Immunity, Inflammation, Infection, and Transplantation
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Serving Pediatric Patients
How do we serve pediatric patients with rare immune diseases? Manish Butte, MD, PhD, a pediatric immunologist at UCLA Health talks about bringing advanced laboratory capabilities to kids with rare immune diseases
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UCLA’s Expertise In Immunology Ranges Far And Wide
Innovation at UCLA extends far beyond a moment of discovery.
UCLA faculty have developed best-in-class T-cell therapies for fighting and beating cancer and for world-leading transplant programs. They have uncovered and invented new ways to prevent and treat infection to meet the challenge of antibiotic resistance.
Their groundbreaking discoveries have unlocked the genetics and cell biology of immunity. Now, they are building mathematical models of human health. Here—now—we are harnessing the power of the immune system to prevent, treat, and cure disease.
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Dr. Lili Yang
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A Generous Contribution
See donor spotlightOnce we fully understand the rules of the immune system, then we can harness the immune system therapeutically to cure disease.
I3T Seminar Series
The I3T Seminar Series 2024-25 is back in person this year with an outstanding lineup of speakers. We have already confirmed dates with the speakers below. All our seminars start at 12pm and conclude at 1pm. Contact us at I3T@mednet.ucla.edu for any questions.
Upcoming Seminars
Please click the "View Seminar Series" link above for a complete list of our 2024-25 I3T Speaker Lineup.
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Speaker: Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD, MSCI
Title: Associate Professor of Medicine & Molecular Microbiology
Institution: UCLA
Date: Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105
Talk Title: "Local complement activation and regulation in the susceptibility to lung injury"
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Speakers: Ivan Salladay-Perez (Covarrubias Lab) & Pablo Alvarez (Li Lab)
Institution: UCLA
Date: Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105
Additional Information: Research In Progress
Talk Titles: "Senescent macrophages accumulate in liver aging and liver steatosis" & "Breaking the barrier: Old World Alphaviruses exploit brain microvascular endothelial cell attachment for neuroinvasion"
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Speaker: Elena Hsieh, MD
Title: Associate Professor of Immunology & Microbiology and Pediatrics
Institution: University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
Date: Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105
Talk Title: "Paving the Road to Precision Medicine, One Gene at a Time"