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Katie Herm & Gilbert Herrera
, 11:30-12:30
Katie Herm (student)"Gaps in the Wall: Pericyte Dysfunction as an Early Event in Diabetic Islet Deterioration"Luciana Mateus Gonçalves,et al; Microvascular Homeostasis Is Compromised in Pancreatic Islets in a Mouse Model of β-Cell Loss and Low-Grade Inflammation. Diabetes 1 January 2026; 75 (1): 70–84. https://doi.org/10.2337/db25-0368Coaches: Julie Sneddon, PhD and Serine Avagyan, MD, PhDGilbert Herrera (student)Bradley Bernstein, MD, Ph.D
, 4:00-5:00
Bradley Bernstein, MD, Ph.DProfessorDana-Farber Cancer InstituteHarvard School of MedicineHost: Elphege Nora, Ph.DLocation: HSW-301Chang Liu & Adam Kazerounian
, 11:30-12:30
Chang Liu (student)"Finding the proverbial needle in a haystack: Mapping Antigen-specific TCRs"Gaglione, Stephanie A. et al. Immunity, Volume 0, Issue 0Coaches: Peter Bruno, PhD and Zachary Steinhart, PhDAdam Kazerounian (student)TBDModerators: Jenny Liu & Jack ReidJoseph Bass, MD, Ph.D
, 4:00-5:00
Joseph Bass, MD, Ph.DProfessorDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular MedicineNorthwestern University School of MedicineHost: Dan Levine, Ph.DLocation: HSW-301Jenny Liu & Anjeli Mase
, 11:30-12:30
Jenny Liu (student)"TMI (Too Much Immunosuppression) for the TME: Modulating the tumor-microenvironment by depleting pro-tumor TAMs"Mateus-Tique, J. et al. Armored macrophage-targeted CAR-T cells reset and reprogram the tumor microenvironment and control metastatic cancer growth. Cancer Cell 44, 534-550.e11 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.12.021Coaches: Greg Allen, MD, PhD and Roarke Kamber, PhDAnjeli Mase (student)TBDKara Marshall, Ph.D
, 4:00-5:00
Kara Marshall, Ph.DAssistant ProfessorDepartment of NeuroscienceBaylor College of MedicineHost: Elizabeth Crouch, MD, Ph.DLocation HSW-301Barbara Perez & Annika Mittelhauser
, 11:30-12:30
Barbara Perez (student)TBDAnna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, Ph.D
, 4:00-5:00
Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, Ph.DProfessorDepartment of Cell and Developmental BiologyMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterHost: Erica Hutchins, Ph.D*canceledLeighton Pu & Claire Rammel
, 11:30-12:30
Student: Leighton PuStuden: Claire RammelModerators: Barbara Perez & Anjeli Mase