and in addition will receive a reward of 1000 Euro.

Candidates should have defended their thesis between July 1, 2010 and July 1, 2011.

 

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Below you will find upcoming events with regard to immunology

 

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