[AVX Seminar] Environmental sensing by innate lymphoid cells
Henrique Veiga Fernandes, Instituto de medicina Molecular, IMM
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17 Mar, 2016
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11:00 am to 12:00 pm |
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| Where | Auditorium |
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AVX Seminar
Title: Environmental sensing by innate lymphoid cells
Speaker: Henrique Veiga Fernandes
Affiliation: Instituto de medicina Molecular, IMM
Abstract:
The interplay between the microbiome and immune cells ensures vital functions of the organism. However, inadequate host-microbe relationships lead to inflammatory diseases that are major public health concerns. Innate lymphoid cells (ILC) are an emergent family of effectors abundantly present at mucosal sites that produce regulate mucosal homeostasis, anti-microbial defence and adaptive immune responses.
ILC development and function have been widely perceived to be programmed. Nevertheless, how ILC3 perceive, integrate and respond to environmental cues remains utterly unexplored. We will focus on the interplay between ILC, their micro-environmental molecular and cellular partners.
