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, Assistant Professor Université Laval
Chao Wang, Assistant Professor University of Toronto
Session Agenda 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Neurovascular adaptations and biomarkers underlie stress vulnerability vs resilience and human depression Caroline Ménard, Associate Professor Université Laval
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM The Regulation of Stress by IL-17 Chao Wang, 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 behaviour during stress Marie-Eve Tremblay, Professor University of Victoria
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Sex-specific impact of early life stress on lung immunity Jean-Francois Lauzon-Joset, Assistant Professor, Université Laval
11:30 AM - 11:30 AM Stress-activated brain-gut circuits disrupt intestinal barrier integrity and social behaviour Kenny Chan, Postdoctoral fellow Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai