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Summer School in Immunology - SSI 2026
The Summer School includes lunch and refreshments, and is free for all registered conference participants (registration is required).
The Summer School in Immunology is a one‑day educational program aimed primarily at PhD students who want a structured overview of emerging concepts in contemporary immunology. The course introduces key research systems and methodological approaches, including animal and comparative models, analyses of immune receptor diversity, and current strategies for studying antiviral immunity, T‑cell development, and therapeutic interventions such as CAR T‑cell therapy. Additional sessions highlight new insights into NK cell biology and gut immunology, providing participants with a broad snapshot of active research areas across the field.
Designed as a compact, high‑intensity learning experience, the Summer School combines expert lectures with opportunities for discussion, giving early‑career researchers practical and conceptual tools relevant to their own projects. The program is organized at the University of Bergen as part of the SSI 2026 meeting.
Participants will receive a course certificate for attendance.
We look forward to welcoming you to a focused and inspiring day full of immunology.
Summer School, Monday September 7th, UiB Læringsarena, Nygårdsgaten 5
09:00-09:05
09:05-09:35
09:35-10:05
Welcome
Emmet McCormack, UiB; Animal models for immunology studies
Gyri Teien Haugland, UiB; Comparative models for immunology: How can the fish be exploited?
10:05-10:25
Coffee & Exhibition
10:25-10:55
10:55-11:25
Rebecca Cox, UiB; Virus and vaccine responses
Victor Greiff, UiO; T and B cell rearrangement and how to study it
11:40-12:45
Lunch
12:45-13:15
Gerhard Krönke, German Rheumatology Research Center; Cellular therapies in the treatment of autoimmune diseases
13:15-13:45
13:45-14:15
Fatima Dhalla, University of Oxford; Thymus and T cell development
TBA
14:15-14:35
Coffee & Exhibition
14:35-15:05
15:05-15:35
15:35-15:45
Yenan Bryceson, KI/UiB; New insights into NK cells
William Agace, University of Copenhagen/Lund University; Immune compartments of the human intestine
Closure
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