ImmunoBC 2019 - Precision Immunology Program

Registration and Poster Set-up 07:45–09:00 AM

Trainee Professional Development Session Chair: A. Jassem and I. Samudio 08:00–09:00 AM

Welcome Address Mike Gold and Megan Levings 09:00–09:15 AM

Morning Session I 09:15–10:35 AM
Precision Immunology in Cancer Chair: J. Priatel
09:15 AM Dr Kevin Hay, UBC and Terry Fox Laboratories
From bedside to bench: Understanding cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity
associated with CD19 CAR T-cells
09:40 AM Dr Sohrab Shah, UBC and BC Cancer Agency
Co-evolution of malignant and immune cells in high grade serous carcinoma
10:05 AM Trainee Speed Talks (A)
poster presenters (group A)
Coffee Break & Poster Judging (A) 10:35–11:45 AM
Morning Session II 11:45–12:50 AM/PM
Precision Immunology in Autoimmunity and Infectious Diseases Chair: P. Lavoie
11:45 AM Dr Sara Mostafavi, UBC and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
Deep Learning Methods for Understanding Gene Regulation in Immune Cells
12:10 PM Dr. Zabrina Brumme, Simon Fraser University
Genetics and dynamics of the latent HIV reservoir: implications for immunotherapeutic HIV
cure strategies
12:35 PM Sponsor talk: Virogin Biotech Ltd.
Efficacy of a novel immune stimulating oncolytic virus: VG161 in gastrointestinal cancers
Lunch and Poster Viewing 12:50–01:45 PM

Afternoon Session I 01:45–03:05 PM

Precision Immunology in Cancer, Chair: J. Lum
01:45 PM Dr. Gregor Reid, UBC and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
The immunology of pediatric acute leukemia
02:10 PM Dr. Pauline Johnson, UBC
Macrophages in lung homeostasis, inflammation and metastasis
02:35 PM Trainee Speed Talks (B)
poster presenters (group B)
Coffee Break & Poster Judging (B) 03:05–4:15 PM

Afternoon Session II 04:15–6:00 PM

Precision Immunology by Applied Omics, Chair: W. Jefferies
04:15 PM Dr Paul Keown, UBC and Vancouver General Hospital
Precision medicine in transplantation
04:40 PM Dr. Marco Marra, UBC and BC Cancer
BC Cancer’s Personalized Oncogenomics (POG) Program: Platforms for patient-oriented
discovery
Keynote Address 05:05 – 06:00 PM

Dr Leroy Hood, MD, PhD

Co-founder and Chairman, P4 Medicine Institute
Co-founder and Professor, Institute of Systems Biology, Seattle, WA, USA
“21st Century Medicine: P4 Medicine, Scientific Wellness and
Deep Phenotyping—a Revolution in Healthcare”
Evening Reception, Trainee Awards & Closing Remarks 06:00 onward
K. Brown and I. Samudio