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

Complement cascade modulation following reperfused human ischemic stroke
| Wednesday 29th | Thursday 30th | Friday 31st | August 1st | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00-8:00 | Registration + morning coffee service | Registration + morning coffee service | Departure | |
| 8:00-8:20 | Welcome address | Clinical Keynote: Carla Nester (UIowa) and Bradley Dixon (CU) | ||
| 8:20-8:40 | Clinical Keynote: Edward Connolly (Columbia) | |||
| 8:40-9:00 | ||||
| 9:00-9:20 | ||||
| 9:20-9:40 | Session 1: Complement in the lungs | |||
| 9:40-10:00 | Session 4: Complement and kidney | |||
| 10:00-10:20 | Session 2: Complement in the liver and gastrointestinal tract | |||
| 10:20-10:40 | ||||
| 10:40-11:20 | Coffee break | Coffee break | ||
| 11:20-11:40 | Session 3: Therapeutics and diagnostics | Science keynote: Andrea Tenner (UC Irvine) | ||
| 11:40-12:00 | ||||
| 12:00-12:20 | ||||
| 12:20-12:40 | Session 5: Complement in the brain | |||
| 12:40-13:00 | Poster flash presentations | |||
| 13:00-13:20 | Lunch break | |||
| 13:20-13:40 | Lunch and product theater (Apellis, Diamond sponsor) | |||
| 13:40-14:00 | ||||
| 14:00-14:20 | ||||
| 14:20-14:40 | Science keynote: Markus Bosmann (Boston U) | |||
| 14:40-15:00 | Science keynote: Wenchao Song (UPenn) | |||
| 15:00-15:20 | Social event: Campus walking tour and pub quiz at Milieu Fermentation | |||
| 15:20-15:40 | Poster session and networking | |||
| 15:40-16:00 | Coffee break | |||
| 16:00-16:20 | ||||
| 16:20-16:40 | Session 4: Novel insights | Session 6: Complement in the brain | ||
| 16:40-17:00 | ||||
| 17:00-18:00 | Clinical keynote: Naresh Mandava (CU) | Clinical keynote: Shruti Chaturvedy (JHU) | ||
| 18:00-18:20 | Free time | Awards | ||
| 18:20-18:40 | Farewell | |||
| 18:40-19:00 | ||||
| 19:00-22:00 | Conference dinner @ The Benson |