Immunology Program
Past Talks
Past Program Meetings
Past Program Meetings
Jason Cyster, PhD (UCSF)
“Chemo- and mechano-sensing by dendritic cells to support humoral immunity”
Jason Cyster, PhD (UCSF)
“Chemo- and mechano-sensing by dendritic cells to support humoral immunity”
Ana Anderson, PhD (Broad Institute)
“Chemo- and mechano-sensing by dendritic cells to support humoral immunity”
Ana Anderson, PhD (Broad Institute)
“Chemo- and mechano-sensing by dendritic cells to support humoral immunity”
Maria Lafaille, PhD (Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai)
"B cell memory in food allergy"
Joint talk with the Food Allergy Science Initiative
Maria Lafaille, PhD (Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai)
"B cell memory in food allergy"
Joint talk with the Food Allergy Science Initiative
Eric Vivier, D.V.M., Ph.D. (Hopitaux Universitaires de Marseille)
"Harnessing innate immunity in cancer therapy"
Eric Vivier, D.V.M., Ph.D. (Hopitaux Universitaires de Marseille)
"Harnessing innate immunity in cancer therapy"
WIP feat. Kuchroo Lab (BWH)
"Revisiting the role of checkpoint molecule Tim-3 in cancer" - Karen Dixon, PhD
WIP feat. Kuchroo Lab (BWH)
"Revisiting the role of checkpoint molecule Tim-3 in cancer" - Karen Dixon, PhD
"Role of B-cell specific checkpoint molecules in anti-tumor immunity.", Lloyd Bod, PhD
WIP feat. Xavier Lab (MGH, Broad)
"Understanding disease mechanisms with single cell immunoprofiling" - Basak Eraslan, PhD
WIP - feat. Huh Lab (HMS)
"Neurological and immunological consequences of heightened inflammation during pregnancy in rodent offspring" - Eunha Kim, PhD
Joint with FASI
Stephen Simpson, Ph.D., AC FAA FRS (The University of Sydney)
“The nutritional geometry of health and ageing”
WIP feat. Soumya Raychaudhuri's Lab (BWH)
"Discovery of causal autoimmune variants with genomic editing and multiomic single cell sequencing." - Yuriy Baglaenko, PhD
Ellis Reinherz, M.D. (Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center)
"Rational immuno-oncology entails TCR mechanobiology, physical detection of pMHC ligands and fundamental immunobiology without hocus-pocus"
Michael Karin, Ph.D. (UCSD)
"Role of B-cell specific checkpoint molecules in anti-tumor immunity.", Lloyd Bod, PhD
WIP feat. Xavier Lab (MGH, Broad)
"Understanding disease mechanisms with single cell immunoprofiling" - Basak Eraslan, PhD
WIP - feat. Huh Lab (HMS)
"Neurological and immunological consequences of heightened inflammation during pregnancy in rodent offspring" - Eunha Kim, PhD
Joint with FASI
Stephen Simpson, Ph.D., AC FAA FRS (The University of Sydney)
“The nutritional geometry of health and ageing”
WIP feat. Soumya Raychaudhuri's Lab (BWH)
"Discovery of causal autoimmune variants with genomic editing and multiomic single cell sequencing." - Yuriy Baglaenko, PhD
Ellis Reinherz, M.D. (Dana Farber Harvard Cancer Center)
"Rational immuno-oncology entails TCR mechanobiology, physical detection of pMHC ligands and fundamental immunobiology without hocus-pocus"
Michael Karin, Ph.D. (UCSD)
“From Mitochondrial Stress to Inflammation: NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Beyond”
WIP feat. Benoist Lab (HMS)
“Regulating the regulators” - Kaitavjeet Chowdhary
“From Mitochondrial Stress to Inflammation: NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Beyond”
WIP feat. Benoist Lab (HMS)
“Regulating the regulators” - Kaitavjeet Chowdhary
André Veillette, Ph.D. (Université de Montréal)
"Regulation of immune cell functions by the extended SLAM family of receptors"
Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D. (Anderson Cancer Center)
“From the Clinic to the Lab: Investigating Mechanisms of Response and Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Therapy”
Marco Jost, Ph
"Harnessing CRISPR to decode host-microbiota communication"
Neta Erez, Ph.D. (Tel Aviv University)
"Immune and stromal plasticity shape the metastatic microenvironment"
Sebastian Amigorena, Ph.D. (Institut Curie)
"Can transposable element-derived non-canonical antigens be tumor tumor-specific?"
