San Antonio researchers to discuss infection immunity, vaccines Nov. 13-14
Share this Story(Nov. 12, 2014) -- San Antonio scientists will gather Nov. 13-14 at "Infection, Immunity and Vaccines," a conference presenting the latest research in infectious disease and vaccine development. The research conference will be hosted by the Vaccine Development Center of San Antonio at UT Health Science Center Holly Auditorium.
>> The conference is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 13 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 14. View the conference agenda.
The Vaccine Development Center of San Antonio is a collaborative organization combining the vaccine research resources of four San Antonio institutions: UTSA, UT Health Science Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute and Southwest Research Institute. BioMed SA also is a sponsor of this year's conference.
Keynote presentations at the conference include:
"Imaging Immunity: Creating a Spatiotemporal Understanding of Host Defense"
Ronald Germain, M.D., Ph.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
"RAG, V(D)J Recombination and Evolution: Origins and Taming of a Dangerous Enzyme"
David Schatz, Ph.D., Yale School of Medicine
"A New Synthesis for Antibody-Mediated Immunity"
Arturo Casadevall, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
"Virulence from the Rhizosphere: Membrane Fusion by Intracellular Burkholderia"
Jeff Miller, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Additionally, more than a dozen students and faculty will present their research in poster sessions. Research topics include, but are not limited to, local studies on chlamydia, pneumonic plague, ebola, Chagas disease and Lyme disease.
"The recent Ebola headlines highlight the importance of funding biomedical research and vaccine development," said Bernard Arulanandam, UTSA assistant vice president for research and co-scientific director of the Vaccine Development Center. "Through collaborations, San Antonio researchers and clinicians are working together to find solutions to prevent and treat infectious diseases. Together, we are accomplishing things that we could not do alone. Our progress really demonstrates the value of collaboration."
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is an emerging Tier One research institution specializing in health, energy, security, sustainability, and human and social development. With nearly 29,000 students, it is the largest university in the San Antonio metropolitan region. UTSA advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. The university embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property -- for Texas, the nation and the world.
The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, one of the country's leading health sciences universities, ranks in the top 3 percent of academic institutions receiving National Institutes of Health funding. The university's schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions and graduate biomedical sciences have produced more than 29,000 graduates.
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is an independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization. The institute occupies more than 1,200 acres in San Antonio and provides more than 2 million square feet of laboratories, test facilities, workshops and offices for nearly 3,000 employees, who perform contract work for industry and government clients.
The Texas Biomedical Research Institute, formerly the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, is one of the world's leading independent biomedical research institutions dedicated to advancing health worldwide through innovative biomedical research. Located on a 200-acre campus in northwest San Antonio, the institute partners with hundreds of researchers and institutions around the world, targeting advances in the fight against AIDS, hepatitis, malaria, parasitic infections and a host of other infectious diseases, as well as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, psychiatric disorders and problems of pregnancy.
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