International Neonatal and Maternal Immunization Symposium (INMIS-2010)

International Neonatal Maternal Immunization Symposium (INMIS-2010) (www.inmis2010.org) which will be held in Antalya, Turkey, 26-28 March 2010,which organized by European Society for Pediatric Infectious Disease (ESPID), Turkish Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, and European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (ESCMID).

www.inmis2010.org

We invite all experts for extensive discussion about recent basic and preclinical studies to increase knowledge of the development-function of the immune system in the neonate and also effects of maternal immunization. The immune system of the infant is functionally immature and maternal antibodies are transferred late in gestation to the fetus. Enhanced understanding of the neonatal response to pathogens and the potential for interference by maternal antibody in the function of the neonatal immune system is needed. The goal of this first international symposium is to increase knowledge of the development and function of the neonatal immune system and to use this knowledge to develop new and more effective vaccine strategies for this age group and also determine the potential effect of maternal immunization practice. Our target audience include Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, Infectious Disease Specialist, and Neonatologist, Perinatologist, Ob/Gy and all vaccine experts.

Other speakers and chairs of INMIS-2010:

Confirmed Speakers and Chair: Kim MULHOLLAND (United Kingdom), Paul HEATH (UK), Janet ENGLUND (US), Arnaud MARCHANT (Belgium), Elke LEURIDAN (Belgium), Emre Alhan (Turkey), Esin ŞENOL (Turkey), Geert Vanden BOSSCHE (US), Javier GARAU (Spain), Kathryn EDWARDS (US), Marc KANE (US), Marc R. SCHLEISS (US), Marc STEINHOFF (US), Mathuram SANTOSHAM (US) , Mehmet CEYHAN (Turkey), Murat AKOVA (Turkey), Mustafa AKKOYUNLU (US), Mustafa BAKIR (Turkey), Mustafa HACIMUSTAFAOGLU (Turkey), Murat YURDAKOK (Turkey), Neal HALSEY (US), Necmi AKSARAY (Turkey), Nuran SALMAN (Turkey), Ofer Levy (USA), Peter McINTYRE (Australia), Philipp HENNEKE (Germany), Susanna ESPOSITO (Italy), Timo VESIKARI (Finland), Tobias KOLLMAN (Canada), Trudy V. MURPHY (US), Vytautas USONIS (Lithuania), Wolfgang MAURER (Austria), Yıldız CAMCIOGLU (Turkey), Pearay OGRA (United States), Kadriye YURDAKOK (Turkey).

Your support and adding other comments are so important for us.

Sincerely

Ener Cagri DINLEYICI, M.D.

Scientific Secretaty of INMIS-2010

Associate Professor in Pediatrics

Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine

Department of Pediatrics

Eskisehir Turkey TR-26480

Phone: 0-222-2290064

Mobil: 0-542-2423608

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