Immunology has rapidly evolved as a field, in particular, by moving beyond merely understanding the basic mechanisms of the immune system to developing diagnostic and clinical applications. As part of this globally broadening effort, the Fifth Congress of the Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania (FIMSA) was held in New Delhi March 14–17 2012. The presentations centered on the theme: “Translational Immunology in Health and Diseases.” Extending this theme, this volume comprises the topics covered in ten Master Lectures and five award-winning poster presentations, including work on genetic control of immunity, autoimmunity, and the immune response in relation to specific conditions.
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Edited by:
Narinder K. Mehra
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 255mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 263g
ISBN: 9781573318662
ISBN 10: 1573318663
Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 20 May 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
A brief history of the Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania (FIMSA) v Narinder K. Mehra Immunology and world health: key contributions from the global community 1 G. J. V. Nossal The life of regulatory T cells 8 Iris K. Gratz, Michael D. Rosenblum, and Abul K. Abbas Cross-reactive humoral responses to influenza and their implications for a universal vaccine 13 Christopher Chiu, Jens Wrammert, Gui-Mei Li, Megan McCausland, Patrick C. Wilson, and Rafi Ahmed The dual role of biomarkers for understanding basic principles and devising novel intervention strategies in tuberculosis 22 January Weiner 3rd, Jeroen Maertzdorf, and Stefan H. E. Kaufmann Clinical relevance of antibody development in renal transplantation 30 Narinder Mehra, Jamshaid Siddiqui, Ajay Baranwal, Sanjeev Goswami, and Gurvinder Kaur Th2-type innate immune responses mediated by natural helper cells 43 Shigeo Koyasu and Kazuyo Moro A unique vaccine for control of fertility and therapy of advanced-stage terminal cancers ectopically expressing human chorionic gonadotropin 50 G. P. Talwar Immunology of neuromyelitis optica: a T cell-B cell collaboration 57 Meike Mitsdoerffer, Vijay Kuchroo, and Thomas Korn Regulation of Toll-like receptor signaling pathways in innate immune responses 67 Cheng Quian and Xuetao Cao Best Oral Presentation Winners TAP expression level in tumor cells defines the nature and processing of MHC class I peptides for recognition by tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes 75 Faten El Hage, Aurélie Durgeau, and Fathia Mami-Chouaib Proinflammatory cytokines contribute to development and function of regulatory T cells in type 1 diabetes 81 Helen E. Thomas, Kate L. Graham, Jonathan Chee, Ranjeny Thomas, Thomas W. Kay, and Balasubramanian Krishnamurthy Development of novel genetic cancer vaccines based on membrane-attached β2 microglobulin 87 Gal Cafri, Alon Margalit, Esther Tzehoval, Lea Eisenbach, and Gideon Gross Genomic evaluation of HLA-DR3+ haplotypes associated with type 1 diabetes 91 Neeraj Kumar, Gurvinder Kaur, Nikhil Tandon, Uma Kanga, and Narinder Mehra PPE2 protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis may inhibit nitric oxide in activated macrophages 97 Khalid Hussain Bhat, Arghya Das, Aparna Srikantam, and Sangita Mukhopadhyay 102 Corrigendum for Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 2012.1274: 86-91 103 Erratum for Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 2012. 1275: 54-62
Narinder Kumar Mehra is an Indian immunologist, head of the department of transplant immunology and immunogenetics of the SRL Limited, Gurgaon. He is a former dean of research and holds the ICMR Dr. C.G. Pandit National Chair at AIIMS.
