7:30 am
31st AMLI ANNUAL MEETING 2018
Friday, August 17
Breakfast Seminar
hosted by
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Salons 1/2, Paradise
Multi-Serology Testing in Rheumatoid Arthritis: How to Maximize Diagnostic Performance
Teresa Tarrant, M.D., Rheumatologist, Duke University
or
7:30 am
Continental Breakfast
West Lobby, Paradise
8:30-8:35 am
Opening Remarks
Vijaya Knight, M.D., Ph.D., AMLI President
PLENARY SESSION 1
Successes and Challenges of Immune-Based
Therapies for Cancer
Chairs: Barbara Detrick, Ph.D. and Amir A. Sadighi Akha, M.D., D.Phil
Salon 3, Paradise
8:35-9:15 am
Overview of Immune Therapies: Harnessing the Immune System to Target Cancer
Ryan J. Sullivan, M.D., Harvard Medical School
9:15-10:00 am
Complications Following CAR-T Cell Therapies: Challenges and Opportunities
Saad J. Kenderian, M.D., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
10:00 am
Break
10:10-10:50 am
The Role of Complement in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Meera Sridharan, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic
10:30 – 11:15 am
Immune-Related Adverse Effects: Autoimmunity
as a Side Effect to Cancer Immune Therapy
Ana Luisa Perdigoto, M.D., Ph.D., Yale University
11:15 – 12:00 noon
Challenges and Future Frontier for Cancer Immune Therapy
Laura Q. M. Chow, M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine
12:00 noon
Luncheon Seminar
sponsored by
Inova Diagnostics
Reducing Diagnostic Complexity with New Biomarker
Carlos A. von Mühlen. M.D., Ph.D. Rheumatology / Autoimmunity / Clinical Pathology;
Peter Martis, Inova Diagnostics, Inc.
Salons 1/2, Paradise Ballroom
PLENARY SESSION 2
Case Studies
Chairs: Lisa K. Peterson, Ph.D., D(ABMLI), Evan Ntrivalas, M.D., Ph.D. and M. Qasim Ansari, M.D.
Salon 3, Paradise Ballroom
2:00 – 2:30 pm
ANA and Cryoglobulin Testing: They’re not Just for Autoimmunity Anymore
Thomas S. Alexander, Ph.D., D(ABMLI), Summa Health
2:30 – 3:00 pm
84-year-old Woman with Progressive Shortness of Breath
Anne E. Tebo, Ph.D., D(ABMLI), University of Utah School of Medicine and ARUP Laboratories
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Autoimmune Neurology: From Clinic to Lab
Stacey L. Clardy, M.D., Ph.D., University of Utah
3:30 pm
Break
3:45 – 4:15 pm
Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Attila Kumanovics, M.D., University of Utah School of Medicine and ARUP Laboratories
4:15-5:00 pm
Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Monitoring Loss
of Response to Therapy with Laboratory Testing
Maria Alice Vieira Willrich, Ph.D., DABCC, Mayo Clinic
5:00-7:00 pm
Meet the Exhibitors – Poster Session Reception
Arizona Ballroom, Salons C/D/E/G/I/J/K/L
Saturday, August 18
7:00-8:15 AM
Continental Breakfast
Meet the Exhibitors
Arizona Ballroom, Salons C/D/E/G/I/J/K/L
PLENARY SESSION 3
Autoimmune Neurology: the Role of Autoantibodies
Chairs: Stanley J. Naides, M.D. and Sara Nandiwada, Ph.D., D(ABMLI)
Salon 3, Paradise
8:30 – 8:35 am
Introduction
8:35 – 9:05 am
Laboratory Methods in Autoimmune Neurology: Detecting Antoantibodies to Neural Tissue
Stanley J. Naides, M.D., Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
9:05 – 9:35 am
Improving Diagnostic Antibody Testing for Autoimmune Encephalitis
Eric Lancaster, M.D., Ph.D., The University of Pennsylvania
9:35 – 10:05 am
Neuromyelitis Optica and MOG Antibody Disease: Antigen Specific Neurological Diseases
Michael Levy, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
10:05 – 10:20 am
Break Meet the Exhibitors
Arizona Ballroom, Salons C/D/E/G/I/J/K/L
10:20 – 10:50 am
Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)
Susan E. Swedo, M.D., National Institute of Mental Health, Magnuson Clinical Center
10:50 – 11:20 am
Immune Mediated Neuropathies
Norman Latov, M.D., Ph.D., Weill Cornell Medical Center
11:20 – 12:00 noon
Q&A Session
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Luncheon Seminar
hosted by
EUROIMMUN US, Inc.
