Infectious diseases remain a constant challenge to global health. At the same time, research in immunology has revealed, in ever greater detail, the mechanisms that enable the body to recognise, combat and remember pathogens.
In recent years, these advances have profoundly transformed medicine — from our understanding of immune response to infection to the development of new therapeutic strategies, including immunotherapies.
This session gathers researchers working across different areas of immunology and infectious diseases to debate recent scientific progress and the implications of these discoveries for health and society.

Programme
17h00 Welcome
Alexandre Quintanilha, Commissioner for the 10th i3S Anniversary

17h15 The recent history of immunology
Paulo Vieira, Institut Pasteur, France

17h45 Immunotherapy: new strategies for treating the disease
Bruno Silva-Santos, GIMM, Portugal

18h30 Coffee-break

18h45 Open discussion
From i3S to society
i3S researchers share their projects, challenges and perspectives on the role of immunology and infectious diseases in health and science.

Moderator
Alexandre Quintanilha, Commissioner for the 10th i3S Anniversary

Panelists
Pedro Moura Alves | Margarida Saraiva | Salomé Pinho | Joana Tavares | Nuno Alves