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President’s Invitation
Dear Colleague,
On behalf
of the Inflammation Research Association
and the organizing committee, we invite
you to participate in the 15th
International Conference of the
Inflammation Research Association to be
held September 21-24, 2008 at the
Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles
Hotel in Chantilly, Virginia.
In addition to choosing a new location
conveniently located just 7 miles from
Dulles International Airport, the IRA has
implemented other changes such as
providing attendees a greater choice of
topics through concurrent morning
symposia on Monday and Tuesday. Of
course, we will still stress the hallmark
of all IRA Conferences, the ability for
close scientific and social interactions
in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. Our goal
for this meeting is embodied in our
mission statement:
The Inflammation Research
Association is a non-profit organization
instituted to bring together scientists
of all degree and experience levels with
an interest in inflammation research to
encourage communication and discussion of
scientific and technological advances
that can be used to develop new
therapeutic agents for the wide diversity
of serious diseases with inflammatory
processes.
A symposium entitled “Inflammatory
Bowel Disease: From Basic Mechanisms to
the Clinic”
has been scheduled for 3-6 PM on Sunday
September 21st (make your travel plans
accordingly). The scientific program
continues that evening with a Keynote
Lecture from Dr. Diane Mathis, Professor
of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
speaking about “Regulation of
Auto-Inflammatory Responses”.
Dr. Mathis is a preeminent authority on
autoimmunity and T-cell biology as it
relates to inflammatory diseases such as
diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.
Our Main Symposia Monday and Tuesday
mornings (September 22 and 23,
respectively) will feature invited
speakers in the following areas:
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Tolerance
Induction as a Therapeutic Option for
Autoimmunity
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Inflammation and Pain
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Biologics
as a Platform for Inflammatory Therapies
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The
IL-17/IL-23 Axis of Autoimmunity
Our final
symposium on Wednesday September 24th
will feature exciting clinical data on
New Drugs: Targeting Inflammation
in Disease.
In addition to the Main Symposia, we will
hold four Mini-Symposia as well as two
Poster Sessions as part of the program.
All poster presenters are automatically
entered into a competition for the poster
with the greatest therapeutic potential
that is supported by a grant from GE
Healthcare® with total available prize
money of $4,000. For scientists earlier
in their careers we have: 1) the Van
Arman Scholarship Competition which
allows five scientists to compete for a
first prize of $2,000 while attending the
meeting with all expenses paid and 2)
networking and breakfast events for
investigators new to the inflammation
arena that will foster interactions with
established IRA members and allow
attendees to gain valuable advice on
career development.
On behalf of the IRA Officers and Board
of Directors, I look forward to welcoming
you to the 15th International Conference
at the elegant Westfields Marriott in
Chantilly and to participating in an
event that fosters both great science and
social interactions.
William Selig
President
Inflammation Research Association
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