Annual I3T Scientific Retreat

Event Information

Date: June 11, 2019
Time: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Location: Geffen Lecture Hall, 130

The 2019 I3T Scientific Retreat will focus on food allergy, balancing immune tolerance, and infectious disease challenges.

The day's events will be broken into three sessions with a poster session. A light breakfast and lunch will be served.

Registration is required for this event.

The deadline for abstract submission is May 27, 2019.

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Welcome Remarks and Introductions

Welcome Remarks & Objectives

Steven J. Bensinger, V.M.D., Ph.D.
Director, UCLA I3T Research Theme, Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Genetics, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology

Committee Member

Michael R. Yeaman, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, UCLA, Chief of the Division Molecular Medicine, and Vice Chair of the Dept. of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Committee Member

Maureen Su, M.D.
Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, UCLA

Plenary Speaker Introductions

Manish Butte, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pediatric Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology, UCLA

Plenary Speakers

Plenary Speaker

Brian Vickery, M.D.
Associate Professor, Emory University

Plenary Speaker

M. Cecilia Berin, Ph.D.
Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Retreat Schedule and Topic Information

* Registration is required for this event.

Time	Speaker/Session Information
8:30 - 9:00 AM	Light Breakfast and coffee
9:00 - 9:05 AM	Steven J Bensinger, V.M.D., Ph.D. \| Welcome to the 2019 I3T Scientific Retreat and Objectives
SESSION 1:	BREAKTHROUGHS IN FOOD ALLERGY (Moderator Dr. Manish Butte)
9:05 - 9:15 AM	Manish Butte, M.D., Ph.D. \| Introduction to the Plenary Speakers
9:15 - 10:00 AM	Brian Vickery, M.D. \| Plenary Speaker - Associate Professor, Pulmonology, Allergy & Immunology, Cystic Fibrosis and Sleep, Emory University Title: "Food Allergy: Landscape in 2019 and Beyond"
10:00 - 10:45 AM	M. Cecilia Berin, Ph.D. \| Plenary Speaker - Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Title: "Immune Mechanisms of Food Allergy: Lessons from Pediatric Cohorts"
10:50 - 11:10 AM	Coffee Break
SESSION 2:	BALANCING IMMUNE TOLERANCE (Moderator Dr. Maureen Su)
11:15 - 11:20 AM	Maureen A. Su, M.D. \| Introduction to Session 2
11:20 - 11:45 AM	Christina Charles-Schoeman, M.D. \| Associate Professor and Chief, Division of Rheumatology Title: "Decreased Inflammatory Arthritis in Human Serum Paraoxonase 1 Transgenic Mice"
11:45 - 12:10 PM	Lili Yang, Ph.D. \| Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Title: "miR-146a regulation of Th17 cells and autoimmunity"
12:10 - 12:35 PM	Donald Kohn, M.D. \| Distinguished Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics; Pediatrics; Molecular and Medical Pharmacology Title: "Gene Therapy for PIDs"
12:45 - 2:00 PM GH - Studio B36	Lunch & Poster Session
SESSION 3:	INFECTIOUS DISEASE CHALLENGES (Moderator Dr. Michael Yeaman)
2:10 - 2:35 PM	Michael R. Yeaman, Ph.D. \| Professor and Chief, Division of Molecular Medicine Title: "Introduction: Systems Immunobiology of Infectious Disease"
2:35 - 3:00 PM	Elissa Hallem, Ph.D. \| Associate Professor, Brain Research Institute, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Title: "How skin-penetrating nematodes find and infect human hosts"
3:00 - 3:25 PM	Scott Filler, M.D. \| Professor and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Title: "Addressing the Growing Threat of Fungal Pathogens"
3:25 - 3:50 PM	Selected Speaker #1
3:50 - 4:15 PM	Selected Speaker #2
4:15 - 4:30 PM GH - Studio B36	Best Poster Award Announcement
4:30 - 6:00 PM GH - Studio B36	Final Reception

The Immunology, Inflammation, Infection, and Transplantation Research Theme (I3T)

The Immunology, Inflammation, Infection, and Transplantation Research Theme (I3T)