AAI Program Committee: Back to School: A Review of Four Fast-Moving Fields

04 May 2018
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
ROOM 17AB

AAI Program Committee: Back to School: A Review of Four Fast-Moving Fields

Chairs:
Eugene M. Oltz, Washington Univ. Sch. of Med., AAI Program Committee Chair
Jennifer A. Punt, Univ. of Pennsylvania Sch. of Vet. Med.

Speakers:

  • Jeffrey C. Rathmell, Vanderbilt Univ., Update on immunometabolism and how to fuel immunity
  • David A. Hildeman, Cincinnati Children’s Hosp. Med. Ctr., Cell death in the immune system
  • Ann J. Feeney, Scripps Res. Inst., Chromatin conformation and epigenetics of the antigen receptor loci shape emerging immune repertoires
  • Paul G. Thomas, St. Jude Children’s Res. Hosp., Defining essential features of epitope-specific T cell receptor repertoires responding to pathogens and tumors

This workshop intends to bring a broad audience up-to-date on a few emerging or rapidly changing fields or areas of technological innovation. Expert lecturers will provide an overview of each trending topic with an emphasis on communicating big picture concepts.