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Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms of Autoreactivity

Thursday, April 16, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
Location: 104AB

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM US ET
    Activation, localization, and autoantibody production of tissue-based age-associated B cells in human type 1 diabetes

    Author: James J. Knox, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania

  • 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM US ET
    A Critical Role for NKG2D Signaling in beta cell-specific CTL Generation and NOD Diabetes

    Author: Mary Markiewicz, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Kansas Medical Center

  • 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM US ET
    The role of T cells in uterine turnover and homeostasis

    Author: Kirti Nath, BS, BA – Ragon Inst. of MGH, MIT, and Harvard

  • 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM US ET
    Diabetogenic CD8 Tcells are highly adaptive in beta-cell antigen recognition

    Author: Yanyan Zhang, MS (she/her/hers) – The university of Utah

  • 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM US ET
    Revealing NMOSD Molecular Mechanisms in an AQP4-Induced Animal Model

    Author: Gabriel Arellano, PhD – Northwestern Univ. Feinberg Sch. of Med.

  • 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM US ET
    Self-reactive CD4+ T cells display diverse differentiation in health and gain stem-like features in rheumatoid arthritis

    Author: SUMBUL AFROZ, MSc, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine