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1st Annual Infection and Immunity Symposium

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1st Annual Infectious Disease and Immunology Symposium

Agenda

Time	Event
*8:30 – 9:00 a.m.*	*Registration and Continental Breakfast*
*9:00 - 9:10 a.m.*	*Welcome and Introductions* David Topham, PhD and Paul Bohjanen, MD, PhD University of Rochester
*9:15 – 9:45 a.m.*	Jennifer Nayak, MD University of Rochester "Recombinant Live-Attenuated Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine in Children"
*9:45 – 10:30 a.m.*	Angela Branche, MD University of Rochester *"The Diagnostic Utility of Host Gene Expression in Adults with Respiratory Illnesses"*
*10:45 – 11:15 a.m.*	GUEST: Steven Kleinstein, PhD Yale University *"Analysis of B cell antibody repertoires to identify immune signatures of vaccination and infection responses"*
*11:15 – 12:00 p.m.*	Tim Mosmann, PhD University of Rochester *"Deep re-analysis of the HVTN105 vaccine trial – mining the richness of flow data"*
*12:00 – 12:45 p.m.*	*LUNCH*
*12:45 – 1:30 p.m.*	*Poster Viewing & Contest*
*1:30 – 2:15 p.m.*	GUEST: Michael Gale, Jr, PhD University of Minnesota *"Combating emerging viruses"*
*2:15 – 2:45 p.m.*	Kristin Scheible, MD University of Rochester *"Investigating immune FIT-ness during fetal and early postnatal development"*
*2:45 - 3:00 p.m.*	*Coffee Break*
*3:00 – 3:30 p.m.*	Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan, PhD University of Rochester *"Immunobiology of Bone Infections"*
*3:30 – 4:15 p.m.*	Tanya Mayadas, PhD University of Rochester *"Harnessing neutrophils for anti-tumor immunity"*
*4:15 – 5:00 p.m.*	Panel Discussion "*The Future of Infection and Immunity Research"*
*5:00 – 5:15 p.m.*	*Closing Remarks* David Topham, PhD and Paul Bohjanen, MD, PhD University of Rochester
*5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.*	RECEPTION Beverages and snacks