IGG Retreat 2021 Abstract Booklet

34th Annual Immunology Graduate Group Retreat

Link to the Symposium

Schedule

• 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | Welcome & Introductions by Bruce Freedman, VMD, PhD, Associate Professor, Veterinary School of Medicine | Taku Kambayashi, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Jorge Henao-Mejia, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM | Session I | INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION
  • S1A | 9:00 AM - 9:20 Am | Andrea Wong (Mentor: Maayan Levy, PhD) | “Viral infection suppresses serotonin production”
  • S1B | 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM | Breanne Haskins (Mentor: Christopher Hunter, PhD) | "CD8+ T cells provide protection during Cryptosporidium Infection”
  • S1C | 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM | Jorge (Jay) Ortiz-Carpena (Mentor: De'Broski Herbert, PhD) | “Neuron-dependent tuft cell expansion controls allergic Type 2 inflammation in the sinonasal tract”
  • S1D | 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | Daniel Aldridge (Mentor: Christopher Hunter, PhD) | “IL-27 impacts emergency monopoiesis and monocyte function during acute Toxoplasma gondii infection”​​​​​​
• 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM | Session II | IMMUNE REGULATION
  • S2A | 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM | Daniel Akuma (Mentor: Igor Brodsky, PhD) | “Defining Interactions between LPS and Caspase-11 in the Non-Canonical Inflammasome”
  • S2B | 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM | Rebecca Glynn (Mentor: Craig Bassing, PhD) | “Elucidating RAG DNA Cleavage Signals and Mechanisms that Feedback Inhibit V(D)J Recombination”
  • S2C | 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM | Emily Bettini (Mentor: Michela Locci, PhD) | “Lipid nanoparticles are key immunostimulatory components of messenger RNA vaccines eliciting potent germinal center responses via induction of IL-6”
  • S2D | 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM | Rina Kim (Mentor: Robert Vonderheide, MD, DPhil) | “Ferroptotic death of tumor associated neutrophils is immunosuppressive and promotes tumor growth”
• 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Regeneron Poster Session & Lunch | *Note – Use the individual’s Video Conference link in order to visit their poster. Return to the main event link at 2PM. 
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Andrew Hart | “Altered chromatin accessibility of CD4 T cell in lupus” | Personal Link
    • Brittney Allyn | "Elucidating Topological Regulation of Antigen Receptor Gene Assembly" | Personal Link
    • Chad Komar | “Improving prime editing for large fragment gene edits” | Personal Link
    • Eric Rodriguez-Lopez | "Esophageal epithelial cells present antigen on MHCII in an IFNy and Promoter IV-dependent manner" | Personal Link
    • Evonne Jean | “Understanding host resistance to skin penetrating helminths” | Personal Link
    • Franklin Staback | “Cytoskeletal regulation of differential T cell chemotactic responses” | Personal Link
    • Isabel Sierra | "The impact of dynamic Xist RNA localization on spatial organization of the inactive X chromosome in female B cells upon cell cycle re-entry" | Personal Link
    • Jennifer Londregan | "Notch2 signals amplify BCR-driven responses" | Personal Link
    • Jerrick To | “Examining dendritic cell heterogeneity in the tumor microenvironment” | Personal Link
    • Jose Campos | "Altered cytokine signaling in STAT3 gain-of-function dysregulates CD8+ T cell function" | Personal Link
    • Lindsey Shallberg | “Immune responses to latent infection in the central nervous system” | Personal Link
    • Megan Frederick | “Hematopoietic pioneer factors use different patterns of nucleosome exposure to establish competency for ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling in compacted chromatin structures” | Personal Link
    • Michelle Cully | "Targeting Lymphatic Endothelial Cell IKKα Drives Formation of Bronchus Associated Lymphoid Tissue" | Personal Link
    • Naomi Goldman | "Exploring the mechanisms that establish the chromatin state of T cells" | Personal Link
    • Sarah Maddux | “The commensal microbe Akkermansia muciniphila induces peripheral Tregs in early life and enhances humoral responses to other commensals” | Personal Link
    • Susan McClory | "Trib1 inhibits viral-specific T cell responses during chronic infection by promoting terminal exhaustion” | Personal Link
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Alexa Semon | “Investigating mechanisms of neonatal protection from Clostridiodes difficile” | Personal Link
    • Caroline Markmann | "Leveraging CAR T cells to Achieve Desensitization and Enable Transplantation" | Personal Link
    • Christine Vazquez | “Dissecting the mechanisms of EV-D68 neuronal pathogenesis” | Personal Link
    • Cornelium Taabazuing | “Investigating the function and regulation of ZU5-domain containing proteins” | Personal Link
    • Davia Blake | "Alternative splicing of apoptosis genes promotes T cell survival” | Personal Link
    • Eileen Goodwin | “Effects of serum antibody on de novo B cell responses to influeza” | Personal Link
    • Indira Rao | “Skin S. aureus colonization-induces Vg6+ gdT17 cells modulate metabolic and cognitive homeostasis” | Personal Link
    • Katherine Forsyth | "A novel role for X-Chromosome Inactivation in regulating T cell responses to Influenza" | Personal Link
    • Kathleen Krauss | “MHC class II on type II alveolar cells modulates type I interferon responses to pulmonary beta-coronavirus infection” | Personal Link
    • Michael Scaglione | “Uncovering mechanisms of nutrient-sensitive gene regulation in T lymphocytes” | Personal Link
    • Sam McCright | “The effects of obesity on lung macrophage metabolism and function” | Personal Link
    • Stacy Thomas | "Beta-glucan treatment restricts liver metastasis of pancreatic cancer" | Personal Link
    • Victor Vazquez-Marrero | "Investigating GM-CSF-dependent pro-inflammatory immune responses in human monocytes" | Personal Link
    • Neha Nataraj | "Defining the Regulation of Extrinsic Apoptosis in Human Macrophages during Yersinia infection" | Personal Link
• 2:15 PM - 3:35 PM | Session III | MICROBES AND METABOLISM
  • S3A | 2:15 PM - 2:35 PM | Luke Turner (Mentor: Will Bailis, PhD) | “NAD salvage is a metabolic mediator of TCR stimulation dependent T cell function”
  • S3B | 2:35 PM - 2:55 PM | Jamal Green (Mentor: Michael Silverman, MD, PhD) | “Do early life commensal microbes prevent type 1 diabetes?”
  • S3C | 2:55 PM - 3:15 PM | Jordan Harris (Mentor: Taku Kambayashi, MD, PhD) | “Impact of the skin microbiome on a novel immune-sebum phenotype”
  • S3D | 3:15 PM - 3:35 PM | Patrick Lundgren (Mentor: Christoph Thaiss, PhD) | “Adipocyte division of labor mediates thermogenic memory”
• 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | New Faculty Blitz
  • 3:45 PM - 3:50PM | Introduction of Faculty | Bruce Freedman, VMD, PhD, Associate Professor, Veterinary School of Medicine
  • 3:50 PM - 4:05 PM | Daria Baboshuk, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • 4:05 PM - 4:20 PM | Scott Canna, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  • 4:25 PM - 4:40 PM | Sarah Henrickson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  • 4:40 PM - 4:55 PM | Chengcheng Jin, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology
• 5:10 PM – 6:10 PM | Janssen Keynote Speaker | Ming Li, PhD - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | "Immunological Mechanisms of Cancer Defense"