Program

Keynote speakers

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Andrea Tenner

Distinguished Professor
University of California, Irvine

New roles of C1q and C5aR1 in neurodegeneration

Wenchao Song

Professor of Pharmacology
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Cutting-edge animal models of complement disease

Carla Nester

Professor of Pediatrics-Nephrology, Dialysis and Tx
University of Iowa, Iowa City

Joint plenary seminar:

The Promised Land: Settling into the New Era of Complement-Targeted Therapies in Kidney Disease

Bradley Dixon

Professor of Pediatrics-Nephrology
University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora

Joint plenary seminar:

The Promised Land: Settling into the New Era of Complement-Targeted Therapies in Kidney Disease

Markus Bosmann

Associate Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine; Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Boston University, Boston

Complement in the Storm: Driving the Line Between Host Defense and Acute Lung Injury

Shruti Chaturvedi

Associate Professor of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Novel complement developments in aHUS, TMA, and other benign hematological diseases

Naresh Mandava

Professor, Chair Department of Ophthalmology
University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora

Complement therapies for AMD and diabetic retinopathy.

Edward S. Connolly

Professor, Chair Department of Neurological Surgery
Columbia University, New York

Improving the functional outcome of patients with cerebrovascular emergencies

Wednesday 29thThursday 30thFriday 31stAugust 1st
7:00-8:00RegistrationRegistrationDeparture
8:15:8:30Welcome addressKeynote lecture: Prof. Carla Nester (UIowa) and Prof. Bradley Dixon (CU)
8:30-9:30Clinical Keynote Naresh Mandava
9:30-10:30Session 1: Complement in the lungsSession 4: Complement and kidney
10:30-11:00Coffee breakCoffee break
11:00-12:00Session 2: Complement in the liver and gastrointestinal tractSession 5: Complement in the brain
12:00-13:00Keynote lecture: Markus BossmanKeynote lecture: Prof. Andrea Tenner (UC Irvine)
13:00-14:00Lunch seminar: New therapeutic opportunitiesLunch seminar: Dos and Dont’s in complement testing
14:00-15:00Social event:
Aurora walking tour and pub quiz
Poster session and networkingKeynote lecture:
Prof. Wenchao Song (UPenn)
15:00-15:30Coffee break
15:30-16:30Session 3: Therapeutics and diagnosticsSession 6: Novel insights into complement biology
16:30-17:30Clinical keynote Naresh MandavaClinical keynote Shruti Chatuvedy
17:30-18:00Networking event/Social programAwards
18:00-20:00Conference dinner
20:00-00:00

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