MDC Afternoon for Immunology

We are excited to announce the next session of our MDC Afternoons for Immunology, a quarterly event aimed at bringing together scientists across diverse immunological backgrounds, enhancing networking, and strengthening connections across the Max Delbrück Center and Berlin.

Keynote

This time, we have a fantastic keynote speaker: Professor Paul Klenerman 

Professor Paul Klenerman’s research at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford investigates host immune responses to viral infections and the underlying mechanisms of viral persistence. His lab focuses on three primary areas: the biology of unconventional, innate-like T cells (specifically CD161++/MAIT cells) abundant in mucosal tissue and the liver; the tracking and optimization of T-cell responses against the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) using adenoviral vectors; and the phenomenon of "memory inflation" — the generation of vast, persistent T-cell populations over time. His translational work has pioneered world-leading trials for T-cell-targeted vaccines against chronic viral diseases.

Program

14:10-14:30

Marta Faro Craveiro Nogueira

Thomas Blankenstein lab

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

An unedited neoantigen induces dysfunctional T cells in a sporadic cancer model

14:30-14:50

Vincent Fregona

Simon Haas lab

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

TBD

14:50-15:00

Break

15:00-16:00

Prof. Paul Klenerman

University of Oxford

TBD

16:00-16:30

Coffee break

16:30-16:50

Ekaterina Vasileva

Friedemann Paul lab

Experimental and Clinical Research Center - MDC and Charité

TBD

16:50-17:10

Elmehdi Belbaraka

Thomas Blankenstein lab

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

Decoding the immunogenicity of human cancer neoantigens from a T cell perspective

17:10

Social gathering …great opportunity to network!