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 The 18th Beckman Symposium - Innate Immunity: Our First Line of Defense

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Friday, November 7, 2008
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location
City of Hope
Beckman Research Institute
Cooper Auditorium
1500 E. Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010-3000

Overview
Innate Immunity: Our First Line of Defense is the 18th Beckman Symposium to be held at Beckman Research Institute. Supported by funds from the Beckman Endowment, the Beckman symposia are arranged annually by the research staff organization of City of Hope.

This year’s symposium was organized by

  • Chih-Pin Liu, Ph.D.,
  • Markus Kalkum, Ph.D.,
  • Zuoming Sun, Ph.D.
  • Marcia Miller, Ph.D.,
  • Hua Yu, Ph.D.,
  • Ed Cantin, Ph.D., and
  • John E. Shively, Ph.D

 Symposium Program

Find out more about the scheduled list of events.

 Registration and Information

Registration is now closed. 

For more information, including a list of hotel accommodations, please contact: 

Steve Novak
Phone: 626-256-4673
Fax: 626-301-8105
beckmansymposium@coh.org
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, all reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate persons with disabilities at the meeting.  If you have any special dietary or accommodation needs, please notify the program coordinator listed above prior to the symposium.  This advance notification will help us serve you better.

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