Workshop 10: Immune origins of adverse pregnancy outcomes
Tracks
Session Name
| Friday, September 8, 2023 |
| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Batten Room 2 |
Details
Organisers:
Dr Mancy Tong (Yale, USA)
Prof Indira Mysorekar (Baylor College of Medicine, USA)
Aim:
The aims of this workshop are to highlight the latest research on immune and infectious contributors to adverse pregnancy outcomes and to discuss new directions and technologies that we can utilize to push this field forward.
1330-1350: Prof Ana Zenclussen
1350-1410: Dr Elizabeth Ann Enninga
1410-1425: Dr Craig Bierle
1425-1445: Dr Mancy Tong
1445-1500: Dr Lu Liu
1500-1520: Dr Aleksandar Stanic
1520-1530: Discussion and conclusion
Speakers
Prof Ana Zenclussen
Head of Environmental Immunology
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Understanding B cell-mediated immune mechanisms underlying pre-term birth (or pregnancy complications) and their relevance for intervention strategies
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Dr Elizabeth Ann Enninga
Assistant Professor
Mayo Clinic
Understanding chronic villitis origins: Infectious vs alloimmune responses
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM
Dr Craig Bierle
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota
CD4+ but Not CD8+ T Cells Are Required for Protection Against Severe Guinea Pig Cytomegalovirus Infection
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM
Dr Mancy Tong
Assistant Professor
Yale University
Impact of Preimplantation Exposure to Viral Double-Stranded RNA on Decidualization, Placental Development and Pregnancy Outcome
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM
Dr Lu Liu
Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University
Accumulation of CXCR3- KLRG1+ CD8+ T cells in decidualized endometrium: pathogen-specific defense to protect the embryo?
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Dr Aleksandar Stanic
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Integrating single cell and spatial approaches to unravel decidual immunology in preeclampsia
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
