Preclinical Models of Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases
Symposium Time and Date
9:30am-3:30pm, Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Venue
Le Meridian hotel (formerly named MIT Hotel), 20 Sidney St, Cambridge MA
Contact
Rick Huntress, Opportunity Development Manager, The Jackson Laboratory, Ph: 1-781-733-4114
Registration
There is no charge to attend this event, but seating is limited. Please register your interest below to reserve a seat. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Program
| 9:00-9:30am | Arrival and Coffee |
| 9:30-9:45am |
Yan Yang, Ph.D. Business Unit Manager, JAX® In Vivo Services, The Jackson Laboratory Opening Remarks |
| 9:45-10:35am | Dr. Carolyn Cuff, Senior Group Leader, Department of Pharmacology, Abbott Bioresearch Center Utilizing pre-clinical animal models as a tool to dissect the pathogenic mechanisms of asthma |
| 10:40-11:30am |
Ed Leiter, Ph.D. Professor, The Jackson Laboratory Comparison of two mouse models of IBD: C3H/HeJBir-IL10 Knockout and SAMP1/YitFc |
| 11:35-12:30pm | Stephen Laroux, Ph.D. Director, Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Experimental Models of IBD: Utility in Pre-Clinical Development |
| 12:30-1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:20pm | Sha Mi, Ph.D. Principle Investigator, Neuro-Discovery Biology, Biogen Idec In Vivo Effects of Anti-LINGO on CNS Remyelination |
| 2:25-3:15pm | Martin Hegen, Ph.D. Principal Research Scientist II, Inflammation Discovery Research, Wyeth Utility of animal models for identification of potential therapeutics for rheumatoid arthritis |
| 3:15-3:30pm | Leon Hall, Ph.D. Program Director, JAX® In Vivo Services, The Jackson Laboratory Follow up questions and closing remarks |