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Ab-AIRE-ant Response: Autoimmunity, IFN, and Mucosal Candidiasis

Thursday, June 23, 2022

1:25 PM – 1:50 PM PT

Location: Salons 3/4

Speaker(s)

Michail S. Lionakis, MD, ScD

Chief, Fungal Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology & Microbiology
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Chair(s)

YV

Yanet Valdez Tejeira, PhD

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participant will be able to describe the immunological mechanisms involved in host defense against mucosal candidiasis.
Upon completion, participant will be able to discuss the role of IL-17 responses in protection against mucosal candidiasis.
Upon completion, participant will be able to recognize the role of excessive IFN-gamma responses in promoting susceptibility to mucosal candidiasis.