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Session: Behavioral Immunology and Neuroimmunology

Sensory Neuron Regulation of Host Defense and Immunity

Friday, June 21, 2024
3:20 PM – 3:45 PM PT
Location: Salon 8

    Speaker(s)

  • Isaac Chiu, PhD

    Associate Professor
    Harvard University
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Disclosure(s):
Isaac Chiu, PhD: No relevant disclosure to display

Learning Objectives:

  • Define what nociceptor sensory neurons are and their roles in pain and inflammation.
  • Grasp the concept that sensory neurons can directly crosstalk with immune cells in regulating barrier immunity.
  • Describe specific molecular mechanisms by which neurons can sense microbes and crosstalk with immune cells (e.g. neuropeptides).