Among drivers of inflammatory response severity, stress has long-term consequences on corticotropic axis and disease susceptibility. Yet, the underlying cellular mechanisms in the maturation and overall function of the immune system and the reciprocal immune-regulation of stress response remains poorly understood.
Organizing Society Canadian Society for Immunology
Session Chairs: Jean-Francois Lauzon-Joset, PhD Laval University
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM The Regulation of Stress by IL-17 Chao Wang, PhD Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Microglial Remodeling of the Extracellular Matrix: Outcomes on Synaptic Plasticity and Behavior During Stress Marie-Eve Tremblay, PhD Researcher Professor, University of Victoria
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Sex-specific impact of early life stress on lung immunity Jean-Francois Lauzon-Joset, PhD Assistant Professor, Laval University
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Stress-Activated Brain-gut Circuits Disrupt Intestinal Barrier Integrity and Social Behavior Kenny Chan, PhD Postdoctoral fellow, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
