13 th FIMSA Advanced Immunology Course 17 19 March PGIMER, CHANDIGARH, INDIA Highlights of the course: Intense teaching of Basics & Clinical Immunology Leading Experts as Faculty Structured Program encouraging oneto-one interaction Brain-storming sessions Scientific Networking Opportunities Important deadline dates: Early Bird Registration: 31 st Dec. 2015 Regular Registration: 29 th Feb. 2016 Late Registration: 1 st Mar. 2016 onwards Abstract submission: 31 st Jan. 2016 Application for Travel fellowship and Accommodation request: 31 st Jan. 2016 Course Director: Professor Sunil K Arora Course Secretariat Molecular Immunology Lab. (R.No.21), 4 th Floor, Research Block:A, Department of Immunopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh-160012, India. Ph : +91-172-2755190, 2755192, 2755213, +91-7087008192; FAX: +91-172-2744401 Email : fimsaimmunology.chd@gmail.com Websites : www.pgimer.edu.in www.indianimmunology.org www.fimsa.org
13 th FIMSA Advanced Immunology Course 17 19 March PGIMER, CHANDIGARH, INDIA Organising Committee: Patrons: Course Director: Organizing Secretaries: Prof. Yogesh K Chawla, Director PGI Prof. Savita Malhotra, Dean PGI Prof. Sunil K Arora Prof. Manni L Guptasarma & Prof. Biman Saikia National Advisory Committee: Prof. G P Talwar (Immunology Foundation, New Delhi) Prof. N K Ganguly (Translational Health Science & Technology, Gurgaon) Prof N K Mehra (AIIMS, New Delhi) Dr B Ravindran (ILS-Bhubneshwar) Dr Shubada Chiplunkar (ACTREC-Mumbai) Dr Pawan Sharma (DBT-NER) Prof H Krishna Prasad (AIIMS New Delhi) Dr Grish Varshney (IMTECH-Chandigarh) Prof D N Rao (AIIMS, New Delhi) Dr Rahul Paul (NII, New Delhi) Prof Zafar Amin Shah (SKIMS-Srinagar) Local Organizing Committee: Em. Prof. Shobha Sehgal Dr. Sukhvinder Singh Prof. Subhash Varma Dr. Anjuman Arora Ahuja Prof. Surjit Singh Dr. Meenakshi Sachdeva Prof. R W Minz Mr. Muzafar jan Prof. Meenu Singh Ms. Ninjit Dhanota Prof. Indu Verma Ms. Shallu Tomer Prof. Ritu Aggarwal Ms. Mehak Vohra Dr. Aman Sharma Mr. Aryandra Arya Dr. Seema Chhabra Ms. Gurleen Dr. Yashwant Kumar Ms. Rani Urvashi Dr. Varun Dhir Mr. Gurpreet Singh Dr. Aruna Rakha Arora Mr. Maninder Gulati Dr. Nirbhai Singh Mr. Krishan Kumar Dr. Naresh Sachdeva
About the FIMSA Advanced Immunology Course: Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania (FIMSA) facilitate the scientific interactions between younger members of its societies with experienced faculty and promote the discipline of Immunology by providing organizational expertise for Advanced Training Courses focused on various aspects of Immunology. These advanced courses are generally designed to cater the scientific learning needs of postgraduate students in the late stages of their PhD and MD or early career scientists who have chosen Immunology or a relevant field for pursuing their scientific research. This FIMSA advanced Immunology course is being conducted under the joint aegis of FIMSA and Indian Immunology Society, to be organized by the Molecular Immunology Group, Department of Immunopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. The focus of this year s course is Basic and Clinical Immunology. The program will be comprised of plenary sessions, keynote lectures, tutorials, group discussions, brain-storming sessions and poster presentation for chosen abstracts. Leading academicians and researchers in the field of Immunology are the invited faculty for this course. Brain storming and knowledge sharing sessions shall provide stimulating environment for updating the advancements in the field of Immunology as well as research promotion and will help younger and budding researchers in shaping their future research career. Confirmed Faculty Prof. G P Talwar (India) Prof. Narinder K Mehra (India) Prof. Shubada Chiplunkar (India) Prof. Shigeo Koyasu (Japan) Prof. Yousuke Takahama (Japan) Prof. Reinhold E Schmidt (Germany) Dr. Joshy Jacob (USA) Prof. Alan Baxter (Australia) Prof. Zhigang Tian (China) Prof. Nicolas King (Australia) Prof. Santosh Kar (India) Prof. Lalit Dar (India) Prof. D K Mitra (India) Prof. H Krishna Prasad (India) Dr Manisha Madkaikar (India) Dr Arvind Sahu (India) Prof. Satya N Das (India)
