Best Presentation Award Winner 2024

WS01: Mucosal-Skin Immunity 1

WS01-04-O/P
Unraveling the transcriptional Regulation of CD4+ TRM in Crohn’s Disease
Mitsuru Arase (Osaka University)

WS02: Cytotoxic T cells

WS02-12-O/P
Vitamin C treatment enhances the immune responses of CD8+ T cells by upregulation of Batf3
Kenta Kondo (Shiga University)

WS03: In vivo model and new cancer immunotherapy

WS03-11-O/P
Complete humanization of MHC region in mouse
Teruhiko Suzuki (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science )

WS04: Innate Immunity 1: Innate inflammation and disease

WS04-07-O/P
The role of small neutral amino acid transport in macrophage metabolic reprogramming during inflammation
Shota Yasukura (Kyoto University)

WS05: Allergy

WS05-11-O/P
TRPV1-positive vagal sensory neurons suppress eosinophilic lung inflammation through the neuronintrinsic JAK1-CGRP beta axis
Masato Tamari (National Research Institute for Child Health and Development)

WS06: Arthritis and Fibrosis

WS06-01-O/P
Distinct proliferative and spatial properties of peripheral helper T cells in rheumatoid arthritis synovium
Yuki Masuo (Kyoto University)

WS07: Macrophage 1

WS07-08-O/P
TAK1-binding protein 2 (TAB2) suppresses aberrant activation of NLRP3 inflammasome mediated by autocrine TNF-α
Giichi Takaesu (University of the Ryukyus)

WS08: Infection immunity 1

WS08-07-O/P
History of infection and vaccination affects the quality of T cell responses in humans
Dongyun Lu (Kyoto University)

WS09: Mucosal-Skin Immunity 2

WS09-02-O/P
Novel Metabolites Altered by Appendectomy Lead to Tuft Cell Hyperplasia and Play an Important Role in the Amelioration of Ulcerative Colitis
Shunya Hatai (RIKEN/Osaka University)

WS10: Tissue inflammation controlled by T cells

WS10-07-O/P
The T cell receptor specificity contributes to Th1-type effector regulatory T cell differentiation
Shun Yuasa (The University of Tokyo)

WS11: Tumor microenvironment and biomarkers

WS11-14-O/P
Genetically encoded fluorescent lactate biosensors for investigating tumor-immune microenvironment
Yusuke Nasu (The University of Tokyo/Japan Science and Technology Agency)

WS12: Innate Immunity 2: Innate immune cell

WS12-09-O/P
ILC1-Derived Amphiregulin Regulates Epithelial Turnover in Response to Mechanical Stress in the Skin
Tetsuro Kobayashi (RIKEN)

WS13: Hematopoiesis and immune environment

WS13-08-O/P
A novel synergistic activity of bHLH transcription factor E2A and Erg instructs B cell lineage commitment by regulating the enhancer landscape
Reiko Hidaka (Kyoto University)

WS14: Macrophage 2

WS14-04-O/P
Periportal macrophages protect against commensal-driven liver inflammation
Yu Miyamoto (Osaka University)

WS15: Infection immunity 2

WS15-15-O/P
Sex bias in the immune response to the emerging fungal pathogen Sporothrix brasiliensis
Fabio Seiti Yamada Yoshikawa (Chiba University)

WS16: TCR-mediated signaling

WS16-18-P
γδ T cell-mediated activation of cDC1 orchestrates CD4+ Th1 cell priming in malaria
Yarob Ibraheem (Nagasaki University)

WS17: B cell activation and differentiation

WS17-07-O/P
Humanized BCR mice are a useful tool for analysis of autoreactive B cells
Rinka Ito (Kyushu University)

WS18: Infection immunity 3

WS18-16-O/P
Pilus-based vaccine development to prevent Group A Streptococcal infections
Jacelyn Mei San Loh (The University of Auckland/Maurice Wilkins Centre)

WS19: Tolerance and immune suppression focusing on regulatory T cell biology

WS19-02-O/P
Foxp3 corporates with NFκB to promote endogenous Foxp3 transcription in vivo
Yuxi Wei (The University of Tokyo)

WS20: Organ-Specific Immune Diseases

WS20-04-O/P
Ketogenic diet regulates autoimmune neuroinflammation via changes in small intestinal gut microbiome
Katsuki Yaguchi (RIKEN/Yokohama City University)

WS21: Granulocytes and Mast cells in homeostasis and diseases

WS21-07-O/P
Deficiency of the antioxidant stress response master transcription factor Nrf2 ameliorates IgE-induced anaphylaxis in mice by suppressing IgE-dependent activation of mast cells
Sakura Noguchi (Tokyo University of Science)

WS22: New molecular and cellular mechanisms in cancer immunology

WS22-24-O/P
Deletion of the endoribonuclease Regnase-1 unleashes NK cell anti-tumor activity via OCT2-dependent transcription of Ifng
Yasuharu Nagahama (Osaka University/Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)

WS23: T cell regulation in host defense and disease

WS23-17-P
Interleukin 9 Mediates T Follicular Helper Cell Activation for Promoting Antibody Responses
Ippei Ikegami (Sapporo Medical University)

WS24: Dendritic cells: Molecular basis for regulation of their differentiation, activation, and function

WS24-15-O/P
Identification of CIITA degron and ubiquitination site by FBXO11
Yusuke Kasuga (Hokkaido University)

WS25: B cell homeostasis

WS25-08-O/P
The COMMD3/8 complex drives plasmablast differentiation of age-associated B cells during extrafollicular responses in lupus
Taiichiro Shirai (Osaka University)

WS26: Systemic Immune Diseases

WS26-04-O/P
New quantitative and qualitative analytical framework of scRNAseq data reveals the pathophysiology of systemic lupus erythematosus
Masahiro Nakano (RIKEN)

WS27: Tolerance and immune suppression for disease control.

WS27-05-O/P
iPSCs engrafted in allogeneic hosts without immunosuppression induce donor-specific tolerance to secondary allografts
Tomoki Kamatani (Hokkaido University)

WS28: Cytokines and chemokines

WS28-09-O/P
Soluble ST2 aggravates asthma by enhancing IL-33-mediated eosinophilic inflammation and cytokine production in ILC2s
Pei-Chi Lo (Osaka University)

WS29: Cell therapy, vaccine, and new therapeutic modality

WS29-04-O/P
Efficient production of CAR-NK cells with a potent antitumor effect using leukocyte progenitor cells
Jia Han (Tokyo University of Science)

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