Symposium 78: Immunity and Tolerance ― Immunity Tolerance

"The first time I went to the United States was in 1953...to the Cold Spring Harbor symposium where Jim Watson described in detail his model of double helix. All these symposia were extremely important. I think Cold Spring Harbor was one of the birthplaces of molecular biology" - Francois Jacob

The Symposia have been one of the great institutions of such research for over 70 years and the history of whole fields can be found in the pages of the Symposia volumes. The 78th Cold Spring Harbor Symposium addresses Immunity & Tolerance.

Topics include:


· Stem cells and cell fate decisions


· Regulation of immune cell development


· Antigen receptor gene assembly and modification


· Signal transduction


· Regulation of lymphocyte function


· Innate immune response and inflammation


· Adaptive immunity


· Mucosal immunity


· Organ specific immunity


· Immune regulation and tolerance


· Autoimmunity and allergy


· Immunity and cancer


· Pathogen-immune system interactions


· Vaccine development


· Novel strategies to engineer/harness immunity More