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An italian lead for worldwide immunology
Alberto Mantovani, Chief science officer of the Istituto Clinico Humanitas and Professor of General Pathology at the University of Milan, has been elected President of the International Union of Immunological Societies, which gathers all the immunological societies around the world.
Can we prevent cancer by a vaccine?
Olivera Finn, University of Pittsburgh, talks about the possibility to develop universal vaccines for preventing cancer, and maybe also infectious and chronic diseases.
What is the purpose of immune monitoring?
Mark Davis, Stanford University, explains how immune monitoring may soon help us to be more consciuos of our health and to predict our response to infectious disease or vaccine, for example flu vaccine.
What are your final remarks on ICI 2013?
Luciano Adorini, president on the XVth International Congress of Immunology, highlights the scientific impact of the event.
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Can human immunology replace the use of animals in labs?
Sergio Romagnani (University of Florence, Italy), honorary president of the congress, underlines the importance of this event for Italian immunology and how new technologies widens perspectives of human immunology.
What's the relevance of curiosity-driven research?
Jules Hoffmann, Nobel Prize laureate, confirms the importance of research that is not immediately directed towards its practical application.
Why is tolerance so important?
Abul Abbas (University of California, San Francisco) explains how immune tolerance can be manipulated in order to improve therapies against several diseases, including cancer.
What is known about the causes of autoimmune diseases?
Diane Mathis (Harvard Medical School) explains which factors play a role in the development of autoimmune diseases: genes, lifestyles and not so many viruses.