Symposium (back to top)   Date:                     Monday, November 17, 2008 Location:               Mount Sinai School of Medicine- New York, NY                                    Stern Auditorium     Title:  THE VIRAL IMMUNE INTERFACE   Speakers Include:                           John Treanor, M.D.  (University of Rochester Medical Center)                            Amer A. Beg, Ph.D.  (Moffitt Cancer Center)                            Skip Virgin, M.D., Ph.D.  (Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine)                      Susan Weiss, Ph.D.  (University of Pennsylvania)                            Luis J. Sigal, DVM, Ph.D.  (Fox Chase Cancer Center)                            David Topham, Ph.D.  (University of Rochester Medical Center)                                                       Description:                                                                                                                                                  The international symposium organized by the Center for Investigating Viral Immunity and Antagonism will focus on recent findings regarding the interaction of viral pathogens with the host immune system. Presentations will include investigations into the interaction of viruses with both host innate and adaptive immune responses. A special emphasis will be on immunity to emerging pathogens and human and primate immunology.  The symposium will begin at with a continental breakfast and include a morning and afternoon session of talks. A late afternoon poster session, held in conjunction with a cocktail hour, will showcase the work of Mount Sinai investigators as well as other scientists from the New York Metropolitan area.  The Day provides the Center an opportunity to share its work regarding Biodefense and Human Immunology with all those who are interested and create a forum for discussion.   Food and beverage for the event consists of a complementary contential breakfast, along with coffee, water, assorted beverages and snacks during the all Sessions and cocktail hour.   If you are interested in attending, please register by filling out the “Symposium form.” Click here to be taken to the form.  You may download a copy of the Symposium's Agenda, which includes the schedule and location of the events, and directions to Mount Sinai School of Medicine by clicking on the below links.

Seminar Series  (back to top)     Description:   The Center hosts a Seminar Series consisting of six speakers per year.  Speakers are chosen based on their work with infectious diseases, innovation in the field of human immunology, and track record with translational research performed at a human level.  The Speakers spends a full day at the Center, during which time they give an one hour open lecture in their area of expertise followed by a discussion; meet with the Center PI’s and participants.  The speakers’ lectures are open to all who wish to attend.  The Seminar Series is an opportunity for Center Participants and the Scientific Community to interact with experts in order to learn, incorporate, and discuss innovations in translational human immunology research.    All Seminars take place in the Microbiology Library, located on the 16th Floor of the Annenberg Building, unless otherwise stated.

Training Program  (back to top)   The Center allocates four one week periods through out the year in which individuals interested in learning the innovative techniques being developed through the Technological Development Component can receive training at their own expense.  A call for letters of inquire will be issued before the first month of each funding year to be received no later than the end of the third month.  Dr. Moran chooses up too 3 individuals per one week session.  Individuals chosen to participate in a given week will have common areas of research interest and educational needs; the sessions will be tailored to those needs and interest.  An investigator working in the Technological Development Component is responsible for providing training.  The PI and Co-PI of the Technological Development Component serve as consultants in order to maximize the educational benefits of the training the individuals receive in regard to their particular needs.  The training opportunities offered through the Educational Component are particularly applicable to researchers working on pathogens outside those being studied within the Center and wishing to use the Center’s developing technology to assess the impact the proteins in the their pathogen of interest exerts on human immunology.   Letters of Inquire are due by: TBD.  If you are interested, please complete the short application form for the training program by TBD.  Click here to be taken to the form.   Additional information as to what to include in the letter of inquire will be sent to you once your application is received.   Individuals wishing to engage in longer-term (9-12 months) collaborative interaction with the Center are evaluated on a case to case basis.  No formal calls for interest are issued nor is room and board provided.  Interested researchers are asked to submit a detailed proposal to Dr. Moran outlining need, purpose, and benefits.  Proposals should be emailed to CIVIA@CIVIA.org with “Long-Term Training Proposal” appearing the subject line.