About the institute PGIMER The PGIMER owes its inception to the vision of late Sardar Partap Singh Kairon, the erstwhile Chief Minister of Punjab and the distinguished medical educationists of the then combined state of Punjab, supported by the first Prime Minister of India, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, who inaugurated the institute in 1962. The 2200 bedded hospital attached to the institute is named the Nehru Hospital. The Institute was originally under the Government of undivided Punjab. After the reorganization of the state, the administrative control of the institute passed on to the Union Territory of Chandigarh in November 1966. The Institute was declared as the Institute of Excellence and became an autonomous body under the Act of Parliament in 1967, functioning under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Institute imparts doctoral and post-doctoral training to medical and non-medical graduates in 52 medical and surgical specialties in terms of its residency programs leading to MD, MS, DM, MCh and PhD degrees. The National Institute of Paramedical Sciences and National Institute of Nursing Education are associated training institutes imparting BSc (Medical Laboratory Technology), MSc (Medical Laboratory Technology) and BSc and MSc Nursing degrees. Nehru Hospital attached to the Institute is a tertiary care hospital catering to approximately 10,000 patients in the outdoor clinics and 4000-5000 in the emergency everyday besides indoor patients from all over India and abroad also. About City Beautiful Chandigarh: Chandigarh is a well-planned city in India, with architecture which is worldrenowned, and a quality of life, which is unparalleled. As the common capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and the Union Territory, Chandigarh is a prestigious city. The face of modern India, Chandigarh, is the manifestation of a dream that Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru envisaged and French architect Le Corbusier executed. Serenity and a city are two diametrically opposite concepts, which however, get belied in the 'City Beautiful'. Chandigarh is a rare epitome of modernization co-existing with nature's preservation. It is here that the trees and plants are as much a part of the construction plans as the buildings and the roads. India s first planned city, is a rich, prosperous, spic and span, green city rightly called THE CITY BEAUTIFUL. Chandigarh enjoys an extreme climate with hot summers and chilly winters, however the month of March brings pleasant weather. City is well connected through Air, Rail and Road routes and is one of the most visited cities by National and International travelers. Rock garden, Rose garden, Sukhna lake, City center and Capitol Complex are few attraction points of the city beautiful.
Registration details Participant Early Bird Registration Regular Registration Category (before 31 Dec 2015) (1 st Jan 2016-29 th Feb 2016) Late Registration (After 1 st Mar 2016- On spot) Indian Participants INR 4000 INR 5000 INR 6000 Overseas USD 100.00 USD 125.00 USD 150.00 Participants Important notes: Download the registration form & send the duly filled form via email or registered post to the Course Director along with the bank remittance copy or demand draft. The registration fees can be paid through bank draft or direct bank transfer to reach in our account within seven working days of submitting the form. Registration is liable to be cancelled in the event of non-receipt of fee/proper information. The registration fee does not include the bank charges and accommodation. All bank charges / fees are to be borne by the delegate. Accommodation can be arranged on request; the delegate will have to bear the cost of stay. Please email the copy of bank transfer remittance after making payments to fimsaimmunology.chd@gmail.com for records of the secretariat. Registration confirmation letter along with your registration ID will be emailed to you within 15 days after the payments are received in the account. Refunds for registration cancellation @50% will be considered for only early bird registrations if applied before 31 st Jan. 2016. Demand Draft in Favor of : FIMSA Immunology Course-2016 Payable at Chandigarh. Details for Bank transfer: Account / Beneficiary Name: FIMSA Immunology Course-2016 Account no.: 35250684267 Bank Name: State Bank of India Branch: Medical Institute, Chandigarh Branch Code: 0001524 IFSC Code: SBIN0001524 Swift Code: SBININBB443 MICR Code: 160002007
How to reach Chandigarh Chandigarh is situated about 250 Kms north of New Delhi and is well connected via all modes of transport. Chandigarh got a new state of the art airport recently and there are direct flights from Delhi, Mumbai and other metropolitan cities. You can travel by rail from all parts of India through fast and superfast trains especially from Delhi. Chandigarh is connected by highways & roads to all parts of country and one can opt for good luxury buses, taxis or own cars. Tickets can be booked online for all modes. Local travel in Chandigarh Chandigarh is a modern and an organized city with a grid of clean and wide roads. Along with Mohali (in Punjab) on one side and Panchkula (in Haryana) on the other, the area is called Tricity. Locally one can call AC cabs (Mega Cab-0172-4141414, FAB Cab-0172-4242424) or use the smart phone apps to hire a cab like TaxiForSure, Ola, Uber etc., which are more pocket friendly. There is a fleet of AC and non-ac local buses operated by Chandigarh Transport Undertaking from all major destinations in the Tricity. Besides, the autorickshaws and cycle-rickshaws are also available. Approximate distances from Congress venue: Chandigarh Airport: 25 Km Chandigarh Railway Station: 10 Km Chandigarh ISBT (Bus stand-17): 04 Km ISBT (Bus stand-43): 08 Km Where to stay in Chandigarh Accommodation is available in various categories of hotels and guest houses in the city. The average per night room tariff of some hotels and guest houses near the venue is as follows. 5 Star Hotel: INR 7500 Onwards 3 Star Hotel: INR 3500-INR 5000 Budget Hotel: INR 3000-INR 4000 Guest House: INR 1000-INR 1500 Student s Hostel Rooms: INR 400 -INR 600 The rooms can be booked directly online or can be requested to organizers with an advanced remittance of accommodation charges along with registration fee. The refund however for any accommodation cancellation will depend on the hotel/guest house policy, where the organizing committee will have no control.
Places of interest in and around Chandigarh In the contemporary times, tourism in Chandigarh is on peak. Nature lovers from different parts of the country flock here to view the beautiful theme gardens of the city. The reservoir of places to see in Chandigarh is very large. The major sightseeing places in Chandigarh are Rock Garden, Leisure Valley, Capitol Complex to name a few. The Chandigarh is also known as the city of gardens as it has several beautiful gardens like Rose Garden, Terraced Garden, Bougainvillea garden, unique Cactus garden and nearby famous Mougal gardens now known as Yadavindra Gardens that are attracting tourists from all over the world. The planners of the city gifted the city with a beautiful man-made lake for a quiet union with nature- the Sukhna Lake is a serene water-body in the foothills of the majestic Shivalik range of hills surrounded by lush green forest areas-the most popular tourist attraction of Chandigarh. There are pilgrimage spots like Mansa Devi Mandir (Goddess temple), Chandi Mandir, Kurukshetra (famous for Geeta-Updesh from Lord Krishna to Arjuna) and Golden temple (the holiest shrine of sikhs) in Amritsar, where people come from all over the world to pay homage. In the list of Chandigarh nearby places, we have some wonderful places on the hills like Parwanoo, Kasauli, Chail and Shimla (the summer capital in British Raj also famous as the Queen of Hills ) to unwind and enjoy the beauty of Nature. Also we have wonderful museums namely The City museum, International Dolls Museum and Museum of evolution of life in the City Beautiful. Call for Poster & Submission Organizing committee of FIMSA Advanced Immunology course invites contributed research papers to be presented as posters during the poster sessions from participants working in the field of Basic and Clinical Immunology. There will be poster awards for best posters and travel awards for out-station bonafide student participants from India/SAARC countries to be selected on the basis of quality and content of the posters to be presented during the course and need. The abstract for poster presentation should be submitted by email to fimsaimmunology.chd@gmail.com on or before 31st January 2016. The structured abstract should be 200-250 words excluding title and affiliation details and should not include tables and images and may include 1-2 references at the end. The acceptance of paper and format of poster presentation will be communicated to the participants on/before 28 th Feb 2016. Students/fellows who donot have any other source of funding for travel may apply for the travel award on prescribed application form along with the abstracts. Successful applicants will be intimated via email along with poster acceptance information. The travel award may cover only partial travel expenses of the student delegates. Interested delegates can also try for travel fellowships from Immunology Foundation through their official website.
Contact us at Molecular Immunology Lab. (R.No.21), 4 th Floor, Research Block: A, Department of Immunopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh-160012, India. Ph : +91-172-2755290, 2755192, 2755213,+91-7087008192 FAX: +91-172-2744401 Email : fimsaimmunology.chd@gmail.com Websites : www.pgimer.edu.in www.indianimmunology.org www.fimsa.org