2023 Special Interest Group Satellites

Learn about the session options and program details below for these pre-conference symposiums programmed by members for members. Sessions to be presented on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 in conjunction with SLB 2023. Sign-up during registration OR contact us to add any of these great sessions onto your schedule. A single $25 fee applies to participate in the sessions on September 27th which includes the session and an AM and/or PM break with light refreshments.

SIG 1: The Impact of Maternal Health on Offspring Immunity (9am-12pm)

Co-Chairs: Ilhem Messaoudi, University of Kentucky & Jennifer Bermick, University of Iowa

  • Alterations in Adaptive Immune Function in Neonates Following Maternal Inflammation, Timothy Boly, University of Iowa
  • Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Human Fetal T Regulatory Cell Differentiation and Function, Trevor Burt, Duke University
  • Molecular Dynamics of SARS-Cov-2 in Pregnancy: Unraveling the Impact on the Placental Barrier, Deepak Kumar, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Affected not Infected: Health of Children Born to Women Living with HIV, Louise Kuhn, Columbia University
  • Dysregulation of Neonatal Immunity by Perinatal Opioid Exposure, Ilhem Messaoudi, University of Kentucky

SIG 2: Regulation of the Microenvironment by Leukocyte-derived Extracellular Vesicles or Exosomes (9am-12pm)

Co-Chairs: Brian Dobosh, Emory University; Kris Genschmer, University of Alabama Birmingham; Camilla Bell, University of Alabama Birmingham

  • Activated T Cells Secrete Extracellular Vesicles in the allergic Airway that Enhance Eosinophil Viability, Heather Pua, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Megakaryocyte and Platelet Extracellular Vesicles in Immunity, Florian Puhm, Université Laval
  • Unpacking the Roles of Neutrophil-derived EVs and Extracellular DNA following Bacterial Challenge, Mallary Greenlee-Wacker, California Polytechnic State University
  • Metabolic Stress and Macrophage-derived EV and their Effects on Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease, Robert Raffai, UCSF
  • Nuclear Envelope Budding Controls the Dynamics of Neutrophil Chemotaxis, Subhash Arya, University of Michigan

SIG 3: Myeloid Cells in Inflammatory Diseases (1-4pm)

Co-Chairs: Zhichao Fan, UConn Health School of Medicine & Catherine 'Lynn' Hedrick, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

  • Title TBA, Catherine 'Lynn' Hedrick, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
  • Monocytes Drive Irreversible Lung Tissue Damage in Cystic Fibrosis, Emanuela M. Bruscia, Yale University School of Medicine
  • Fishing for New Regulators for Neutrophil Migration, Qing Deng, Purdue University
  • Functional and Metabolic Characterization of Olfr2 Expressing Aortic Macrophages in Atherosclerosis, Marco Orecchioni, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
  • Sex-specific and Leukocyte-specific Contributions of Beta2 Integrins in Myocardial Ischemia-reperfusion Injury, Zhichao Fan, UConn Health School of Medicine

SIG 4: Harnessing the Innate Immune System in the Fight Against Sepsis (1-4pm)

Co-Chairs: Julia Bohannon, Vanderbilt University Medical Center & Vidula Vachharajani, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU

  • Innate Immune Exhaustion in Sepsis Pathogenesis, Liwu Li, Virginia Tech
  • Innate Immune Training as a Means of Restoring Immune Function after Burn Injury, Julia Bohannon, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Training Innate Immunity as an Approach to the Management of Sepsis, David Williams, East Tennessee State University
  • The Role of MDSCs in Pathogenesis of Sepsis, Philip Efron, University of Florida
  • The Role of Sirtuins and Immuno-Metabolism of Sepsis, Vidula Vachharajani, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU