Programme

29-30 May 2026

Lielupe hotel by Semarah, Bulduru prospekts 64/68 Jurmala, Latvia

Hall Panorama, 10th floor

Friday, 29 May

8:30-9:00

Registration & welcome coffee

09:00-09:10 Opening Nataļja Kurjāne, Head of the Latvian Association of Immunologists

Session 1: Autoinflammatory disorders

Chair: Natalja Kurjāne (Latvia)
09:10-09:50 Autoinflammatory Diseases: An Introduction. Zane Dāvidsone (Latvia)
09:50-10:20 Inflammatory response of macrophages. Aurelija Žvirbliene (Lithuania)
10:20-10:50 T‑Cell Profiles in Human Central Tolerance Failure. Kai Kisand (Estonia) 
10:50-11:30 Diagnostics of Defects in Innate Immunity: Type 1 Interferonopathies. Filomeen Haerynck (Belgium) on-line
11:30-12:00 Late effects after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for primary immunodeficiencies. Jelena Rascon (Lithuania)

12:00-13:30

Lunch and poster viewing

Chairs: Kai Kisand (Estonia), Aurelija Žvirbliene (Lithuania)

Session 2: Neuroimmunology

Chair: Viktorija Ķēniņa (Latvia)
13:30-14:00 Basic Concepts of Autoimmune Neurology. Mantas Vaišvilas (Lithuania)  
14:00-14:20 Detection and phenotypic characterisation of acetylcholine receptor (AChR)-reactive CD4+ T cells in myasthenia gravis using antigen-reactive T cell enrichment (ARTE) and multiparameter flow cytometry. Anita Liģere (Latvia)
14:20-14:50 New strategies of treatment inflammatory/autoimmune diseases. Kurpisz Maciej (Poland)
14:50-15:30

Autoimmunity/Autoinflammation (short talks 7'+ 3')

Anda Vilmane (Latvia), Nitika Mahajan (India/Lithuania), Jelena Egle (Latvia), Kristina Mašalaite (Lithuania)

15:30-16:00

Coffee break


Session 3: Autoinflammatory disorders in Practice

Chair: Natalja Kurjāne (Latvia)
16:00-16:40 Clinical presentation of monogenic autoinflammatory diseases: which red flags? Marco Gattorno (Italy)
16:40-17:00 Schnitzler Syndrome: a mimic of monogenic NLPR3 related disease? Ewa Więsik-Szewczyk (Poland)
17:00-17:30

Clinical cases

Kristīne Rasa (Latvia)
Natalja Kurjane (Latvia)

17:30-18:30

Hands-on Clinical Workshop and Discussion Diagnostic algorithms in autoinflammation. Interpretation of inflammatory biomarkers. Case-based treatment decisions.

Moderators: Marco Gattorno (Italy), Ewa Więsik-Szewczyk (Poland), Nataļja Kurjāne (Latvia) 

19:00-22:00

Welcome reception & Dinner

Saturday, 30 May


Session 4: Inborn errors of immunity

Chair: Natalja Kurjāne (Latvia)
9:00-09:40  Inborn Errors of EBV-specific immunity. Fabian Harald Hauck (Germany) - online
9:40-10:10 Newborn screening for SCID and severe T- and B-cell lymphopenia in Ukraine. Oksana Boyarchuk (Ukraine)
10:10-10:40 Diversity of common variable immunodeficiency. Brigita Gradauskiene (Lithuania)
10:40-11:10 Neutropenia as an Inborn Error of Immunity: the genetic spectrum. Anastasia Bondarenko (Ukraine)
11:10-11:30 Genetic testing for IEI: Current Approaches and Challenges. Marija Rozevska (Latvia)

11:30-12:00

Coffee break

12:00-14:00

Clinical cases and Case-based Panel Discussion „Approach to suspected IEI in adults and children“

Silvi Plado (Estonia)
Lota Ozola (Latvia)
Edita Gasiuniene (Lithuania)
Adine Kanepa (Latvia)
Krista Ress (Estonia)
Ieva Adomaite (Lithuania)
Iveta Račko (Latvia)
14:00-14:10 Closing remarks

14:10-15:30

Farewell lunch