The Environment, Air Pollution, Microbiome and Allergy and Vaccines in Transplant Patients

The session will address the impact of environmental factors like air pollution, the exposome on Allergies. It will also address the Immune response of transplant patients to vaccines.

Organizing Society
Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI)

Session Chairs:
Ruby Pawankar, MD, PhD, FRCP, FAAAAI

Session Agenda

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Exploring Potential Mechanisms Mediating the Effects of Air Pollution on Asthma
Xiaoying Zhou, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Learning objectives
- To review the effect of air pollution on the development and exacerbation of asthma.
- To discuss the potential mechanism mediating the effect of air pollution on asthma.
- To explore the strategies for improving air pollution-induced asthma.

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Microbial Signatures in Early Life, Inflammation, and Allergies
Ruby Pawankar, MD, PhD
Executive Director and Immediate Past President, Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI)

Learning objectives
- To understand the impact and role of gut microbiome in allergies.
- To understand its trajectories in impact on immune health.
- To review potential prevention strategies.

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Immune Response to Vaccines in Transplant Patients.
Jonathan Scott Maltzman, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University

Learning objectives
-Understand that immune responses in transplant recipients are suboptimal.
-Understand factors that impair vaccine responses in transplant recipients.