Vienna City of Science Symposium

Hosts:

Augustine M.K. Choi, MD

Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine

Wolfgang Aulitzky, MD

Associate Dean for International Medical Education, Weill Cornell Medicine

Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr., MD, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Research, Weill Cornell Medicine

Georg Stingl, MD, PhD

Chairman Emeritus, Division of Immunology, Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna

Friday, November 16, 2018

2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Weill Auditorium (C-200), Meyer Building, 1300 York Avenue

Opening Remarks & Introductions

Inborn Errors of Human Immunity - From Genomics to Targeted Therapies

Presented by: Kaan Boztug, MD 

Director, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, Vienna, Austria 

COPD: Old and New Pathways 

Presented by: Augustine M.K. Choi, MD 

Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York

COPD: How Does Our Scientific Understanding Inform 

Therapeutic Decisions? 

Presented by: Fernando Martinez, MD 

Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York

Immunological Tolerance in Organ Transplantation 

Presented by: Thomas Wekerle, MD 

Professor of Transplantation Immunology, Medical University of Vienna 

 Supported by the American Austrian Foundation and the Vienna Science and Technology Fund 

*Lectures are recorded and are available to individuals with a WCM CWID on WCM Central.