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Recording: 1st EMBRN webinar 2025
1st EMBRN webinar took place on October 8, 2025. This event highlights exciting new research on mast cells and skin immunity. Thomas Plum was our keynote speaker
Update on EMBRN webinar, scheduled for October 8, 2025
Our upcoming EMBRN webinar, scheduled for October 8, 2025. This event will highlight exciting new research on mast cells and skin immunity and is open to all interested researchers and colleagues. We are honored to welcome Thomas Plum as our keynote speaker. He will deliver a 30-minute talk entitled: “Mast cells: in control of behavioral immunity” In addition, we will feature short talks by: Each short talk is scheduled for 10 minutes, with 15 minutes reserved for each session to allow time for questions and any unforeseen issues that may arise. Following the scientific program, we will hold the EMBRN General Assembly (GA). Please note that the GA is open only to EMBRN members.
Save the Date: Upcoming Webinar & General Assembly on October 8, 2025
Mark your calendars!Our next webinar and general assembly will take place on: 🗓 October 8🕓 4:00 PM CET📍 Online Details on the webinar topic and speakers will follow soon — stay tuned!
Joint Webinar: “Single Cell Dissection of Human Mast Cells, Basophils and Eosinophils” on Wednesday, the 22nd of January, 2025 – register now
On Wednesday, the 22nd of January, 2025, there will a webinar, jointly hosted by the International Eosinophil Society (IES) and European Mast Cell and Basophil Research Network (EMBRN). The theme of the webinar is “Single Cell Dissection of Human Mast Cells, Basophils and Eosinophils”. Speakers are: Daniel Dwyer on mast cells, Joakim Dahlin on basophils and Netali Ben-Baruch Morgenstern on eosinophils. Our live webinars are completely free of charge, we just ask that you register in advance. Webinars are hosted on Zoom and audience members can ask questions using the Q&A feature. Real-time closed captioning is available for those with hearing impairments. Please register here: https://www.eosinophil-society.org/webinars/january
Recording: K. Frank Austen Memorial Webinar – Mast Cells & Eosinophils
K. Frank Austen Memorial Webinar – Mast Cells & Eosinophils Webinar Program Moderator: Peter Weller, MD – United States Introduction to IES & EMBRN Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD – United States Francesca Levi-Schaffer, PharmD, PhD – Israel In Memoriam: K. Frank Austen – History and Achievements Joshua Boyce, MD – United States Mast Cells and Eosinophils: What They Really Have to Say to Each Other … www.youtube.com
IES & EMBRN: K. Frank Austen Memorial Webinar – Mast Cells & Eosinophils – on Wednesday, 31 January 2024
The webinar is jointly hosted by the International Eosinophil Society (IES) and European Mast Cell and Basophil Research Network (EMBRN). Wednesday, 31 January 20249:30 am – 11:00 am US Eastern3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Central Europe Register here Our live webinars are completely free of charge, we just ask that you register in advance. Webinars are hosted on Zoom and audience members can ask questions using the Q&A feature. Real-time closed captioning is available for those with hearing impairments. K. Frank Austen, MD, was the founding chief of the Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy at BWH and the AstraZeneca Professor of Respiratory and Inflammatory Diseases, Emeritus, at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Austen died on June 23 at the age of 95. Publishing more than 700 original papers over seven decades, Dr. Austen was known for his rigor for data. His major contributions to the field of immunology include unraveling
International Eosinophil Society (IES) – Webinar on January 31st
Save the date: Next joint EMBRN – IES webinar takes place on January 31st, 3.30 pm through 5 pm. Registration information will follow shortly.
Joint EMBRN – EHRS webinar on Wednesday, May 31st, 2023
Dear EMBRN community, We are pleased to invite you to the Joint EMBRN – EHRS webinar that will take place at 14.30-16.00 CEST (Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Milano), on Wednesday, May 31st, 2023.(European Mast Cell and Basophil Research Network and European Histamine Research Society) Agenda 5’ Welcome and brief presentation of the two societies Prof. Francesca Levi-Schaffer, EMBRN President, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel Prof. Ekaterina Tiligada, EHRS President, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece 15’ EHRS senior talk (moderator: E. Tiligada) Histamine in immunomodulation Dr. rer. Nat. Susanne Mommert, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany 15’ EMBRN senior talk (moderator: F. Levi-Schaffer) Immunoregulatory roles of basophils Dr Nicolas Charles, Research Director, Inserm UMRS1149 – CNRS ERL8252, Paris, France 10’ Q&A for the two senior talks (moderator: E. Tiligada and F. Levi-Schaffer) 15’ EHRS Early Career Researcher talk (moderator: E. Tiligada) Macrophages produce histamine through the interaction with antigen specific
International Eosinophil Society 2022 Science Series Webinar Virtual Seminar
January Virtual WebinarSpecial Joint Webinar EMBRN – International Eosinophil Society on January 26th, 2022 at 9.30-11.00 Eastern time (UTC-5h), 15.30-17.00 Berlin time (UTC+1), 16.30-18.00 Jerusalem time (UTC+2)Click here for more details. – successfully finished – The recording is now available for everyone to watch here. Agenda: Why mast cells and eosinophils belong together Francesca Levi-Schaffer, PharmD, PhD, FRCP HonProfessor, Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Unit, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Francesca Levi-Schaffer is a Professor in the Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Unit, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She holds the Isaac and Myrna Kaye Chair in Immunopharmacology. Prof. Levi-Schaffer completed her PharmD degree at the University of Milano, her PhD degree in Immunology at the Weizmann Institute, Israel, and her post-doctorate at Harvard Medical School. Prof. Levi-Schaffer’s expertise is in the area
January Virtual Webinar – successfully finished
January Virtual WebinarSpecial Joint Webinar EMBRN – International Eosinophil Society on January 26th, 2022 at 9.30-11.00 Eastern time (UTC-5h), 15.30-17.00 Berlin time (UTC+1), 16.30-18.00 Jerusalem time (UTC+2)Click here for more details. – successfully finished – The recording is now available for everyone to watch here.
