Meetings

Primary Immunodeficiency Disease Consortium Conference
Thursday, February 22, 2007
1:00 – 6:00 pm
San Diego, CA

The Clinical Immunology Society (CIS) held the 3rd Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Consortium Conference in conjunction with the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.

The topic of this conference was Primary Immunodeficiency and was geared towards fellows in training, junior faculty, as well as noted experts in the field. The primary goal was to continue to advance education on the diagnosis, molecular defects, complications, and treatment of these complex immune deficiency diseases. The secondary goals were to develop the careers of new scientists in this area of academic medicine; and to enhance awareness of Clinical Immunology and its importance in scientific discoveries and clinical applications. The third set of goals was to stimulate future collaborations between investigators in different medical centers and countries, and between new investigators and experienced physician/scientists in the field.

This year’s PID Consortium Conference included formal presentations and an interactive panel session based on case discussions from fellows-in-training.

Speakers included: Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, MD PhD; Kathleen Sullivan, MD PhD; Jordan Orange, MD PhD; Hans Ochs, MD; Thomas Fleisher, MD; Bodo Grimbacher, MD; Nick Gascoigne, MD; Kim Nichols, MD; Ramsay Fuleihan, MD; Yatin Vyas, MD; Sumita Roy-Ghanta, MD; Rebecca Marsh, MD; Annarosa Soresina, MD; Karin Chen, MD.