Nascent Project Series
Through the NIAMS-sponsored Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Center’s Methodology Core, investigators are invited to participate in our Nascent Project Series.  This meeting starts with a ‘nascent projects’ presentation to provide a forum for the discussion of research projects that are still at a very early stage of conceptualization.   The presentation and ensuing discussion facilitates methodological input at this early stage.  Junior and established investigators who have used this forum have found it very useful in developing their proposals.  Typically presentations are followed by subsequent one-on-one group meetings for further methodological input. 



FOCIS Training Events

• Advanced Course in Basic & Clinical Immunology – Invited speakers lecture on the major topics in cellular and molecular immunology, including innate immunity, B cells, T cells, and cytokines. Special sessions cover new advances in interventional clinical immunology and the molecular and genetic basis of immune-mediated diseases.
• Medical Undergraduate Immunology Course - This program, developed at Stanford University, introduces students to clinical immunology and encourages a path of medical research.
• FOCIS Annual Meeting and Trainee Satellite Symposium - This day-long forum provides the opportunity for two trainees from each of the 66 FOCIS Center of Excellence (FCE) to present their most novel and innovative research. All trainees present posters and ten are selected to give oral presentations. TSS is an exclusive function of the FOCIS Centers of Excellence (FCE).

 

AAI Training Opportunities

• The Introductory Course in Immunology is an intensive two-part course, taught by world-renowned immunologists, which provides a comprehensive overview of the basics of immunology. This course is for students new to the discipline or those seeking more information to complement general biology or science training.
• The Advanced Course in Immunology is an intensive course directed toward advanced trainees and scientists who wish to expand or update their understanding of the field. Leading experts will present recent advances in the biology of the immune system and address its role in health and disease.
   

Seminars, Workshops and Symposia
The Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculosketetal and Autoimmunity Center is pleased to sponsor, in whole and in collaboration, a myriad of events including some of the events listed below.  In addition, there are a wealth of additional programmatic series featuring national expertise of interest by the CAMAC community: 

• Methodology Education and Development Series (TBD)
• Program in Immunology Seminar Series (Thursdays, 4-5pm, BBRB 170)
• Cell Biology Seminar Series (Wednesdays, 3-4pm, Finley)
• Microbiology Seminar Series (Tuesdays, 12-1pm, BBRB 170)
• Genetics Seminar Series (Fridays, 12-1pm, Finley)
• Pathology Seminar Series
• Rheumatology Grand Rounds (Thursdays, 8-9am, WPCC-D)
• Research in Progress Seminar Series (Thursdays, 12-1pm, SHEL 318)