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Future Therapies in Primary Immunodeficiency

Date
19 May 2026
Time
09:30 - 15:00
Location
Paushuize Kromme Nieuwegracht 49, 3512 HE Utrecht
Price
Participation is free of charge, but please note that registration is mandatory.

Registration for the symposium is possible via the abovementioned email adress

Six leading Dutch and international speakers at the symposium Future Therapies in Primary Immunodeficiency will guide you through the latest developments in diagnostics and treatment for patients with inborn errors of immunity in general, and common variable immunodeficiency in particular. A specific emphasis will be placed on the role of mucosal immunity.

 

Symposium Program

09:30 – 9:05 – Reception

09.55 – 10.00 – Introduction by Dr. Marloes Heijstek (Chair)

10.00 – 10.35 – Prof. dr. Femke van Wijk (Child Health & CTI, UMC Utrecht), Biomarkers  and personalized treatment in immune mediated inflammatory diseases

10.35 – 11.10 – Dr. Maarten van Smeden (Julius Centrum voor Gezondheidswetenschappen en Eerstelijnsgeneeskunde, UMC Utrecht), Opportunities and pitfalls of Modeling in Rare Disease

11.10 – 11.45 – Dr. Vincent van Unen (Afd. Immunologie LUMC), Innovative Models of Inflammatory Gut Disease

11.45 – 12.20 – Dr. Moniek de Witte (Afd Hematologie UMC Utrecht), Future of hematopoietic cell transplantation and inflammation

12.30-13.30 – Lunch

13.30 – 14.15 – Prof. dr. Klaus Warnatz (Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, University of Freiburg), Update in CVID enteropathy

14.15 – 15.00 – Prof. dr. Guy Gorochov (Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Sorbonne), Mucosal Immunology and IgA in PID