Program

What is our Symposium about

  • We promote interdisciplinary conversations and strengthen research network.
  • We identify new pathogenic targets, biomarkers, and intricate signallingpathways to provide a comprehensive perspective on disease pathogenesis.
  • We propose and pioneer new therapeutic strategies.

Program

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Welcome Address / Lunch + Poster I / Industry I Programme item
2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Session I: Autoimmune Disease and the Role of Autoantibodies
Chairs: Prof. Dr. G. Riemekasten, Prof. Dr. C. Scheibenbogen
Session
2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Welcome
UzL Präsidium
Programme item
2:10 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Keynote: Concepts of autoimmunity
Prof. Dr. Y. Shoenfeld
Talk
2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. G protein-coupled receptor autoantibody network in regulation of inflammation
Prof. Dr. G. Riemekasten
Talk
2:50 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. Antibodies targeting G protein-coupled receptors in health and disease
Prof. Dr. O. Cabral-Marques (remote)
Talk
3:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Basic characterization of the neutrophil complement component 5a receptor and its role in vasculitis
Prof. Dr. L. Björkman
Talk
3:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break / Industry Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Session II: Autoantibody-Induced Disease Mechanisms
Chairs: Prof. Dr. Y. Shoenfeld, Dr. A. Hackel
Session
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. G protein-coupled receptor autoantibodies as allosteric modulators, vasculopathy
Prof. Dr. D. Veprintsev
Talk
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. G protein-coupled receptor-directed autoantibodies in glomerular diseases: Toward novel biomarkers and precision nephrology
Prof. Dr. M. Banasik
Talk
4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. G protein-coupled receptor autoantibodies in early systemic sclerosis
Dr. J. Ohmes
Talk
4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Autoantibody-mediated angiotensin II type 1 receptor activation induces endothelial dysfunction in systemic sclerosis
Dr. R. Akbarzadeh / C. Schmidt / L. Sommer
Talk
5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. G protein-coupled receptor autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis
D. Miranda-Prieto
Talk
5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Anti-beta 2 adrenergic receptor autoantibodies promote the development of primary Sjögren syndrome by its antagonistic effect
Prof. Dr. X. Yue
Talk
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Session III: Organ-Specific Autoantibody Pathology
Chairs: Prof. Dr. D. Veprintsev Dr. R. Akbarzadeh
Session
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Pathogenic and regulatory autoantibodies in multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease
Prof. Dr. F. Paul
Talk
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. TSHR autoantibodies and their potential role in hypothalamic regulation
Dr. H. Müller-Fielitz
Talk
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Keratinocyte-targeting functional autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis are associated with interstitial lung disease
Dr. J. Wax
Talk
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Complement component 5a receptor-targeting antibodies and their relevance in vasculitis beyond antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
Dr. S. Klapa (remote)
Talk
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. G protein-coupled receptor autoantibodies in transplantation
Dr. G. Moll
Talk
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Functional characterisation of G protein-coupled receptor-directed non-human leukocyte antigen antibodies in kidney transplantation
Dr. M. Adu Gyamfi
Talk
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Autoantibody-driven disease severity in psoriatic arthritis
L. Berg / Dr. H. Grasshoff
Talk
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coagulation beyond clotting: the clot thickens – regulation of organ function by coagulation protease signalling
Prof. Dr. B. Isermann
Talk
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Extended Coffee Break, Industry II and Poster Session II Break / exhibition
11:45 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. Session IV: Autoantibodies in Fatigue and Neurological Disorders
Chairs: Prof. Dr. T. Sakmar, Dr. H. Grasshoff
Session
11:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Autoantibodies in post-coronavirus disease 2019 syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Dr. F. Sotzny
Talk
12:05 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – the role of autoimmunity and antibody-targeting therapies
Prof. Dr. C. Scheibenbogen
Talk
12:20 p.m. – 12:35 p.m. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, a neurodegenerative autoimmune disease?
Dr. A. Hackel
Talk
12:35 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Biased beta-2 adrenergic receptor signaling induced by functional autoantibodies in post-coronavirus disease 2019 and post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
N. Al Arawe
Talk
12:50 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. The brain endothelial G protein-coupled receptor signaling as link between autoimmune diseases and cognitive impairment
Dr. J. Wenzel (remote)
Talk
1:05 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Functional autoantibody alterations across the lifespan in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
M. Vollert / Dr. A. Hackel
Talk
1:20 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lunch Session: Scientific Impulse Talks, Industry III, Poster Session III & Networking Lunch Lunch session / exhibition
1:20 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. Autoantibody-mediated dysregulation of beta-2 adrenergic receptor expression in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
F. Hoheisel
Impulse Talk
1:25 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Investigating the effects of agonistic angiotensin II type 1 receptor autoantibodies on retinal vascular and neuronal function in vitro and in vivo
S. Zare
Impulse Talk
1:30 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. Effects of angiotensin II type 1 receptor-targeting autoantibodies on brain endothelial cells
L. Kleindienst
Impulse Talk
1:35 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Gold-enabled high-resolution imaging of G protein-coupled receptor autoantibody binding cells
K. Werner
Impulse Talk
1:40 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. IgG glycosylation in systemic sclerosis
H. F. Schumacher, P. Köcher, K. Manzhula, E. L. Lienesch, Prof. Dr. Marc Ehlers
Impulse Talk
1:45 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. MEK1/2 inhibition ameliorates clinical lesions in experimental pemphigus vulgaris
Dr. S. Emtenani
Impulse Talk
1:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Networking Lunch, Poster Session III and Industry III Break / exhibition
3:00 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. Session V: Precision Medicine & Diagnostics
Chairs: Prof. Dr. M. Banasik, Prof. Dr. F. Petersen
Session
3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Keynote: Multiplexed anti-G protein-coupled receptor antibody validation strategies
Prof. Dr. T. Sakmar
Talk
3:20 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. G protein-coupled receptor autoantibodies as biomarker in systemic sclerosis
Dr. S. Schinke
Talk
3:35 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Combining optical technology with autoantibodies, systemic sclerosis, psoriatic arthritis
Dr. H. Grasshoff
Talk
3:50 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. Distinct extracellular vesicle signatures association with G protein-coupled receptor autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis
P. Bonney
Talk
4:05 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. Coffee Break Break
4:25 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. G protein-coupled receptor autoantibodies in cardiovascular diseases
Prof. Dr. T. Zeller
Talk
4:40 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. Distinct Autoantibody Profiles Targeting G-Protein-Coupled Receptors in Subgroups of a Large Post-infectious ME/CFS Cohort
J. Schmitz
Talk
4:55 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. Endothelin type A receptor-related markers may be important factors identifying patients at higher risk of long-term kidney allograft loss
K. Jakuszko
Talk
5:10 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. Farewell Programme End