Scientific Program

DAY 1 - 30th March 2023

8:30 – 8:45

8.30 – 9:00

Registration CME

Welcome

9:00 – 9:20

Overview on genetic in axSpA

Matthew Brown

9:20 – 9:40

Polygenic risk score in biomedical research

Richard Oram

9:40 – 10:00

Polygenic risk scores in axSpA

Huji Xu

10:00 – 10:20

Functional evaluation of ERAP1 in axSpA

Tony Kenna

10:20 – 10:40

Questions and Discussion

(Regarding the subject included in the session)

interactive

11:00 – 11:20

Exploring rare variants in multicase Families

Felicie Costantino

11:20 – 11:40

News from B27 transgenic drosophila

Vincent Rincheval

11:40 – 12:00

Functional genomics in axSpA

Matteo Vecellio

12:00 – 12:15

Questions and Discussion

(Regarding the subject included in the session)

Interactive

12:15 – 12:25

Validating the arthritogenic hypothesis: connections between gut and entheseal immunity

Jose Garrido Mesa

12:25 – 12:35

Identifying causal relationships between gut microbiome and axSpA through mendelian randomization

Nicholas Harvey

12:35 – 12:45

Exploring TLR signaling in DC from HLA-B27 transgenic rat

Ait Ali Said Amel

12:45 – 1:00

Discussion

(Regarding the subject included in the session)

 

2.00 – 2:20

Microbiome and axSpA pathogenesis

Maxime Breban

2:20 – 2:40

The role of gut bacteria in the development of Spondyloarthritis

Anne Sophie Bergot

2:40 – 3:00

Fecal microbial transplantation in axSpA

Maja Kragsnæs

3:00 – 3:20

Questions and Discussion

(Regarding the subject included in the session)

Interactive

From 3:20 PM to 3:40 PM

3:40 – 4:00

Gut and axSpA: evidence and controversies

Francesco Ciccia

4.00 – 4:20

News from the gut in axSpA

Thomas Bazin

4:20 – 4:40

Modulation of epithelial intestinal barrier in the pathogenesis of inflammatory arthritis

Aline Bozec

4:40 -5:00

New mucosal player in axSpA pathogenesis

Daniele Mauro

5:00 – 5:20

Questions and Discussion

(Regarding the subject included in the session)

 

Interactive

DAY 2 - 31st March 2023

8.50 – 09:10

Co-receptors in helper and cytotoxic T cells function

Ondrej Stepanek

09:10 – 09:30

DCs and Th17 interaction in B27 transgenic rat

Simon Glatigny

09:30 – 09:50

Single cell insights into the immunology of axSpA

Davide Simone

09:50 – 10:10

Autoimmunity-associated T cell receptors recognize HLA-B*27-bound peptides

Paul Bowness

10:10 – 10:30

Questions and Discussion

(Regarding the subject included in the session)

interactive

10:50 – 11:10TCR immunologyJia Jia Lim
11:10 – 11:30Interleukin 17 inhibitors and the effect on enthesitis and pain in SpondyloarthritisMarije Koenders
11.30 – 11.50Immunopathogenesis of enthesistis in axSpADennis Mc Gonagle
11.50 – 12.10

Questions and Discussion

(Regarding the subject included in the session)

1:30 – 1:50

MIF: a potential therapeutic target in axSpA

Nigil Haroon

1:50 – 2:10

Dysregulated CTL Exhaustion in axSpA

Michael Tang

2:10 – 2:30

ZRANB1 in AS pathogenesis

Archita Shrinath

2:30 – 3:00

Questions and Discussion

(Regarding the subject included in the session)

Interactive

3:20 – 3:40 Immune tolerance and resolution of inflammation in inflammatory arthritis Stefano Alivernini
3:40 – 4:00 Metabolic control of Innate lymphoid cells Chen Dong
4:00 – 4:20 Questions and Discussion (Regarding the subject included in the session) Interactive

4:20 – 4:30

Profiling T cell receptor polymorphisms in axSpA

Zoya Qaiyum

4:30 – 4:40

Leaky gut in SpA: focus on ZEB proteins

Chiara Rizzo

4:40 – 4:50

How does TGFb affect CD4+ T cell response in axSpA?

Marc Lauraine

 

4:50 – 5:05

Discussion

(Regarding the subject included in the session)

 

5:05 – 5:25

The lecture has not been included in the educational program CME

From patient side: the role of Ixekizumab in patient reported outcomes 

Ennio Favalli

5:25 – 5:45

The lecture has not been included in the educational program CME

The recognition and management of early PsA: which role for the IL23 inhibitor GuselKumab?

 

Ilenia Pantano

DAY 3 - 1st April 2023

8:30 – 8:50 Immune-stromal interaction in bone formation Nicole Horwood
8:50 – 9:10 Mechano-inflammation in axSpA Dirk Elewaut
9:10 – 9:30 Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) PET-CT for depicting osteoproliferation in axSpA patient Andreas Ramming
9:30 – 9:50 Questions and Discussion (Regarding the subject included in the session) interactive
9:50 – 10:10 Sex-specific differences in axSpA: myth or truth? Irene Van der Host-Bruinsma
10:10 – 10:30 Sex differences in treatment efficacy of interleukin 17 inhibitors in Spondyloarthritis Emmerik Leijten
10:30 – 10:50 Insight in PsA by imaging AGeorg Schett
10:50 – 11:00 Questions and Discussion (Regarding the subject included in the session) interactive

11:10 – 11:30

Biomarkers predictive of clinical response in AxSpA

John Reveille

11:30 – 11:50

ASAS-Eular recommendations for the management of AxSpA

Lianne Gensler

11.50 – 1 2.10

The added value of sonography in SpA diagnosis and monitoring

Maria Antonietta D’Agostino

12:10 – 12.30

Questions and Discussion

(Regarding the subject included in the session)

Interactive

12:30 – 12:40 Comorbidities and metabolic burdern in early PSA: data from prospective metapsa cohort Alla Ishchenko
12:40 – 12:50 Cytof profiling of blood populations in axSpA” Claudia Worth
12:50 – 1:00 IL-24 as biomarkers in axSpA Giulio Forte
1:00 – 1:15 Discussion (Regarding the subject included in the session)  

1:15- 1:25

“Mark Asquith” award for best young presentation

SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

 

SPEECHES IN THE AUDITORIUM

Time of presentation is 20 minutes for the speech.
Speakers must present scientific material only in power point format (16:9).
Lap top computers are not allowed.
Only one system will automatically provide to forward into the Auditorium the entire projection.

 

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

Certificates of Attendance will be available on request starting from Saturday, April 1st at the Registration Desk.

 

SLIDE CENTER

The Slide Center is available in the room A Speakers are requested to load their slides in the Slide Center at least 2 hours before presentation..

The opening hours of the slide center are:
Thursday, March 30th, from 07:30 to 18:30
Friday, March 31st, from 07.30 to 18:30
Saturday, April 1st, from 07:30 to 18.00

 

CME

The provider Associazione Sinapsy Soluzioni e Servizi Integrati according to the present Ministerial set of rules has assigned 17 CME points to Conference ”International Genetics of Ankylosing Spondylitis Consortium” IGAS.
Discipilines: Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, Allergology and Clinical Immunology.