Immunobiology Workshop
Topic: Mucosal Immunity and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Speakers for Fall 2008
- September 29, 2008 at 4:10PM in 1414MBB
- Dr. Craig Franklin, DVM, Ph.D., Dept of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri-Columbia.
- Title: TBA
- Research emphasis: 1) Pathogenesis of chronic intestinal mucosal inflammation and 2) characterization of mouse models of glomerulopathy and multiple sclerosis.
- November 10, 2008 at 4:10PM in 1414MBB
- Dr. Bo Wei, MD, PhD, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
- Title: TBA
- Research emphasis: Cellular and molecular basis of bacterial-immune homeostasis in the gut, and how these insights can explain the pathogenesis and guide the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
- November 17, 2008 at 12:00noon in 1226 Vet Med
- Dr. Kenneth Simpson, BVM, PhD, Dept of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Title: TBA
- Research emphasis: 1) Role of Helicobacter in gastrointestinal and hepatic inflammation, and 2) the impact of the intestinal micro flora on inflammatory bowel disease in dogs, cats, and humans.
- December 1, 2008 at 4:10PM in 1414MBB
- Dr. Sandra Kim, MD, Dept of Pediatrics, Div of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
- Title: TBA
- Research emphasis: 1) Induction and perturbation of chronic intestinal & extra-intestinal inflammation by resident bacteria, 2) Genetic Mechanisms of host susceptibility to bacterial products inducing inflammation, 3) Regulation of immunosuppressive molecules in intestinal epithelial cells, and 4) Clinical trials of novel therapeutic agents in inflammatory bowel disease in patients.
