Farewell symposium Prof. René van Lier: “So, you’ve got a PhD in Immunology. What’s next?”

On Wednesday, December 17, we warmly invite you to join us in celebrating the retirement of René van Lier as Chair of the Division of LAB at UMC Utrecht and Professor of Experimental Immunology at the University of Amsterdam. To mark this special occasion, a symposium and celebration will be held, followed by a reception and walking dinner.

Please confirm your attendance by filling in the accompanying form using the link above, indicating whether you will join the symposium, the reception, and/or the walking dinner.

Program

13.30 Coffee and Tea

14.00 Symposium (Moderators: Carel van Noesel, Amsterdam UMC & Ellen van der Schoot (Sanquin, Amsterdam)

• Welcome René van Lier
• Dörte Hamann (UMC Utrecht, Utrecht) – “From T-cell subsets to integrated immune diagnostics”
• Arjan Lankester (LUMC, Leiden) – “Connecting Immunology at Bench and Bedside”
• Susanne Lens (UMC Utrecht, Utrecht) – “From Immunology to Chromosomal Chaos”
• Nuno Alves (Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Porto, Portugal) – “Molecular Control of T Cell Development: Implications for Immune Responses and Prevention of Autoimmunity.”
• Pleun Hombrink (Mimetas, Leiden) – “Beyond T cells in Tissue: Building Tissue on Chips”
• Niels Eijkelkamp (UMC Utrecht, Utrecht) – “The immune system has a nerve and gets under your skin”

17.00-18.30 Reception

19.00-24.00 Walking dinner and party at De Rechtbank, Korte Nieuwstraat 14, 3512 NM Utrecht