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Immunology Utrecht (ImmU) synergizes the connection between the UMI hub and the PMC-UMCU-UU tumor immunology consortium in a Utrecht-wide immunology network.
Immunology Utrecht (ImmU) Seminar Series 2023
Immunology Utrecht is delighted to announce prof. Matthias Gromeier will visit Utrecht University on Feb 9th 2023. Matthias will give a lecture at the PMC auditorium.
Matthias is a classically trained virologist with a focus on molecular mechanisms of RNA virus pathogenesis. Basic mechanistic research in his laboratory is supporting an ambitious clinical translational research program with active multi-center clinical trials in several cancer indications.
Registration for the lecture at 16:00CET is not required. This lecture will be preceded by a masterclass exclusively for PhD students, from 14.30 - 15.30 h. Places for this masterclass are limited, so registering is necessary. Register by e-mail: j.vanderhoorn@umcutrecht.nl
Registration
Registration for the lecture at 16:00CET is not required. The lecture will be preceded by a masterclass exclusively for PhD students, from 14.30 - 15.30 h. Places for this masterclass are limited, so registering is necessary. Register by e-mail: j.vanderhoorn@umcutrecht.nl
LOCATION: Auditorium on the 6th floor of the Prinses Maxima Centre for pediatric oncology Heidelberglaan 25, 3584CS, Utrecht
Directions can be found on the website
Registration for the Masterclass is now openImmunology Utrecht (ImmU) Seminar Series 2022
Oncode-PACT aims to realize a self-sustainable drug development machine with the integration of state-of-the-art innovative technology platforms. Utrecht researchers involved in Oncode-PACT will present their roles in this initiative.
The programme, location, dates and times will follow.
ImmU is excited to have world-renowned tumor immunologist Ton Schumacher as our guest speaker at the kick-off lecture for the Immunology Utrecht series of lectures. Next to his position at The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Schumacher is involved in the development of novel immunotherapeutics in biotech and in venture capital.
The lecture starts online at 16.00 until 17.00CET.
Q&A will follow the lecture.
UU Symposia and Conferences 2022
Science For Life Conference 2022
Robert deVries (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine), presents his poster at the Science for Life Conference
The SARS-CoV-2 spike N-terminal domain engages 9-O-acetylated 2-8-linked sialic acids
Maria Cristina Trueba Sanchez (Faculty of Science) presents her poster at teh Science for Life Conference
SURVEYING THE CELL-CELL INTERACTION BETWEEN TUMOR AND NATURAL KILLER (NK) CELLS USING PROXIMITY LABELING (PL) AND SHOTGUN PROTEOMICS.
Matti Pronker from the Faculty of Science presents his poster
Carbohydrate receptor binding triggers opening in a common cold betacoronavirus.
Julie Van Coillie (Faculty of Science) at the Science for Life Conference
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine induces transient afucosylated IgG1 in naive but not antigen-experienced vaccines
On the 15 September 2022 we are organizing the annual Vaccine Symposium on ‘lessons learnt from Covid-19 vaccination’, with expert speakers from different disciplines.
The symposium takes place at the Utrecht Science Park and there are four slots for presentations by postdocs and PhD students.
Please send your abstract, related to the symposium’s theme, to: VaccineSymposiumUtrecht@gmail.com
More information and registration: www.infectionandimmunity.nl
Information on the conference can be accessed here.
Registration for the Science for Life conference is free of charge. If for any reason you must cancel your conference registration, please let us know via email: cancellations are possible until Thursday 4 November. No-show and late cancellations will be charged with a fee of €50.
UMI Hub Online Seminar Series 2022
Our guest speakers for the first in the UMI Hub series of webinars on Structural Virology will be on Thurs Apr 14.
Utrecht University speaker, assistant professor Daniel Hurdiss, Biomolecular Health Sciences will present. Daniel’s research aims to understand the molecular basis of virus replication, receptor interactions and inhibition with antiviral compounds.
