2004 – Baltimore ImToxSS Member in Bold

Functional Flow Cytometry - CE

Chair: Leigh Ann Burn Naas and Nancy Kerkvliet

Speakers:

C. Bortner – Introduction to Flow Cytometry

Debbie Laskin – Assessment of Macrophage-Induced Tissue Injury in Liver/Lung by Flow Cytometry

Nancy Kerkvliet – In Vivo Assessment of T-Cell Activation Using Flow Cytometry

Scott Burchiel – Flow Cytometric Approaches to Understanding Mechanisms of Toxicant Action

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Skin Sensitization and Allergic Contact Dermatitis - CE

Chair: Frank Gerberick and Ian Kimber

Speakers:

Ian Kimber – The Basic Biology and Immunology of Skin Sensitization and Allergic Contact Dermatitis

David Basketter – Skin Sensitization: Predictive Tests and Hazard Identification

Frank Gerberick – Relative Potency, Exposure, and Risk Assessment

Denise Sailstad – The Global Regulatory Environment

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Systemic Drug Allergy: Frequency, Challenges, Mechanisms, and Need for Predictive Models - Workshop

Chair: Ray Pieters and Jack Dean

Speakers:

Jack Dean and Ray Pieters – Systemic Drug Allergy: Frequency, Challenges, mechanisms, and Need for Predictive Models

Jack Uetrecht – Mechanisms of Adverse Effects of Low Molecular Weight Chemicals

Ray Pieters – Popliteal Lymph Node Assay and Recent Mechanistic Studies

Jean Meade and Jim Weaver – Modification of the Local Lymph Node Assay to Evaluate the Potential for Adverse Immunologically-Mediated Drug Reactions

Brad Gutting – The Use of the PLNA in Relation to Oral Route of Exposure to LMWCS

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Histomorphology and Beyond: Correlating Non-Clinical Immune Modulation with Clinical Data - Workshop

Chair: Lynda Reid and JoAnn Schuh

Speakers:

JoAnn Schuh and Lynda Reid – Histomorphology and Beyond: Correlating Non-Clinical Immune Modulation with Clinical Data

C. Kuper – Immunotoxicology and the Mucosal Immune System

Jeff Vos – Protocols and Validation Studies of Histopathology and Immune Function in Non-Clinical Studies

D. Mellon – Regulatory Implications of Non-Clinical Immunotoxicological Findings During the Drug Development Process in the United States

Mike Holsapple et al. – Concordance of Animal Toxicity and Safety Pharmacology Data with Human Toxicities for Therapeutic Agents: Focus on the Immune System

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Gene Expression Influences on Metal Immunomodulation – Symposium

Chair: David Lawrence and Mike Lynes

Speakers:

David Lawrence – Gene Expression Influences on Metal Immunomodulation

Mike Lynes, Kevin Crowthers, et al. – Influence of Metallothionein Gene Expression on Stress-Mediated Immunomodulation

A. Fontenot – MHC Genetics and Sensitivity to Beryllium

David Lawrence and Yong Heo – Cytokine Gene Expression Modified by Lead

Allen Rosenspire – Modulation of Protein Interactions by Mercury: Molecular Analysis of Signaling Pathways to Uncover Mechanisms of Hg Immunotoxicity

Michael Pollard – Genetic Checkpoints in Heavy Metal-Induced Systemic Autoimmunity

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Modulation of Host Defenses by Ambient and Source Particulate Air Pollutants – Symposium

Chair: Ian Gilmour and Matt Reed

Speakers:

Matt Reed and Ian Gilmour – Modulation of Host Defenses by Air Pollutants

Ian Gilmour and MaryJane Selgrade – Mechanisms of Host Defense

A. Pope – Epidemiology of Ambient Air Pollution and Pulmonary Infection

Kevin Harrod et al. – Increased Lung Pathogenesis to Respiratory Viral Infection by Diesel Engine Combustion Components

J. Antonini – Effect of Workplace Particulates on the Susceptibility to Bacterial Infection and the Suppression of Lung Defense Responses in Rats

Judy Zelikoff, Mitch Cohen, et al.– Exacerbation of Pulmonary Pneumonia by Inhaled Ambient Particulate Matter and Associated Metals

S. Kleeberger – Role of Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) in Responses to Air Pollutants and Infections

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Environmental Pollution and the Immune System: Mechanisms of Immunotoxicity - Symposium

Chair: Dori Germolec and Bob Luebke

Speakers:

Bob Luebke and Dori Germolec – Environmental Pollution and the Immune System: Mechanism of Immunotoxicity Across Phyla

K. Davis and R. Mulpuri – Disease Resistance and Innate Immunity in Plants

A. Goven and L. Fitzpatrick – Chemical Toxicity and host Defense in Invertebrates: An Earthworm Model for Immunotoxicology

L. Rollins-Smith – Environmental Chemicals and Amphibian Immunity: What Are the Risks to Amphibian Health?

Charlie Rice – Fish as Experimental Models in Immunotoxicology: Evolutionary Mechanisms of Action