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EFI-ISS15: EFI 15th International Summer School

Lindner Prague Castle

Prague, Czechia, August 30-September 2, 2020

Conference website	https://efi-web.org/events/15th-international-summer-school
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=efiss2020
Abstract registration deadline	May 8, 2020
Submission deadline	May 8, 2020
Registration deadline	May 29, 2020

Topics: hla immunogenetics histocompatibility transplantation

15th International Summer School

The 15^th International Summer School on Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, hosted by the European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI) with support from the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI), the Asia Pacific Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Association (APHIA) and the Arabic Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ARSHI) will take place at hotel Lindner Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic from 30 August to 2 September 2020. The Summer School provides a focused course on all aspects of theoretical and applied Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility. To encourage discussion the course is limited to a small group of participants (50). It represents a great opportunity for those studying towards higher H&I specific qualifications as well as a chance to meet others working in the field in different parts of the world. Early applications are required as attendance is limited to promote open discussion and facilitate presentation of research /development work or a case study by each participant.

Submission Guidelines

The 15^th International Summer School on Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics requires all attendees to complete an application for review before being approved to register and attend the 15^th International Summer School.

This application requests the following documents:

Copy of the participants curriculum vitae
Letter of motivation
Abstract of own research, development work or a clinical case study (main body of the abstract to be no more than 2000 characters including spaces and to include name of the presenting author and affiliation(s))
Letter of support from mentor, supervisor or sponsor
Copy or verification of society membership with either EFI, ASHI, APHIA or ARSHI

*If approved to attend, the abstract that was submitted will be presented during the program by the attendee

List of Topics

HLA in Health and Disease
Solid Organ Transplantation
HSCT
HLA and other genetic systems in transfusion
Practical skills for HSCT donor selection and SOT risk assessment
The Future of H&I: new methods and new roles

Local Organizing Committee

Dr Antonij Slavcev
Dr David Turner

Faculty

Dr. Medhat Askar (ASHI)
Dr. Trish Campbell (ASHI)
Dr. Ashraf Dada (ARSHI)
Dr. Jonathan Downing (APHIA)
Dr. Gehad Elghazali (ARSHI)
Dr. Rhonda Holdsworth (APHIA)
Dr. Joannis Mytilineos (EFI)
Dr. Antonij Slavcev (EFI)
Dr. David Turner (EFI)
Dr. Lotte Wieten (EFI)

Venue

Lindner Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to ajvanhensbergen@lumc.nl