Great opportunity to interact with renowned scientists in the field of immunology and immunotherapy as well as future collaborations.

1. 2 0 1 9 A D V A N C E D
C O U R S E I N D I A
Expanding Our Global Reach: Our Popular
Advanced Course Arriving in Southeast Asia
P R O S P E C T U S

2. J O I N U S
2019 ADVANCED
COURSE INDIA
PROSPECTUS
T H E
C O U R S E
After the success of the European
Advanced Course, FOCIS is excited to
develop the first FOCIS course for
Southeast Asia, beginning in Jaipur, India.
This popular course is a unique opportunity
to learn the latest developments in
immunology and to engage with renowned
faculty. Thirteen leading immunologists
will cover major topics in cellular and
molecular immunology.
The course features three days of lectures,
evening poster presentations as well as
opportunities for privately arranged local
tours of cultural sites in the historic Jaipur
area.
Industry sponsorship opportunities are
still available.
www.focisnet.org/focis-advanced-course-arriving-in-southeast-asia
Learn more!
We are happy to announce the 1st
FOCIS Advanced Course in Basic
and Clinical Immunology in Asia,
arriving March 26-29 2019 to Jaipur,
India.
Plan to join us for a packed and
innovative schedule of topics, with
some unique new teaching formats
that will showcase the most relevant
problems in Human Translational
Immunology as well as rationally
designed immuno-therapeutics.
Please contact Dr. Asha Pillai. MD
(Course Director); Dr. Sunil Joshi,
DVM, PhD, (Course Co-Director), or
Michael Mathy, CAE, for further
information on opportunities to
sponsor and exhibit at this
important outreach into the Eastern
hemisphere of one of the most
trusted immunology educational
societies.
Registration will open online in
November...stay tuned for details!!
Dr. Asha Pillai, MD
asha.pillai@med.miami.edu
Dr. Sunil Joshi, DVM, PhD
sunil.joshi@med.miami.edu
Michael Mathy, CAE
mmathy@focisnet.org

3. F A C U L T Y
Course Director
2019 ADVANCED
COURSE INDIA
PROSPECTUS
Abul Abbas, MD, Professor Emeritus of Pathology,
University of California at San Francisco
Salvatore Albani, MD, PhD, Director,
Duke-NUS Translational Immunology Institute
Ignacio Anegon, MD, FOCIS Education Committee Co-chair; Professor and
Director, INSERM Unit, University of Nantes
Magnus Fontes, PhD, Principle Scientist
Genentech
Aisha Hasan, MD, Head of Clinical Development, Cell and Gene Therapy,
Glaxo-Smith-Kline Oncology
Vijay Kuchroo, DVM, PhD, Professor of Neurology,
Harvard Medical School
Terri Laufer, MD, Assoc. Professor of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania
Andy Lichtman, MD, Professor of Pathology,
Harvard Medical School
Savita Pahwa, MD, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology; Director,
Center for AIDS Research, University of Miami
Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine,
The Ragon Institute, Harvard Medical School
Scott Plevy, MD, IBD Disease Area Stronghold Leader,
Janssen R & D
Maria Grazia Roncarolo, MD, FOCIS President; Professor of Pediatrics and
Immunology, Stanford University
Asha Pillai, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Medicine, and Microbiology & Immunology
Co-Director, FOCIS FCE, University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine
Course Faculty
Abstract Committee Chair
Sunil K. Joshi, DVM, PhD
Faculty & Lab Director, Cellular Immunotherapy (Pillai Lab)
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

4. P R O G R A M
7:00 - 8:00 Reception and Registration
8:00 - 9:00 INAUGURAL ADDRESS - TBA
9:00 - 9:15 Overview of FOCIS Education Committee
and FOCIS Centers of Excellence - Ignacio
Anegon, MD, INSERM Nantes and Terri Laufer,
University of Pennsylvania
9:15 - 10:00 Overview of the Immune System - Abul Abbas, MD, UCSF
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:15 Innate Immunity – Andy Lichtman, Harvard Medical School
11:15 - 12:15 DCs and Antigen Presentation – Abul Abbas, MD, UCSF
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 - 14:15 Lymphocyte Activation, Costimulatory and Inhibitory Receptors -
Abul Abbas, MD, UCSF
14:15 - 15:15 Helper T cell Subsets – Vijay Kuchroo, Harvard University
15:15 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 16:30 B Cells and Antibody Responses – Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School
16:30 - 17:30 CTLs and other Cytolytic Lymphocytes – Andy Lichtman, Harvard Medical School
17:30 – 18:30 KEYNOTE: Therapeutic Applications of T Regulatory Cells - Maria Grazia Roncarolo,
Stanford University
18:30 – 20:00 Dinner
9:00 - 10:00 Immune Tolerance - Abul Abbas, MD, UCSF
10:00 - 11:00 Organ Transplantation – Ignacio Anegon, MD, INSERM Nantes
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:15 Cancer Immunity - Abul Abbas, MD, UCSF
12:15 - 13:15 GVHD, Engraftment, and GVT– Asha Pillai MD, University of Miami
13:15 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 15:30 Immunodeficiencies and Immune Reconstitution - Maria Grazia Roncarolo,
Stanford University
15:30 - 16:30 Infections and Vaccines – Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School
16:30 – 16:45 Break
16:45 - 17:45 Autoimmunity - Terri Laufer, MD, University of Pennsylvania
17:45 - 18:45 GI Immunity and the Microbiome - Scott Plevy, Janssen R & D
19:00 – 21:00 Dinner
2019 ADVANCED
COURSE INDIA
PROSPECTUS
Tuesday, March 26 - DAY 1: BASIC IMMUNOLOGY
Wednesday, March 27 - DAY 2: TRANSLATIONAL TOPICS
Program continues
on the following page