Brian Ruffell, Ph.D. (Moffitt Cancer Center)
André Veillette, Ph.D. (Université de Montréal)
"Regulation of immune cell functions by the extended SLAM family of receptors"
Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D. (Anderson Cancer Center)
“From the Clinic to the Lab: Investigating Mechanisms of Response and Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Therapy”
Marco Jost, Ph
"Harnessing CRISPR to decode host-microbiota communication"
Neta Erez, Ph.D. (Tel Aviv University)
"Immune and stromal plasticity shape the metastatic microenvironment"
Sebastian Amigorena, Ph.D. (Institut Curie)
"Can transposable element-derived non-canonical antigens be tumor tumor-specific?"
Brian Ruffell, Ph.D. (Moffitt Cancer Center)
"Targeting intra-tumoral dendritic cells"
"Targeting intra-tumoral dendritic cells"
Kenneth Murphy, MD, PhD (University of Washington at St. Louis)
"Genetic basis for functional DC diversification"
Kenneth Murphy, MD, PhD (University of Washington at St. Louis)
"Genetic basis for functional DC diversification"
Marcela Maus, MD, PhD (MGH)
Immunology Cancer Series
“Mechanisms of CAR T cell therapies”
Marcela Maus, MD, PhD (MGH)
Immunology Cancer Series
“Mechanisms of CAR T cell therapies”
Dario Vignali, PhD (University of Pittsburgh)
“Immune Mechanisms in the Tumor Microenvironment”
Dario Vignali, PhD (University of Pittsburgh)
“Immune Mechanisms in the Tumor Microenvironment”
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD (Yale University)
"Immune responses to SARS-CoV-2"
Joint talk with Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program at the Broad Institute
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD (Yale University)
"Immune responses to SARS-CoV-2"
Joint talk with Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program at the Broad Institute
Marion Pepper, PhD (University of Washington)
"Th2 memory in the lung"
Joint talk with Food Allergy Science Initiative (FASI)
Marion Pepper, PhD (University of Washington)
"Th2 memory in the lung"
Joint talk with Food Allergy Science Initiative (FASI)
Aaron Ring, MD, PhD (Yale University)
“Targeting the immune exoproteome.”
Aaron Ring, MD, PhD (Yale University)
“Targeting the immune exoproteome.”
Skip Virgin, PhD (Vir Biotechnology)
Joint talk with Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program at the Broad Institute
Skip Virgin, PhD (Vir Biotechnology)
Joint talk with Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program at the Broad Institute
Stefani Spranger, PhD (MIT)
Cancer Immunology
Stefani Spranger, PhD (MIT)
Cancer Immunology
Jerrold Turner, MD, PhD (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
"What is a mucosal barrier? Immunologic and pathologic implications"
Joint talk with Food Allergy Science Initiative (FASI)
Jerrold Turner, MD, PhD (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
"What is a mucosal barrier? Immunologic and pathologic implications"
Joint talk with Food Allergy Science Initiative (FASI)
Crystal Mackall, MD (Stanford University)
“Next Generation CAR T cells for Enhanced Safety and Efficacy”.
Cancer Immunology
Crystal Mackall, MD (Stanford University)
“Next Generation CAR T cells for Enhanced Safety and Efficacy”.
Cancer Immunology
Mark Davis, PhD (Stanford University)
"Enabling human immunology: Immune organoids and new ways to analyze T cell responses"
Joint talk with the Cell Circuits and Epigenomics Program
Mark Davis, PhD (Stanford University)
"Enabling human immunology: Immune organoids and new ways to analyze T cell responses"
Joint talk with the Cell Circuits and Epigenomics Program
Ming Li, PhD (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
"Immunological Mechanisms of Cancer Defense"
Ming Li, PhD (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
"Immunological Mechanisms of Cancer Defense"
Susan Kaech, PhD (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
“Immunological Memory: the key to returning to normalcy”
Susan Kaech, PhD (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
“Immunological Memory: the key to returning to normalcy”
Lora Hooper, PhD (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
"Bacterial regulation of vitamin A transport."
Lora Hooper, PhD (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
"Bacterial regulation of vitamin A transport."
