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Events Calendar

April 11 - April 12, 2023

New York Academy of Sciences

Frontiers in Immunology

To understand mechanisms that govern innate and adaptive immune responses in infection, neurodevelopment, and inflammatory diseases, this 2-day symposium will convene researchers across the spectrum of immunology to discuss basic immunological questions with the ultimate goal of identifying novel therapeutic strategies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, infection, and cancer.

Session topics include immune system homeostasis, long-term consequences of inflammation, neuroimmunology, immunological memory, and systems immunology.

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May 2 - May 4, 2023

New York, NY and Virtually

Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy 2023

This conference will convene multi-sector scientists and clinicians working in basic, translational and clinical immunotherapy research to discuss emerging research and its potential for clinical application. It will feature keynote presentations by world-renowned leaders in the field, Nobel laureate Dr. James Allison (University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center), Dr. Kristin Hege (Bristol Myers Squibb), Dr. Robert D. Schreiber (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis), and Dr. Jedd D. Wolchok (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)

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June 8, 2023

8:30 AM - 6:15 PM EDT

New York Academy of Medicine

Exploration in Consciousness: Death, Psychedelics, and Mystical Experiences

What is consciousness? Why are humans seemingly wired for these transcendent and meaning-making experiences? What happens to consciousness upon physical death? Are there common features in the variety of altered states of consciousness? This special one-day event features a notable group of international experts in neuroscience and resuscitation medicine, psychedelics, mystical and near-death experience research, the history of comparative religion and mythology, along with a first-hand account of a near-death experience.

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