Modelling the Complexity of the Immune System
One-day Satellite Meeting of the
European Conference on Complex Systems
ECCS'13
Barcelona, September 16-20 2013
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The adaptive immune system is a perfect example of what we mean by biological complexity. It has been studied for decades, yet our understanding of how its components orchestrate its function is still limited, partly because in the past not all its components were known and partly because we did not have
the necessary quantitative tools.
Its medical relevance is clear in the context of infections, of (auto)immune
diseases and because of mounting evidence for its role in cancer. Recent years have witnessed a surge of
interest in mathematical and computational models of the immune system.
This satellite meeting aims to bring
together researchers from different disciplines, with complementary tools and perspectives, to consolidate what
is now understood about the functioning of the immune system, exchange new experimental and theoretical
results, initiate new collaborations, and to create a roadmap for the future development of the field.
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Satellite sponsors:
FIRALIS biomarker research and development
Institute for Mathematical and Molecular Biomedicine, King's College London
La Sapienza Universita di Roma
MIUR (Italian Minister of Universities and Research), via FIRB grant RBFR08EKEV
| Coordinates |
September 19th 2013
Barcelona World Trade Centre
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Speakers
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keynote: Carmen Molina-Paris (University of Leeds)
Elena Agliari (University of Parma)
Anna Alemany (University of Barcelona)
Ulrich Behn (University of Leipzig)
Deborah Dunn-Walters (King's College London)
Marcello Delitala (Politecnico di Torino)
Susan Holencheck (Arizona State University)
Pietro Lio (University of Cambridge)
Rossana Scrivo (La Sapienza Universita di Roma)
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| Topics |
Immune networks and their topology
Learning and memory in immune networks
Dynamics of the immune response
Immune system and ageing
Tumour-immune interaction
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| Dates |
July 20: registration for the main conference
July 31: abstract submission deadline for oral presentation
July 31: abstract submission deadline for posters
August 9: author notification for oral presentation
Sept 16: late registration for main conference
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Registration and
abstract submission |
By email to ACC Coolen (ton.coolen@kcl.ac.uk).
There are no registration costs for the satellite itself,
but participants have to be registered for
ECCS'13 .
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| Further details |
List of registered satellite participants.
The satellite programme.
The abstracts of the oral presentations.
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Organisers:
Adriano Barra (La Sapienza University di Roma), Elena Agliari (University degli Studi di Parma)
Ton Coolen (King's College London), Alessia Annibale (King's College London)
For queries please contact Prof ACC Coolen (ton.coolen@kcl.ac.uk)