BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:663@biocityturku.fi DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20241007T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20241007T163000 DTSTAMP:20240929T201921Z URL:https://biocityturku.fi/events/macrophage-plasticity-mini-symposium/ SUMMARY:Macrophage Plasticity Mini-Symposium DESCRIPTION:7th October at 12:30-16:30\nOn-site event\nin Presidentti audit orium\, BioCity\n\n \;\n\nWe would like to welcome everyone to partici pate in the mini-symposium 'Macrophage Plasticity: Shapeshifting Heroes or Still Villains?' featuring distinguished guest speakers Burkhard Becher\, Steffen Jung\, and Ari Waisman.\n\nThe event is organized by Biocity Turk u Research Program MIST: The Multiverse of Immune System and InFLAMES\, th e joint research flagship of University of Turku and Åbo Akademi.\n\nPlea se sign up so we know how much of refreshments to order: https://konsta.ut u.fi/Default.aspx?tabid=88&\;tap=19788\n\n \;\n\nAbout the speakers \n\nBurkhard Becher is an immunologist at the Institute of Experimental Im munology\, at the University of Zurich\, Switzerland. His research focuses on immunotherapy and cytokine communication networks in inflammation. Res earch group website: https://www.usz.ch/en/department/comprehensive-cancer -center-zuerich/research/research-programs-groups/tumor-immunology-program /research-group-burkhard-becher/\n\nSteffen Jung is a Professor at the Dep artment of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute\, Rehovot\, Israel. His cu rrent research focuses on understanding mononuclear phagocytes\, including monocytes\, DCs\, and macrophages. Research group website: https://www.we izmann.ac.il/dept/irb/jung/\n\nAri Waisman is a Professor and Director at the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University\, Insti tute for Molecular Medicine\, Mainz\, Germany. His research focus is the m olecular mechanisms leading to autoimmune inflammation with a focus on IL1 7 function. Homepage: https://www.imb.de/students-postdocs/international-p hd-programme/ipp-groups/ari-waisman\n\n \;\n\nProgram\n09:00–11:00      Face-to-face meetings with Burkhard Becher\, Steffen Jung\, and Ari Waisman.\nAvailable slots are reservable using the reservation calendars on the InFLAMES website: https://inflames.utu.fi/contact/reservation-calen dars/ \n11:00–11:30     Free time / relocating to the student lunch\ n11:30–13:00     Young scientist lunch\nRegistration through webropo l: https://link.webropol.com/s/lunch-prof-jwb \n12:30–13:00     Coff ee/tea\, sandwiches (first come\, first serve)\n13:00–14:00     Semi nar talks\n14:00–14:15     Break\n14:15–15:15     Seminar talk s continue\n15:15–15:30     Break\n15:30-16:30      Seminar tal ks continue\n16:30–17:00     Networking + refreshments\nSing up for the seminar: https://konsta.utu.fi/Default.aspx?tabid=88&\;tap=19788\n\ n \;\n\nWelcome everyone! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://biocityturku.fi/wp-content/uploads/thumb nail-macrophages-mini-sympo.jpg CATEGORIES:BiocityTurku events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Helsinki X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Helsinki BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T040000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR