Improving Allergy Risk Assessment Strategy for new food proteins (ImpARAS)

4th ImpARAS Conference

19-21 June 2018

Click here for the Scientific Program

Click here for the Conference Book

Meeting venue

Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli, Royal Palace of Portici
Via Università 100
80055, Portici (NA),
Italy

For registration click here

Topics to be discussed during the Conference:
■ Intrinsic properties of allergens, including processing, matrix, physical/chemical, digestion, bioinformatics, protein purifications and analysis
■ In vitro and in vivo methods to unravel mechanisms of (food) allergy and activation of innate and adaptive immune system
■ Allergenicity risk assessment, including current status, examples and applications (novel food dossiers) and visions

Invited speakers
■ Lucien Harthoorn (Research Program Leader, Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition) – Non-IgE Mediated Allergies
■ Roberto Berni Canani (Researcher in Pediatrics, University of Naples Federico II) – Gut Microbiome as Potential Target for Food Allergy Treatment
■ Paul Turner (Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial College, London) – Determinants of Severity: Predicting Life-Threatening Anaphylaxis Reactions
■ Cecilia Berin (Ass. Prof. Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai) – Immune Profiling of Pediatric Food Allergic Cohorts

Registrants
A maximum of 90 registrants is allowed.
Costs for registration (including meals during the conference, does NOT include accomodation)
■ ImPARAS members and students: € 150
■ Non-ImPARAS members: € 180
■ Industry: € 200

To register click here.

Important dates:
■ May 11th (prolonged): Deadline for Abstract Submission
■ May 13th: Selection/acceptance abstracts and information to the authors
■ May 28th: Publication of final program
■ June 1st: Deadline for registration

Abstract submission:
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations can be submitted via this online application form. Format: background, method, results, conclusion, max 2000 characters (including spaces). 20 abstracts will be selected for oral presentations.

Flash presentation session
Young Scientist who attended a Short Term Scientific Mission will present their work during the Flash presentation session (presentation of max 5 minutes).

Abstracts are to be submitted until May 13th, 2018. The information below is required when submitting abstracts. Click here for abstract inquiries or send email directly to marloes.vanderwal@imparas.eu.
· Name (first and last name)
· Institution (country)
· Email address
· Young Scientist ( <8 year experience) yes/no
· Topic: WG1, WG2, WG3, WG4
· Type of presentation: Poster or Oral presentation
· ImpARAS COST Action member or student/Non ImpARAS COST Action member: fees will be different

For abstract submission click here

Payments
Registration fees have to be paid to Caisial, University of Naples via bank transfer:
Bank: Banco di Napoli – Agenzia di Portici
IBAN: IT36 A010 1040 0901 0000 0300 026
BIC: IBSPITNA
Please specify reason of payment.

An invoice will be send to you by the Local Organizer

Meeting venue & Directions:
Click the following link to read and download information regarding location (as well as directions from Naples Airport to the meeting venue) and accommodation.

University of Naples Committee
■ Prof. Pasquale Ferranti
■ Dr. Annalisa Romano
■ Prof. Paolo Masi
■ Dr. Gianfranco Mamone

ImpARAS Scientific Committee:
■ Dr. Kitty Verhoeckx
■ Mr. René Crevel
■ Prof. Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber
■ Dr. Gabriel Mazzucchelli
■ Dr. Erwin Roggen
■ Dr. Edyta Sienkiewcz-Szlapka
■ Dr. Liam O’Mahony
■ Dr. Katrine Lindholm Bøgh
■ Dr. Anne Constable
■ Dr. Ben Remington
■ Dr. Paola Roncada

Conference Organizing Committee
■ Prof. Pasquale Ferranti
■ Dr. Annalisa Romano
■ Dr. Gianfranco Mamone
■ Dr. Kitty Verhoeckx
■ Marloes van der Wal
■ Ir. Astrid Kruizinga