The Jackson Laboratory

Scope/Topic

May 27, 2008 - May 29, 2008 Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF, San Francisco CA

This meeting is part of The Jackson Laboratory’s ongoing “Discovery Strategies” series, which brings researchers together from industry and academia to discuss how the laboratory mouse can be leveraged to discover and develop new therapeutic approaches to treating specific diseases. “Discovery Strategies: Modeling Human Autoimmune Diseases in the Laboratory Rodent” addresses the development of therapeutic approaches for the treatment of three prevalent autoimmune diseases: multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Each disease area presents its own challenges with respect to preclinical development and modeling safety and efficacy in the clinic. With an eye toward how rodents, mice in particular, can be used in the drug discovery pipeline this meeting will also act as a forum for discussing concordance between model systems, the need for new model development and possible applications for humanized mouse models in the development of novel therapies.

Organizers

May 27, 2008 - May 29, 2008 Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF, San Francisco CA

John Macauley, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Teresa Chu, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Timothy Zheng, Ph.D,  Biogen Idec, Inc.
Chang Hahn, Ph.D, Sanofi-Aventis
Robert Lewis, M.D. Retired Sr. VP & Head of US R&D, Aventis Pharmaceuticals

Speakers

May 27, 2008 - May 29, 2008 Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF, San Francisco CA

Keynote Speaker:
Andy Chan, M.D., Ph.D., Genentech

Speakers include:
Marina Botto, M.D., Imperial College, London
David Daikh, M.D., Ph.D., University of California San Francisco
Chella David, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic
Philip Lawrence De Jager, M.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ian Duncan, B.V.M.S., Ph.D., School of Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin - Madison
Dale Greiner, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Fumihiko Ishikawa, M.D., Ph.D., RIKEN Research Center
David Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Brigham Medical Center
Stephen Miller, Ph.D., Northwestern University Medical School
Chandra Mohan, M.D., Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
Nancy Monson, Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
Cheryl Nutter, Ph.D., Wyeth
Jeffrey Ravetch, M.D., Ph.D., The Rockefeller University
David Serreze, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Leonard Shultz, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory

Schedule

May 27, 2008 - May 29, 2008 Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF, San Francisco CA

For an idea of content and format you can download the draft schedule 2008 Meeting Schedule (.pdf).  It is still under construction and will be updated as invitations are confirmed. 

Registration

May 27, 2008 - May 29, 2008 Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF, San Francisco CA

Download registration form (.pdf) Registration has been extended to May 16, 2008.

Registration Fee: $995

Participants are responsible for all travel and lodging expenses.  See the Travel & Accomodations page for conference room block information as it becomes available.

Accommodations/Travel

May 27, 2008 - May 29, 2008 Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF, San Francisco CA

A conference room block has been reserved at Le Meridien, San Francisco.  For your convenienve make your reservation directly from our room block.  If you call the hotel directly reference The Jackson Laboratory when making your reservation.