Final Program: PRIMORDIAL IMMUNITY: FOUNDATIONS FOR THE
VERTEBRATE IMMUNE SYSTEM
NY Academy of Sciences Conference
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA
May 2-5, 1993
Organizing Committee: G. Beck (SUNY @ Stony Brook), G. Habicht (SUNY
@ Stony Brook), E. Cooper (UCLA), and J. Marchalonis (Univ. of Arizona)
Abstracts will be accepted until April 1, 1993. There will be contributed poster
sessions in conjunction with this conference and these will form an integral part
of the program and the publication of a book. The entire abstract, including
title, author(s), and affiliations, must be typed single-spaced and contained
within a rectangle that measures 5 X 4 3/8 in. (W X L).
Sunday May 2, 1993
Welcome and introductory remarks: Gail S. Habicht, Ph.D.
Conference Co-chairperson
Introductory Speaker: Development of an Immune System
John J. Marchalonis, Ph.D.
Conference Co-chairperson
Monday May 3, 1993
09:00-12:00 Session I: Early Evolution of Host Defenses
In Search of Phylogenetic Origins
Mitchell L. Sogin, Ph.D
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
MHC Evolution and Development of a Recognition System
Susumu Ohno, Ph.D.
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
Cell Surface Recognition and the Immunoglobulin Superfamily
John J. Marchalonis, Ph.D.
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Evolution of Hematopoietic Growth Factors
Grover C. Bagby, Jr., M.D.
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Cytokine Receptors and Ligands: Clues to an Evolutionarily Conserved
Interaction
J. Fernando Bazan, Ph.D.
University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
13:30-17:00 Session II: Early Molecules of Immunity
Evolution of the T Cell Receptor
Takeshi Matsunaga, Ph.D.
University of Umea, Umea, Sweden
Biochemical Characterization of Lectin Molecules in Invertebrates
Gerardo R. Vasta, Ph.D.
Marine Biotechnical Institute, Baltimore, MD
Recognition Molecules and Ig Domains in Invertebrates
Samuel F. Schluter, Ph.D.
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
An Insect Model for the Induction and Regulation of Nonanticipatory Immune
Responses
Ingrid Faye, Ph.D.
University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Evolution of Adaptive Immunity: Inducible Responses in the American
Cockroach
Richard D. Karp, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Autoimmunoregulation Involving Neuropeptides
George B. Stefano, Ph.D.
SUNY @ Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY
17:00-19:30 POSTER SESSION/WORKSHOP
Tuesday May 4, 1993
09:00-12:30 Session III: Establishment of a Humoral Defense
A Role of Hemocyte-derived Granular Components in Invertebrate Defense
Sadaaki Iwanaga, Ph.D.
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Regulation of Antibacterial Protein Synthesis Following Infection and During
Metamorphosis of Manduca sexta
Peter E. Dunn, Ph.D.
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Antibacterial Peptides in Insects: Structures and Control of Gene Expression
Jules A. Hoffmann, Ph.D.
Universite de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Invertebrate Alpha-2-macroglobulin: Structure/Function and the Ancient Thiol
Ester Bond
James P. Quigley, Ph.D.
SUNY @ Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
Limulus C-reactive Protein and Related Molecules in the Defense Mechanism of
Horseshoe Crabs
Teh-Yung Liu, Ph.D.
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Bethesda, MD
The Prophenoloxidase System and its Role in Invertebrate Defense
Kenneth Soderhall, Ph.D.
University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
19:30-22:10 Session IV: Was a Cellular Defense the First Defense?
Phagocytosis and Invertebrate Opsonins in Relation to Parasitism
Christopher J. Bayne, Ph.D.
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Evidence for Agglutinin or Opsonin Receptors on Invertebrate Leukocytes
Lothar Renwrantz, Ph.D.
Universitat Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Parasitoid-induced Cellular Immune Deficiency in Drosophila
Tahir M. Rizki, Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Protozoan Pheromones as Early Cytokines
Pierangelo Luporini, Ph.D.
University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
Invertebrate Cytokines
Gregory Beck, B.S.
SUNY @ Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
Wednesday May 5, 1993
09:00-12:20 Session V: Recognition in Invertebrates
Emerging Paradigms of Cellular Recognition in Invertebrates
Eric H. Davidson, Ph.D.
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Adhesion Molecules of the Immune System
Timothy A. Springer, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School, Center for Blood Research, Boston, MA
Evolutionary Genetics of Allorecognition
Irving L. Weissmann, M.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Tunicate Allorecognition
David Raftos, Ph.D.
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Specificity and Memory in Invertebrates
Edwin L. Cooper, Ph.D.
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
13:30-16:10 Session VI: Effector Mechanisms in Relation to the Internal &
External Milieux
Hematopoietic Malignancies and other Blood-cell Disorders in Drosophila
Elisabeth Gateff, Ph.D.
Johannes Gutenberg Universitat, Mainz, Germany
Chemical Toxicity and Host Defense Systems in Invertebrates
Arthur J. Goven, Ph.D.
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Invertebrate Models for Studying Disease
Carol L. Reinisch, Sc.D.
Tufts University, North Grafton, MA
Immunomodulation by Invertebrate Marine Natural Products
David W. Montgomery, Ph.D.
VA Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
Registration and Housing Costs
Housing includes 3 meals per day and costs $68 (double occupancy) or $85
(single occupancy)
Registration: Before 4/5/93: NY Academy of Sciences Member, $210;
Nonmember $305; Resident or Fellow $160; Student or Emeritus Member $85;
One day only $125. After 4/5/93: NY Academy of Sciences Member, $235;
Nonmember $330; Resident or Fellow $160; Student or Emeritus Member $85;
One day only $125.
For more information or abstract submission contact:
Gregory Beck or Gail S. Habicht
Department of Pathology
SUNY @ Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8691
Voice: 516-444-3030
FAX: 516-444-3424
E mail: GBeck at path.som.SUNYSB.edu
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|* Department of Pathology *|
|* State University of New York at Stony Brook *|
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