251 - Aging Associated Mechanisms of Infection

Saturday, October 14, 2023

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM US ET

Location: 157 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Mahalia Desruisseaux, MD

Associate Professor
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT, United States
Luiz Bermudez, MD

Professor
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR, United States

Disclosure(s):

Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Luiz Bermudez, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

explain the current knowledge on the effects of aging on infection predisposition;
describe the role of aging on macrophage’s function;
recognize the influence of aging on the immune system

1:45 PM – 2:10 PM US ET

Aging and Chronic Viral Sequelae
Speaker: Jie Sun, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia School of Medicine
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM US ET

Aging Response to Vaccination
Speaker: Laura Haynes, PhD (she/her/hers) – UConn Health School of Medicine
2:35 PM – 3:00 PM US ET

Aging and the Immune System
Speaker: Jorg Goronzy, MD PhD – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Immunology