OC 66 - Host-Defense

Moderator(s)

• 

  Craig Jenne, PhD (he/him/his)

  Associate Professor
  Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
  University of Calgary
  Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• 

  Irina Portier, PhD

  Postdoc
  Molecular Medicine Program
  University of Utah
  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Presentations:

• 14:45 – 15:00 ET

  Comparative analysis of coagulopathy in baboon models of toxigenic versus non-toxigenic Bacillus anthracis sepsis
  

  Presenting Author: Ravi S. Keshari, PhD – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

  Co-Author: Robert Silasi – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

  Co-Author: Girija Regmi – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

  Co-Author: Narcis Popescu – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

  Co-Author: Cristina Lupu – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

  Co-Author: Susan Kovats – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

  Co-Author: Darise Farris – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

  Co-Author: Owen J.T McCarty, PhD, FAHA – Oregon Health & Science University

  Co-Author: Mark Coggeshall – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

  Co-Author: Florea Lupu, PhD – Oklahoma Medical Research Fundation
• 15:00 – 15:15 ET

  Neutrophil extracellular trap induced thrombosis contribute to tissue damage but not to virus resolution during a respiratory infection
  

  Presenting Author: Manuel Salzmann, PhD (he/him/his) – Medical University of Vienna

  Co-Author: Julia B. Pointner, PhD – Medical University of Vienna

  Co-Author: Mira Brekalo – Medical University of Vienna

  Co-Author: Patrizia Gibler, MSc – Medical University of Vienna

  Co-Author: Bruno Podesser – Medical University of Vienna

  Co-Author: Christian Hengstenberg – Medical University of Vienna

  Co-Author: Boris Hartmann – AGES

  Co-Author: Roberto Plasenzotti – Medical University of Vienna

  Co-Author: Philipp Hohensinner – Medical University of Vienna
• 15:15 – 15:30 ET

  Lack of Plk3 Results in Reduced Platelet Reactivity that Limits Bacteria Infiltration into the Blood Following Enteric Infection
  

  Presenting Author: John C. Kostyak, PhD – THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY

  Co-Author: sharath shankar sarojini – THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY

  Co-Author: Meghna U. Naik, MS – Thomas Jefferson University

  Co-Author: manjuprasanna Nagaraju – Thomas Jefferson University

  Co-Author: Hemant Giri – Thomas Jefferson University

  Co-Author: Wei Dai – New York University

  Co-Author: Ulhas P. Naik – Thomas Jefferson University
• 15:30 – 15:45 ET

  Platelet factor 4 (PF4) enhances bacterial uptake and clearance by the endothelium, contributing to improved outcomes in sepsis
  

  Presenting Author: Anh T. Ngo, PhD – Division of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

  Co-Author: Veronica Bochenek – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  Co-Author: Nate Levine – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  Co-Author: Amrita Sarkar – Division of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

  Co-Author: Lubica Rauova, MD, PhD – Division of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

  Co-Author: M. Anna Kowalska – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  Co-Author: Mortimer Poncz – Division of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

  Co-Author: Kandace Gollomp – Division of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
• 15:45 – 16:00 ET

  Neutrophil extracellular trap components differentially induce S100A8/A9 expression on platelets associated with a procoagulant phenotype
  

  Presenting Author: Gina Perrella, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Birmingham

  Co-Author: Poppy Gant – Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences

  Co-Author: Beata Grygielska – Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences

  Co-Author: Benjamin Fisher – Institute of Inflammation and Ageing

  Co-Author: Rahul Mahida – Institute of Inflammation and Ageing

  Co-Author: Asif J. Iqbal – Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences

  Co-Author: Julie Rayes, PhD – Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences