The American Society forReproductive Immunology |
REGISTER for ASRI 2025 - coming soon | REGISTER for Clinical Course - coming soon |
Saturday, May 17
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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Registration Desk open |
Legends Foyer |
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1:00 PM – 2:30 PM |
Clinical Course Examinations |
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Executive Council Meeting (ASRI Council & Committee Chairs only) |
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Sunday, May 18
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7:30 AM - 4:00 PM |
Registration Desk open |
Legends Foyer |
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast for Clinical Course attendees |
Legends Foyer |
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Clinical Course I: |
Legends I |
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8:00 |
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8:30 |
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9:00 |
Name, TBD |
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9:30 |
Name, TBD |
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10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
COFFEE BREAK |
Legends Foyer |
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Clinical Course II: |
Legends I |
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10:15 |
Name, TBD |
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10:45 |
Name, TBD |
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11:15 |
Name, TBD |
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11:45 |
Name, TBD |
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Clinical Course Lunch Break |
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Clinical Course III: |
Ballroom |
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1:15 |
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1:45 |
Name, TBD |
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2:15 |
Name, TBD |
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2:45 |
Name, TBD |
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3:15 - 3:30 PM |
COFFEE BREAK |
Foyer |
 3:30 - 5:30 PM |
Clinical Course IV: | Ballroom |
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| 5:00 |
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6:00 - 6:15 PM |
Welcome Remarks & Introduction |
Ballroom |
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Liza Konnikova, Yale School of Medicine 2024 Coulam Award recipient |
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6:45 PM - 8:00 PM |
WELCOME RECEPTION |
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PL1: CAROLYN COULAM AWARD LECTURE: A journey towards understanding preterm birth, a
neonatologists perspectiveMonday, May 19
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7:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Registration Desk open |
Foyer |
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
Foyer |
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Emre Seli, March of Dimes |
Ballroom |
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Ramkumar Menon, UTMB 2024 AJRI Award Recipient |
Ballroom |
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
COFFEE BREAK |
Legends Foyer |
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
S-01: A DIFFERENT MATERNAL-FETAL INTERFAE: HOW LACTATION IMPACTS NEONATAL HEALTH AND IMMUNE DEVELOPMENT Chairs: Christina Megli (Univ. Pittsburgh) & Brittany Goods (Dartmouth) |
Ballroom |
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10:00 |
Whitney Harrington, Seattle Children's Hospital – Maternal vaccination and infection associated antigen-specific T cells in breastmilk |
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10:30 |
Kathryn Knoop, Mayo Clinic - Maternal Protection of Enteric Pathogens |
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11:00 |
Deepshika Ramanan, Salk Institute – Got Milk? Role of T cells in Promoting Mammary Immunity and Lactation |
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11:30 |
ORAL 01: TBD |
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11:45 |
ORAL 02: TBD | |
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
S-02: CYTOMEGALOVIRUS Chairs: Craig Bierle & Harsha Palav |
Ballroom |
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10:00 |
Suresh Boppana, University of Alabama Birmingham – TBD |
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10:30 |
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11:00 |
Joshua Hatterschide, Duke University – Defining cell-intrinsic defenses to herpesvirus infection in trophoblast organoids |
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11:30 |
ORAL 03: TBD |
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11:45 |
ORAL 04: TBD |
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
LUNCH & LEARN SESSION: CAREER DEVELOPEMENT Chairs: TBD |
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1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
S-03: IMMUNE (DYS)REGULATION OF THE ENDOMETRIAL ENVIRONMENT Chairs: Renate van der Molen & Dorien Feyaerts |
Ballroom |
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1:30 |
Name, University – Title of Talk |
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2:00 |
Renate van der Molen, Radboud UMC – Menstrual blood; from waste to non-invasive immunomonitoring of reproductive health |
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2:30 |
Christine Metz, Northwell University – Leveraging Menstrual Effluent for Improving the Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis |
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3:00 |
ORAL 05: TBD |
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3:15 |
ORAL 06: TBD |
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1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
S-04: RISK OF CANCER POST-PREGNANCY AND GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER Chairs:Tiziana Cotechini & Mark Sherman |
Ballroom |
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1:30 |
Jamie Bakkum-Gamez, Mayo Clinic – Leveraging methylated DNA markers in the detection of endometrial cancer |
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2:00 |
Frederic Amant, KU Leuven University – Update on cancer treatment during pregnancy |
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2:30 |
Name, TBD |
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3:00 |
ORAL 07: TBD |
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3:15 |
ORAL 08: TBD |
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3:30 PM – 4:00 PM |
COFFEE BREAK |
Foyer |
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3:30 PM – 6:00 PM |
POSTER SESSION |
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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
POSTER JUDGING (Top Poster Finalists) |
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Free Evening - Dinner on your own |
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PL2: PRESIDENT'S SESSION: Advancing Maternal-Child Health through Research: a Perspective from the March of Dimes
AJRI AWARD LECTURE: Exosomal Interleukin -10: A Therapeutic Solution to Preterm Birth?Tuesday, May 20
Jennifer Lund, Fred Hutch – Regulation of immunity in the female genital tract in context of virus infection
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7:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Registration Desk open |
Foyer |
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
Foyer |
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Chairs: TBD |
Ballroom |
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G01: TBD | |
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8:15 |
G02: TBD |
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| 8:45 | G04: TBD |
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| 9:00 | G05: TBD |
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9:15 |
G06: TBD |
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9:30 AM -10:00 AM |
COFFEE BREAK |
Foyer |
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
S-05: SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN PREGNANCY Chairs: Heather True & Andrea Edlow |
Ballroom |
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10:00 |
Heather True, Harvard University – The Impact of Maternal Opioid Use on Maternal-Fetal Immunity |
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10:30 |
Elinor Sullivan, Oregon Health – Kynurenine metabolites mediate the relationship between adiposity during pregnancy and child behavior |
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11:00 |
Name, TBD |
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11:30 |
ORAL 09: TBD |
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11:45 |
ORAL 10: TBD |
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
S-06: UNDERSTANDING FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE PROTECTION FROM STIs/UTIs AND INTERACTIONS WITH COMMENSALS IN THE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT Chairs: Amy Gillgrass & Rafael Michita |
Ballroom |
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10:00 |
Indira Mysorekar, Baylor College of Medicine – Hormonal and B cell modulation of UTIs in urogenital tract |
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| 10:30 | Jennifer Lund, Fred Hutch - Regulation of immunity in the female genital tract in context of virus infection |
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11:00 |
Ryan Doster, University of Louisville – Carbohydrates and commensals: metabolic interactions influencing Group B Streptococcus vaginal colonization |
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11:30 |
ORAL 11: TBD |
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11:45 |
ORAL 12: TBD |
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
ASRI BUSINESS MEETING & LUNCH Chair: David Aronoff, ASRI President |
Ballroom |
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
TRAINEE LUNCH & MEET THE SPEAKERS (Trainees only) | TBD |
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1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
S-07: TROPHOBLASTS Chairs: Tamara Tilburgs & Elizabeth Enninga |
Ballrom |
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1:30 |
Thor Theunissen, Washington University St. Louis – Building human embryo and placenta models from naive stem cells |
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2:00 |
Lynda Harris, University of Nebraska Medical Center – From trophoblast biology to therapeutic interventions |
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2:30 |
Name, TBD |
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3:00 |
ORAL 13: TBD |
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3:15 |
ORAL 14: TBD |
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1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
S-08: REPRODUCTIVE AGING AND IMMUNITY Chairs: Aihua Liao & Emilyn Alejandro |
Ballroom |
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Michael Stout, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation – Cell-type-specific mechanisms of aging |
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2:00 |
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2:30 |
Yousin Suh, Columbia University – Ovarian Aging: A target for Geroprotection |
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3:00 |
ORAL 15: TBD |
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3:15 |
ORAL 16: TBD |
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3:30 PM - 3:45 PM |
COFFEE BREAK |
Foyer |
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3:45 PM – 5:45 PM |
