Distinct Human Short-lived and Long-lived Memory B Cell Populations Revealed by mRNA Vaccination and Disease

Thursday, June 23, 2022

2:05 PM – 2:30 PM PT

Location: Salons 5/6

Speaker(s)

Shiv Pillai, MD PhD

Professor of Medicine
Ragon Institute of MGH, Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Jason Cyster, PhD

Professor
University of California, San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States

Upon completion the participant will understand how differemt B cell populations and compartments have evolved to contribute to protection from infections
Upon completion the participant will understand how specific B cell populations contribute to autoimmunity
Upon completion the participant will understand how interactions between B and T cells can contribute to human fibrotic disease and why B cell depletion might be beneficial in diseases driven by T helper cells