Rescheduled: April 28-29, 2021
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
2:00-2:05 PM Welcome and Symposium Introduction
David Corry, Baylor College of Medicine
Keynote Introduction and Moderator:
Cynthia Ju, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2:05-2:50 Keynote Address
COVID-19 Immunity and Vaccines: Unknowns and The Role of Mucosal Immunity
Linda Saif, Ohio State
Session 1: Coronavirus, Antiviral Immunity
2:50-3:15 mRNA-1273 Efficacy in a Severe COVID-19 Model: Attenuated Activation of Pulmonary Immune Cells After Challenge
Michelle Meyer, University of Texas Medical Branch
3:15-3:40 Tackling Variability in RNA Viruses
Catherine Schein, University of Texas Medical Branch
3:40-4:05 Antiviral Immune Response in Alzheimer’s Disease
Wei Cao, Baylor College of Medicine
Trainee Presentations
4:05-4:20 Engineering T-cell Therapies for Alloimmune Diseases
Feiyan Mo, Baylor College of Medicine
4:20-4:35 Human Norovirus Exhibits Strain-specific Sensitivity to Host Interferon Pathways in Human Intestinal Enteroids
Shih-Ching Lin, Washington University School of Medicine
4:35-5:05 Poster session
Thursday, April 29, 2021
8:45-8:50 Welcome and Keynote introduction
David Corry, Baylor College of Medicine
8:50-9:35 Keynote: Inhibitory Mechanisms in the Tumor Microenvironment
Dario Vignali, University of Pittsburgh
Session 2: Tumor Immunobiology and Resistance
Moderator: Max Mamonkin, Baylor College of Medicine
9:35-10:00 Microbes and NETs in Pancreatic Cancer
Florencia McAllister, MD Anderson Cancer Center
10:00-10:25 Regulation of T Cell Metabolism and Function in Cancer Immunity
Shao-Cong Sun, MD Anderson Cancer Center
10:25-10:50 Targeting Cytokine Network as an Immunotherapeutic Modality for Kras Mutant Lung Cancer
Seyed Javad Moghaddam, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Trainee Presentations
Moderator: Max Mamonkin, Baylor College of Medicine
10:50-11:05 Irreversible Mitochondrial Metabolic Reprogramming in Alveolar Macrophages Accelerates Lung Cancer Progression
Cheng-Yen Chang, Baylor College of Medicine
11:05-11:20 Anti-CTLA-4 Generates Memory T-cells with Greater Expansion and Cytotoxicity Than Anti-PD-1
Stephen Mok, MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:20-11:30 Break
Session 3 – Pathogen immunity
Moderator: Momoko Yoshimoto, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
11:30-11:55 T Helper Plasticity in Balancing Pathology and Protection in Malaria
Robin Stephens, University of Texas Medical Branch
Trainee Presentations
11:55-12:10 Candidalysin Drives C. albicans-Induced Allergic Airway Disease Through Platelets
Yifan Wu, Baylor College of Medicine
12:10-12:25 T Cell Antigen Identification Using Fas-reporter Cells
Takahiko Miyama, MD Anderson Cancer Center
12:25-1:00 Lunch/Networking break
1:00-1:10 Keynote Introduction
Moderator: Stephanie Watowich, MD Anderson Cancer Center
1:10-1:55 Keynote:
Systems Biological Analysis of Immunity to Infection and Vaccination
Bali Pulendran, Stanford University
1:55-2:20 Gut Microbiota-derived Metabolites in the Regulation of Intestinal Homeostasis and Inflammation
Yingzi Cong, University of Texas Medical Branch
2:20-2:45 Infection Drives Dnmt3a-loss of function Clonal Hematopoiesis via IFNg Signaling
Katherine King, Baylor College of Medicine
2:45-3:10 Therapeutic Strategies for HPV Associated Cancers
Jagan Sastry, MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:10-3:20 Break
Trainee Presentations
Moderator: Nancy Huang, Texas A&M Institute of Biosciences and Technology
3:20-3:35 Heme Activates the Inflammatory Caspases to Induce Cytokine Release and Cell Death
Beatriz Bolivar, Baylor College of Medicine
3:35-3:50 Continuous Generation of Effector T Cells with Mouse Cytomegalovirus Vaccination to Prolong Malaria Immunity
Komi Gbédandé, University of Texas Medical Branch
3:50-3:55 GPR120 Suppresses Intestinal Inflammation Through Regulation of CD4+ T cell IL-10 Production
Wenjing Yang, University of Texas Medical Branch
4:05 Closing Remarks
David Cory, Baylor College of Medicine
Stephanie Watowich, MD Anderson Cancer Center