17. - 19. July 2013, Zurich, Switzerland

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Wednesday, 17 July 2013 Session 1: Immunology I 14:00 - 16:00 Chair: Yasuaki Harabuchi, Asahikawa, Japan; Antonio Lanzavecchia, Bellinzona, Switzerland 14:00 Andrea Cerutti, Barcelona, Spain and New York, USA ‘The function of mucus in the gut: beyond the barrier’ 14:45 Siamon Gordon, Oxford, UK ‘Macrophage Receptors: Innate immunity and cell activation’ 15:30 Anna Lünemann, Zürich, Switzerland ‘A potent and distinct subset of NK cells in tonsils - Bridging the developmental gap from

inside to outside?’ 16:00 Coffee Break Session 2: Free Communications 16:30 – 18:30 Chair: Noboru Yamanaka, Wakayama, Japan; Roberto Speck, Zurich, Switzerland 16:30 Akira Doi, Kochi Health Sciences Center, Japan ‘Tonsillectomy and steroid pulse therapy for IgA nephropathy in transplanted kidneys’ 16:45 Gen Sugita, Wakayama, Japan ‘Coblation tonsillectomy - Evaluation of the clinical efficacy and a healthcare economic survey’ 17:00 Tarik Azzi, Zurich, Switzerland ‘Early differentiated natural killer cells expand during infectious mononucleosis and

preferentially target lytic EBV replication’ 17:15 Salomé LeibundGut-Landmann, Zürich, Switzerland ‘Interleukin-17-mediated protection from mucosal fungal infection’ 17:30 Leandro Camargo, Goias, Brazil ‘Staphylococcus aureus in recurrent tonsillitis: prevalence, susceptibility and genetic similarity’ 17:45 Juerg Mueller-Schoop, Zurich, Switzerland ‘Acute follicular tonsillitis: a frequent manifestation of primary HSV infection in young

adults’ 18:00 Satoshi Uchiyama, Zurich, Switzerland ‘IFN-α promotes Group A streptococcus clearance by properdin stimulation’

19:00 Welcome Reception

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Thursday, 18 July 2013 Session 3: Infectious Diseases I 08:00 – 10:00 Chair: Desiderio Pasali, Rome, Italy; Christoph Berger, Zurich, Switzerland 08:00 Henri-Jacques Delecluse, Heidelberg, Germany 'The cell tropism of Epstein-Barr virus isolates varies across the world' 08:30 Jean Charles Grivel, Bethesda, MA, USA ‘HIV pathogenesis in human tonsils ex vivo’ 09:00 Roberto Garofalo, Galveston, TX, USA ‘Oxidative pathways to innate immunity in viral respiratory infections’ 09:30 Christian Münz, Zürich, Switzerland ‘Human tumorvirus infection and immune control in vivo’ 10:00 Coffee Break Session 4: Oncology 10:30 – 12:30 Chair: Seiji Kishimoto, Tokyo, Japan; Henri-Jacques Delecluse, Heidelberg, Germany 10:30 Yasuaki Harabuchi, Asahikawa, Japan

‘Nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma; its genetic features associated with Epstein-Barr virus’ 11:00 Ann Moormann, Worchester, MA, USA ‘The impact of Plasmodium falciparum malaria on EBV persistence and immunity in the etiology of Endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma’ 11:30 Michele Bernasconi, Zurich, Switzerland ‘Epigenetics in Burkitt’s lymphoma’ 12:00 Christoph Berger, Zurich, Switzerland ‘Human papilloma virus in tonsils and oral mucosa in the light of available vaccines’

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Session 5: Immunology II 14:00 – 17:00 Chair: Roberto Garofalo, Galveston, USA; Christian Münz, Zürich, Switzerland 14:00 Per Brandtzaeg, Oslo, Norway ‘Why are tonsils and Peyer's patches so different MALT structures?’ 14:40 Antonio Lanzavecchia, Bellinzona and Zurich, Switzerland ‘Broadly neutralizing antiviral antibodies’ 15:20 Annette Oxenius, Zurich, Switzerland ‘Direct versus indirect DC activation: impact on T cell priming’

16:00 Daniel Pinschewer, Geneva, Switzerland ‘Immunity and pathogenesis in viral infection’

16:40 Miki Takahara, Asahikawa, Japan ‘Immunologic linkage between tonsil and IgA nephropathy’ Session 6: Poster Session 17:00 – 19:00 Gala Dinner 20:00 – 24:00

