Lunch for lecture audience: 11:45 am
Lecture:12:15 - 1:15 pm
Wertz Auditorium (Hudson Webber Cancer Research Center, 2nd floor)
4100 John R., Detroit, MI 48201
Meeting with trainees: 1:15 - 2:10 pm
Jointly Hosted by:
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
Department of
Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Immunology Focus Group
Supported by:
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Office of the Vice President for Research, Wayne State University
Henry Ford Health System
Mechanism of Action of Foxp3+ Treg cells
Ethan Menahem Shevach, M.D.
Chief, Cellular Immunology Section
Senior Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Hosts: Eric Sebzda, PhD
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Wayne State University
Dr. Ethan Shevach is Head of the Section of Cellular Immunology at NIAID. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Immunology (1987-1992) and of Cellular Immunology (1996-2007). His groundbreaking research on regulatory T cell biology has garnered him numerous awards including the William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology (2004), a Distinguished Service Award (The American Association of Immunologists), and a Distinguished Alumnus Award (Boston University Medical School).
Dr. Shevach has published nearly 400 peer-reviewed publications in premier scientific journals and is one of the most highly cited immunologists in the world.
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