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National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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International Society for Vaccines

The First Annual Conference on Vaccine Research: Schedule

Saturday, May 30, 1998

7:00 - 9:00 a.m.Registration
8:30 a.m.Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.Welcome and Introductions
William J. Martone, M.D.
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Keynote Address
9:10 a.m.Promoting Vaccine Discovery: A Vision for the Future Robert F. Breiman, M.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
9:50 a.m.Questions and Answers
Symposium 1: Issues in Clinical and Field Trials: Design, Execution, and Analysis
Moderator:
Myron M. Levine, M.D., D.T.P.H.
University of Maryland
10:00 a.m.Experimental Challenge Models to Test the Efficacy of Enteric, Respiratory, and Other Vaccines in Volunteers -- Rationale, Advantages, and Limitations
Carol O. Tacket, M.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine
10:30 a.m.Questions and Answers
10:40 a.m.Evaluating the Performance of New Vaccines: Efficacy vs. Effectiveness
John D. Clemens, M.D.
National Institutes of Health
11:10 a.m.Questions and Answers
11:20 a.m.Challenges in HIV Vaccine Development: Institutional Roles and Response
Mary Lou Clements-Mann, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins University
11:50 a.m.Questions and Answers
12:00 p.m.Lunch
Symposium 2: Correlates of Immunity: The Role of Surrogate Markers
Moderator:
David S. Krause, M.D.
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
1:30 p.m.Introduction to Surrogate Markers
David S. Krause, M.D.
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
1:40 p.m.Lessons from the Past
George R. Siber, M.D.
Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines and Pediatrics
2:10 p.m.A Regulatory Perspective
Karen Midthun, M.D.
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
2:40 p.m.Panel Discussion
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
Submitted Presentations 1
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
Symposium 3: Maternal Immunization as a Strategy to Protect Offspring
Moderator:
Pamela M. McInnes, D.D.S.
National Institutes of Health
3:30 p.m.Maternal Immunization: Current Successes and Future Strategies
Pamela M. McInnes, D.D.S.
National Institutes of Health
3:40 p.m.Immunological Aspects of Maternal Immunization
Richard A. Insel, M.D.
University of Rochester School of Medicine
4:10 p.m.Maternal Immunization: The Two for One Group B Streptococcal Prevention Model
Carol Baker, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
4:40 p.m.Maternal Immunization: Prevention of Respiratory Disease
W. Paul Glezen, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
5:10 pmPanel Discussion
5:30 pmAdjournment

Sunday, May 31, 1998
8:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast
Symposium 4: Immunomodulators and Adjuvants
Moderator:
Frederick R. Vogel, Ph.D.
National Institutes for Health
8:30 a.m.Overview of Immunomodulators and Adjuvants
Frederick R. Vogel, Ph.D.
National Institutes for Health
9:00 a.m.Questions and Answers
9:10 a.m.Novel Adjuvants for Hepatitis B Protein and DNA Vaccines
Michael J. Caulfield, Ph.D.
Merck Research Laboratories
9:40 a.m.Questions and Answers
9:50 a.m.Rational Design and Development of Adjuvant-Active Nonionic Block Copolymers
Mark J. Newman, Ph.D.
Vaxcel, Inc.
10:20 a.m.Questions and Answers
10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
Submitted Presentations 2
12:00 p.m.Lunch
Symposium 5: Combination Vaccine Strategies
Moderator:
Peter R. Paradiso, Ph.D.
Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines and Pediatrics
1:30 p.m.Introduction to Combination Vaccines/B>
Peter R. Paradiso, Ph.D.
Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines and Pediatrics
1:40 p.m.Clinical Experience with Combination Vaccines
Scott A. Halperin, M.D.
Dalhousie University
IWK Grace Health Center
2:10 p.m.Immunological Considerations: Interference in Combination Vaccines
Steve Black, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center
2:40 p.m.Panel Discussion
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
Submitted Presentations 3
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
Symposium 6: Mechanisms of Immune Evasion
Moderator:
Peter L. Nara, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Biological Mimetics, Inc.
International Society for Vaccines
3:30 p.m.Introduction
Peter L. Nara, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Biological Mimetics, Inc.
International Society for Vaccines
3:45 p.m.Questions and Answers
3:50 p.m.Molecular Mimicry in Murine Leishmaniasis
Nicolas Glaichenhaus, Ph.D.
Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
4:05 p.m.Questions and Answers
4:15 p.m.Immunodominance and Immune Response to Tumor Antigens
Hans Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Chicago
4:30 p.m.Questions and Answers
4:40 p.m.Effects of the First or Dominant Immune Response
Don A. Rowley, M.D.
University of Chicago
4:55 p.m.Questions and Answers
5:05 p.m.Immunodominance in the Protective Immune Repertoire to Influenza Infection
D.B. Thomas, D.Phil.
National Institute for Medical Research
5:20 p.m.Questions and Answers
5:30 p.m.Adjournment
Symposium 7: Effect of Age on the Immune Response
Moderator:
Richard J. Duma, M.D., Ph.D.
Halifax Medical Center
3:30 p.m.Immunology and Aging: An Overview James E. Nagel, M.D.
National Institutes of Health
4:00 p.m.Questions and Answers
4:10 p.m.Effect of Nutrition on Immunoresponsiveness in the Aged
Ranjit Kumar Chandra, M.D.
Memorial University of Newfoundland
4:40 p.m.Questions and Answers
4:50 p.m.Effect of Aging on Immune Response to Vaccines: Lessons in Animal Models
Bradley S. Bender, M.D.
University of Florida
Gainesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
5:20 p.m.Questions and Answers
5:30 p.m.Adjournment
Monday, June 1, 1998

8:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast
Symposium 8: Vaccine Delivery Technologies: Beyond Needle and Syringe
Moderator:
Bruce G. Weniger, M.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
8:30 a.m.Overview: The Challenge to Immunization Practice by Increasing Numbers of Parenteral Vaccines
Bruce G. Weniger, M.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
8:35 a.m.Mucosal Administration of Vaccine Antigens
Pearay L. Ogra, M.D.
Children's Hospital, University of Texas Medical Branch
9:00 a.m.Questions and Answers
9:05 a.m.Intranasal and Oral Delivery of Vaccines: Clinical Experience with Cold-Adapted Intranasal Influenza
Robert Belshe, M.D.
St. Louis University School of Medicine
9:30 a.m.Questions and Answers
9:35 a.m.Needle-Free Parenteral Jet Injection: Past, Present, and Future
Glenn Austin
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
10:00 a.m.Questions and Answers
10:05 a.m.Panel Discussion
10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
Submitted Presentations 4
12:00 p.m.Lunch
Symposium 9: Veterinary and Comparative Models of Disease and Protection
Moderator:
M.H.V. Van Regenmortel, Ph.D.
Institut de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire
1:30 p.m.Analysis of Protective Immunity in FIV
Margaret J. Hosie, Ph.D.
University of Glasgow Veterinary School
2:00 p.m.Antigenic Mimicry in Foot and Mouth Disease M.H.V. Van Regenmortel, Ph.D.
Institut de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire
2:30 p.m.Nutritional Effects on Vaccination
Mark E. Cook, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin at Madison
3:00 p.m.Panel Discussion
3:30 p.m.Adjournment
Submitted Presentations 5
3:30 p.m.Adjournment
Poster Session A: Novel Vaccines and Novel Delivery Methods
Poster Session B: Assessing Immunologic Response and Disease Protection I