Sunday, May 14, 2023 3:45 PM – 5:45 PM ET Room 209ABC

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS, NIH) Symposium

How the Latest Advances in Immunology Inform the Field of Developmental Immunotoxicology: A Panel Discussion

This symposium will feature brief talks and a panel discussion between basic and developmental immunologists and immunotoxicologists to learn from and inform each other of new scientific paradigms, advances, and methodology in their respective fields.

Chairs

Michael C. Humble, NIEHS, NIH
Fenna C.M. Sillé, Johns Hopkins Univ.

Panelists

Michael C. Humble, NIEHS, NIH, Introduction
Anna E. Beaudin, Univ. of Utah, Contribution of fetal hematopoiesis to postnatal immune function and disease susceptibility
Jamie C. DeWitt, East Carolina Univ., Impact of early-life exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and implications for later life immune-based diseases
Isha Khan, Michigan State Univ., An in vitro model of human hematopoiesis for developmental immunotoxicity testing
Brian D. Rudd, Cornell Univ., Studying immune development in mice with normalized microbial exposure
Momoko Yoshimoto-Kobayashi, Univ. of Texas Hlth. Sci. Cntr. at Houston, HSC-independent hematopoiesis in the embryo contributes to a significant part of adult immune cell
Judith T. Zelikoff, New York Univ. Langone Health, Pulmonary immunotoxic effects of inhaled ambient particulate matter on prenatally-exposed offspring
Fenna C.M. Sillé, Johns Hopkins Univ., Panel discussion: future outlook on alternatives to DIT testing