Elizabeth Sattely, PhD (Stanford University, FASI, HHMI)
"Elucidating the biosynthesis and function of plant small molecules"
Elizabeth Sattely, PhD (Stanford University, FASI, HHMI)
"Elucidating the biosynthesis and function of plant small molecules"
Shawn Demehri, MD, PhD (Mass General Hospital, HMS)
"Cancer Immunoprevention in Epithelial Organs"
Joint with Cancer Program, Broad Institute
Shawn Demehri, MD, PhD (Mass General Hospital, HMS)
"Cancer Immunoprevention in Epithelial Organs"
Joint with Cancer Program, Broad Institute
Bo Li, PhD (Hacohen Lab, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)
"Single cell analysis in the cloud"
Joint with Cell Circuits and Epigenomics Program, Broad Institute
Bo Li, PhD (Hacohen Lab, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)
"Single cell analysis in the cloud"
Joint with Cell Circuits and Epigenomics Program, Broad Institute
Karin Pelka, PhD (Hacohen Lab, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)
“Highplex profiling of MSS and MSI human colorectal carcinoma with single cell resolution reveals cellular interaction networks between malignant cells and the immune system”
Joint with Cell Circuits and Epigenomics Program, Broad Institute
Karin Pelka, PhD (Hacohen Lab, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)
“Highplex profiling of MSS and MSI human colorectal carcinoma with single cell resolution reveals cellular interaction networks between malignant cells and the immune system”
Joint with Cell Circuits and Epigenomics Program, Broad Institute
Eric Fischer, PhD (DFCI, HMS)
"Small Molecule Mediated Ubiquitin Ligase Targeting"
Joint with Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science Program, Broad Institute
Eric Fischer, PhD (DFCI, HMS)
"Small Molecule Mediated Ubiquitin Ligase Targeting"
Joint with Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science Program, Broad Institute
Nabeel El-Bardeesy, PhD (MGH, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, HMS)
"Pancreatic cancer and immunotherapy"
Joint with Cancer Program, Broad Institute
Nabeel El-Bardeesy, PhD (MGH, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, HMS)
"Pancreatic cancer and immunotherapy"
Joint with Cancer Program, Broad Institute
Past Grand Rounds
Past Grand Rounds
February 4th, 2022
February 4th, 2022
Organized by Joshua Boyce, MD (BWH)
Organized by Joshua Boyce, MD (BWH)
Speakers:
“Severe Type 2 (T2) High Asthma: a clinical case” - Chongjia Chen, MD
"“Type 2 inflammation and targets in asthma” - Ayobami Akenroye, MBChB, MPH, PhD
Speakers:
“Severe Type 2 (T2) High Asthma: a clinical case” - Chongjia Chen, MD
"“Type 2 inflammation and targets in asthma” - Ayobami Akenroye, MBChB, MPH, PhD
“Tuft Cell Sensing of Danger Triggers Type 2 Inflammation in the Airways” - Lora Bankova, MD
“Tuft Cell Sensing of Danger Triggers Type 2 Inflammation in the Airways” - Lora Bankova, MD
“Airway remodeling in Type 2 Inflammation” - Nora Barrett, MD
“Airway remodeling in Type 2 Inflammation” - Nora Barrett, MD
January 14, 2022
“CD39, purinergic signaling and inflammatory bowel disease”
January 14, 2022
“CD39, purinergic signaling and inflammatory bowel disease”
Organized by George Tsokos, MD (BIDMC)
Speakers: Simon Robson, MD (BIDMC), Laurie Grossberg, MD (BIDMC, HMS, HMFP), Adam Cheifetz, MD (HMFP, BIDMC), M. Serena Longhi, MD, PhD (BIDMC, HMS), Brian Gulbransen, PhD (MSU), Francisco J. Quintana, PhD (BWH, Broad, HMS)
Organized by George Tsokos, MD (BIDMC)
Speakers: Simon Robson, MD (BIDMC), Laurie Grossberg, MD (BIDMC, HMS, HMFP), Adam Cheifetz, MD (HMFP, BIDMC), M. Serena Longhi, MD, PhD (BIDMC, HMS), Brian Gulbransen, PhD (MSU), Francisco J. Quintana, PhD (BWH, Broad, HMS)
October 15th, 2021
