Symposium objective: To highlight conceptual and technical innovations in mast cell research.
Organizing Societies European Mast Cell and Basophil Research Network (EMBRN) European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
Session Chair: Adrian M. Piliponsky, PhD University of Washington
Session Agenda 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Opening
1:35 PM - 2:00 PM The Allergic Effector Unit and the Mast Cells as Masterminds from Inflammation to its Resolution: Have we Found New Druggable Targets? Francesca Levi-Schaffer, PharmD, PhD The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2:00 PM - 2:25 PM How do Mast Cells Build Themselves? New Insights and Approaches to Investigate the Formation of Mast Cell Granules and Mediator Storage Adrian M. Piliponsky, PhD University of Washington
2:25 PM - 2:50 PM Modulation of Mast Cell Granule Composition by the Skin Environment Anna Di Nardo, MD, PhD University of California San Diego and Experimental Laboratory of Cutaneous Physiopathology San Gallicano (IRCCS),
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Closing Discussion and Questions for the Panel