S-09: THE COMPLEMENT SYSTEM IN PREGNANCY Chairs: Jean Regal & Belen Gimeno |
Ballroom |
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3:45 |
Jean Regal, University of Minnesota - The Complement System and Preeclampsia |
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4:15 |
Lynn Sykes, Imperial College of London – Modulating the cervicovaginal complement response as a therapeutic strategy for preterm birth prevention |
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4:45 |
Richard Burwick, Cedars-Sinai (LA) – Complement in Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome |
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5:15 |
ORAL 17: TBD |
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5:30 |
ORAL 18: TBD |
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3:45 PM – 5:45 PM |
S-10: IMMUNOMETABOLISM Chairs: Steve McCartney & Eliza McColl |
Ballroom |
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3:45 |
Theresa Powell, University of Colorado – Adiponectin as the mediator for obesity related changes in placental function and programming of adult disease |
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4:15 |
Catherine Thornton, Swansea University – Metabolic rewiring of the maternal immune response in pregnancy |
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4:45 |
Steve McCartney, University of Washington – Immunometabolism at the Maternal Fetal Interface |
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5:15 |
ORAL 19: TBD |
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5:30 |
ORAL 20: TBD |
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7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
TRAINEE NETWORKING EVENT |
TBD |
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AJRI Editorial Board Meeting (invitation only) |
PL03: GUSDON AWARD SESSIONWednesday, May 21
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7:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Registration Desk open |
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Helen Lazear, UNC Chapel Hill |
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The vaginal microbiome as a modifier of reproductive health outcomes David MacIntyre, Imperial College London 2024 Herr Award recipient |
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9:30 AM -10:00 AM |
COFFEE BREAK |
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
S-11: FETAL/NEONATAL IMMUNITY Chairs: Nathan Schuldt & Tyler Rice |
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| 10:00 | Nathan Schuldt - University of Minnesota - Physiological Microbial Exposure and Fetal Immune Development | |
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Amelie Collins, CCHMC – Maternal inflammation regulates fetal emergency myelopoiesis |
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11:00 |
Naomi McGovern, Cambridge University – How the interactions of placental macrophages with transplacental pathogens change across gestation |
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11:30 |
ORAL 21: TBD |
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11:45 |
ORAL 22: TBD |
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
S-12: EV-SPECIFIC IMMUNE IMPACT ON REPRODUCTIVE TISSUES Chairs: Priya Pantham & TBD |
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10:00 |
Priya Pantham, UCSD – Placental Extracellular Vesicles as Mediators of Renal Dysfunction in Preeclampsia |
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10:30 |
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11:00 |
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11:30 |
ORAL 23: TBD |
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11:45 |
ORAL 24: TBD |
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
LUNCH & LEARN SESSION: THE VIVIAN ACT AND CMV SCREENING IN MINNESOTA Chairs: Sylvie Girard, Craig Bierl & Elizabeth Enninga |
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1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
S-13: GLYCOIMMUNOLOGY OF PREGNANCY Chairs: Wendy Goodman & TBD |
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Brian Cobb, Case Western University – Pregnancy-Induced Changes in IgG Function |
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Gabriela Dveksler, USUHS – The role of glycans in the function of pregnancy-specific glycoproteins |
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Adrian Erlebacher, UCSF – TBD |
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ORAL 25: TBD |
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ORAL 26: TBD |
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1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
S-14: THERAPEUTIC DEVELOPMENT - VACCINES AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES Chairs: Natasha Tilston-Lunel & Enrico Barrozo |
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1:30 |
Patrick Duffy, NIH – Title TBD |
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2:00 |
Kristin Adams Waldorf, University of Washington – Impact of an Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist on Preterm Labor and Bacterial Trafficking in a Pregnant Nonhuman Primate Model |
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2:30 |
Natasha Tilston-Lunel, Indiana University – Oropouche Virus: An Emerging Orthobunyavirus |
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3:00 |
ORAL 27: TBD |
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3:15 |
ORAL 28: TBD |
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7:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
ASRI DINNER & AWARDS CEREMONY |
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PL04: CHAIR'S SESSION: Protective and pathogenic immunity during congenital Zika virus infection
HERR AWARD LECTURE: Thursday, May 22
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