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Sunday, October 25, 2009 |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. |
Conference Registration (Conference Center Lobby) |
| 3:00-3:30 p.m. |
Welcome Beverage Break (Conference Center Foyer) |
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3:30-5:30 p.m.
(Nirvana) |
Session I:
T-Cell Mediated Immunity
Chair: Laura Haynes, Ph.D.
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Edward J. Usherwood, Ph.D.
Dartmouth Medical School
"Enhancing Memory T-cell Quality in Acute and Chronic Infections" |
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Dorina Avram, Ph.D.
Albany Medical College
"Antigen-specific Clonal Expansion and Cytolytic Effector Function of CD8+ T-lymphocytes Depend on the
Transcription Factor BCL11B" |
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Xuefang Cao, Ph.D.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
"Cytokine-mediated Inhibition of Regulatory T-cells" |
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Ralph C. Budd, Ph.D.
University of Vermont
"Caspases in T-cell Activation: the FLIP Side" |
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Daniel T. Fisher, B.S.*
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
"Targeting Lymphocyte-Endothelial-IL-6 Axis to Overcome Limited CD8 T-cell Trafficking into the Tumor Environment" |
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Neil D. Christensen, Ph.D.
Penn State University
"An HLA-A2.1 Transgenic Rabbit Model to Assess Protective and Therapeutic Immunity to Papillomavirus Infections" |
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| 5:30-6:30 p.m. |
Hotel Registration (Main Hotel Lobby) |
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6:30-7:30 p.m. |
Dinner (Bellvue, Conference Center) |
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7:30-8:30 p.m.
(Bellvue) |
Keynote Speaker
Chair: Michael Princiotta, Ph.D.
Jonathan W. Yewdell, M.D., Ph.D.
Laboratory of Viral Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
"Two Adventures in Viral Immunology"
Sponsored by BD Biosciences
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Free Time |
Gather with your colleagues at various resort locations including Mr. Brown's Pub or The Veranda. |
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Monday, October 26, 2009 |
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7:00-8:15 a.m. |
Breakfast (LA Bella Vita) |
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8:30-10:30 a.m.
(Bellvue) |
Session II:
Immune Regulation
Chair: James R. Drake, Ph.D.
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Aimin Jiang, Ph.D.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
"Regulation of DC-mediated Tolerance by the
E-cadherin/beta-catenin Signaling Pathway" |
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Lisa Russell, B.S.
University at Buffalo
"The Role of Ets-1 in the Regulation of
Autoreactive B-cells" |
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William Kerr, Ph.D.
SUNY Upstate Medical University
"Using Genetics and Chemistry to Understand SHIP Function" |
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Anna Wasiuk, B.S.
Dartmouth Medical School
"Mast Cells as Regulators of Adaptive Immunity to Tumors" |
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Karen A. Fortner. Ph.D.*
University of Vermont
"The Death Receptor Fas (DC95/APO-1) and Pro-apoptotic BH3-only Protein Bim Synergize in the Deletion of
T-lymphocytes Undergoing Homeostatic Proliferation" |
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Darci Gorgone, Technical Applications Specialist
BD Biosciences
"Welcome to a More Colorful World" |
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10:30-11:00 a.m. |
Break (Conference Center Foyer) |
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11:00-12:15 p.m.
(Bellvue) |
Session III:
Mucosal Immunity
Chair: Jay K. Kolls, M.D.
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Nicholas J. Mantis, Ph.D.
Wadsworth Center
"Secretory IgA: Immune Protection and Surveillance
in the Gut" |
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Dawn M. Jelley-Gibbs, Ph.D.
Trudeau Institute
"Control of T-cell Migration to Lung Airways Following Respiratory Virus Infection" |
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Chia-Hsin Ju, M.S.*
Cornell University
"Toxoplasma gondii Triggers Innate Immune Response of Mucosal Epithelial Cells Through TLRs" |
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Alexander Maue, Ph.D.
SUNY Upstate Medical University
"Infection of Mice with Plasmodium chabaudi Affects the Development of a Heterologous Immune Response" |
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| 12:15-12:30 p.m. |
Put up posters in Nirvana/Wapanak |
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12:30-1:45 p.m. |
Lunch (LA Bella Vita) |
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1:45-3:30 p.m.
(Bellvue) |
Session IV:
Anti-viral Immunity
Chair: Edith Lord, Ph.D.
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Ling Cao, Ph.D.*
University of New England
"Murine LP-BM5 Viral Infection Induced Peripheral Neuorpathy in C57BL/6 Mice" |
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Marcia A. Blackman, Ph.D.
Trudeau Institute
"Life-long Gamma-herpesvirus Latency is Maintained in an
Immunocompetent Host" |
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David J. Topham, Ph.D.
University of Rochester
"Human Immune Responses to the 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza Virus and Experimental Vaccines Against
Emerging Influenza Viruses" |
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Jason Botten, Ph.D.
University of Vermont
"A Multivalent Human Vaccine for the Old World
Arenaviruses" |
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Kristen A. Porter, B.S.*
Albany Medical College
"CIITA Enhances HIV-1 Attachment to CD4+ T-cells Leading to Enhanced Infection and Cell Depletion" |
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| 3:30-4:00 p.m. |
Break (Conference Center Foyer) |
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4:00-4:45 p.m.
