19th IRA International Conference – 2016
Every two years, the Inflammation Research Association (IRA) organizes an International Conference that attracts 200-300 pre-clinical and clinical research scientists working in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and in academia. For more than 40 years the IRA has worked to bring scientists together for the sharing of scientific and technological advances, as well as collegial interaction. The scientific program of the 19th International Conference is designed to reflect the mission of the IRA:
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.
LOCATION: Janssen PRD (J&J) facilities, San Diego
LENGTH: The conference will be 2 days
DATES: September 20-21, 2016.
TOPIC: “Dynamics of Inflammation and Intervention – Natural History of Inflammatory Diseases
- Early Intervention in Inflammation
- Neuro-inflammation in disease
- New Drugs
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Role of tissue environment in regulation of macrophage identity and function
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Christopher K. Glass, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Ben and Wanda Hildyard Chair in Hereditary Diseases
School of Medicine – University of California, San Diego
CLICK HERE FOR THE MEETING AGENDA
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE
VOLUNTEERS WANTED – please email secretary@inflammationresearch.org and check www.inflammationresrearch.org for more updated information on the 19th International Conference.
