Gathering leading experts from Europe, the program will explore for the first day the intricate links between infection and inflammation, shedding light on how their interplay contributes to disease complications across the lifespan.
The second day will focus on innovations to prevent complications and resistance, culminating in a dedicated session on innovative treatments and vaccines that could transform future therapeutic approaches. Special sessions will also be held during the congress to present the research conducted as part of the CPER “Resist-omics” project.
Scientific pre-program:
Day 1: Complications of inflammatory and infectious diseases
- Session 1: Infection and inflammation: Partners in crime
- Keynote speaker : Mihai Netea (Radboud University, The Netherlands)
- Short talks
- Session 2: Complications of inflammatory and infectious diseases
- Keynote speaker : Filip Ottosson (Aalborg University’s, Denmark)
- Short talks
- Session 3: Infection and inflammation: Age-related risks, complications and prevention strategies
- Keynote speaker : Robbert Van der Most, infection, vaccination and risk of dementia: a proposed immunological model (Belgium)
- Short talks
- Posters sessions
Day 2: Innovations to prevent or combat complications and resistance
- Keynote speaker: Christina Düsing, Emerging strategies for deep B cell depletion for the treatment of autoimmune diseases (Düsseldorf, Germany).
- Session 1: Prevention of inflammatory diseases
- Keynote speaker : Andrew Cope, rheumatoid arthritis (King’s College, London,UK)
- Short talks
- Session 2: Innovative treatments and vaccines
- Keynote speaker : Yves Bries (Gent, Belgium)
- Short talks