(Nirvana/Wapanak) |
Session V:
Selected Oral Poster Presentations*
Chair: Jonathan W. Yewdell, M.D., Ph.D.
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Bhuvana Katkere, B.S.*
Albany Medical College
"Role of B-cell Receptor Ubiquitination in Regulating Antigen Processing" |
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Annapoorani Chockalingam, Ph.D.*
Cornell University
"Toll-like Receptor 9 is Rapidly Internalized from Cell Surface to Survey Endolysosomes for CpG DNA" |
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Jonah Riddell, B.S.*
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
"Control of Prostate Tumor Vasculature by Peroxiredoxin 1" |
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4:45-5:45 p.m.
(Bellvue) |
Keynote Speaker
Chair: Yasmin Thanavala, Ph.D.
Jay K. Kolls, M.D.
Professor, Genetics and Pediatrics
Chair, Department of Genetics
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
"Th17 Cytokines: Roles in Mucosal Immunity and Chronic Inflammation"
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6:00-7:00 p.m. |
Dinner (LA Bella Vita) |
7:00-10:00 p.m.
(Nirvana/Wapanak) |
Poster Session/Vendor Fair Mixer |
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1. |
Ling Cao<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /> |
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2. |
Matthew Giannandrea |
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3. |
Guang-Bi Jin |
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4. |
Claire E. Burkum |
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5. |
Stephen J. Forbes |
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6. |
Kevin M. Hart |
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7. |
Rachael Racine* |
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8. |
Craig Brackett |
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9. |
Adam T. Waickman |
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10. |
Heather R. Conti |
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11. |
Janet Sei |
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12. |
Benjamin Wolf* |
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13. |
Jacqueline Guterman |
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14. |
Yong Heo |
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15. |
Leah Alabanza |
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16. |
James M. Rice |
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17. |
Aaron Glass |
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18. |
Chen-Ting Lee |
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19. |
Daniel T. Fisher* |
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20. |
Alvaro Mendoza |
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21. |
Maegan L. Capitano |
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22. |
Douglas V. Donaldson |
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23. |
Derek Jones |
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24. |
Amolo S. Asito |
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25. |
Joel Wilmore |
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26. |
Joanne Y.H. Lim |
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27. |
Abigail L. Sedlacek |
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28. |
Chia-Hsin Ju* |
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29. |
James C. Brooks |
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30. |
Annapoorani Chockalingam* |
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31. |
Jason Muhitch |
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32. |
Bhuvana Katkere* |
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33. |
Amithi Narendran |
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34. |
Bibiana V. Iglesias |
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35. |
Hailong Guo |
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36. |
Karen A. Fortner* |
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37. |
Anthony J. Hickey |
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38. |
Ying Li |
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39. |
Anna Wasiuk |
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40. |
Kristen A. Porter* |
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41. |
Joshua A. Obar |
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42. |
Jonah Riddell* |
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43. |
Constantine Bitsaktsis |
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44. |
Bikash Sahay |
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45. |
F. Eun-Hyung Lee |
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46. |
Jennifer Huntington |
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47. |
Jonathan Boyson |
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48. |
Abu Salim Mustafa |
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
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7:00-8:15 a.m. |
Breakfast (LA Bella Vita) |
8:30-9:30 a.m.
(Bellvue) |
Session VI:
Adaptive Immunity
Chair: Margaret Bynoe, Ph.D.
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Theodore G. Clark, Ph.D.
Cornell University
"Tetrahymena thermophilia: a Novel Platform for Production
and Delivery of Subunit Vaccines" |
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Jianxun Song, Ph.D.
Penn State University
"Cooperation Between Molecular Targets of
Costimulation in Promoting T-cell Persistence" |
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Rachael Racine, M.S. *
Wadsworth Center
"IgM Provides Long-term Protective Immunity Against Intracellular Bacterial Infection" |
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| 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Special Presentation
Introduction: Brent Berwin, Ph.D.
Jonathan W. Yewdell, M.D., Ph.D.
"How to Succeed in Science Without Really Trying"
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10:30-10:45 a.m. |
Break (Conference Center Foyer) |
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10:45-12:45 p.m.
(Bellvue) |
Session VII:
Anti-Pathogen Immunity
Chair: Gary Winslow, Ph.D.
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F. Eun-Hyung Lee, M.D.
University of Rochester
"Novel Method for Diagnosing Microbial Infections
with a Blood Antibody Secreting Cell Assay:
the 'MicroBspot'" |
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Bikash Sahay, Ph.D.
Albany Medical College
"CD14 Signaling Reciprocally Controls Collagen Deposition and Turnover to Regulate the Development of Lyme Arthritis" |
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Susana Mendez, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Cornell University
"Toll-like Receptors: How to Use Them to Kill Leishmania" |
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Benjamin Wolf, B.S.*
SUNY Upstate Medical University
"Comparison of Host Cell and Listeria-derived Proteins in the Generation of Peptide-MHC Complexes" |
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Heather R. Conti, B.S.
University at Buffalo
"Th17/IL-17 Receptor Signaling and not Th1 Cells are Essential for Mucosal Host Defense Against Oral Candidiasis" |
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Deeqa Mahamed, B.S.
Cornell University
"CD73 and Extracellular Adenosine Confer Susceptibility to Toxoplasma gondii Infection" |
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12:45-2:00 p.m. |
Lunch (LA Bella Vita) |
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DEPART FROM CONFERENCE |