5. V E N U E
Shiv Vilas Resort
Jaipur Delhi Highway, Kukas,
Jaipur, Rajasthan 303101, India
www.shiv-vilas.in
2019 ADVANCED
COURSE INDIA
PROSPECTUS
P R O G R A M
Immune Monitoring and Immunotherapy….
8:00 - 9:00 … for the Rheumatologist – Salvatore
Albani, MD, PhD and Terri Laufer, MD,
University of Pennsylvania
9:00 - 10:00 … for the Gastroenterologist – Scott Plevy, MD
10:00 - 11:00 … in HIV Infection – Savita Pahwa, MD
11:00 - 12:00 … in Transplantation – Ignacio Anegon, MD and Asha Pillai, MD
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:30 Human Immune Monitoring: Technological Advances – Shiv Pillai, MD,
PhD, Harvard Medical School
14:30-18:30 Jaipuri Yathra (Historical Tour of Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar Observatory)
18:30 - 20:00 Dinner available at Course Venue
9:00 - 10:30 WORKSHOP 1 – Cancer Immunotherapy: Successes, Challenges, and Future
Directions - Aisha Hassan MD, Weill Cornell Medical College
10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:30 WORKSHOP 2 – Systems Immunology: Methods and Data Mining - Magnus
Fontes, PhD, Genentech
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch with Sponsor Presentation (Fluidigm): CyTOF, Hyperion, and Immune
Monitoring
13:30 - 20:00 Jaipuri Yathra (Tour of Hawa Mahal, Amer Lake, City Palace, Aravalli Hiills
trekking)
20:00 - 22:00 Gala Dinner, Cultural Presentations
c o n t i n u e d
Thursday, March 28- DAY 3: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
Friday, March 29 - DAY 4: DATA and PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS

6. R E G I S T R A T I O N
Online registration will open November 12, 2018.
Registration Rates
Academia US $300
Industry US $550
Registration fee includes:
2019 ADVANCED
COURSE INDIA
PROSPECTUS
T R A V E L A W A R D S
Course materials, name badge, certificate of participation.
Morning and afternoon tea, lunch and dinner each day during the course.
Attendees are responsible for all other meals and other expanses.
Registration does not include a hotel room reservation.
FOCIS is pleased to offer 4 travel award grants.
Eligibility: Presenters of outstanding abstracts selected by the Abstract
Committee will receive a travel award.
Application: Abstracts may be submitted online through the course webpage.
Benefits: Recipients of a FOCIS travel award are eligible to receive reimbursement
of select travel expenses related to their attendance at the course. Please note
the FOCIS Travel Award Reimbursement Policy when planning your participation.
Decision: Award recipients will be announced by January 10, 2019. Processing of
expense reimbursements will begin after the course.
Cancellation Policy
If you must cancel or transfer your registration, notification must be sent to
info@focisnet.org. Please include the name of the course in the subject line of
your email. If cancellation notice is received before February 1, 2019, a full refund
less a $100 administration fee to be given. No refunds will be issued after February
1, 2019, nor for failure to attend.
Questions?
Contact us at 001-414-359-1670 or info@focisnet.org.

7.
SPONSORSHIP
BENEFITS
• DIAMOND
($20-­‐40K
USD):
Half-­‐day
demonstration
workshop
on
day
2
or
3
of
the
course
OR
a
combination
of
dinner
presentations
and
education
sessions,
continuous
presence
at
course
venue
with
opportunity
to
interact
with
all
registrants;
Full-­‐
page
brochure
advertising
in
the
course
manual;
logo
on
all
web
advertising
including
FOCIS
course
website.
Name
and
logo
in
the
Sponsors
section
at
end
of
course
manual.
• GOLD
($10-­‐19K
USD):
Minimum
1-­‐hour
presentation
session;
presence
at
end-­‐of-­‐
course
reception;
1/2
page
brochure
advertising
in
the
course
manual;
logo
on
all
web
advertising
including
FOCIS
course
website.
Name
and
logo
in
the
Sponsors
section
at
end
of
course
manual.
• $15K
or
greater:
Sponsor-­‐led
lunch
workshop
session
(1
hour).
• SILVER
($5-­‐9K
USD):
Presence
at
end-­‐of-­‐course
reception;
¼
page
brochure
advertising
in
course
manual;
logo
on
all
web
advertising
including
course
website.
Name
and
logo
in
the
Sponsors
section
at
end
of
course
manual.
• BRONZE
($2-­‐5K
USD):
Sponsor-­‐selected
¼
page
brochure
advertising
in
the
course
manual.
Name
and
logo
in
the
Sponsors
section
at
end
of
course
manual.
• REGULAR
(<
$2K
USD):
Name
and
logo
in
the
course
manual.
2018 Advanced Course in Basic/Translational Immunology
March 26-29, 2019
Shiv Vilas, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India (http://www.shiv-vilas.in/)