Thank you to the FOCIS Centers of Excellence (FCEs) who nominated trainees to receive FCE Awards to virtually attend the FOCIS 2021 Annual Meeting, June 8-11, 2021.
This award recognizes trainees affiliated with an FCE, are FOCIS members, and submit an abstract to the FOCIS Annual Meeting.
FCE Directors nominate their trainees for this award and the FCE Committee selects award recipients on a competitive basis.
Award recipients receive complimentary registration to the FOCIS Annual Meeting to present their research.
Below is a list of the FCE Award recipients. FOCIS is pleased to extend this travel award opportunity to the FCE community.
2021 Recipients
- Anaïs Debesset, Clinical Investigation Center in Biotherapy (France) FCE
Abstract: TNFR2 Blockade Decreases Immunosuppression in a Mouse Model of PDAC - Aparna Nathan, Brigham and Women’s Hospital FCE
Abstract: Multimodal Profiling of 500K Memory T Cells Identifies a Reduced Th17-like State Associated with Tuberculosis Progression - Céline Serazin, University of Nantes FCE
Abstract: Delineating Human CD8+ regulatory T cells Heterogeneity - Daniel Fehrenbach, Vanderbilt University FCE
Abstract: ROCK2 Specific Inhibition Attenuates AngII-Induced Hypertension in Mice - Daniela Olivera, Center for Translational Immunology. Institut Pasteur de Montevideo FCE
Abstract: Targeting TMEM176B cCntrols Inflammasome-dependent T cell Dysfunction in Coronavirus Infection - Despina Michailidou, FCE Seattle
Abstract: Neutrophil Extracellular Trap (NET) Formation in Patients with Vasculitis - Fernando Alvarez, McGill University Health Centre and McGill University FCE
Abstract: IL-18 Signaling is Required for Helios+Foxp3+ TREG Cell-mediated Control of TH1 and TH17 Immune Responses in Viral and Parasitic Infectious Disease - Hanna Chan, UiO FOCIS Centre of Excellence
Abstract: Novel Interaction Partners of the SH2 Domain in T cell Specific Adaptor Protein - Hugh Leonard, King’s College London FCE
Abstract: The Role of Coagulation Protease-Mediated Signalling in Renal Fibrosis - Ibtehaj Naqvi, Duke University FCE
Abstract: Pro-inflammatory Monocyte Response to Increased TLR Signaling in Severe COVID-19 Patients - Joan Climen Marti, UAB-Barcelona FCE
Abstract: Long-term Immune Monitoring in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with PD-1/PD-L1 Axis Blocking mAbs - Jose Garrido Mesa, King’s College London FCE
Abstract: Characterization of Phenotype and αβTCR of HLA-B*27-restricTed CD8 T-cell Clones Associated with Spondyloarthropathies - Kevin Li, Duke University FCE
Abstract: Pathogenic Th17 Cells in Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis exhibit a Pro-inflammatory Transcriptomic Signature that Drive Disease Pathogenesis - Lisanne Lutter, University Medical Centre Utrecht FCE
Abstract: Regulatory T Cell Heterogeneity and Key Regulators of eTreg Differentiation in an Autoimmune Inflammatory Environment - Luke Postoak, Vanderbilt University FCE
Abstract: Thymic Epithelial Cells Require Autophagy-related Protein Vps34 for Homeostasis and CD4 T Cell Selection - Mahendra Pal Singh Rathore, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic FCE
Abstract: Epigenetic Mechanisms of Colorectal Cancer Tumor Promotion by Parvimonas micra, An Opportunistic Pathogenic Bacterium of the Oral Cavity - Mehreen Elahee, Brigham and Women’s Hospital FCE
Abstract: Expanded PD-1hi HLADR+ CD4 T cells Correlate with Lung Disease Severity in Systemic Sclerosis - Milena Pavlovic, UiO FOCIS Centre of Excellence
Abstract: immuneML: an Ecosystem for Machine Learning Analysis of Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoires - Nagarjuna (Reddy) Cheemarla, Yale School of Medicine – Human and Translational Immunology Program FCE
Abstract: Dynamic Host Response Determines Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Infection - Robyn Hana Loves, Toronto Human Immunology Network FCE
Abstract: Lentiviral Gene Therapy for Inherited Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Immune Deficiency - Sanda Mimouna, Hospital for Special Surgery FCE
Abstract: Transcription Cofactor GRIP1 Differentially Affects Myeloid Cell-driven Neuroinflammation and Response to IFNb Therapy - Sofia Russo, Center for Translational Immunology. Institut Pasteur de Montevideo FCE
Abstract: Unleashing Inflammasome Activation Through TMEM176B Blockade Triggers Th17-dependent Tumor Immunity in the Context of PD-1 Blockade - Vivien Hebert, PAn’THER, UNIROUEN FCE
Abstract: Autoreactive B cell and Follicular Helper/regulatory T cells Crosstalk in Pemphigus, a Paradigm of Autoantibody-mediated Diseases - Yoojin Choi, Toronto Human Immunology Network FCE
Abstract: Mucosal Parameters Predict the Clinical Outcome of Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Men Living with HIV