Innate Defenses against Pathogens

Sunday, April 19, 2026

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM US ET

Location: 104 AB

Moderator(s)

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM US ET

Phagocytic CD206+ interstitial macrophages are remodeled after pneumococcal respiratory infection
Author: Elise Armstrong, MS (she/her/hers) – Boston Univ. Chobanian & Avedisian Sch. of Med.
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM US ET

Lactation-induced granulopoiesis and pulmonary epithelial remodeling enhance maternal antiviral defense
Author: Thomas Cafiero, MA (he/him/his) – Princeton Univ.
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM US ET

Influenza-driven hematopoietic stem cell reprogramming accelerates atherosclerosis
Author: Jeffrey Downey, PhD – Icahn Sch. of Med., Mount Sinai
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM US ET

Steady-state immune surveillance of the nasal mucosa by neutrophils
Author: Rodrigo Gonzalez, PhD (he/him/his) – Harvard Med. Sch.
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM US ET

Eosinophil Activation in the Allergic Lung Limits Pneumococcal Superinfection During Influenza
Author: Amali E. Samarasinghe, PhD – University of Wisconsin, Madison
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM US ET

Helminth trained nerve and airway associated interstitial macrophages are indispensable for mitigating pathology during respiratory viral infection
Author: Payal Damani-Yokota, PhD (she/her/hers) – New York University Langone Medical Center