We had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Yasmine Belkaid, from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to present the keynote address on homeostatic immunity to the microbiota. We also heard from four new faculty members of IMP, Dr. Julie Blander, Dr. Virginia Pascual, Dr. Steve Josefowicz, and Dr. Juan Cubillos-Ruiz. Students and post-docs gave talks ranging from Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis, immune responses to viral infections, auto-immunity, tumor immunology, and mucosal immunology. On Thursday night, we were entertained with the wonderful singing voices of people from the department by bringing back karaoke after several years. To top it off, we had a particularly warm couple of days to enjoy the fall colors in our new IMP T-shirts that were handed out to everyone.
Keynote Speaker
Homeostatic Immunity to the Microbiota
Yasmine Belkaid, PhD
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
IMP Awardees
Neta Shlezinger, Hohl Lab
Justin Eyquem, Sadelain Lab
Wei Feng Yen, Chaudhuri Lab
Fella Tamzalit, Huse Lab
Monica Viladomiu, Longman Lab
Mia Do, Li Lab
Nora Pyenson, Marraffini Lab
Anthony Antonelli, Glickman Lab