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Abstracts & Presentations

Genetic Immunology Group (GI): Grant Gallagher, Head of GI Lab & Director of HUMIGEN

  • Dai J, Megjugorac N, Gallagher G. IFN-λ1 (IL-29) Suppresses the Differentiation of Human Na ve and Memory Th2 Cells Without Inhibiting their Proliferation. 7th Joint Conference of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research and International Cytokine Society, Montreal Quebec, Canada, October 12-16, 2008.
  • Megjugorac N, Gallagher GE, Gallagher G. Production of, and Response to, IFN-λ1 by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells. 7th Joint Conference of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research and International Cytokine Society, Montreal Quebec, Canada, October 12-16, 2008.
  • Gallagher G, Gallagher GE, Dai J, Megjugorac N. Coordinated Expression of IFN-λ1 and IL-4, a Novel Feedback Loop Leading to the Reduction of Th2 Responses. 7th Joint Conference of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research and International Cytokine Society, Montreal Quebec, Canada, October 12-16, 2008.

Genomic Immunoepidemiology Group (GIE): Mehmet Tevfik Dorak, Head of GIE Lab

Accepted for Oral Presentation:
  • Ucisik-Akkaya E, Morrison BA, Davis C, Do T, Dorak MT. Update on conserved extended haplotypes and possible identification of the ancestral MHC haplotype. 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). Toronto, Ontario Canada, October 27-31, 2008. Selected as one of the best abstracts submitted for this meeting and awarded the ASHI Scholar Award.
  • Davis C, Dorak MT. An analysis of the extended HLA class I region gene HFE and flanking genes. 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). Toronto, Ontario Canada, October 27-31, 2008.
Accepted for Poster Presentation:
  • Morrison BA, Ucisik-Akkaya E, Flores H, Dorak MT. Similarities between multiple sclerosis and childhood leukemia HLA complex associations. 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). Toronto, Ontario Canada, October 27-31, 2008.
  • Ucisik-Akkaya E, Morrison BA, Gorodezky C, Dorak MT. HLA class III region genes HSPA1L/A/B polymorphisms and childhood leukemia risk. 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). Toronto, Ontario Canada, October 27-31, 2008.
  • Ucisik-Akkaya E, Morrison BA, Alaez C, Dorak MT. Extended HLA class II region genes RXRB and DAXX polymorphisms in childhood leukemia. 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). Toronto, Ontario Canada, October 27-31, 2008.
  • Morrison BA, Davis C, Ucisik-Akkaya E, Dorak MT. MHC associations in childhood leukemia: identification of heterozygote advantage. 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). Toronto, Ontario Canada, October 27-31, 2008.
  • Ucisik-Akkaya E, Dorak MT. Polymorphisms of natural killer cell receptor NKG2D and childhood leukemia susceptibility. 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). Toronto, Ontario Canada, October 27-31, 2008.
  • Morrison BA, Dorak MT. Two proto-oncogenes located in the HLA class III region (PBX2 and NOTCH4) show associations with childhood leukemia. 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). Toronto, Ontario Canada, October 27-31, 2008.
  • Morrison BA, Dorak MT. Complete sequencing of HLA-DQA1 UTR and correlations with ancestral lineages. 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). Toronto, Ontario Canada, October 27-31, 2008.
  • Davis C, Do T, Dorak MT. Polymorphisms of iron-related genes and childhood leukemia risk. 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Human Genetics. Philadelphia, PA, November 11-15, 2008.
  • Dorak MT, Ucisik-Akkaya E, Davis C, Morrison BA, Do T. Genetic associations in childhood leukemia and interactions with sex. 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Human Genetics. Philadelphia, PA, November 11-15, 2008.
  • Ucisik-Akkaya E, Davis C, Morrison BA, Do T, Dorak MT. Markers for sex-specific prenatal selection. 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Human Genetics. Philadelphia, PA, November 11-15, 2008.
  • Do T, Ucisik-Akkaya E, Davis C, Morrison BA, Dorak MT. TP53 R72P polymorphism and childhood leukemia susceptibility. 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Human Genetics. Philadelphia, PA, November 11-15, 2008.