Registration, Opening Remarks and Keynote
8 AM - Registration and Check-in
8:45 AM - Welcome note and Introduction to Immune Synapses Toronto
Ali Abdul-Sater and Yuqing Feng
9 AM - Keynote Lecture
Dawn M.E. Bowdish, Ph.D (McMaster University): On Aging, Inflammation, and Infections
10 AM - Coffee Break and Poster Setup
Immunology at the Forefront of Discovery
10:15 AM - Speaker Presentation
Rodney DeKoter, Ph.D (Western University): A Shadow of my Former Self: Transcription Factor Mutations in B Cell Development and Leukemia
10:45 AM - Speaker Presentation
Josh Koenig, Ph.D (McMaster University): Type 2 Memory B Cells Hold IgE Memory
11:15 AM - Speaker Presentation
Chao Wang, Ph.D (Sunnybrook Research Institute): Meningeal B Cell Aging in Autoimmunity and Stress
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM - Lunch Break and Poster Evaluation
From Bench to Bedside
1:30 - 2 PM - Speaker Presentation
Joan Wither, M.D, Ph.D (University Health Network): How Interferons and B Cells interact to Promote Disease Activity in Lupus
2 - 2:30 PM - Speaker Presentation
Vinod Chandran, M.D, Ph.D, FRCPC (University Health Network): The Transition from Psoriasis to Psoriatic Arthritis - An Opportunity for Interception?
Career Development and Education Sessions
2:30 - 3 PM - The Paradigm of PsA CARE Hub
Ali Abdul-Sater, Ph.D (York University, PsA CARE Hub
Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Ph.D (PsA CARE Hub)
David Hare, Ph.D (PsA CARE Hub)
Abrar Khan, Ph.D (PsA CARE Hub)
3 - 3:30 PM - Coffee Break
3:30 - 4 PM - Toolkits in Modern Immunology
10xGenomics: Powerful Technologies Transforming Research
4 - 4:30 PM - Academic Publishing Workshop
MDPI: Empowering Academic Growth
Awards and Closing Remarks
4:30 - 4:50 PM - Poster Awards Ceremony (LSB Room 105)
4:50 - 5 PM - Closing Remarks