7^th October at 12:30-16:30
On-site event
in Presidentti auditorium, BioCity

We would like to welcome everyone to participate in the mini-symposium ‘Macrophage Plasticity: Shapeshifting Heroes or Still Villains?’ featuring distinguished guest speakers Burkhard Becher, Steffen Jung, and Ari Waisman.

The event is organized by Biocity Turku Research Program MIST: The Multiverse of Immune System and InFLAMES, the joint research flagship of University of Turku and Åbo Akademi.

Please sign up so we know how much of refreshments to order: https://konsta.utu.fi/Default.aspx?tabid=88&tap=19788

About the speakers

Burkhard Becher is an immunologist at the Institute of Experimental Immunology, at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. His research focuses on immunotherapy and cytokine communication networks in inflammation. Research group website: https://www.usz.ch/en/department/comprehensive-cancer-center-zuerich/research/research-programs-groups/tumor-immunology-program/research-group-burkhard-becher/

Steffen Jung is a Professor at the Department of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel. His current research focuses on understanding mononuclear phagocytes, including monocytes, DCs, and macrophages. Research group website: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/dept/irb/jung/

Ari Waisman is a Professor and Director at the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Institute for Molecular Medicine, Mainz, Germany. His research focus is the molecular mechanisms leading to autoimmune inflammation with a focus on IL17 function. Homepage: https://www.imb.de/students-postdocs/international-phd-programme/ipp-groups/ari-waisman

Program
09:00–11:00     Face-to-face meetings with Burkhard Becher, Steffen Jung, and Ari Waisman.
Available slots are reservable using the reservation calendars on the InFLAMES website: https://inflames.utu.fi/contact/reservation-calendars/
11:00–11:30     Free time / relocating to the student lunch
11:30–13:00     Young scientist lunch
Registration through webropol: https://link.webropol.com/s/lunch-prof-jwb
12:30–13:00     Coffee/tea, sandwiches (first come, first serve)
13:00–14:00     Seminar talks
14:00–14:15     Break
14:15–15:15     Seminar talks continue
15:15–15:30     Break
15:30-16:30      Seminar talks continue
16:30–17:00     Networking + refreshments
Sing up for the seminar: https://konsta.utu.fi/Default.aspx?tabid=88&tap=19788

Welcome everyone!