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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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The Second Annual Conference on Vaccine Research: Schedule

Sunday, March 28, 1999

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
9:05 a.m.Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Peter L. Nara, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Biological Mimetics, Inc.
International Society for Vaccines
Keynote Address
9:10 a.m.Keynote Address: Immune Memory and the Recall Response Peter C. Doherty, Ph.D.
St. Jude's Children's Hospital
9:50 a.m.Questions and Answers
Symposium 1: Vaccines for Major World Diseases: AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis
Moderators:
Paul-Henri Lambert, M.D.
World Health Organization

Philip K. Russell, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

10:00 a.m.Introduction to Vaccines for Major World Diseases
Paul-Henri Lambert, M.D.
World Health Organization
Philip K. Russell, M.D.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
10:05 a.m.Biographical Tribute to the Career of Mary Lou Clements-Mann
Myron M. Levine, M.D., D.T.P.H.
University of Maryland
10:15 a.m.Mary Lou Clements-Mann Memorial Lecture in Vaccine Sciences: Progress, Obstacles and Future Priorities in HIV Vaccine Development
Margaret I. (Peggy) Johnston, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
10:45 a.m.Questions and Answers
10:50 a.m.Tribulation or Triumph: Are We Close to a Successful Malaria Vaccine?
Colonel W. Ripley Ballou, M.D.
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
11:20 a.m.Questions and Answers
11:25 a.m.Reaping the Fruits of Biotechnology: Development of Better Tuberculosis Vaccines
Douglas B. Young, Ph.D.
Imperial College School of Medicine
11:55 a.m.Questions and Answers
12:00 p.m.Lunch
Submitted Presentations 1
1:30 p.m.Submitted Presentations 1
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
Submitted Presentations 2
1:30 p.m.Submitted Presentations 2
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
Symposium 2: Antigen Processing and Presentation
Moderators:
Brian W.J. Mahy, Ph.D., Sc.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Howard R. Six, M.D.
Pasteur Mérieux Connaught
3:30 p.m.Molecular Mechanisms of MHC Class I-Restricted Antigen Processing
Peter Cresswell, Ph.D.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Yale University School of Medicine
4:05 a.m.Questions and Answers
4:10 p.m.Immune Surveillance of Viral Infections
Kenneth L. Rock, M.D.
University of Massachusetts Medical School
4:45 a.m.Questions and Answers
4:50 p.m.Modulation of Proteasome Structure and Function for Antigen Processing
John J. Monaco, Ph.D.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
University of Cincinnati
5:25 a.m.Questions and Answers
5:30 p.m.Adjournment
Opening Reception
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Monday, March 29, 1999
7:00 a.m.Poster Set-Up and Registration
8:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast
Symposium 3: Therapeutic Vaccines
Moderators:
Jacques Banchereau, Ph.D.
Baylor Institute for Immunology Research
N. Regina Rabinovich, M.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
8:30 a.m.Dendritic Cells as Vectors for Tumor Vaccines
Jacques Banchereau, Ph.D.
Baylor Institute for Immunology Research
8:55 a.m.Questions and Answers
9:00 a.m.Induction of Anti-Tumor Immunity by Chemokine-scFv Fusions in Murine B Cell Lymphomas
Arya Biragyn, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
9:25 a.m.Questions and Answers
9:30 a.m.Characterization of Tumor Vaccines During Product Development
Raj K. Puri, M.D., Ph.D.
Food and Drug Administration
9:55 a.m.Questions and Answers
10:00 a.m.CpG Immunostimulatory Sequences for Therapeutic Vaccines
Arthur M. Krieg, M.D.
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City VA Medical Center
CpG ImmunoPharmaceuticals, Inc.
10:25 a.m.Questions and Answers
10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
Submitted Presentations 3
11:00 a.m.Submitted Presentations 3
12:00 p.m.Lunch
Submitted Presentations 4
1:30 p.m.Submitted Presentations 4
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
Submitted Presentations 5
1:30 p.m.Submitted Presentations 5
3:00 p.m.Coffee Break
Symposium 4: Genetic Determinants of Vaccine Immune Response
Moderators:
Janardan P. Pandey, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Gregory A. Poland, M.D.
Mayo Clinic and Foundation
3:30 p.m.An Overview of the Genetic Basis for Variations in the Immune Response to Vaccines
Gregory A. Poland, M.D.
Mayo Clinic and Foundation
4:05 p.m.Questions and Answers
4:10 p.m.Genetic Polymorphisms and Vaccine Immunity
Janardan P. Pandey, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
4:45 p.m.Questions and Answers
4:50 p.m.Genetic Regulation of Immunoglobulin G Response to Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharide
Daniel M. Musher, M.D.
Houston VA Medical Center
Baylor College of Medicine
5:25 p.m.Questions and Answers
5:30 p.m.Adjournment
Poster Session and Reception
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 30, 1999

8:00 a.m.Registration and Continental Breakfast
Symposium 5: Clinical Trials in Developing Countries: What Are the Issues?
Moderators:
José Esparza, M.D., Ph.D.
UNAIDS
Myron M. Levine, M.D., D.T.P.H.
University of Maryland
9:00 a.m.Responsibilities of Sponsors After Successful Phase III Efficacy Trials
William P. Hausdorff, Ph.D.
Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines
9:20 a.m.Questions and Answers
9:30 a.m.Post-Licensure Selective Vaccination and Surveillance Programs Can Provide Controlled Effectiveness Data
Rosanna Lagos, M.D.
Centro para Vacunas en Desarrollo, Chile
Hospital Roberto Del Rio
9:55 a.m.Questions and Answers
10:00 a.m.AIDS Exceptionalism in the Vaccine Arena: Additional Obstacles for HIV Vaccine Trials
José Esparza, M.D., Ph.D.
UNAIDS
10:25 a.m.Questions and Answers
10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
Submitted Presentations 6
11:00 a.m.Submitted Presentations 6
12:00 p.m.Lunch
Symposium 6: Vaccines Against Candidate Bioterrorist Agents
Moderators:
Richard J. Duma, M.D., Ph.D.
Halifax Medical Center
Colonel Charles H. Hoke, Jr., M.D., M.C.
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
1:30 p.m.Overview of Potential Bioterrorist Biological Agents and Countermeasures
Lieutenant Colonel George W. Korch, Jr., Ph.D.
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
1:55 a.m.Questions and Answers
2:00 p.m.Strategies for Vaccination Against Brucellosis Colonel David L. Hoover, M.D.
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
2:25 a.m.Questions and Answers
2:30 p.m.Viral Agents and Countermeasures: Orthopoxviruses and Filoviruses
Peter B. Jahrling, Ph.D.
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
2:55 a.m.Questions and Answers
3:00 p.m.Multi-Agent Vaccine Approaches for Infectious Agents
Jonathan F. Smith, Ph.D.
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
3:25 a.m.Questions and Answers
3:30 p.m.Adjournment

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