Dr. Xinhua Zhang, an associate professor of Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, will give us a talk on the functions of dendritic cells in regulation of immunity.
Dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate a repertoire of immune responses that bring about resistance to infection and silencing or tolerance to self. In the settings of infection and cancer, microbes and tumours can exploit DCs to evade immunity, but DCs also can generate resistance, a capacity that is readily enhanced with DC-targeted vaccines. During allergy, autoimmunity and transplant rejection, DCs instigate unwanted responses that cause disease, but, again, DCs can be harnessed to silence these conditions with novel therapies.
Do you want to know more about some present medical implications of DC biology that account for illness and provide opportunities for prevention and therapy? Come and join us!
Please note the changes of time and venue: 12:00 pm in BRB II/III 1201 (you are welcome to bring your lunch).
