Computational Immunoengineering

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Session Chair(s)

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  Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  University of Florida
  Gainesville, Florida, United States
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  Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his)

  Associate Professor
  University of Virginia, Virginia, United States

Track Chair(s)

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  Patrick Boyle, FHRS, FAHA (he/him/his)

  Associate Professor
  University of Washington
  Seattle, Washington, United States
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  Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani, PhD (he/him/his)

  Associate Professor
  University of Virginia, Virginia, United States

Presentations:

• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST

  Mechanosensitivity of PD1 Localization on the CD8 T-cell Membrane as Interrogated Using STORM Microscopy and Monte Carlo Simulations
  

  Presenting Author: Seung-Hyun B. Ko (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering

  Co-Author: Zizhao Li, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering

  Co-Author: Wenqun Zhong – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Biology

  Co-Author: Wei Guo – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Biology

  Co-Author: Jina Ko, PhD – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

  Co-Author: Su Chin Heo (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania, Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery

  Primary Investigator: Ravi Radhakrishnan, Phd – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering
• 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST

  Mouse to Human Modeling of Microglia Single-Nuclei Transcriptomics Identifies Immune Signaling Pathways Associated with the Orexin Network
  

  Presenting Author: Alexander Bergendorf (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University

  Co-Author: Jee Hyun Park (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

  Last Author: Brendan K. Ball – Purdue University

  Primary Investigator: Douglas Brubaker, PhD (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST

  Multi-cellular simulations predict motility-driven B- and T-cell germinal center interactions
  

  Presenting Author: Nikita Sivakumar – Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering

  Co-Author: Chanhong Min (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Kibaek Choe, PhD – School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University

  Co-Author: Wendy Béguelin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell Medicine

  Last Author: Jude M. Phillip, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

  Primary Investigator: Feilim Mac Gabhann, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
• 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM EST

  Systems Biology Analysis to Optimize Cancer Vaccination Therapies
  

  Presenting Author: Mohammadreza Nikmaneshi – HARVARD University`

  Co-Author: Meghan J. O'Melia – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL

  Co-Author: James Baish, PhD (he/him/his) – Bucknell University

  Co-Author: Timothy P. Padera, PhD (he/him/his) – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL

  Primary Investigator: Lance L. Munn – HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
• 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST

  A mechanistic model of the paradoxical effect of IgG4 following vaccination and boosting against SARS-CoV-2.
  

  Presenting Author: Robert M. Theisen – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  Co-Author: Lidwina C. Aurelia – University of Melbourne

  Co-Author: Amy W. Chung – University of Melbourne

  Primary Investigator: Kelly B. Arnold – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST

  Cellular Automata Simulation of Prostate Cancer: Understanding Macrophage-Driven Tumor Dynamics
  

  Presenting Author: Natalie M. Curry (she/her/hers) – Rice University

  Primary Investigator: Michael R. King (he/him/his) – Rice Universty