Immunity – when you have too much

Child & Family Research Institute Mini Med School XI Oct 19 - Nov 9, 2011 Our immune systems evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to protect us from infections. But given the rapidly changing habitats for humans, our immunity ins now not always matched to our environment, leading to instances where immune cells can cause disease. This session explores how immunity goes awry and how immunology research has produced life changing treatments.

• Jan Dutz, Scientist, Immunity in Health & Disease, CFRI; Professor, Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, UBC; Affiliate Member, Department of Medicine, UBC
• Dr. Lori Tucker MD, Clinical Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, BC Children's Hospital, University of BC
• Kevan Jacobson, Senior Clinician Scientist, Immunity in Health & Disease, CFRI; Head, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Program, CFRI; Head, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, UBC; Associate Member, Department of Physiology, UBC