Symposium: Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Factors and Innate Immunity

Symposium: Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Factors and Innate Immunity

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)

 

Wendy Mars, PhDChair
Wendy Mars, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Medical School

Steven Gonias, MD, PhDCo-Chair
Steven Gonias, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego

Session Description: Proteins involved in both the coagulation and fibrinolysis pathways do much more than their well-described historical roles affecting the formation and dissolution of clots.  This session will highlight data from leaders in the field who are studying the function of hemostasis factors in innate immunity.

 

  Chairs - Welcome and Introductions  
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Coagulation Signaling in Immunity
Wolfram Ruf, MD • The Scripps Research Institute
Wolfram Ruf, MD
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Fibrinogen and Innate Immunity in Neurological Disease
Katerina Akassoglou, PhD • University of California, San Diego
Katerina Akassoglou, PhD
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM The Role of Plasminogen/Plasmin in Experimental Polymicrobial Sepsis
Lirlândia Pires de Sousa, PhD • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Lirlandia Pires de Sousa, PhD
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Cellular Receptors for Fibrinolysis Proteins in Innate immunity
Steven Gonias, MD, PhD • University of California, San Diego
Steven Gonias, MD, PhD
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