We would like to welcome everyone to participate in the mini-symposium ‘Macrophage Plasticity: Shapeshifting Heroes or Still Villains?’ featuring distinguished guest speakers Burkhard Becher, Steffen Jung, and Ari Waisman.

The event is organized by Biocity Turku Research Program MIST: The Multiverse of Immune System and InFLAMES, the joint research flagship of University of Turku and Åbo Akademi.

The event will be held on Monday, October 7 at President Auditorium, Biocity, Tykistökatu 6A, Turku

Please sign up so we know how much of refreshments to order.

About the speakers

Burkhard Becher is an immunologist at the Institute of Experimental Immunology, at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. His research focuses on immunotherapy and cytokine communication networks in inflammation. Research group website: https://www.usz.ch/en/department/comprehensive-cancer-center-zuerich/research/research-programs-groups/tumor-immunology-program/research-group-burkhard-becher/

Steffen Jung is a Professor at the Department of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel. His current research focuses on understanding mononuclear phagocytes, including monocytes, DCs, and macrophages. Research group website: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/dept/irb/jung/

Ari Waisman is a Professor and Director at the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Institute for Molecular Medicine, Mainz, Germany. His research focus is the molecular mechanisms leading to autoimmune inflammation with a focus on IL17 function. Homepage: https://www.imb.de/students-postdocs/international-phd-programme/ipp-groups/ari-waisman

Speakers are available for face-to-face meetings, so reserve a meeting using the reservation calendar: Reservation calendars – InFLAMES Research Flagship (utu.fi).

Program

Speakers: Burkhard Becher, Steffen Jung and Ari Waisman

12:30–13:00 Coffee/tea, sandwiches (first come, first serve)
13:00–14:00 Program
14:00–14:15 Break
14:15–15:15 Program
15:15–15:30 Break
15:30-16:30 Program
16:30–17:00 Networking + refreshments

Sing up for the seminar: https://konsta.utu.fi/Default.aspx?tabid=88&tap=19788