Dermatology Grand Rounds – May 23rd, 2024

May 23, 2024
8:15 am - 9:30 am
Holden Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, 520 S Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110

General Information

Discussion: 8:15-9:30am – Holden Auditorium

Moderator: Dr. Shmuylovich

Patients

CSI-DinD Presentations

(10-minute talk followed by 5 minutes of discussion)

Speaker: Clara Kao, B.S., MD-PhD Candidate, Ph.D. Program:  Molecular Genetics and Genomics Program, Laboratory of Dr. Jeff Gordon, Post-thesis defense, back in clinics (M3)

Topic(s): Cancer immunotherapy, gut microbiome

Title: Understanding a role for the gut microbiome in immunotherapy and immune related adverse events (irAEs)

DinD Presentations

(20-minute talk followed by 5-10 minutes of discussion)

Speaker #1: Yan Yin, Ph.D.; Senior Scientist

Topic(s) #1: Transcription factors, epithelial differentiation, uterine biology

Title #1: Antagonism between retinoic acid and estrogen signaling maintains epithelial cytodifferentiation in the adult endometrium.

Laboratory #1: Liang Ma, Ph.D.

Speaker #2: Favour Akinjiyan, B.S., MD-PhD Candidate, Ph.D. Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Topic(s) #2: Cancer, collagen biology

Laboratory #2: Katherine Fuh, M.D., Ph.D. and Greg Longmore, M.D.

Title #2: Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote metabolic modulation of the TME to allow ECM deposition and tumor progression.

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