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DAMPs Across the Tree of Life Inducing Innate Immunity

  • Funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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Grant number: 1R13AI154652-01

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Key facts

  • Disease

    N/A

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2021

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $10,000

  • Funder

    National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • Principal Investigator

    Thale Jarvis

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    13

  • Research Subcategory

    N/A

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Not applicable

  • Clinical Trial Details

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  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

ABSTRACT Support is requested for a Keystone Symposia conference entitled DAMPs Across the Tree of Life Inducing Innate Immunity organized by Drs. Seung-Yong Seong, Zhijian Chen, Walter G. Land and Polly Matzinger. The conference will be held in Republic of Korea from September 21 - 25, 2020. Injury-induced Damage Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs) are beginning to shape modern medicine in the field of both diagnostics and therapeutics. For example, DAMPS are already recognized to be major contributors to rejection in the field of transplantation, and efforts are underway to target them. Research is showing that they can also contribute to rejection of tumors, for example with immunogenic cell death, and efforts are underway to stimulate them for cancer eradication. With their use, new vaccination modalities will be developed against viral infections, including HIV and ZIKA virus. Further, DAMPs-based innovative diagnostic methods and new therapeutic strategies will soon improve survival rates of critically ill patients, such as those who have undergone major trauma. Due to its involvement in autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and allergic diseases, as well as plant resistance to predators, initiation of innate immune responses by DAMPs is currently a thriving research area. It covers both medical and agricultural fields. The goal of this conference is to convene internationally renowned experts from academia, biotech and pharma, in fields reflecting the diversity listed above, to present and discuss their latest findings in DAMPs research and applications.