VOLUME 12, NUMBER 20 • APRIL 20, 2001

Centennial Corner: Kunkel Society to Host Immunology Symposium

On Thurs., May 3, the Henry G. Kunkel Society will host a Centennial Symposium entitled "Immunology in the 21st Century."

The Kunkel Society was established in memory of Henry George Kunkel, a professor at Rockefeller University, whose contributions to the field of basic and clinical immunology are legendary. He was perhaps best known for his pioneering and extensive studies on the immunoglobulins. Kunkel was the recipient of many awards and honors, including membership in the National Academy of Sciences, honorary degrees from Universities of Uppsala and Harvard, recipient of the Lasker and Gairdner Awards, and the Kovalenko Medal of the National Academy of Sciences.

The symposium takes place in Caspary Auditorium. All are welcome.

8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Presentations by members of the Kunkel Society

Session Chair: John B. Zabriskie, The Rockefeller University

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Mini Symposium on Gene Expression and Microarray Technology

Session Chair: Louis M. Staudt, Metabolism Branch, Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH

10 a.m.

"Statistical Aspects of the Development of Molecular Classification Systems"

Richard Simon, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI, NIH

10:30 a.m.

"Discovery of Novel Cancer Subtypes by Gene Expression Profiling"

Louis M. Staudt

11 a.m.

"Microarray Profiling of Melanoma and Breast Cancer"

Paul Meltzer, National Human Genome Research Center, NIH

11:30 a.m.

"Gene Regulation Mediated by Capacitative Calcium Entry in T Cells–A Lesson Learned from Severe Combined Immunodeficiency"

Stefan Feske, Center for Blood Research, Harvard Medical School

12 - 2 p.m. Break for lunch

2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Presentations by members of the Kunkel Society

Session Chair: Manlio Ferrarini, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy

3:45 p.m.

The Henry G. Kunkel Society Lecture

Introduction: J. Donald Capra, President, The Henry G. Kunkel Society

"The Amazing Capacities of Hematopoietic Stem Cells"

Fritz Melchers, Director, Basel Institute for Immunology

5 p.m.

Reception: Faculty and Students Club