"Immune-mediated fibrosis: insights from the adaptive immune response in IgG4-related disease"
October 15th, 2021
"Immune-mediated fibrosis: insights from the adaptive immune response in IgG4-related disease"
Organized by Andrew Luster, MD, PhD (MGH)
Speakers: John Stone, MD, MPH (MGH), Cory Perugino, DO (MGH), and Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD (MGH, Ragon Institute)
Organized by Andrew Luster, MD, PhD (MGH)
Speakers: John Stone, MD, MPH (MGH), Cory Perugino, DO (MGH), and Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD (MGH, Ragon Institute)
September 2021
“Intrinsic immunogenicity of small cell lung cancer revealed by its cellular plasticity”
September 2021
“Intrinsic immunogenicity of small cell lung cancer revealed by its cellular plasticity”
Organized by Eli Van Allen, MD (DFCI)
Speakers: David Barbie, MD (DFCI), Ellis Reinherz, MD (DFCI), and Navin Mahadevan, MD, PhD (BWH)
Organized by Eli Van Allen, MD (DFCI)
Speakers: David Barbie, MD (DFCI), Ellis Reinherz, MD (DFCI), and Navin Mahadevan, MD, PhD (BWH)
May 2021
"Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis: A Window into Human Type 2 Immunity"
May 2021
"Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis: A Window into Human Type 2 Immunity"
Speakers:
Tanya Laidlaw, MD: "A triad of nasal polyposis, eosinophilic asthma, and aspirin sensitivity"
Daniel Dwyer, PhD: "Transcriptional heterogeneity of tissue mast cells in type 2 immunity"
Organized by: Joshua Boyce, MD (BWH, HMS)
Speakers:
Tanya Laidlaw, MD: "A triad of nasal polyposis, eosinophilic asthma, and aspirin sensitivity"
Daniel Dwyer, PhD: "Transcriptional heterogeneity of tissue mast cells in type 2 immunity"
Organized by: Joshua Boyce, MD (BWH, HMS)
April 2021
April 2021
"Two Children with COVID-19"
"Two Children with COVID-19"
Speakers:
Mary Beth F. Son, MD: "COVID-19 at Boston Children’s Hospital"
Speakers:
Mary Beth F. Son, MD: "COVID-19 at Boston Children’s Hospital"
Ivan Zanoni, PhD: "Severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection as a function of the interferon landscape across the respiratory tract of COVID-19 patients"
Ivan Zanoni, PhD: "Severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection as a function of the interferon landscape across the respiratory tract of COVID-19 patients"
Talal Chatila, MD: The Immune Regulatory Response in COVID19"
Organized by: Peter Nigrovic, MD (Boston Children's Hospital)
Talal Chatila, MD: The Immune Regulatory Response in COVID19"
Organized by: Peter Nigrovic, MD (Boston Children's Hospital)
March 2021
Case presentation: "A 25 year old person with lupus presents with hematuria"
March 2021
Case presentation: "A 25 year old person with lupus presents with hematuria"
Speakers: George Tsokos, MD (BIDMC), Rhea Bhargava, MD (BIDMC), and Hao Li, PhD (BIDMC)
Organized by: George Tsokos, MD (BIDMC)
Speakers: George Tsokos, MD (BIDMC), Rhea Bhargava, MD (BIDMC), and Hao Li, PhD (BIDMC)
Organized by: George Tsokos, MD (BIDMC)
February 2021
“Defining new targets for refractory RA: Understanding the role of the stroma in tissue inflammation and damage"
February 2021
“Defining new targets for refractory RA: Understanding the role of the stroma in tissue inflammation and damage"
Speakers: Ellen Gravallese, MD (BWH), Michael B. Brenner, MD (BWH), Soumya Raychaudhuri, MD, PhD (BWH)
Organized by: Ellen Gravallese, MD (BWH)
Speakers: Ellen Gravallese, MD (BWH), Michael B. Brenner, MD (BWH), Soumya Raychaudhuri, MD, PhD (BWH)
Organized by: Ellen Gravallese, MD (BWH)
January 2021
January 2021
"Case Presentation: A 26 year old woman with too many eosinophils in the lung"
"Case Presentation: A 26 year old woman with too many eosinophils in the lung"
Speakers:
Jehan Alledina, MD (MGH), Benjamin Medoff, MD (MGH), and Rod Rahimi, MD, PhD (MGH)
