Dear NADF Members and Friends:

I hope this e-mail finds everyone well.

Yesterday, NADF received notice [courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the NIH] of the 10th Annual Autoimmunity Day, sponsored by John Hopkins (JH) Center for Autoimmune Disease Research. The event will be held on June 13, 2008, from 8:30am - 4:30pm in Sheldon Hall (W1214) of the JH Bloomberg School of Public Health (615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21215).

This event is open to the public. No registration required.

I spoke with event contact Robin McCargo-Eppes this morning, and she informed me that the event will also be webcast. She will send NADF more information on the webcast when it is available.

Guest Keynote Speakers:

- Dr. Stephen D. Miller of Northwestern University.
- Dr. Stephen Katz of the National Institutes of Health.
- Dr. Joseph Craft of Yale University.

Local Speakers:

Dr. Charles Drake - SOM
Dr. DeLisa Fairweather - BSPH
Dr. Andrew Zimmerman - Kennedy Krieger
Dr. Shukti Chakravarti - SOM

Schedule:

8:30am - 9:00am Breakfast

9:00am - 10:00am Dr. Stephen D. Miller
Immunobiology, Feinberg School of Medicine

10:00am - 10:30am Dr. Charles Drake
Oncology, SOM

10:30am - 11:00am Break - Light Refreshments

11:00am - 11:30am Dr. Shukti Chakravarti
Gastroenterology, SOM

11:30am - 12:00pm Dr. Andrew W. Zimmerman
Neurology, Kennedy Kreiger Institute

12:00pm - 1:30pm LUNCH

1:30pm - 2:30pm Dr. Joseph Craft
Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine

2:30pm - 3:00pm Dr. DeLisa Fairweather
BSPH

3:00pm - 4:00pm Dr. Stephen Katz
Director, NIAMS, NIH

For more information please contact Robin McCargo-Epes at 410-955-0330.

Website - http://autoimmunity.pathology.jhmi.edu/whatsnew.cfm#10th

Best-

Melanie Wong
Executive Director
National Adrenal Diseases Foundation (NADF)
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