Dr Bonnie Mallard PhD
Professor of Immunology and Immunogenetics in the Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph. Dr. Mallard’s research program focusses on genetic regulation of the immune system in mammals and its impact on disease resistance. She is also interested in the impact of immunoceuticals on the immune system, including the role of Vitamin D. She is winner of numerous awards, including the prestigious Governor General’s Award for Innovation and the NSERC Synergy Prize for her work in immunogenetics.
Dr Niel Karrow PhD
Professor of Immunology and Immunotoxicology, Department of Animal BioScience, University of Guelph. Dr. Karrow’s research interests focus on innate immunoregulation, immunotoxicology and immunogenetics. This includes identifying genetic markers associated with inflammatory diseases, assessing the effects of maternal inflammatory stress on the developing fetal neuroendocrine-immune system, assessing efficacy of immunoceuticals, and characterizing the immunotoxicity of microbial toxins. He has a longstanding interest in how nutrients, including Vitamin D, affect the immune system.
Dr Byram Bridle PhD
Associate Professor of Viral Immunology and Cancer Biology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph. Dr. Bridle’s lab develops novel, highly targeted biotherapies for the treatment of cancers. Two approaches are combined in his research program: (1) cancer immunotherapy that directs the power of a patient’s immune system against their own tumour(s) and, (2) oncolytic virotherapy, which utilizes viruses that replicate in and kill only cancerous cells. An area of focus is developing a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying virus-induced cytokine storms. He is interested in how immunoceuticals, such as Vitamin D, influence the immune system and how they might be used to improve cancer outcomes.
About the Course
Lecture Titles & Presenters: Dr Bonnie Mallard Lecture 1: Introductory Overview of the Immune System Cells, Organs, Genes and Micro-environments Lecture 2: Innate and Adaptive Host Defence Mechanisms Recognition of Danger Signals, Antibody and Cell-mediate Immunity, and Immunological Memory. Lecture 3: Introduction to Infection and Immunity SARS-CoV-2, Influenza, HIV-AIDS Dr Niel Karrow Lecture 4: Stress and the Immune System Lecture 5: Introduction to Immunotoxicology, including how it relates to SARS-CoV-2 Lecture 6: Immunomodulation by Immunoceuticals Dr Byram Bridle Lecture 7: Cancers and the Role of the Immune System How the immune system prevents cancers from developing, and can be harnessed to treat cancers. Lecture 8: Making Sense of Alphabet Soup The Immune Response to Viruses, From A to Z. Lecture 9: COVID-19 Shots as the Antithesis of an Ideal Vaccine What an ideal vaccine looks like and how it works, contrasted with how COVID-19 modified RNA shots perform.
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