Symposium on Phylogenetic Approaches to Innate Immunity 2-3 December 2014

Symposium on Phylogenetic Approaches to Innate Immunity
INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE - FORUM ON MICROBIAL THREATS
2-3 December 2014
DAY ONE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014
8:30 – 9:00:
9:00 – 9:15
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Welcoming Remarks & Overview: Drs. David A. Relman, James M. Hughes, Lonnie J. King
SESSION I:
OVERVIEW OF THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN PLANTS
9:15 - 10:00:
10:00 – 10:30:
Moderator: Peter Daszak
Innate immunity across host domains
David Schneider, Stanford University
Host-microbe interactions: shaping the evolution of the plant immune response
Gitta Coaker, UC Davis
10:30 – 10:45: BREAK
10:45 – 11:15:
11:45 – 12:15:
Interplay between innate immunity, pathogenesis, and the plant microbiome
Sheng Yang He, Michigan State University/HHMI
Genomic approaches to plant disease resistance
Richard Michelmore, UC Davis
DISCUSSION
12:15 – 1:00:
LUNCH
SESSION II:
OVERVIEW OF THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN INVERTEBRATES:
C. elegans/Insects/Corals
11:15 – 11:45:
2:30 – 3:00:
Moderator: David Relman
Host-microbe interactions and microbial recognition in a simple nematode host
Dennis Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Parasite-host-microbe interactions shape the evolution of the insect innate immune response
Shirley Luckhart, UC Davis
Insect antiviral innate immunity: pathways, effectors, and connections
Richard Hardy, Indiana University
DISCUSSION
3:00 – 3:15:
BREAK
3:15 – 3:45:
5:15 – 5:45:
Evasion of insect immune defenses by parasitoids
Michael Strand, University of Georgia
Anticipatory immunity and counteracting Plasmodium immune evasion strategies in A.
gambiae.
George K. Christophides, Imperial College London
Microbial community structure of Florida coral reefs and their role in disease resistance
Kim B. Ritchie, Mote Marine Laboratory
The role and function of NLRs in the innate immune response
Jenny P-Y Ting, University of North Carolina
DISCUSSION
5:45:
ADJOURNMENT
1:00 – 1:30:
1:30 – 2:00:
2:00 – 2:30:
3:45 – 4:15:
4:15- 4:45:
4:45 – 5:15:
Symposium on Phylogenetic Approaches to Innate Immunity
INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE - FORUM ON MICROBIAL THREATS
2-3 December 2014
DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014
8:30 – 9:00:
9:00 – 9:15:
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Summary of Day One - Dr. David Relman
SESSION III:
INNATE IMMUNITY IN VERTEBRATE SPECIES
Moderator: Stanley Lemon
9:15 – 9:45: Innate and intrinsic immunity against viruses in yeast, Drosophila, and primates
Harmit Malik, University of Washington
9:45 – 10:15: Defining human innate immune diversity
Sam Miller, University of Washington
10:15 – 10:45: Mucosal innate immunity in the human gut
Andreas Baumler, UC Davis
10:45 – 11:00: BREAK
11:00 – 11:30: Innate immune regulation of sensitization to dietary antigens by the commensal
microbiota
Cathryn Nagler, University of Chicago
11:30 – 12:00: The influence of micronutrients on innate immunity
Robert Modlin, UC Los Angeles
12:00 – 12:45: DISCUSSION
12:45 – 1:00: CLOSING REMARKS & ADJOURNMENT