5th Annual Infection and Inflammation as Drivers of Aging Symposium

The Department of Immunobiology T32 Training Grant presents:

5th Annual Infection and Inflammation as Drivers of Aging Symposium

— A continental breakfast will be served. —

AGENDA

Presenters

T32 Trainees:
Gerardo Figueroa, Margolis Lab | “Fracture Healing Monitoring in Aging and Osteoporotic Rats Using Wireless, Battery-Free Devices”
Kevin Kasper, Gutruf Lab | “Continuously Operating Edge AI for Advanced Bone Health and Frailty Insight”
Dakota Reinartz, Wilson Lab | “Impact of Absent in Melanoma 2 on Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Development”
Fadi Sayegh, Johnson Lab | “Carbon Source Utilized by Pneumococcus Dictates Clearance by Macrophages”
Bao Thai, Bhattacharya Lab | “Multi-Omics Study Identifies Novel Epigenetic Regulators in the Development of Definitive Hematopoietic Progenitors”
Emily Vaslow, Goodrum Lab | “Elucidating the Role of Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Family Proteins in Human Cytomegalovirus Replication”

Invited Speaker:

“Senescence, Inflammation, and Aging”

Paul Robbins, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
Associate Director, Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism
Associate Director, Medical Discovery Team on Aging
University of Minnesota 
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Agenda for this event:  2025_symposium_agenda_0.pdf
Flyer for this event:  2025_symposium_flyer_0.pdf

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