Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program Research Conference Speakers – 2020-2021
ACI Seminars will occur via Zoom on Mondays at 4:00 pm.
| Sep. 7 | NO SEMINAR – LABOR DAY |
| Sep. 14 | Neelakshi Jog, PhD Environmental Factors and Mechanisms of Hematopoietic Dysregulation in SLE Pathogenesis |
| Sep. 21 | Meng Zhao, PhD Calcium Signals and Metabolism Regulate the Functional Differentiation of iNKT cells |
| Sep. 28 | Eliza Chakravarty, MD What happens when you stop immunosuppressing lupus patients? |
| Oct. 5 | Xiao-Hong Sun, PhD Thymus-derived innate lymphoid cells |
| Oct. 12 | R. Hal Scofield, MD Anti-muscarinic 3 receptor antibodies in Sjogren’s |
| Oct. 19 | |
| Oct. 26 | Saurabh Gawde Blood Proteins as Biomarkers for Disease in MS Patients |
| Nov. 2 | Matlock Jeffries, MD The Gut Microbiome as a Novel Mediator of Wound Healing and Osteoarthritis Resistance |
| Nov. 9 | NO SEMINAR – ACR CONVERGENCE 2020 VIRTUAL MEETING |
| Nov. 16 | Ken Smith, PhD The Origins and Outcomes of Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 |
| Nov. 23 | Jacquelyn Gorman, PhD Understanding the Complex Web Between Anti-viral Autoimmune Variants and the Interferon Program |
| Nov. 30 | Carol Webb, PhD ARID3a, New Outlooks on Old Problems |
| Dec. 7 | Kevin Thomas Investigating Molecular Heterogeneity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| Dec. 14 | Bhupinder Singh, PhD Lupus susceptibility region containing rs34330 mechanistically affects the expressions of multiple target genes and cellular functions |
| Dec. 21 | NO SEMINAR – HAPPY HOLIDAYS |
| Dec. 28 | NO SEMINAR – HAPPY HOLIDAYS |
| Jan. 4 | NO SEMINAR |
| Jan. 11 | NO SEMINAR |
| Jan. 18 | NO SEMINAR |
| Jan. 25 | NO SEMINAR |
| Feb. 1 | A. Darise Farris, PhD Molecular Definition of Salivary Gland CD4+ T cells in Sjögren’s Syndrome |
| Feb. 8 | Gaurav Kumar, PhD Deficiency in BCMA Reveals Sex Differences in Demyelinating Autoimmune Disease |
| Feb. 15 | Harini Bagavant, PhD Sarcoid Granuloma: A Bridge Between Infection and Autoimmunity |
| Feb. 22 | Sherri Longobardi Shared Autoantibody Specificities in Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients |
| Mar. 1 | Josh Mytych Human serum-opsonized Bacillus anthracis peptidoglycan alters human M2 macrophage phenotype and efferocytic function |
| Mar. 8 | Kevin Thomas Molecular Characterization of the Clinical Presentation of Lupus |
| Mar. 15 | Jose Alberola-Ila MD, PhD Genetic Analysis of Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILCs) Development |
| Mar. 22 | Kristi Koelsch, PhD Salivary Autoantibodies in Sjögren’s Syndrome and Non-SS Sicca |
| Mar. 29 | Adi Jupudi TCR Reactivity and Antigen Discovery in Sjogren’s Syndrome |
| Apr. 5 | Samantha Webb, PhD Deep Phenotyping Reveals Race-based differences in Lupus Disease Activity |
| Apr. 12 | Narcis Popescu Modulation of Innate Immune Responses to Peptidoglycan by Anthrax Toxins |
| Apr. 19 | Bob Axtell, PhD Searching for Markers to Aid Clinical Decision-Making: Update on Biomarkers of Neuro-Autoimmune Diseases |
| Apr. 26 | Joan Merrill, MD Can Science Untangle the Knots of Lupus Treatment? |
| May 3 | CANCELLED |
| May 10 | NO SEMINAR – AAI ANNUAL MEETING 2021 |
| May 17 | Michael Bachmann, PhD, Professor of Translational Radiopharmacology, Technical University of Dresden, Germany Modular CARs Using Epitopes of the Autoantigen La for Retargeting of Immune Cells |
| May 24 | Caleb Marlin, PhD Multiplex Imaging Technologies in the ACI-Human Phenotyping Core |
| May 31 | NO SEMINAR – MEMORIAL DAY |
The Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program Research Conferences coincides with the academic year (September through May). Please contact Louise Williamson at (405) 271-2277 or Louise-Williamson@omrf.org for information on the 2020-2021 seminar schedule.