Utrecht University, assistant professer, Joost Snijder, Faculty of Science, will also present. Joost’s research work investigates the molecules that make up viruses using an arsenal of structural biology and biophysical techniques.
The webinar will be chaired by Prof. Frank van Kuppeveld is Professor of Molecular Virology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University.
Programme - Integrated Structural Virology
Chair: Frank van Kuppeveld
16.00 – 16.05 Introduction: Frank van Kuppeveld
16.05 – 16.45 Using integrative structural biology to understand antiviral mechanisms of action - Daniel Hurdiss
16.45 – 16.50 Q&A from the audience with the speaker moderated by Frank van Kuppeveld
16.50 - 17.30 The glycan shield of viral envelope proteins - Joost Snijder
17.30 - 17.35 Q&A from the audience with the speaker moderated by Frank van Kuppeveld
Bacterial and human immune mechanisms against infections
Our first guest speaker for this webinar is Dr. Stan Brouns from the Technical University, Delft. Dr. Broun's research group investigates the interaction between microbes and bacteriophages. They study the mechanisms that bacteria use to protect themselves from infections including CRISPR, and explore the adaptations that viruses have evolved to avoid defense systems. They isolate and engineer bacteriophages for phage therapy applications.
Dr. Magda Berkowska, LUMC, Leiden, is our second guest speaker. Magda investigates immune responses to vaccination and natural infection with the ultimate goal to find novel correlates of protection and improve current vaccination strategies.
The webinar will be chaired by prof. Suzan Rooijakkers, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Programme – Bacterial and human immune mechanisms against infections
Chair: Suzan Rooijakkers
16.00 – 16.05 Introduction: Suzan Rooijakkers
16.05 – 16.45 CRISPR-Cas and other anti-viral immune systems in Bacteria- Stan Brouns (TU Delft, The Netherlands)
16.45 – 16.50 Q&A from the audience with the speaker moderated by Suzan Rooijakkers
16.50 - 17.30 B cells in Bordetella pertussis infection and vaccination – monitoring of an ongoing immune response - Magda Berkowska (LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands)
17.30 - 17.35 Q&A from the audience with the speaker moderated by Suzan Rooijakkers
UMI HUB Online Seminar Series 2021
The first series of talks will be from postdoctoral fellows from the molecular virology group of prof. Frank van Kuppeveld at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Chair: Frank van Kuppeveld
16.30 – 16.35 Introduction: Frank van Kuppeveld
16.35 – 16.50 Novel vaccination strategies that provide broad protection against antigenically variable viruses - Irina Albulescu
16.50 – 17.05 Highly potent anti-SARS-CoV-2 multi-DARPin therapeutic candidates - Daniel Hurdiss
17.05 – 17.15 Q&A moderated by Joost Snijder
The second presentation will be from Dr. David Veesler, The Veesler lab, Structural Biology of Infectious Diseases, Washington University
17.15 - 17.55 Structure-guided design of a SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine - David Veesler
17.55 - 18.10 Q&A moderated by Joost Snijder
We are delighted the prof. Luke O'Neill has accepted our invitation to present at one of our seminars. Luke O'Neill is a professor of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Prof. O'Neill was awarded the Royal Dublin Society & The Irish Times Robert Boyle Medal for scientific excellence in 2009, the Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal for Life Sciences in 2012 and the European Federation of Immunology Societies (EFIS) Medal in 2014. He was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA) in 2004 and the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) in 2005. O'Neill was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2016
Celia Berkers, prof. of Metabolomics, Utrecht University will chair the sessions. The first presentation will be from a Ph.D. student from Celia's group.
Thursday, May the 20th from 16.30 to 18.00 hrs
Chair: Celia Berkers
16.30 – 16.35 Introduction: Celia Berkers
16.35 – 16.50 How CVB3 modifies host nucleotide metabolism: an integrative analysis of metabolomics and phosphoproteomics data - Lonneke Nouwen
16.50 - 17.00 Q&A moderated by Celia Berkers
17.00– 17.05 Introduction: Celia Berkers
17.05 – 17.45 Adventures in Inflammation Research - Luke O'Neill
17.45 – 18.00 Q&A moderated by Celia Berkers
We are delighted to announce our guest speaker Prof. Benjamin Willcox, scientific director of Cancer Research UK Birmingham Centre, UK at the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy.
