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The European Congress of Immunology 2024 proudly presents ‘Pint of Immunology’. Come join us on Monday September 2nd at 7.30pm at J.R. Mahon’s pub in Dublin City Centre to hear from four top immunology researchers explain their research over a pint! Expect pints, craic, trivia and learning about cutting edge research. From immune cells, to vaccines, gut health to infection – Pint of immunology has it all!
Don’t shoot the messenger… why some people do not respond to mRNA vaccines.
Sam Murray
(University of Oxford)
How do mRNA vaccines work? Does everyone react in the same way to them? Join me as we unravel the answers to these questions and more.
The Plight of Poop and Pain: How mast cells make your gut irritable
Hind Hussein
(KU Leuven)
Our gut is more than just a digestive organ—it's a complex system with its own 'brain' and its own army of immune cells. For some people, it’s also a downright pain in the butt for no apparent reason… But is that truly the case? In this talk, I will show you that IBS is actually not “all in your head” and I will explain how the communication between mast cells and pain-sensing nerves is turning your favourite meal into such an ordeal.
DamAged memories: how mitochondrial inheritance controls T cell diversity – with a little help from autophagy
Mariana Borsa
(University of Oxford)
How is immune memory generated? Can we rejuvenate immune responses? It seems that very early events of mitochondrial inheritance have a long term impact on T cell fate decisions. There is a lot of talking about ageing at the moment and our mitochondria also age, which has a profound impact on cell metabolism. Here I will share some thoughts on how autophagy promotes immune memory by keeping at least part of our cells free from mitochondrial DamAge.
Hiding in plain sight: How Mtb evades immune responses during infection
John McGrath
(Trinity College Dublin)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the world's most successful pathogen, but what makes this bug so well equipped to overcome our immune response? Here we uncover how Mtb turns our immune system against itself to ensure its own survival.
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