Organized by: Benjamin Medoff, MD (MGH)
Speakers:
Jehan Alledina, MD (MGH), Benjamin Medoff, MD (MGH), and Rod Rahimi, MD, PhD (MGH)
Organized by: Benjamin Medoff, MD (MGH)
"64 Year Old Male with Multiple Immune-Related Toxicities Inspires New Clinical and Translational Effort"
"64 Year Old Male with Multiple Immune-Related Toxicities Inspires New Clinical and Translational Effort"
Speakers:
Kerry Reynolds, MD (MGH), Alexandra-Chloe Villani, PhD (MGH), and James Moon, PhD (MGH)
Organized by: Andrew Luster, MD, PhD
Speakers:
Kerry Reynolds, MD (MGH), Alexandra-Chloe Villani, PhD (MGH), and James Moon, PhD (MGH)
Organized by: Andrew Luster, MD, PhD
November 2020
November 2020
"Case presentation: A man with abdominal pain, diarrhea and refractory response to biologics"
"Case presentation: A man with abdominal pain, diarrhea and refractory response to biologics"
Speakers:
Sathish Subramanian, MD, PhD (MGH), Bharati Kochar, MD (MGH), Curtis Huttenhower, PhD (HSPH, Broad), Daniel Graham, PhD (Broad, MGH)
Moderated by: Ramnik Xavier, MD, PhD (MGH, Broad)
Speakers:
Sathish Subramanian, MD, PhD (MGH), Bharati Kochar, MD (MGH), Curtis Huttenhower, PhD (HSPH, Broad), Daniel Graham, PhD (Broad, MGH)
Moderated by: Ramnik Xavier, MD, PhD (MGH, Broad)
October 2020
October 2020
"Evolution and resistance to immune checkpoint blockade in extraordinary patients"
"Evolution and resistance to immune checkpoint blockade in extraordinary patients"
Speakers:
Arlene Sharpe, MD, PhD (Harvard Medical School), Kelly Burke, MD, PhD (Dana Farber Cancer Institute), Genvieve Boland, MD, PhD (Mass General Hospital) and Elizabeth Buchbinder, MD (DFCI)
Organized by: Eliezer Van Allen, MD (DFCI)
Speakers:
Arlene Sharpe, MD, PhD (Harvard Medical School), Kelly Burke, MD, PhD (Dana Farber Cancer Institute), Genvieve Boland, MD, PhD (Mass General Hospital) and Elizabeth Buchbinder, MD (DFCI)
Organized by: Eliezer Van Allen, MD (DFCI)
September 2020
September 2020
“Immunophenotypes in mild COVID-19.”
“Immunophenotypes in mild COVID-19.”
Speakers:
Duane Wesemann, MD, PhD (HMS, Brigham & Women's Hospital), Jyotsa Mullur, MD (BWH)
Organized by: Joshua Boyce, MD (BWH, HMS)
Speakers:
Duane Wesemann, MD, PhD (HMS, Brigham & Women's Hospital), Jyotsa Mullur, MD (BWH)
Organized by: Joshua Boyce, MD (BWH, HMS)
February 2020
February 2020
“Combined immunodeficiency due to a mutation in the gamma 1 subunit of the Coat Protein I Complex”
“Combined immunodeficiency due to a mutation in the gamma 1 subunit of the Coat Protein I Complex”
Speakers:
Janet Chou, MD (HMS, Boston Children's Hospital), Wayne Bainter, M.Sc (HMS, BCH)
Organized by: Hans Oettgen, MD, PhD (HMS, BCH) and Raif Geha, MD (HMS, BCH)
Speakers:
Janet Chou, MD (HMS, Boston Children's Hospital), Wayne Bainter, M.Sc (HMS, BCH)
Organized by: Hans Oettgen, MD, PhD (HMS, BCH) and Raif Geha, MD (HMS, BCH)
January 2020
January 2020
"CNS Lupus"
"CNS Lupus"
Speakers:
Vasileios Kyttaris, MD (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Michael Carroll, PhD (Boston Children's Hospital), Jacquelyn Nestor, MD, PhD (MGH)
Organized by: George Tsokos, MD (BIDMC)
Speakers:
Vasileios Kyttaris, MD (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Michael Carroll, PhD (Boston Children's Hospital), Jacquelyn Nestor, MD, PhD (MGH)
Organized by: George Tsokos, MD (BIDMC)
November 2019
November 2019
“Adult immunodeficiencies”
“Adult immunodeficiencies”
Speakers:
Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD (MGH, HMS), Sara Barmettler, MD (MGH), Jocelyn Farmer, MD, PhD (MGH)
Organized by: Andrew Luster, MD, PhD (MGH, HMS)
Speakers:
Shiv Pillai, MD, PhD (MGH, HMS), Sara Barmettler, MD (MGH), Jocelyn Farmer, MD, PhD (MGH)
Organized by: Andrew Luster, MD, PhD (MGH, HMS)