Prof. Willcox, leads an active research group in the field of cancer immunology and immunotherapy, with a focus on understanding immune receptor recognition. His recent work focuses on novel tumour antigens and unconventional T cell function, particularly in immunosurveillance of cellular stress.
Prof. Jürgen Kuball, Laboratory of Translational Immunology, UMCU will chair the session. The first presentation will be from Jurgen's group, on the UMI Hub cancer showcase project - γδ T-cells against leukemia.
Thursday, June 24th from 16.30 to 18.00 hrs
Chair: Jürgen Kuball
16.30 – 16.35 Introduction: Jürgen Kuball
16.35 – 16.50 γ9δ2T cell diversity and the receptor interface with tumor cells - Dennis Beringer
16.50 - 17.00 Q&A moderated by Jürgen Kuball
17.00 – 17.05 Introduction: Jürgen Kuball
17.05 – 17.45 Unique innate-like and adaptive paradigms in the human γδ T cell compartment: room for everything - Benjamin Willcox
17.45 - 18.00 Q&A from the audience moderated by Jürgen Kuball
We are delighted to announce our guest speaker - Dr. Brandon Dekosky, from the University of Kansas. The DeKosky laboratory works to invent and apply advanced NextGen molecular biology techniques to accelerate development of new human vaccines and therapeutics.
The lab has a special focus on understanding highly effective human antibody responses to persistent viral infections (including HIV, EBV, CMV), and in characterizing the antibody response to experimental vaccines. For more information please see the lab webpage, http://www.dekoskylab.org
Thursday, September 9th from 16.30 to 18.00 hrs
Chair: Suzan Rooijakkers
16.30 – 16.35 Introduction: Suzan Rooijakkers
16.35 – 16.50 High-resolution imaging of complement molecules on E. coli - Dani Heesterbeek
16.50 - 17.00 Q&A moderated by Suzan Rooijakkers
17.00 - 17.05 Introduction Suzan Rooijakkers
17.05 - 17.45 Next-Generation Platforms for Antibody Discovery and Engineering - Dr. Brandon Dekosky
17.45- 18.00 Q&A moderated by Suzan Rooijakkers
We are delighted to announce that prof. Marcus Groettrup has accepted our invitation to present at one of our seminars. Marcus leads the Groettrup immunology research group at the University of Konstanz, Germany. Research at the Chair of Immunology at the University of Konstanz aims to the detailed understanding of immunological phenomena - both in health and disease. We investigate systemic functions of immune cells, their plasticity, their functional interplay and the molecular mechanisms underlying the different functions of immune cells.
Thursday, November 18th from 16.00 to 17.15 hrs
Chair: Alice Sijts
16.00 – 16.05 Introduction: Alice Sijts
16.05 – 16.15 Shaping of the immunopeptidome landscape by proteasome regulators. Postdoctoral fellow, Lena Wawrzyniuk
16.15 - 16.20 Q&A from the audience moderated by Alice Sijts
16.20 – 17.00 How the ubiquitin-like modifier FAT10 controls the antiviral type I interferon response. prof. Marcus Groettrup
17.00 – 17.15 Q&A from the audience moderated by Alice Sijts
UMI HUB Conferences 2021
The annual Vaccine Symposium of the NWO Werkgemeenschap Vaccins, in collaboration with Infection and Immunity Utrecht, aims at highlighting the latest scientific achievements on vaccine research in The Netherlands.
The Vaccine symposium (I&I) 2021 will be held online from Thursday 16 September 2021
Deadline for registration: Monday 13 September 2021
You can view the invitation and registration details here
Scince for Life Conference 2021
Wouter van Bergen presenting his poster, PhonIX: Inhibitor Binding Site Detection at the Science for Life Conference, November 2021
Wouter showed that Probe binding sites can be identified with PhonIX and validated with docking.
