Immune-mediated diseases : from theory to therapy /
Meeting name: | International Immune-Mediated Diseases: from Theory to Therapy Congress (2nd : 2007 : Moscow, Russia) |
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Imprint: | New York, NY : Springer, c2007. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 458 p.) : ill. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 601 Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 601. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8882728 |
Summary: | The goal of the International Immune-Mediated Diseases: From Theory to Therapy (IMD) Congress is to bring the best world immunologists and clinicians to Moscow to participate in plenary sessions, symposia and educational workshops designed to expose basic and clinical immunologist as well as practicing clinicians to the newest developments in the field. First IMD Congress consisted of 8 Plenary Sessions, 40 Symposia and 25 Workshops. The meeting attracted almost 2000 participants and speakers from 15 countries. After this great success of the First IMD Congress, the Organizing Committee decided to convene the meeting every other year and the Second International IMD Congress was planned for September 2007. Special attention will be given to innovative therapeutic modalities, allergy and asthma, immunodeficiency, tumor and transplant immunology, immunotherapy and vaccines, HIV and infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, inflammation, immunomonitoring and immunodiagnostics. This volume includes contributions from the speakers of the Second IMD Congress (September 10-15, 2007; Moscow, Russia) who are eager to share some of the academic and clinical enthusiasm that defines the IMD meetings. |
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Item Description: | "This volume includes contributions from the speakers of the Second IMD Congress (September 10-15, 2007) ..."--Preface and Acknowledgements. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 458 p.) : ill. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780387720050 0387720057 9780387720043 0387720049 6611337768 9786611337766 |