Boston Park Plaza Hotel
50 Park Plaza
Arlington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
United States
Map and Directions

The International Society for Immunology Reproduction (ISIR) invites interested parties to it's 12 Congress, hosted by the American Society of Reproductive Immunology (ASRI) to be held in historic Boston, Massachusetts USA next Spring.  This will be an outstanding opportunity to facilitate communication and collaborative work not only of reproductive immunologists from the Americas, but also with leaders in the field from around the globe.

Planning for the 2013 conference is well advanced with a strong scientific program organized by Surendra Sharma and the Program Committee.  The purpose of this conference is to further our understanding of reproductive immunology, sexually transmitted infections and cutting edge technology, specifically focused on clinical and translation research.

The scientific sessions will cover 10 major topics of the Society:
   •Immunology, Implantation and Assisted Reproductive Technology
   •Mucosal Immunology and Sexually Transmitted Infections
   •New Concepts in HIV Susceptibility and Acquisition
   •Autoimmunity, Endocrine Disorders and Reproduction
   •Novel Concepts in Immunological Tolerance at the Maternal Fetal Interface
   •Immune Related Pregnancy Complications
   •Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Reproductive Development
     and Pathogenesis
   •Immunology of Preeclampsia
   •Male Infertility
   •Biomarker Discoveries in Reproduction

The Opening Keynote Speaker is Dr. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, Laureate of the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2008, recognized for her contributions to HIV/AIDS research, in particular as the first author of the publication that reported in 1983 the discovery of a retrovirus, later named HIV.  Today the research programs of her team are focused on regulation of HIV/SIV infection, in particular regulation of T cell activation resulting from the NK/dendritic cell interplay.