Weiwei Peng presents her poster on the site specific glycosylation of the Zaine and Ebola viruses'
Weiwei presented tha clarification of the glycosylation sites on the Zaine and Ebola viruses
Irina Albulsecu presents her poster on a novel vaccine against SARS-COV-2 in cats at the Science for Life Conference 2021
Irina, presented research on a vaccine which prevents the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between cats.
UMI HUB Conferences 2020
The Science For Life Conference 2020 will be held online from 12.30 - 17.30 on Monday 16 November.
You can view the invitation and registration details here.
The annual Vaccine Symposium of the NWO Werkgemeenschap Vaccins, in collaboration with Infection and Immunity Utrecht, aims at highlighting the latest scientific achievements on vaccine research in The Netherlands
Held virtually on Thurs 9th Sept 2020
UMI HUB Seminar Series 2020
The Utrecht Molecular Immunology Hub regrets to announce that the seminar scheduled for Wednesday 15 April has been cancelled.
This is due to the current regulations and directives put in place by the Dutch government, due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
For further information, you can mail the coordinator’s office: MolecularImmunology-Hub@uu.nl
The Utrecht Molecular Immunology Hub regrets to announce that the seminar scheduled for Thursday 26 March has been cancelled.
This is due to the directive put in place by the University of Konstanz, prohibiting our guest speaker Marcus Groettrup from travelling to Utrecht, due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
For further information, you can mail the coordinator’s office: MolecularImmunology-Hub@uu.nl
The Utrecht Molecular Immunology Hub is pleased to announce its fourth seminar on Thursday 23 January.
Postdoctoral fellow Dani Heesterbeek, University Medial Centre Utrecht, will present a short talk on the UMI Hub showcase project entitled "Visualizing antibody-mediated killing of E.coli by the Membrane Attack Complex"
Our guest speaker, Prof. Maarten Merkx, leads the protein engineering research group operating at the interface of chemical and synthetic biology at the University of Technology, Eindhoven. His talk is entitled "Antibody sensing and actuation"
We cordially invite you to attend this seminar and join us on Thursday 23 January from 16.00 - 17.00.
Expand your network after the seminar and connect with other UMI-Hub members. Drinks and snacks will be provided.
Venue:
Q Auditorium, Q01.226 Radiotherapy, University Hospital, Utrecht Science Park, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht.
Registration Required:
While attendance is free, you are required to register
For further information, you can mail the coordinator’s office: MolecularImmunology-Hub@uu.nl
UMI Hub Lecture Series 06-08 May 2020
The UMI HUb is pleased to announce that assistant professor David Veesler from The Veesler Laboratory, University of Washington, USA, will give a series of lectures in relation to molecular immunology from 6 -8 May 2020
Nearly every day coronavirus is in the news, but how do these viruses really infect us? And how can a better understanding of these infections at the molecular level help us to develop treatment strategies? In this lecture series, David Veesler from Washington University and colleagues from Utrecht University, will present their latest insights on virus infection acquired by structural and functional virology, with a focus on corona virus infection.
All are welcome, participation is free, but registration is required.
PhD students must register for the whole lecture series by April 17.
hhttps://www.formdesk.com/universiteitutrecht-beta/UMIHub_Lecture_Series_2020
Location: Boothzaal, University Library, Heidelberglaan 3, Utrecht
Date | Time | Topic | Speakers |
6 May 2020 | 15.30-17.00 | Coronavirus fusion activation | Berend Jan Bosch (Vet. Medicine) David Veesler |
7 May 2020 | 15.30-17.00 | Neutralization mechanisms of antiviral antibodies | Tzviya Ben-Mordehai (Bijvoet) David Veesler |
8 May 2020 | 9.00-11.00 | Glycan receptors of coronaviruses | Robert de Vries (UIPS) David Veesler |
Pre-registered PhD candidates can be awarded 1 ECTS and a UMI Hub certificate by attending the whole lecture course.
PhD students will be assigned revelant publications to read two weeks prior to the lecture series.