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The IDFA national conference brings together patients, their families, clinicians, nurses and researchers to raise awareness, educate, support and advocate for those with Primary and Secondary Immune Deficiencies. The program can be viewed here.
When: Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th April 2019
Where: Novotel Hotel, 200 Creek St, Brisbane 4000
Members from the JMF centre Melbourne at the ESID biennial meeting
In October, nine members of the JMF centre Melbourne attended the 18th Biennial meeting of the European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID) in Lisbon, Portugal. ESID brings together experts from around the world to present and discuss the latest research into immunodeficiencies. The theme of this year’s meeting was “Primary Immunodeficiencies – From Fetus to the Elderly”, which aimed to bridge the gaps between basic research and clinical applications.
A/Prof Menno van Zelm and Dr Emily Edwards from the Monash University Department of Immunology both presented posters at the meeting. A/Prof van Zelm presented two posters, the first discussed a technique which may be used to improve newborn screening for PIDs involving the quantification of T-cell replication history. A/Prof van Zelm’s second poster presented a case study of a patient with X-linked agammaglobulinemia who received a stem cell transplant. Dr Edwards presented an E-Poster on a case study of CD21 deficiency which showed an unusual immunological and clinical presentation. Dr Edwards was awarded the ESID Best E-Poster Prize for her presentation.
Dr Edwards was able to attend the meeting thanks to a British Society for Immunology International Travel Grant.
A/Prof Menno van Zelm presenting his poster titled Next generation TREC analysis to quantify extensive memory T-cell proliferation and abnormal T-cell replication in antibody deficiency, and to improve newborn screening
Dr Emily Edwards presenting her E-poster titled CD21 deficiency: an unusually severe immune defect due to a homozygous point mutation
Dr Emily Edwards from the JMF centre Melbourne and the Monash University Department of Immunology has been spreading the word about PIDs around Melbourne!
On November 11th, Dr Edwards appeared on the Einstein A Go-Go program on local Melbourne radio station Triple R. She gave an excellent introduction to what PIDs are and the impacts they have on immune functioning, as well as some background into what exactly goes on in the B Cell Differentiation laboratory. Click here to have a listen to the interview, scroll through to 48.55 minutes.
Dr Edwards was also recently featured in a video by the Monash University Central Clinical School. In it, Dr Edwards describes the research she is currently undertaking on the functions of different immune cells involved in PID, with the aim of improving diagnosis, disease monitoring and treatment.
Primary Immunodeficiency discussion group meetings are held 3-4 times per year with the aim to educate clinical specialists, registrars and laboratory scientists on clinical and immunological aspects of primary immunodeficiencies.
Read MoreThe 29th Annual conference of the Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
When: 4th - 8th of September 2018
Where: National Convention Centre Canberra
See more about the breakfast session here.
Further information can be found at the conference website.
The opening of the JMF Centre for Primary Immunodeficiencies Melbourne was held on June 14, 2018. More information on what the day involved and the variety of speakers can be found in the blog post.
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