Saturday, May 13, 2023 3:45 PM – 5:45 PM ET Room 201
Block Symposium
Regulatory T Cell and Macrophage Function in Health and Disease
Chairs
- Bonnie N. Dittel, Versiti Blood Res. Inst.
- Richard Robinson, Ohio State Univ.
Speakers
- Xuan Xie, NIAID, NIH, Eos is a critical transcription factor for T regulatory cell (Treg) function
- Mohammad Nizam Mansoori, NIAID, NIH, CD4+Foxp3+ Tregs suppress antigen-specific CD8+ T cells in vivo by generating an alternative immune synapse resulting in defective T cell activation
- Chaoran Li, Emory Univ. Sch. of Med., Obesity-induced dysregulation of a unique subset of Tregs promotes skin inflammation
- Daniel Seong-Joo Shin, Boston Childrens Hosp., Lung injury induces preferential expansion of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells over conventional T cells in self-antigen specific CD4+ T cell repertoire
- Romaniya Zayats, Univ. of Manitoba, Canada, Regulatory T cells aid Leishmania major immune evasion by suppressing effector responses against the parasite in an antigen-specific manner
- Tej Ptatap Singh, Univ. of Pennsylvania Sch. of Vet. Med., Regulatory T cells limit opportunistic colonization of Staphylococcus aureus to promote lesion resolution in cutaneous leishmaniasis
- June Guha , NIH, NF kappa B regulator Bcl3 controls development and function of classical dendritic cells required for resistance to Toxoplasma gondii
- Ahmed Rakib, Univ. of Tennessee Hlth. Sci. Ctr., Ablation of Siglec-E enhances adipose tissue inflammation through CXCR3 activation and induces monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells
