Dear colleague,
After the success of the previous summer schools, the Czech Immunological Society together with the Institute of Microbiology of CAS, v.v.i., is once again organizing the 4th summer school on tumor microenvironment and immunity. The event will take place from July 1 to 4, 2026 in the beautiful surroundings of Chateau Nové Hrady in South Bohemia - detailed travel information can be found in the first announcement poster.
The edition 2026 is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Isaac Witz, a pioneer in developing the tumor microenvironment imunology and a great promoter of research in this field, who passed away this year. He was sustaining this School and participated in the edition 2025 with the opening lecture.
This event is aimed at doctoral students and recent doctoral graduates, and it is organized under the auspices of EFIS, NICR and Czech Health Research Council. The program features lectures by an outstanding group of scientists who are prominent in the field, as well as activities primarily intended for students. You are welcome to bring a poster (standard A0 portrait tables will be provided) to participate actively in the poster session and compete for an award. To bring a poster, you must upload a short abstract (300 words) with the title, authors, and affiliation in the registration form.
Dr. Luca Vannucci, M.D., Ph.D., Ofcr.
organizer
CIS President
The registration fee is 8 000 Kč (or 330 EUR) and can be paid by bank transfer to the ČIS account (see below) as soon as your application is approved by e-mail. The pro-forma invoice will be included in the acceptance e-mail. The payment notice should include your name for easier identification.
The fee includes:
-the main program (lectures + poster session)
-accommodation (3 nights in shared room)
-meals + coffee breaks.
-school’s materials.
We recommend that you register quickly to secure a place, as the capacity of the summer school is only 40 places.
To register and upload your abstract, click HERE.
Immediately after completing the form, you will receive a confirmation that your registration has been uploaded. You will then receive an e-mail from the organizers with payment instructions and a proforma invoice.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU IN NOVÉ HRADY!
The lectures (in English) will focus on the interactions between tumor microenvironment structures and immunity, from basic to translational research; perspective approaches for cancer research and therapy will also be discussed.
Under the auspices of:
Speakers:
| Adiana Albini | (Italy) |
| Amiram Ariel | (Israel) |
| Daniel Hadraba | (Czech Republic) |
| Gennaro Ilardi | (Italy) |
| Jan Kříž | (Czech Republic) |
| Miloslav Kverka | (Czech Republic) |
| Emanuele Lacca | (Czech Republic) |
| Paul Lehmann | (USA) |
| Francesco Merolla | (Italy) |
| Aleksi Šedo | (Czech Republic) |
| Antonio Sica | (Italy) |
| Karel Smetana | (Czech Republic) |
| Daniel Smrž | (Czech Republic) |
| Blanka Říhová | (Czech Republic) |
| Viktor Umansky | (Germany) |
| Luca Vannucci | (Czech Republic) |
| David Vondrášek | (Czech Republic) |
| Šimon Vrana | (Czech Republic) |
Scientific and practical organization:
Luca Vannucci
Miloslav Kverka
Daniel Smrž
Jindřiška Emmerová
Dagmar Strouhová
(ver.: 23.2.2026)
If in doubt, contact the organizers by e-mail (see below).
Contacts:
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