Arbeitskreise

Meeting of the AK Tumor Immunology Arbeitskreise

Attention

The TIMO Meeting 2020 had been postponed to Februar 25 – 27, 2021 but now regretfully will have to be postponed again, to summer 2021. We will inform you about the exact date in January 2021.

The meeting „Tumor Immunology meets Oncology (TIMO)“ has established itself as an outstanding platform for exchange between scientists, clinicians and junior staff and as one of the leading European conferences in the field of tumor immunology.

From September 24-26, 2020, it will take place for the 16th time at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in the lecture hall of the University Hospital Kröllwitz, Halle (Saale).

The aim of the symposium in 2020 is to present the newest research results and the development of clinical trials in the context of tumor immunology and immunotherapy for the constantly growing community of tumor immunologists and immunotherapists. The participants have the possibility to initiate preclinical, translational and clinical cooperation. We will expect between 130 and 160 national and international guests.

The symposium takes place over three days and begins with a workshop that enables young scientists to present their own data in a short lecture. The latest methods and techniques in the field of tumor treatment will also be presented. The accompanying poster exhibition facilitates discussion of further projects and the establishment of new cooperations. Following the workshop, we will award prizes for the three best lectures and posters. The scientific program will be rounded off with a networking evening allowing the discussion of projects and experiments in a relaxed atmosphere.

If you would like to have the chance to be selected for an oral presentation or poster please register by June 1, 2020.

Programm 2020

Currently, we are planning to switch the program established for TIMO in May to the September date. We are currently coordinating with all scheduled speakers and the preliminary program for the meeting will hopefully be available by the end of March.

Schedule of the meeting

Thursday, 24th of September 2020:
WORKSHOP
Start: 12.00 a.m.
End: 06.00 p.m.
Speakers: students, postdocs, young professionals, spin offs
(Dinner only for the speakers!!!)

Once again, we would like to make it possible for young professionals to submit their abstracts (max. 1 page, 12 ppt, Arial) to us. Based on your abstract, we will choose who will give a short talk within the workshop on Thursday. We will provide in sum 18 possibilities for a short talk (15 minutes talk, 5 minutes discussion). Furthermore, you have the possibility to present your poster within the poster session on Thursday evening. Here, we will provide in sum 15 possibilities. I ask you for an active participation. We expect your abstracts and titles until the 1st of June 2020 at the latest in order to integrate these chosen talks into the official program.
Please be advised that reimbursing costs for the meeting are only reserved for the speakers of the main symposium – not for the speakers/presenters within the workshop. However, we will help you to find an accommodation if it is necessary.

Friday, 25th of September 2020:
MAIN SYMPOSIUM
Start: 08.30 a.m.
End: 06.00 p.m.
Speakers: professionals, clinicians, researchers
Networking event/ dinner for ALL: 08.00 p.m. in Halle (Saale), Brasserie “Lözius”

Saturday, 26th of September 2020:
MAIN SYMPOSIUM
Start: 08.30 a.m.
End: 01.00 p.m.
Speakers: professionals, clinicians, researchers

During the main symposium the established and renowned scientists will have their say. In 2019, the topics covered by the speakers ranged from basic to translational science and clinical phase II and III trials in particular immune escape and resistance mechanisms of tumors, the cellular composition of the tumor infiltrate, tumor mutational burden, anti-tumoral function of NK and T cells and epidemiologic studies up to clinical trials using adoptive cell therapy (ACT), epigenetic drugs as well as immune checkpoint inhibitors (iCPI) alone or in combination.

The meeting is made possible by the great commitment of the members of the Institute of Medical Immunology, the support of the German Society of Immunology (DGfI), the Society of Immunotherapy in Cancer (SITC) and its staff as well as the commitment of numerous sponsors. We are looking forward to another exciting event in 2020![/su_column][/su_row]

Conference venue

Martin Luther University, University Hospital (Halle-Kröllwitz), Halle (Saale)

Site map of the university hospital with location of the lecture hall

Our sponsors

Without the support of our sponsors, we would not be able to offer this meeting at prices that also allow young scientists to participate. Thank you very much!

These are the sponsors of our last meeting in 2019. If you are a sponsor and would like to join us for the 2020 meeting, please contact us as soon as possible (Ms Maria Heise, immunologie@uk-halle.de)