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Friday, 19 July 2013 Workshop I: ENT/Oncology 09:00 – 12:00 09:00 Martina Broglie Däppen, St. Gallen, Switzerland ‘Oropharyngeal human papillomavirus high risk type infection – impact on development

and management of HPV-associated cancer’ Muneki Hotomi, Wakayama, Japan ‘Can head and neck squamous cell carcinoma be controlled by cancer vaccine?’ 10:00 Coffee Break 10:30 Martina Broglie Däppen, St. Gallen, Switzerland Muneki Hotomi, Wakayama, Japan

Workshop II: Immunology 09:00 – 12:00 09:00 Nicola Harris, Lausanne, Switzerland ‘Impact of commensal bacteria on allergic inflammation’ Bodo Grimbacher, Freiburg i.B., Germany ‘The role of antibodies in the upper airways’ 10:00 Coffee Break 10:30 Nicola Harris, Lausanne, Switzerland Bodo Grimbacher, Freiburg i.B., Germany Session 7: Infectious Diseases II 13:30 – 16:30 Chair: Keichi Ichimura, Tochigi, Japan; Claudine Gysin, Zurich, Switzerland 13:30 Christoph M. Tang, Oxford, UK ‘Turning the heat on bacteria in the nasopharynx’

14:15 Annelies Zinkernagel, Zurich, Switzerland 'Group A streptococci and tonsils, two to tango' 15:00 Christoph Aebi, Berne, Switzerland ‘Clinical aspects of tonsillitis in children and adolescents’ 15:45 Pavel Dulguerov, Geneva, Switzerland ‘Cervical complications of tonsillar infections’ 16:30 Closing Remarks David Nadal, Zurich, Switzerland

 

 

Poster Presentations

Poster Nr. First Family name Title

1 Werner Albrich Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Colonization Density: A Marker For Disease Severity In Adult Pneumococcal Pneumonia

2 Oleksandr Bredun Immunological Aspects In The Selection Of Tonsils Pathology Treatment Methods

3 Keiji Fujihara Tonsillitis Index: An Objective Tool For Quantifying The Indications For Tonsillectomy For Recurrent Acute Tonsillitis.

4 Masanobu Hiraoka Population Shift Of Infants’ Nasopharyngeal Microbiota After Antibiotic Therapy.

5 Yui Hirata Treatment Outcome Of Tonsillectomy For Patients With Pustulotic Arthro-Osteitis (PAO)

6 Marc Jordi TLR9 Signaling Obstacles Switching From Latent To Lytic Epstein-Barr Virus By Modifying Various Histone Structures 7 Patricia Krukowski Role Of A4 Integrin In EBV Entry Into B Cells

8 Marcin Musiatowicz The TIMP-1 Expression In Germinal Centers Of Hypertrophied Adenoids In Children 9 Koji Nakajima Role Of Human IL-17 In Pustulosis Palmaris Et Plantaris

10 Kazuhiko Natori Study Of Malignant Lymphoma By Oral Area Biopsy

11 Kazuhiko Natori Study Of Malignant Lymphoma Diagnosed By Tonsil Biopsy

12 Kazuhiko Natori Strategy Of NK/T Cell Lymphoma -2 Cases Experience And Study Of Literatures-

13 Kazuhiko Natori Multiple Neoplasms Including Hematological Malignancies And Head & Neck, Aerodigestive Area

14 Noriko Ogasawara The Regulation Of Adenoidal Epithelial Cells In Children Upper Respiratory Airway

15 Jürgen Rac Epstein-Barr Virus Infected B Cells Efficiently Infect Epithelial Cells That Show Enhanced Infection Frequencies When Overexpressing Htert 16 Oksana Rylska Concept Of Local Ethiologically Appropriate Vaccination

17 Oksana Rylska Immunodiagnostic Approaches For Detecting Food Allergy In Patients With Chronic Tonsillitis 18 Kenichi Takano Inflammasomes In Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

19 Nicole Toepfner Epidemiology Of Group A Streptocuccus Throat Carriers In Gabon

20 Seigo Ueda Oropharyngeal Group A Streptococcal Colonization Disrupts Latent Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

21 Kerstin Wanke The Regulation Of Tight Junctions And The Bronchial Epithelium Integrity By Regulatory T Cells And Tgfbeta In Allergic Airway Disease

22 Paulina Wawrzyniak Role Of Th2 Cells In The Regulation Of Tight Junctions In Bronchial Epithelial Integrity. 23 Keiji Yamashita POU2AF1 Regulates T Follicular Helper Cells Of Human Tonsils

24 Kazuma Yamauchi TLR7 Or TLR9 Mediated NF-Κb Activation Promotes Latency Of MHV-68

25 Saeko Yoshida A Patient With Periodic Fever With Aphthous Pharyngitis And Adenitis (PFAPA) Syndrome Effectively Treated By Tonsillectomy - A Case Report