New Advances in Autoimmune Serology Diagnostics
Oliver Sendscheid, Ph.D., Euroimmun US
Salons 1/2, Paradise Ballroom
2:00-3:00 pm
Erwin Neter Memorial Lecture
Evolution of Clinical to Laboratory Immunology Over 45 Years: A Wandering Mountainous Trail!!
Harry R. Hill, M.D., University of Utah and ARUP Laboratories
Salon 3, Paradise
3:00-3:30 pm
Abstract Award Presentations
Salon 3, Paradise
3:30-4:00 pm
AMLI Business Meeting for all AMLI Members
Salon 3, Paradis
4:00-6:00 pm
Meet the Exhibitors Poster Session Reception
Arizona Ballroom, Salons C/D/E/G/I/J/K/L
6:15 pm
Annual Dinner
Cowboy Ciao, Scottsdale
Transportation Provided-Buses begin loading at 6:00 pm
Advance Reservations Mandatory
Sunday, August 19
7:30 am
Continental Breakfast
Meet the Exhibitors
Arizona Ballroom, Salons C/D/E/G/I/J/K/L
PLENARY SESSION 4
Transplant Immunology
Chairs: Eszter -Molnar, Ph.D., D(ABMLI), D(ABHI) and Medhat Askar, M.D., Ph.D.
Salon 3, Paradise
8:30 – 9:15 am
Systems Biology and Transplantation
Valeria R. Mas, M.S., Ph.D., FAST, University of Tennessee
9:10-10:00 am
Immune Response to Non-HLA in Graft Rejection:
Role for Cross-Talk Between Allo and Autoimmunity
Thalachallour Mohanakumar, Ph.D., Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
10:00 – 10:30 am
Break Meet the Exhibitors
Arizona Ballroom, Salons C/D/E/G/I/J/K/L
10:30 – 11:15 am
The Molecular Microscope® (MMDx) – Improvement in Transplant Diagnostic Accuracy
by Measurement of Transcript Levels in Biopsies
Louis G. Hidalgo, Ph.D., D(ABHI), University of Alberta
11:15 – 12:00 noon
Precision Monitoring of Immunotherapies After Solid-Organ Transplantation
Iwijn De Vlaminck, Ph.D., Cornell University
12:00-1:30 pm
Luncheon Seminar
sponsored by
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
IFA HEp-2 Processing, Scanning and Analysis on a Fully Automated Platform
Tom Williamson, B.S. Microbiology and John Breneman, Ph.D., M.A., Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Salons 1/2, Paradise
FREE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
Monday, August 20
7:00 am
Breakfast Seminar
hosted by
The Binding Site, Inc.
“Complement” Your Morning: CH50 and Other Assays!
Anne L. Sherwood, Ph.D., Director of Scientific Affairs, The Binding Site
Salons 1/2, Paradise
or
7:30 am
Continental Breakfast
West Lobby, Paradise
PLENARY SESSION 5
Gut Feeling: Immunological Issues in
Gastrointestinal Biology and Medicine
Chairs: Roshini Abraham, Ph.D. and Melissa Snyder, Ph.D.
Salon 3, Paradise Ballroom
8:30 – 9:45 am
Biopsy and Serology: Are Both Necessary to Establish a Diagnosis of Celiac Disease?
Marcela A. Salomao, M.D., Mayo Clinic
and Eszter Lazar-Molnar, Ph.D., D(ABMLI), D(ABHI), University of Utah and ARUP Laboratories
9:45 – 10:15 am
Break
10:15 – 10:45 am
Fecal Microbiota Transplant, Rationale and Clinical Applications
Sahil Khanna, MBBS, M.S., Mayo Clinic
10:45 – 11:15 am
IBD and PID: An Overview of Monogenic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
and Primary Immunodeficiencies
Benjamin L. Wright, M.D., Mayo Clinic Arizona; Phoenix Children’s Hospital
11:15 – 11:45 am
Novel Monogenic Disorders Associated with
Very Early Onset-IBD and Immune Deficiencies
Claudio G. Giraudo, Ph.D., The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – University of Pennsylvania
11:45 – 12:00 noon
Closing Remarks