May 22-26, 2025
Novotel Siam Square, Bangkok, Thailand
The agenda for this meeting is listed below. See who’s speaking at this event, including some FOCIS leaders:
- Asha Pillai, MD
- Abul Abbas, MD
- Andrew Lichtman, MD, PhD
- Tanapat Palaga, PhD
- Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD
- Matt Steelman, PhD
- Ponpan Matangkasombut, MD, PhD
- Bob Balderas, MBA
Program Outline
Preliminary Program
All times are in Thailand Time (GMT + 7)
Friday, May 22, 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
5:00-7:00 pm                                    Registration
Saturday, May 23, 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
08:30-08:45 am                             Welcome, Course Introduction – Asha Pillai, MD, Regeneron Therapeutics
08:45-09:30 am                             Introduction and Overview of the Immune System – Abul Abbas, MD, UCSF
09:30-10:30 am                              Antigen Presentation – Abul Abbas, MD, UCSF
10:30-10:45 am                              Break
10:45-11:45 am                              T Cell Tolerance – Abul Abbas, MD, UCSF
11:45 am-12:45 pm                    Innate Immunity – Andrew Lichtman, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
12:45-01:45 pm                             Lunch with Faculty
01:45-02:45 pm                             Innate Immune Memory in Health and Disease – Tanapat Palaga, PhD, Chulalongkorn University
02:45-03:45 pm                             NK Cells – Asha Pillai, MD, Regeneron Therapeutics
03:45-04:00 pm                             Break
04:00-05:00pm                              Lymphocyte Activation – Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard
06:30-07:30 pm                             Abstracts and Networking Reception
07:30-09:30 pm                             Dinner with Faculty
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Sunday, May 24, 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
08:30-09:30 am                             CD4+ T Cell Subsets – Andrew Lichtman, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
09:30-10:30 am                             T-B Cell Collaboration – Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard
10:30-10:45 am                             Break
10:45-11:45 am                            Antibodies and Disease – Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard
11:45 am-12:45 pm                    Allergy and Therapeutic Targets – Matt Sleeman, PhD, Regeneron Therapeutics
12:45-01:45 pm                             Lunch with Faculty
01:45-02:45 pm                             Human Immune Atlas in Allergy– Ponpan Matangkasombut, MD, PhD, Mahidol University
02:45-03:45 pm                       Mucosal Immunity – Asha Pillai, MD, Regeneron Therapeutics
03:45-04:00 am                             Break
04:00-05:00pm                              Autoimmunity – Andrew Lichtman, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
06:30-09:30 pm                           Thai Boat River Cruise with Faculty (option)
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Monday, May 25, 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
08:30-09:30 am                              Primary Immunodeficiencies – Asha Pillai, MD, Regeneron Therapeutics
09:30-10:30 am                              Transplantation – Asha Pillai, MD, Regeneron Therapeutics
10:30-10:45 am                             Break
10:45-11:45 am                              Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy – Asha Pillai, MD, Regeneron Therapeutics
11:45 am-12:45 pm                    Advanced Multiparametric Flow Analysis – Bob Balderas, MBA, BD Asia
12:45-02:00 pm                             Lunch & course adjourn