46th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Immunology (DGfI)

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the board of the German Society for Immunology (DGfI) we are delighted to invite you to participate in the 46th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Immunology to be held in Hamburg, Germany from 27–30 September 2016.

Abstract Submission:
For the DGfI meeting 2014 in Bonn, more than 700 abstracts had been received, which enabled the DGfI to create a high-quality program. With reference to this, we kindly request your active support by submitting your scientific contributions by 23 May 2016 to the following abstract topics online.

• B Cell Activation and Maturation in Germinal Centers
• B Cell Development and Homeostasis
• CD8+ T Cell Differentiation and Responses
• CD4+ T Cell Subsets
• Clinical Immunology
• Dendritic Cells and Macrophages
• Fetomaternal Immunity
• Immune Cell Memory
• Immune Regulation
• Immune Therapy of Tumors
• Infection Immunology I: Human System
• Infection Immunology II: Model Systems
• Infection Immunology III: Sensing of and Response to Pathogens
• Infection Immunology IV: Metabolism and Micromilieu in Infection
• Lymphocyte Signal Transduction
• Mast Cells and Granulocytes
• Mucosal Immunity
• Natural Killer (NK) and Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILC)
• Neuro-Immune Interactions in Health and Disease
• Novel Aspects in Vaccination
• T- Cell Mediated Immunopathology
• Transplantation and Tolerance
• Tumor Micromilieu and Immune Escape
• Veterinary Immunology

For further information and to get an overview of our preliminary program, please download our flyer.

Symposium Young Immunologists:
The Symposium for Young Immunologists provides our outstanding young scientists with a special platform to present their work as oral presentation to a large audience. All pre-doctoral and doctoral students as well as postdocs with a doctorate not older than 2 years can additionally apply online during abstract submission.

Registration:
Please note that a submission of an abstract does not automatically register you for the conference. To register, please click here.

Up-to-date and any necessary information regarding organizational remarks can be found on our conference website www.immunology-conference.de.

Should you have any questions, please contact the organizing agency Conventus via phone +49 3641 31 16-374 or email immunology@conventus.de.

With best regards,

Gisa Tiegs and Bernhard Fleischer
Conference Chairs DGfI 2016