At the 11th International γδ T Cell Conference in Toronto, Canada, AAI was proud to support nine judged awards for trainees who presented their research. Through its education outreach program, AAI funded three trainee podium presentation awards and six trainee poster awards.
The conference, which took place May 20–23, drew attendees from all over the world to share their research related to gamma-delta T cells. As one of the organizers of the conference, AAI member Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker presented the awards.
The recipients of the AAI-supported awards included trainees from Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Portugal, and the United States.
The awards were given to:
Sara Alonso, Icahn School of Medicine, USA
“Microbiota-induced TCR and IL-15 Signaling Enhances CD39 Expression on γδ Intraepithelial Lymphocytes”
Rafael Blanco-Dominguez, Universidade de Lisboa, PRT
“Dual Modulation of Cytotoxic and Checkpoint Receptors Tunes the Efficacy of Delta One T Cells Against Colorectal Cancer”
Kok Fei Chan, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, AUS
“Gamma-delta T Cell-mediated Tumor Cell Killing and Resistance”
Vivien Kohlhaas, Francis Crick Institute, GBR
“Gene-Environment Interactions: the Potential of Altered Diets to Promote Intestinal Inflammation by Dysregulating Intestinal γδ Cells”
Gabriela F. Gubert, Würzburg Institute of Systems Immunology, DEU
“γδ T Cells as Gatekeepers of Skin Autoimmunity: Uncovering Their Non-redundant Role in Blistering Diseases”
Anja Meyer, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, DEU
“Deciphering γδ T cells in Spondyloarthropathies”
Nickolas Serniuck, McMaster University, CAN
“Generating a Universal Gamma Delta T Cell Therapy Using Covalent Immune Recruiters”
Kezia Singgih, University of Melbourne, AUS
“Is BTN3A1 a Regulator of αβ T Cell Responses?”
Michael St. Paul, University Health Network, CAN
“Identification of Tumor-Reactive 𝛾𝛿 T Cell Receptors to treat Multiple Myeloma”
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