Jon van Rood Prize Lecture
Jim Kaufman
C.N.H. Long Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University
Genomic organisation determines function of the MHC
Invited Speakers
Melissa Smith
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at University of Louisville
Genetics and Genomics of Antigen Receptors
Stephanie Gras
Professor at La Trobe University
Structural Insights into Viral Immunity
Yuko Ohta
Assistant Professor at University of Maryland
Evolution and Origin of MHC
Daniel Bolnick
Professor at University of Connecticut
Evolutionary Trade-offs in Parasite Resistance
Harmit Malik
Professor and Associate Director Basic Sciences Division at Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Evolution-guided Dissection and Enhancement of Antiviral Proteins
Luis Barreiro
Professor Biological Sciences Division, Medicine, Genetic Medicine at the University of Chicago
Evolutionary Genetic Basis of Immune Variation
Paul Norman
Professor at the University of Colorado, Denver
Selection and Drift in HLA Allele Pools from Papua New Guinea
Danielle Stevens
Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Berkeley
Bioengeneering of Leucine-Rich Repeats for Improved Health