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2016 Programme

Event #7

Alberto Mantovani

Immunity and the brain: a dialogue between two chief systems. From memory to vaccines.

At first glance, the immune and central nervous systems seem to lack any connection. As a matter of fact, they have a lot in common and share a few key words. The first is recognition: both systems recognize themselves and their component as such (self), distinguishing themselves from anything foreign (non-self). And, for both, the inability to differentiate between self and non-self is a cause of illness. Another key word is memory. Based on immunological memory, vaccination against the Hepatitis B virus will protect us against this strain but not, for instance, against Hepatitis A. And, if we’ve had the measles, we won’t get sick if we enter into contact with the virus again. Research into the dialogue between these two systems represents one of the new frontiers in the study of our immune defenses.

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Alberto Mantovani
Alberto Mantovani

based in Milan, is a doctor and professor of General pathology at the Humanitas University, which focuses on Medicine and Life Sciences, as well as Scientific Director of the IRCCS – Humanitas Clinical Institute. In the past he has worked in England and in the United States, and was head of the Immunology Department of the Mario Negri Institute of Milan. He has contributed to the advancement of our knowledge in the field of immunology, both by formulating new paradigms and by identifying new molecules and functions. His publications in popular science include I guardiani della vita (con M. Florianelli, Dalai, 2011) and Immunità e vaccini (Mondadori, 2016). His new book Non aver paura di sognare. Decalogo per aspiranti scienziati (La Nave di Teseo) will be released at the end of August.


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