List of Topics 

Basic Mechanisms

• Transcriptional regulation of immune tolerance and reactivity
• Development of effector & regulatory T cells
• T and B cell memory and immune regulation
• Th17 cells functions & effector mechanisms & interaction with other cells
• Dendritic cell subsets & immune regulation
• Chemokines & receptors in peripheral tolerance
• Immune senescence & peripheral tolerance
• Apoptosis in the regulation of immune responses
• Mechanisms of immune privilege
• The role of microRNAs in immune regulation and effector functions

Focus on clinical application, drug discovery and novel biotechnological developments

• Regulatory and effector T cell subsets and cytokines: From bench to bedside
• Tolerating the nervous system: a delicate balance
• Hygiene hypothesis in immune regulation
• Immune response to parasites
• Tumor antigen-specific T cell tolerance
• Immune tolerance and autoimmunity
• Immune tolerance in allergy and asthma
• Regulatory T cells in organ transplantation tolerance
• Experimental models of inducing and breaking peripheral tolerance
• Mucosal tolerance & intestinal homeostasis
• Development of novel vaccines and drugs
• Antibody treatment in chronic inflammatory disease