Caf茅 scientifique - Auto-immunity: me against myself鈥�
What happens when our immune systems attack our own bodies? The answer is complex and could be called: type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, or lupus鈥� And these are only a few of the so-called autoimmune diseases. Are they triggered by independent factors, or are they different aspects of the same underlying condition?
Join our panel of top scientists from the Research Institute of the MUHC and the Montreal Neurological Institute to learn about and discuss the latest research findings on autoimmunity:
| Dr C. Polychronakos
Director, Pediatric Endocrinology MUHC |
Dr C. Piccirillo
Director, Laboratory of Immuno-regulation, Dpt. of Microbiology Research Institute of the MUHC |
Dr A. Bar-Or
Director, Experimental Therapeutics Program Montreal Neurological Institute |
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Moderator:
Gerri Barrer
News health specialist reporter
CBC, based in Montreal
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For more information, please contact Isabelle Kling听:
514 934 1934 ext 36419 or听 isabelle.kling [at] muhc.mcgill.ca