Aging and the Immune System

John Cambier, PhD - Basis of defective B cell development in aging. Hematopoietic stem cell defects in aging Erwin Gelfand, MD - Age at sensitization dictates the subsequent response to allergen or virus exposure. Philippa Marrack, PhD - Basis of T cell clonal expansions in aging. Peter Henson, MD/PhD - Effects of aging on inflammatory processes and fibrosis Mark Nicolls, MD - Diseases of senescence, including Type II Diabetes and Alzheimer's are related to islet failure in transplantation.